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Table 2 Frequency of more common indicators in corporate governance dashboards

From: Understanding corporate governance of healthcare quality: a comparative case study of eight Australian public hospitals

Data Category

Indicator Description

Indicator frequency in main board dashboards (n = 8)

Indicator frequency in Board and BQC dashboards (n = 8)

Safety

Number of serious incidents

3

6

Medication incidents measures (number or rate)

3

7

Falls incident measures (number or rate)

4

8

Pressure injuries measures (number or rate)

5

8

Patient safety culture

3

3

Effectiveness and Appropriate

Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia rate a

3

4

Maternity outcomes (including low APGAR, perineal tear, post-partum haemorrhage, caesar rate)

3

4

Hand Hygiene Compliance

4

6

Acceptable

Patient experience survey (overall experience of care)

4

5

Timely complaints resolution

4

6

Met accreditation standards (national or program specific)

3

4

Met cleaning standards

3

3

Accessible

Access targets

5

6

  1. aThis indicator was not a state service agreement performance indicator for the four smaller case studies despite being a nationally identified indicator of safety and quality