Patient Safety Culture Surveys

As part of its goal to support a culture of patient safety and quality improvement in the Nation's health care system, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored the development of patient safety culture assessment tools for hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory outpatient medical offices.

Three surveys on patient safety culture are available:

• Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture
• Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
• Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Health care organizations can use these survey assessment tools to:

• Assess their patient safety culture.
• Track changes in patient safety over time.
• Evaluate the impact of patient safety interventions.

International Users

AHRQ is interested in finding out about international users of the patient safety culture surveys. If you are an international user, please E-mail safetyculturesurveys@ahrq.hhs.gov to share information about your administration of the survey, results, and any translations you have made of the survey.

Current as of April 2009

Internet Citation:

Patient Safety Culture Surveys. April 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/patientsafetyculture/