Table 3 Post-implementation evaluation measures suggested by focus group participants. Measures are grouped in related categories

Patient safety/clinical outcome measures

 Unexpected floor-to-ICU transfers

 Validating model performance in predicting clinical outcomes (e.g. neurosurgery, intubation)

Resource use and process measures

 Number/proportion of ICU admissions

 Treatment cost

 Overall length of stay

 Timing of neurosurgical consults

 When consults are called

 Timeliness of consults being seen

 Inter-hospital transfer rates

Implementation measures

 Frequency of the tool being presented and how often it is used

 Frequency with which the recommendations are being followed