Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report

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Patient Safety Culture Composites	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average Percent Positive	s.d.	Composite Percent Positive Response
Patient Safety Culture Composites	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average Percent Positive	s.d.	Min	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median/ 50th Percentile	75th Percentile	90th Percentile	Max
1. Teamwork Within Units	H = 518 N = 155,957	79%	8.69%	15%	71%	75%	79%	83%	87%	96%
2. Supervisor/ Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	H = 513 N = 154,636	75%	7.10%	39%	66%	70%	74%	79%	83%	94%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	H = 519 N = 154,942	70%	11.39%	18%	57%	63%	71%	78%	84%	97%
4. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement	H = 519 N = 158,602	70%	9.31%	12%	61%	65%	71%	76%	80%	94%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	H = 519 N = 158,202	64%	10.18%	17%	52%	58%	64%	71%	77%	89%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	H = 519 N = 152,363	62%	9.28%	19%	52%	56%	62%	68%	74%	85%
7. Communication Openness	H = 517 N = 156,509	62%	8.02%	20%	54%	58%	62%	66%	71%	98%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	H = 518 N = 138,188	60%	8.84%	22%	50%	54%	60%	65%	71%	84%
9. Teamwork Across Units	H = 518 N = 149,888	57%	11.62%	14%	44%	49%	57%	65%	72%	91%
10. Staffing	H = 517 N = 155,227	55%	10.78%	25%	42%	47%	54%	62%	70%	87%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	H = 519 N = 150,435	45%	11.86%	19%	31%	36%	43%	51%	61%	93%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	H = 518 N = 154,371	44%	9.06%	14%	32%	38%	43%	50%	56%	82%

Key: H = hospitals; N = respondents.