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Table 4 Organizational characteristics by stage of initial implementation

From: Implementation of automated reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate among Veterans Affairs laboratories: a retrospective study

Characteristics

Stage N=31

Mid Stage N=30

Late Stage N=31

P Value

Facility Context

    

Number of Acute Care Beds1

123.6±91.2

117.1±93.0

114.9±86.9

0.93

Facility Complexity Score2

    

Level 1

19 (61)

18 (60)

13 (42)

0.51

Level 2

5 (16)

4 (13)

8 (26)

 

Level 3

7 (23)

8 (27)

10 (32)

 

Presence of Nephrologists

23 (74)

22 (73)

19 (61)

0.47

Presence of Dialysis Unit

21 (68)

18 (60)

15 (48)

0.30

Affiliation with Academic Medical Center

25 (81)

25 (83)

22 (71)

0.46

Implementation activities and structures

Use of Clinical Champions3

27 (90)

27 (90)

27 (87)

0.92

Monitoring of Guideline Implementation

27 (87)

26 (87)

25 (81)

0.73

Presence of Plan for Implementation

29 (94)

29 (97)

28 (90)

0.87

Fostering of Collaboration among facilities3

27 (87)

28 (93)

25 (83)

0.49

Presence of Teamwork for Implementation

29 (94)

29 (97)

30 (97)

1.00

Adequate Financial Resources

6 (19)

11 (37)

8 (26)

0.31

Staff awareness and capabilities

Resistance from Primary Care Providers

7 (23)

3 (10)

7 (23)

0.35

Resistance from Subspecialists

7 (23)

4 (13)

9 (29)

0.33

Resistance from Local Support Staff

4 (13)

1 (3)

2 (7)

0.40

  1. 1 Mean (Standard deviation); all other values represented are frequency (percentage). 2 Complexity level 1 facilities had highest complexity and level 3 the lowest.3 N=103 for this survey question.