High performing hospitals: a qualitative systematic review of associated factors and practical strategies for improvement

Taylor, Natalie; Clay-Williams, Robyn; Hogden, Emily; Braithwaite, Jeffrey; Groene, Oliver

doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0879-z

Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies

From: High performing hospitals: a qualitative systematic review of associated factors and practical strategies for improvement

Study	Country	N sites in sample frame	N sites identified as HPS	N HPS investigated	Characteristics of high performing sites
Bradley et al. (2006) [10]	USA	151	35	11	- 111-870 beds
					- 3 teaching, 8 non-teaching
					- Located in 5 regions
Mannion et al. (2005) [44]	UK	6^a	4a	2	- NS
Sautter et al. (2007) [37]	USA	54	NS	2	- 1 suburban and 1 urban site
Sautter et al. (2007) [37]	USA	54	NS	2	- Large teaching hospitals
Cherlin et al. (2013) [112]	USA	11^a	7^a	7	- 6 teaching sites and 1 non-teaching site
					- Located in 4 regions
					- All non-profit
Landman et al. (2013) [32]	USA	11^a	7^a	7	- 317-855 beds
					- 6 teaching sites, 1 non-teaching site
					- Located in 4 regions
Rangachari (2008) [31]	USA	4^a	2^a	2	- 2 large teaching hospitals
Rangachari (2008) [31]	USA	4^a	2^a	2	- Located in Manhattan
Baumann et al. (2007) [47]	UK	6^a	6^a	6	- 1 unitary authority
					- 2 shire counties
					- 1 London borough
					- 2 metropolitan boroughs
Rose et al. (2012) [45]	USA	100	13^a	3	- Anticoagulation clinics in Veterans Health Administration sites
Keroack et al. (2007) [34]	USA	79	5	3	- NS
Hockey and Bates (2010) [42]	USA	NS	NS	3	- 2 academic medical centers
Hockey and Bates (2010) [42]	USA	NS	NS	3	- 1 community hospitals
Adelman (2012) [41]	USA	16^a	16^a	4	- 3 regional sites
					- 1 community site
					- All not-for-profit
					- 2080 -14,000 employees
VanDeusen Lukas et al. (2010) [36]	USA	7	4	4	- Medical centres in one network in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Kramer et al. (2008) [40]	USA	76	Not identified^a	8	- 3 academic sites
					- 5 community sites
					- Located in 8 regions
					- 2 in medium sized cities
					- 3 in large cities
					- 3 in very large cities
Parsons and Cornett (2011) [35]	USA	15^a	15^a	15	- Not-for-profit hospitals
					- Located in 7 regions
					- 130–1000 beds
Curry et al. (2011) [38]	USA	11^a	7^a	7	- 6 teaching sites
					- 1 non-teaching site
					- Located in 4 regions
					- 317-855 beds
Puoane et al. (2008) [33]	South Africa	11	NS^a	2	- Remote hospitals
Puoane et al. (2008) [33]	South Africa	11	NS^a	2	- District hospitals
Stanger et al. (2012) [43]	UK	277	NS	7	- NS
Kane et al. (2009) [109]	USA	71	36	6	- Non-profit
					- Non-teaching
					- Non-rural
					- Acute hospitals
Olson et al. (2011) [48]	USA	960^a	10^a	7	- NS

HPS = high performing sites
NS = information not stated in paper
^aClarification sought and provided by corresponding author via email

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