Table B-9. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Interaction with Patients

2007 Comparative Database Report

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Respondent Interaction with Patients
	With direct interaction	Without direct interaction
	376 Hospitals	367 Hospitals
	78,129 Respondents	24,603 Respondents
1. Teamwork Within Units	78%	79%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	74%	76%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	68%	75%
4. Org Learning—Continuous Improvement	69%	70%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	63%	65%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	61%	65%
7. Communication Openness	61%	63%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	59%	60%
9. Teamwork Across Units	56%	57%
10. Staffing	56%	52%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	46%	38%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	43%	46%
Average Across Composites	61%	62%

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Page last reviewed December 2012

Internet Citation: Table B-9. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Interaction with Patients: 2007 Comparative Database Report. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2007/hospdbtabb9.html