Texas Hospitals' Perspectives About NICU Performance Measures: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This study was conducted to assess Texas hospital leaders' perspectives about neonatal intensive care (NICU) performance measures.

Methods

We conducted an explanatory mixed-methods study. First, we sent a survey and a copy of the Dartmouth Atlas of Neonatal Intensive Care to clinical and administrative leaders of 150 NICUs in Texas. We asked respondents to review the chapter that reported Texas-specific results and respond to a variety of open and closed-ended questions about the overall usefulness of the report. Second, we conducted semistructured qualitative interviews with a subset of survey respondents to better understand their perspectives.

Results

The survey had a 50% hospital response rate. Respondents generally found the report to be

SUBMITTER: Doherty JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9530051 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Mar 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature