Mean (SD) accreditation scores and disclosure of accreditation reports in large hospitals*
| Hospitals agreeing to disclosure | Hospital not agreeing to disclosure(n = 7) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public disclosure was helpful for the hospital | ||||
| Yes (n = 123) | No (n = 29) | |||
| *Mean accreditation scores ranged between 1 and 5, higher scores indicating a higher quality of care. | ||||
| †Significant difference (p<0.05) between “Yes” and “No” according to analysis of variance using post hoc Bonferonni multiple paired comparisons. | ||||
| Principal areas | ||||
| (1) Mission and policy | 3.37 (0.25) | 3.27 (0.22) | 3.37 (0.33) | 0.15 |
| (2) Efforts to meet the community needs | 3.57 (0.28)† | 3.40 (0.27) | 3.50 (0.21) | 0.01 |
| (3) Medical/healthcare | 3.52 (0.20)† | 3.41 (0.21) | 3.42 (0.31) | 0.02 |
| (4) Nursing care systems | 3.42 (0.24) | 3.44 (0.25) | 3.49 (0.29) | 0.75 |
| (5) Patient satisfaction and safety | 3.47 (0.23) | 3.38 (0.14) | 3.38 (0.28) | 0.13 |
| (6) Administration | 3.55 (0.18)† | 3.45 (0.18) | 3.58 (0.30) | 0.04 |
| Total | 3.50 (0.16)† | 3.40 (0.13) | 3.46 (0.25) | 0.01 |
| Re-categorised specific areas | ||||
| Patient focused care | 3.47 (0.19) | 3.38 (0.16) | 3.40 (0.20) | 0.05 |
| Safety management | 3.55 (0.18)† | 3.42 (0.18) | 3.44 (0.33) | 0.01 |