Table 2 Characteristics of all HF Network members
Member role | Membership status (July 2006–June 2015) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current member N (%) | Past member: (opted out) N (%) | Past member: (left VA) N (%) | Total N (%) | |
Administration | ||||
Site/departmental leaders | 159 (11.9) | 27 (2.0) | 24 (1.8) | 210 (15.7) |
VACO/VISN leaders | 43 (3.2) | 11 (0.8) | 12 (0.9) | 66 (4.9) |
Other administrators | 28 (2.1) | 3 (0.2) | 5 (0.4) | 36 (2.7) |
Quality management staff | 23 (1.7) | 3 (0.2) | 4 (0.3) | 30 (2.2) |
Practising clinicians | ||||
Physicians | 255 (19.0) | 43 (3.2) | 110 (8.2) | 408 (30.4) |
Nurses | 178 (13.3) | 33 (2.5) | 56 (4.2) | 267 (19.9) |
Nurse practitioners | 95 (7.1) | 6 (0.4) | 20 (1.5) | 121 (9.0) |
Pharmacists | 52 (3.9) | 5 (0.4) | 13 (1.0) | 70 (5.2) |
Physician assistants | 11 (0.8) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 17 (1.3) |
Psychologists | 6 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 8 (0.6) |
Researchers | 57 (4.3) | 3 (0.2) | 10 (0.7) | 70 (5.2) |
Others | 23 (1.7) | 7 (0.5) | 8 (0.6) | 38 (2.8) |
TOTAL | 930 (69.4) | 145 (10.8) | 266 (19.8) | 1341 (100.0) |