Table 5 Characteristics of Sites Based on Site Participation Level
Site characteristics | Site-level participation by members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
None/low (N = 39) N (%) | Moderate (N = 61) N (%) | High (N = 119) N (%) | P value | |
Tertiary care site | 13 (5.9) | 38 (17.4) | 78 (35.6) | 0.002** |
Bed size | ||||
1–99 beds | 10 (4.8) | 5 (2.4) | 13 (6.3) | 0.01** |
100–199 beds | 7 (3.4) | 18 (8.7) | 17 (8.2) | |
200 or more beds | 19 (9.2) | 36 (17.4) | 82 (39.6) | |
Member COTH (Council of Teaching Hospitals) | 14 (6.7) | 32 (15.2) | 62 (29.5) | 0.250 |
Has ACGME (Accredited Graduate Medical Education) programme | 28 (13.3) | 53 (25.2) | 110 (52.4) | 0.005** |
Has a cardiac cath lab | 36 (16.4) | 58 (26.5) | 119 (54.3) | 0.01** |
Has on-site cardiologist services | 35 (16.0) | 61 (27.9) | 117 (53.4) | 0.005** |
Has a HF clinic | 20 (9.1) | 50 (22.8) | 87 (39.7) | 0.004** |
Use of pharmacist | 27 (12.3) | 45 (20.5) | 84 (38.4) | 0.860 |
Standardized home monitoring | 29 (13.2) | 55 (25.1) | 98 (44.7) | 0.110 |