2012 User Comparative Database Report

Tables 7-5 & 7-6

Table 7-5. Trending: Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades

Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade	Percentage of Respondents Within Hospitals
Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade	Most Recent	Previous	Change	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease
A. Excellent	31%	29%	2%	35%	-44%	6%	-5%
B. Very Good	45%	46%	-1%	32%	-35%	4%	-5%
C. Acceptable	20%	21%	-1%	27%	-29%	4%	-5%
D. Poor	4%	4%	0%	31%	-20%	2%	-2%
E. Failing	1%	1%	0%	13%	-7%	1%	-1%

Note: Based on data from 650 trending hospitals that had data for this item. 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. Column totals in the table may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

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Table 7-6. Trending: Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months

Number of Events Reported by Respon- dents	Percentage of Respondents Within Hospitals
Number of Events Reported by Respon- dents	Most Recent	Previous	Change	Maximum Increase	Maximum Decrease	Average Increase	Average Decrease
No events	55%	54%	1%	35%	-33%	6%	-5%
1 to 2 events	27%	27%	0%	22%	-26%	4%	-4%
3 to 5 events	11%	12%	-1%	17%	-34%	3%	-3%
6 to 10 events	4%	4%	0%	10%	-11%	2%	-2%
11 to 20 events	2%	2%	0%	6%	-8%	1%	-1%
21 events or more	1%	1%	0%	4%	-7%	1%	-1%

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Internet Citation: Tables 7-5 & 7-6. Content last reviewed December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2012/hosp12tab7-5-6.html