Table 3 Summary statistics of the 65 comparative evaluations on hospitalist performance
Study characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Study participants (n = 62) | Â |
   Median | 1,630 |
   Mean | 10,272.1 |
   Range | 45 to 314,590 |
Hospitalist physicians (n = 51) | Â |
   Mean | 15.4 |
   Median | 6 |
   Range | 1 to 284 |
Nonhospitalist physicians (n = 37) | Â |
   Mean | 156.5 |
   Median | 46 |
   Range | 1 to 1,964 |
Number of outcomes studied | Â |
   Median | 4 |
   Mean | 4.7 |
   Range | 1 to 17 |
Study quality score (maximum = 32) | Â |
   Median | 15 |
   Mean | 14.9 |
   Range | 5 to 26 |
Significant improvement by hospitalists on ≥1 quality indicator, n (%) |  |
   No improvement or worse performance | 16 (24.6) |
   Better quality on ≥1 indicator | 46 (70.8) |
   Unknown/significance not reported | 3 (4.6) |