Table 1 Composition of hospital reporting performance indexes

Index	Index values*	Survey items in the index
Supportive environment	0, 1, 2	Provides for anonymous reporting for all reporters
		Always keeps identity private for reporters who identify themselves
Reporting by a range of staff	0, 1, 2	At least some of its reports came from physicians
		At least some reports were submitted by technicians, therapists, pharmacy staff or other staff
Timely distribution of reports	0, 1, 2, 3	Distributes summary reports within the hospital
		Produces summary reports on a monthly basis or more frequently
		Distributes reports within 2 weeks after the end of the reporting period
Review of reports by key departments and committees	0, 1, 2	Always provides reports to all of hospital administration, nursing department and medical administration
		Discusses adverse events at both the hospital board or board committee and the medical executive committee