Institutional oversight mechanism for review of quality improvement (QI) initiatives
| Oversight mechanism | In use, n (%) | Effective? n (%) | ||
| Very | Somewhat | Total | ||
| QI management team/office | 94 (90) | 43 (45) | 49 (52) | 91 (97) |
| Clinical leadership conducting QI | 92 (89) | 52 (57) | 40 (43) | 103 (100) |
| Advisory board or equivalent created for the purpose of reviewing QI initiatives | 73 (69) | 32 (44) | 41 (55) | 73 (99) |
| Institutional Review Board | 16 (15) | 13 (81) | 3 (19) | 16 (100) |