2012 User Comparative Database Report

Table A-9. Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Geographic Region

Patient Safety Culture Composites		Geographic Region
Patient Safety Culture Composites		Mid- Atlantic	New England	South Atlantic*	East North Central	East South Central	West North Central	West South Central	Mountain	Pacific*
# Hospitals		30	82	182	279	110	142	139	73	91
# Respondents		23,838	70,275	101,597	142,124	36,841	47,469	56,740	39,543	49,276
1	Teamwork Within Units	79%	76%	80%	80%	80%	81%	81%	79%	80%
2	Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	72%	71%	77%	74%	78%	75%	77%	73%	74%
3	Org Learning—Continuous Improvement	69%	71%	75%	71%	74%	72%	74%	69%	71%
4	Management Support for Patient Safety	70%	69%	75%	71%	74%	74%	74%	69%	70%
5	Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	63%	62%	67%	65%	68%	68%	68%	65%	63%
6	Feedback & Communication About Error	61%	62%	67%	63%	67%	63%	67%	63%	63%
7	Frequency of Events Reported	61%	62%	66%	61%	67%	61%	67%	62%	63%
8	Communication Openness	61%	60%	62%	60%	62%	61%	64%	62%	61%
9	Teamwork Across Units	53%	55%	60%	56%	61%	60%	61%	57%	57%
10	Staffing	54%	50%	56%	57%	58%	61%	57%	56%	53%
11	Handoffs & Transitions	41%	43%	46%	43%	50%	47%	49%	43%	42%
12	Nonpunitive Response to Error	44%	39%	44%	42%	45%	47%	45%	46%	42%
Average Across Composites		61%	60%	65%	62%	65%	64%	65%	62%	62%

* Includes associated territories.

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