Research Datasets

Hospital Comparative Database Deidentified Data Files

In response to requests from researchers interested in using data from the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, AHRQ has established a process whereby researchers can request deidentified data. The hospitals in the Comparative Database have agreed to grant access to their deidentified data files for health care research purposes. Deidentified data files do not identify individual respondents or hospitals.

• Information and Instructions for Requesting Deidentified Data (PDF Version, 195 KB; Plugin Software Help)—Provides information and application instructions for researchers interested in obtaining deidentified data files from the most recent Hospital Comparative Database.
• Hospital SOPS Deidentified Data Request Form (PDF Version, 616 KB [Plugin Software Help]; Word® Version, 50 KB)—Complete this form and E-mail it to DatabasesOnSafetyCulture@ahrq.hhs.gov (Subject line: Hospital SOPS Deidentified Data Request Form).

Requests will be fulfilled year-round. On average, the time from receipt of request to release of data is typically 2 weeks.

Questions? E-mail DatabasesOnSafetyCulture@ahrq.hhs.gov or call 1-888-324-9790.

Current as of April 2010

Internet Citation:

Research Datasets: Hospital Comparative Database Deidentified Data Files. April 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/patientsafetyculture/hsopsdatasets.htm