Preliminary Comparative Results and Analyses From the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Analysis 1: Staff Position—Results

Management and physicians were LESS positive than all other staff on 3 of the 15 measures (average difference = 10%, range: 5% -13%).

Image: Bar graph shows average percent positive response for management/physicians and all other staff:

• Information Exchange With Other Settings: Management/physicians, 45 percent; all others, 58 percent.
• Patient Care Tracking/Followup: Management/physicians, 69 percent; all others, 81 percent.
• Patient Safety and Quality Issues: Management/physicians, 57 percent; all others, 62 percent.

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