Table 7-6. Trending: Composite-level Results

2008 Comparative Database Report

Table 7-6. Trending: Composite-level Results

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Composite Average Percent Positive Response
Patient Safety Culture Composites	Most Recent	Previous	Change	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease
1. Teamwork Within Units	80%	79%	1%	18%	-14%	5%	-5%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	76%	74%	2%	21%	-19%	5%	-6%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	73%	72%	1%	27%	-24%	8%	-6%
4. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement	73%	71%	2%	38%	-17%	7%	-4%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	68%	65%	3%	25%	-16%	7%	-5%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	63%	62%	1%	21%	-19%	6%	-5%
7. Communication Openness	63%	61%	2%	25%	-23%	7%	-5%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	63%	61%	2%	19%	-28%	7%	-6%
9. Teamwork Across Units	61%	59%	2%	27%	-18%	7%	-5%
10. Staffing	57%	57%	0%	31%	-18%	6%	-6%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	49%	48%	1%	41%	-22%	6%	-5%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	47%	44%	3%	25%	-15%	6%	-6%

Note: Based on data from 98 hospitals that repeated survey administration and data submission; the number of respondents was 20,902 in the most recent database and 17,868 in the previous database.

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