Table 1

Hospitals, interviews and professions

Academic hospitalInterview subjects (interview number, specialty)
Hospital APatient relations personnel
Patient relations personnel
Advanced practice nurse (general internal medicine)
Nursing unit manager (long-term care)
Nursing unit manager (emergency department)
Physician (general internal medicine)
Physician (emergency department)
Hospital BPatient relations personnel
Physician (emergency department)
Nursing unit manager (general internal medicine)
Patient relations personnel
Physician (general internal medicine)
Nursing unit manager (general internal medicine)
Hospital CPatient relations personnel
Patient relations personnel
Patient relations personnel
Patient relations personnel
Physician (general internal medicine)
Physician (emergency department)
Nursing unit manager (general internal medicine)
Patient relations personnel