Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Baseline—Remeasurement Comparisons

A line graph compares baseline and remeasurement scores for 12 safety activities. The two scores follow a similar pattern.

• Overall perceptions of safety: remeasurement, 60%; baseline, 50%.
• Frequency of events reported: remeasurement, 50%; baseline, 53%
• Supervisor manager expectations: remeasurement, 85%; baseline, 70%.
• Organizational learning: remeasurement, 82%; baseline, 62%.
• Teamwork within units: remeasurement, 89%; baseline, 72%.
• Communication openness: remeasurement, 80%; baseline, 70%.
• Communication about error: remeasurement, 71%; baseline, 69%.
• Nonpunitive response to error: remeasurement, 32%; baseline, 32%.
• Staffing: remeasurement, 40%; baseline, 45%
• Hospital support for patient safety: remeasurement, 85%; baseline, 65%.
• Teamwork across hospital unit: remeasurement, 53%; baseline, 40%.
• Hospital handoffs and transitions: remeasurement, 25%; baseline, 25%.

Notes:

Baseline Remeasurement dimension scores for a single hospital