2012 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	51	112	167	53	70	88	52	57
# Respondents	Most Recent	43,442	71,398	86,939	19,668	20,073	39,079	31,247	37,690
	Previous	33,197	63,782	77,128	20,033	18,212	36,698	25,235	32,579
1. Teamwork Within Units	Most Recent	78%	80%	80%	82%	81%	81%	79%	79%
	Previous	78%	78%	79%	81%	79%	80%	80%	79%
	Change	0%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	-1%	0%
2. Supervisor/ Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	Most Recent	72%	76%	74%	79%	76%	77%	74%	73%
	Previous	73%	76%	73%	78%	74%	77%	75%	72%
	Change	-1%	0%	1%	1%	2%	0%	-1%	1%
3. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement	Most Recent	70%	75%	72%	76%	74%	74%	70%	71%
	Previous	71%	73%	71%	76%	72%	74%	71%	70%
	Change	-1%	2%	1%	0%	2%	0%	-1%	1%
4. Management Support for Patient Safety	Most Recent	69%	74%	72%	76%	76%	74%	70%	71%
	Previous	69%	72%	70%	75%	73%	74%	72%	70%
	Change	0%	2%	2%	1%	3%	0%	-2%	1%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	Most Recent	63%	65%	66%	70%	70%	69%	66%	64%
	Previous	62%	65%	64%	69%	69%	67%	67%	63%
	Change	1%	0%	2%	1%	1%	2%	-1%	1%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	Most Recent	62%	66%	64%	69%	65%	68%	64%	64%
	Previous	62%	67%	62%	67%	62%	67%	65%	62%
	Change	0%	-1%	2%	2%	3%	1%	-1%	2%
7. Frequency of Events Reported	Most Recent	63%	65%	62%	69%	63%	67%	64%	64%
	Previous	62%	63%	60%	67%	62%	66%	63%	62%
	Change	1%	2%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%
8. Communication Openness	Most Recent	62%	61%	61%	63%	62%	65%	63%	61%
	Previous	62%	62%	60%	63%	61%	65%	63%	62%
	Change	0%	-1%	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%	-1%
9. Teamwork Across Units	Most Recent	54%	60%	57%	64%	61%	61%	58%	57%
	Previous	53%	57%	56%	63%	59%	61%	59%	55%
	Change	1%	3%	1%	1%	2%	0%	-1%	2%
10. Staffing	Most Recent	53%	55%	57%	61%	62%	58%	56%	52%
	Previous	52%	54%	56%	60%	62%	56%	56%	51%
	Change	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%	2%	0%	1%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	Most Recent	42%	46%	44%	53%	48%	48%	45%	42%
	Previous	41%	44%	43%	51%	47%	48%	45%	40%
	Change	1%	2%	1%	2%	1%	0%	0%	2%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	Most Recent	41%	43%	43%	48%	48%	47%	48%	42%
	Previous	42%	42%	41%	47%	48%	46%	47%	41%
	Change	-1%	1%	2%	1%	0%	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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