Table 7-3. Trending: Composite-Level Results

2010 User 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	80%	78%	2%	64%	-23	6%	-4%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	75%	74%	1%	39%	-18%	5%	-5%
3. Management Support for Public Safety	72%	69%	3%	52%	-20%	7%	-6%
4. Organizatonal Learning-Continuous Improvement	72%	70%	2%	61%	-24	7%	-5%
5. Overall Perceptons of Patient Safety	65%	62%	3%	44%	-16%	7%	-4%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	64%	61%	3%	48%	-31%	7%	-5%
7. Communication Openness	62%	61%	1%	38%	-20	6%	-5%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	63%	60%	3%	37%	-19%	6%	-5%
9. Teamwork Across Units	58%	56%	2%	36%	-22%	7%	-6%
10. Staffing	56%	53%	3%	40%	-21%	7%	-5%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	45%	44%	1%	28%	-29%	6%	-6%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	45%	43%	2%	24%	-22%	5%	-5%

Note: Based on data from 321 hospitals that repeated survey administration and data submission; the number of respondents was 127,953 in the most recent database and 114,497 in the previous database.

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Internet Citation: Table 7-3. Trending: Composite-Level Results: 2010 User Comparative Database Report. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2010/tab7-3.html