Table 7-6. Trending: Composite-level Results

2009 Comparative Database Report

Patient Safety Culture Composites		Composite Average % Positive Response
Patient Safety Culture Composites		Most Recent	Previous	Change	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease

1.	Teamwork Within Units	79%	77%	2%	64%	-14%	7%	-4%
2.	Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	75%	74%	1%	39%	-19%	5%	-5%
3.	Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement	72%	69%	3%	61%	-17%	8%	-5%
4.	Management Support for Patient Safety	71%	69%	2%	52%	-24%	8%	-6%
5.	Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	65%	62%	3%	44%	-27%	7%	-6%
6.	Feedback & Communication About Error	63%	61%	2%	48%	-22%	7%	-5%
7.	Communication Openness	62%	60%	2%	38%	-23%	7%	-5%
8.	Frequency of Events Reported	61%	59%	2%	37%	-28%	7%	-6%
9.	Teamwork Across Units	58%	56%	2%	31%	-18%	7%	-5%
10.	Staffing	55%	53%	2%	31%	-18%	6%	-6%
11.	Handoffs & Transitions	45%	44%	1%	41%	-29%	6%	-6%
12.	Nonpunitive Response to Error	45%	43%	2%	25%	-15%	5%	-5%

Note: Based on data from 204 hospitals that repeated survey administration and data submission; the number of respondents was 69,541 in the most recent database and 65,321 in the previous database.

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