Table B-9.
Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Interaction with Patients
2008 Comparative Database Report
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% |