Table 1

 Application of RE-AIM framework to study intervention

Reach: % of target population that participated in this intervention
    % of surgical departments that received software
    % of surgical departments reporting adverse outcomes in 2002
Efficacy: success rate if implemented as in protocol
    % of surgical departments sending in information to national database over period 2000–2
    % of surgical departments intending to send information to national database over the year 2003
Adoption: % of settings that will adopt this intervention
    % of surgical departments willing to implement reporting system
    % of surgical departments unwilling because of own reporting system
Implementation: extent to which intervention is implemented
    % of surgical departments with successful implementation of reporting system in 2003
    % of surgical departments without implementation in 2002 but with successful implementation in 2003
    % of surgical departments experiencing problems with implementation in 2003
    % of surgical departments with need for support beyond 2003
Maintenance: extent to which a program is sustained over time
    % of surgical departments with successful implementation in 2002 that maintained implementation in 2003
    % of surgical departments with successful implementation in 2002 that lost implementation in 2003
    Reasons for loss of implementation