2012 User Comparative Database Report

Table 7-3. Trending: Composite-Level Results

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Composite % Positive Response
Patient Safety Culture Composites	Most Recent	Previous	Change	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease
1. Teamwork Within Units	80%	79%	1%	25%	-21%	4%	-3%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	75%	75%	0%	23%	-24%	4%	-4%
3. Management Support for Public Safety	73%	72%	1%	24%	-27%	4%	-4%
4. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement	73%	72%	1%	27%	-22%	5%	-5%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	67%	65%	2%	28%	-20%	5%	-4%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	65%	64%	1%	34%	-28%	5%	-5%
7. Frequency of Events Reported	64%	63%	1%	20%	-21%	4%	-3%
8. Communication Openness	62%	62%	0%	21%	-24%	4%	-4%
9. Teamwork Across Units	59%	58%	1%	36%	-25%	5%	-4%
10. Staffing	57%	56%	1%	38%	-32%	6%	-5%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	46%	45%	1%	33%	-24%	5%	-5%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	45%	44%	0%	21%	-22%	5%	-4%

Note: Based on data from 650 trending hospitals that had composite-level scores; the number of respondents was 349,536 for the most recent results and 306,864 for the previous results. Most recent, previous, and change columns display average percent positive scores across the trending hospitals.

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