Table 7. Indicators of Web site experience for consumers from survey data and for all visitors from analytics data
Users of Public Reports of Hospital Quality: Who, What, Why, and How?
| Web Site Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean overall satisfaction** | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Mean overall usability** | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 5.9 | 7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Respondents able to accomplish purpose of using quality information (%)** | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 59 | 43 | 50 | 63 | 83 | 67 |
| Likelihood of using the information to choose/change hospitals (%)** | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 40 | 36 | 58 | 49 | 40 | 53 |
| Bounce rate (%)† | 61 | 40 | 22 | 36 | 89 | 25 | 41 | 52 | 20 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 62 | 76 | 68 |
* These Web sites had fewer than 20 consumer respondents and so are not reported on.
** From survey data. Definition of "Purpose of using quality information" for consumers was choosing one of the following primary purposes: "Choose or compare hospitals" or "See how good a specific hospital is."
† From analytics data. Bounce rate refers to the proportion of visitors to the Web site that leave after viewing a single page. Lower numbers indicate a more engaged audience.


5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857