Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report

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Survey Composite	Increased	Decreased	Stayed the Same
1. Teamwork within Units	33%	14%	53%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations and Actions Promoting Patient Safety	30%	18%	52%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	34%	22%	44%
4. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement	34%	11%	55%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	38%	13%	49%
6. Feedback and Communication About Error	29%	13%	58%
7. Communication Openness	36%	12%	52%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	38%	18%	44%
9. Teamwork Across Units	34%	18%	48%
10. Staffing	26%	27%	47%
11. Handoffs and Transitions	31%	19%	50%
12. Nonpunitive response to Error	38%	16%	45%

Note: Based on 98 hospitals that repeated survey administration and data submission.