Table 6-2. Composite-level Comparative Results

2007 Comparative Database Report

Patient Safety Culture Composites	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average % Positive	SD	Composite % Positive Response
Patient Safety Culture Composites	No. of hospitals & No. of respondents	Average % Positive	SD	Min	10th %ile	25th %ile	Median/ 50th %ile	75th %ile	90th %ile	Max
1. Teamwork Within Units	H = 381 N = 106,307	78%	9.34%	15%	70%	75%	79%	82%	87%	96%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	H = 376 N = 105,746	74%	6.89%	45%	66%	70%	74%	79%	83%	97%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	H = 382 N = 104,938	69%	11.12%	18%	57%	64%	70%	77%	82%	96%
4. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement	H = 382 N = 107,404	69%	9.63%	12%	60%	65%	69%	75%	79%	89%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	H = 382 N = 107,068	63%	10.02%	17%	52%	58%	63%	69%	75%	86%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	H = 379 N = 103,567	62%	9.46%	19%	52%	56%	61%	68%	73%	86%
7. Communication Openness	H = 380 N = 105,838	61%	8.35%	20%	53%	57%	61%	66%	70%	98%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	H = 381 N = 93,862	59%	8.90%	22%	49%	54%	59%	64%	69%	84%
9. Teamwork Across Units	H = 381 N = 101,713	57%	11.42%	14%	43%	49%	56%	64%	71%	91%
10. Staffing	H = 380 N = 105,611	55%	10.60%	25%	43%	48%	54%	62%	70%	88%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	H = 382 N = 101,325	45%	11.73%	19%	31%	36%	44%	51%	61%	85%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	H = 381 N = 105,034	43%	8.79%	14%	32%	37%	42%	49%	55%	69%

Key: H = hospitals; N = respondents.

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