| Patient Safety Culture Composites |
Respondent Interaction with Patients |
With
direct interaction |
Without
direct interaction |
| 512 Hospitals |
495 Hospitals |
| 115,426 Respondents |
35,122 Respondents |
| 1. Teamwork Within Units |
79% |
79% |
| 2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety |
75% |
76% |
| 3. Management Support for Patient Safety |
69% |
76% |
| 4. Org Learning—Continuous Improvement |
70% |
71% |
| 5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety |
64% |
66% |
| 6. Feedback & Communication About Error |
62% |
66% |
| 7. Communication Openness |
62% |
64% |
| 8. Frequency of Events Reported |
60% |
61% |
| 9. Teamwork Across Units |
57% |
58% |
| 10. Staffing |
56% |
52% |
| 11. Handoffs & Transitions |
46% |
39% |
| 12. Nonpunitive Response to Error |
44% |
47% |
| Average Across Composites |
62% |
63% |
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