Table 3 Comparison of change/increasea in self-assessed organizational characteristics of QI culture and odds ratiosb for whether HEALTH DISTRICTs improved in quality improvement characteristics during 12 months
Quality improvement characteristic | PBRN QI changea | NO PBRN QI changea | Odds ratios | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. “My Health District supports the goals of public health essential services quality improvement” | 47 % | 15 % | 10.135 | 0.000 |
2. “Health District management prioritizes success for public health essential services quality improvement” | 40 % | 6 % | 2.684 | 0.095 |
3. “Health District staff are motivated in implementing changes for quality improvement” | 49 % | 10 % | 4.954 | 0.006 |
4. “Participation in public heath essential services quality improvement enhances multidisciplinary collaboration in my organization” | 58 % | 0 % | 5.147 | 0.007 |
5. “Public heath essential services quality improvement goals are readily measurable” | 42 % | 3 % | 3.824 | 0.024 |
6. “Our Health District staff work with County Health Department staff to use measurements to plan change” | 47 % | 13 % | 2.959 | 0.058 |
7. “Our Health District staff, working with the County Health Department staff, considers continuous QI part of the public health agency’s working process.” | 53 % | 16 % | 2.875 | 0.060 |
8. “Our Health District staff, working with the County Health Department staff, continues to aim for change” | 48 % | 13 % | 1.968 | 0.218 |
9. “Our Health District staff work with the County Health Department staff to track progress continuously” | 34 % | 4 % | 4.710 | 0.011 |
10. “Information, ideas, and suggestions are actively exchanged at quality improvement meetings” | 48 % | 15 % | 2.122 | 0.176 |