Table B-1.

Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area/Unit

2009 Comparative Database Report

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Work Area/Unit
	Anesthes- iology	Emer- gency	ICU (any type)	Lab	Medicine	Obstetrics	Pediatrics	Pharmacy	Psych/ Mental Health	Radiology	Rehabili- tation	Surgery
	177 H	486 H	401 H	526 H	518 H	345 H	236 H	464 H	232 H	539 H	464 H	506 H
	1,184 R	9,703 R	12,040 R	9,273 R	17,143 R	8,088 R	4,534 R	5,226 R	4,298 R	10,528 R	7,429 R	17,393 R
1. Teamwork Within Units	79%	79%	83%	79%	74%	80%	80%	78%	79%	79%	86%	78%
2. Supv/Mgr Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	74%	72%	72%	75%	72%	73%	75%	77%	76%	76%	81%	74%
3. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement	71%	65%	69%	72%	69%	69%	72%	75%	70%	69%	74%	74%
4. Mgmt Support for Patient Safety	65%	62%	59%	71%	65%	66%	67%	70%	67%	72%	75%	68%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	64%	55%	56%	70%	55%	61%	65%	65%	59%	72%	76%	67%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	64%	56%	56%	65%	57%	60%	61%	67%	66%	63%	70%	64%
7. Communication Openness	66%	61%	61%	63%	56%	63%	63%	70%	63%	64%	72%	64%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	58%	56%	56%	64%	61%	60%	60%	59%	63%	54%	61%	64%
9. Teamwork Across Units	54%	48%	53%	56%	56%	54%	53%	55%	53%	56%	61%	53%
10. Staffing	58%	49%	52%	54%	50%	56%	58%	56%	55%	62%	62%	56%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	41%	48%	47%	37%	47%	53%	46%	32%	39%	41%	40%	40%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	44%	37%	39%	43%	39%	42%	41%	56%	46%	46%	59%	45%
Average Across Composites	62%	57%	59%	62%	58%	61%	62%	63%	61%	63%	68%	62%

Key: H = Hospitals; R = Respondents

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.

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Page last reviewed April 2009

Internet Citation: Table B-1.: Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area/Unit. April 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2009/tabb-1.html