2011 User Comparative Database Report

Table C-13. Trending: Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Geographic Region

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Database Year	Geographic Region
Patient Safety Culture Composites	Database Year	Mid- Atlantic/ New England	South Atlantic/ Associated Areas	East North Central	East South Central	West North Central	West South Central	Mountain	Pacific/ Associated Areas
# Hospitals	Both Years	37	92	128	40	58	67	47	43
# Respondents	Most Recent	22,436	53,237	66,136	14,879	11,119	30,776	26,632	25,491
# Respondents	Previous	19,594	46,406	58,635	14,775	9,175	30,199	23,495	22,874
1. Teamwork Within Units	Most Recent	78%	79%	80%	83%	81%	80%	78%	79%
	Previous	77%	77%	78%	81%	80%	81%	79%	79%
	Change	1%	2%	2%	2%	1%	-1%	-1%	0%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	Most Recent	73%	77%	74%	80%	77%	77%	73%	73%
	Previous	73%	75%	72%	80%	73%	77%	74%	72%
	Change	0%	2%	2%	0%	4%	0%	-1%	1%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	Most Recent	68%	74%	71%	79%	77%	75%	70%	71%
	Previous	68%	70%	68%	78%	72%	74%	71%	69%
	Change	0%	4%	3%	1%	5%	1%	-1%	2%
4. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement	Most Recent	71%	75%	72%	78%	74%	74%	69%	72%
	Previous	70%	71%	69%	76%	72%	73%	70%	70%
	Change	1%	4%	3%	2%	2%	1%	-1%	2%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	Most Recent	62%	65%	66%	72%	71%	68%	66%	64%
	Previous	62%	62%	62%	69%	67%	67%	66%	62%
	Change	0%	3%	4%	3%	4%	1%	0%	2%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	Most Recent	63%	66%	64%	69%	64%	68%	65%	64%
	Previous	63%	63%	61%	69%	60%	66%	64%	62%
	Change	0%	3%	3%	0%	4%	2%	1%	2%
7. Frequency of Events Reported	Most Recent	63%	64%	61%	69%	64%	67%	64%	64%
	Previous	63%	61%	59%	68%	61%	65%	63%	61%
	Change	0%	3%	2%	1%	3%	2%	1%	3%
8.Communication Openness	Most Recent	62%	62%	61%	65%	61%	65%	63%	62%
	Previous	63%	60%	60%	65%	60%	64%	63%	62%
	Change	-1%	2%	1%	0%	1%	1%	0%	0%
9. Teamwork Across Units	Most Recent	54%	59%	57%	68%	64%	60%	58%	57%
	Previous	53%	55%	54%	65%	61%	61%	59%	56%
	Change	1%	4%	3%	3%	3%	-1%	-1%	1%
10. Staffing	Most Recent	52%	55%	57%	62%	64%	58%	55%	51%
	Previous	50%	52%	53%	59%	62%	55%	56%	50%
	Change	2%	3%	4%	3%	2%	3%	-1%	1%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	Most Recent	42%	47%	43%	56%	51%	48%	44%	43%
	Previous	41%	43%	40%	53%	50%	48%	45%	42%
	Change	1%	4%	3%	3%	1%	0%	-1%	1%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	Most Recent	41%	43%	42%	50%	50%	46%	48%	43%
	Previous	42%	41%	40%	49%	47%	45%	47%	42%
	Change	-1%	2%	2%	1%	3%	1%	1%	1%

Note: States and territories are categorized into AHA-defined regions as follows: Mid-Atlantic: NJ, NY, PA; New England: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT; South Atlantic/Associated Territories: DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, Puerto Rico (PR), Virgin Islands (VI); East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI; East South Central: AL, KY, MS, TN; West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD; West South Central: AR, LA, OK, TX; Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY; Pacific/Associated Territories: AK, CA, HI, OR, WA, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands.

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