Sign Up for Surveys on Patient Safety Culture E-mail Updates
As part of its goal to support a culture of patient safety and quality improvement in the Nation's health care system, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored the development of patient safety culture assessment tools for hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory outpatient medical offices.
Three surveys on patient safety culture are available:
Health care organizations can use these survey assessment tools to:
- Raise staff awareness about patient safety.
- Diagnose and assess the current status of patient safety culture.
- Identify strengths and areas for patient safety culture improvement.
- Examine trends in patient safety culture change over time.
- Evaluate the cultural impact of patient safety initiatives and interventions.
- Conduct internal and external comparisons.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Pharmacy Services Safety Culture Survey Under Development
A new survey addressing patient safety culture in community pharmacy services is under development. This new survey will contain new items assessing dimensions that more accurately apply to the pharmacy setting. There are plans to pilot test the pharmacy instrument with pharmacists and staff in community/retail pharmacies.
International Users
AHRQ is interested in finding out about international users of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture. If you are an international user, please E-mail SafetyCultureSurveys@ahrq.hhs.gov to share information about your administration of the surveys, results, and any translations you have made of the surveys. For more information about international use of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, go to International Users.
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture User Network Update
The Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) User Network Update is intended to help users stay informed about new developments, tools, and resources available for the surveys.
Technical Assistance
Current as of May 2010
Internet Citation:
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture. May 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/patientsafetyculture/
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 