2012 User Comparative Database Report
Table D-3. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Work Area/Unit
| Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade |
Database Year |
Work Area/Unit | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anes- thesi- ology |
Emer- gency |
ICU (any type) |
Lab | Med- icine |
Obstet- rics |
Pedia- trics |
Phar- macy |
Psych/ Mentl Hlth |
Radi- ology |
Reha- bili- tation |
Surg- ery |
|||
| # Hospitals | Both Years | 75 | 446 | 392 | 415 | 476 | 315 | 176 | 345 | 180 | 434 | 353 | 455 | |
| # Respondents | Most Recent | 1,646 | 17,629 | 22,370 | 14,201 | 38,021 | 13,427 | 10,501 | 8,204 | 6,817 | 16,255 | 9,750 | 28,433 | |
| Previous | 2,721 | 14,486 | 19,550 | 12,177 | 28,629 | 11,708 | 9,623 | 7,263 | 5,536 | 14,735 | 9,192 | 24,749 | ||
| A. | Excellent | Most Recent | 38% | 21% | 25% | 30% | 21% | 29% | 30% | 26% | 26% | 36% | 41% | 33% |
| Previous | 35% | 18% | 24% | 29% | 20% | 27% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 33% | 37% | 32% | ||
| Change | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 1% | ||
| B. | Very Good | Most Recent | 41% | 44% | 46% | 46% | 47% | 45% | 50% | 46% | 43% | 46% | 44% | 43% |
| Previous | 43% | 44% | 47% | 48% | 46% | 46% | 50% | 47% | 43% | 46% | 45% | 44% | ||
| Change | -2% | 0% | -1% | -2% | 1% | -1% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | -1% | -1% | ||
| C. | Acceptable | Most Recent | 16% | 26% | 22% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 16% | 23% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 19% |
| Previous | 19% | 28% | 23% | 19% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 18% | 15% | 20% | ||
| Change | -3% | -2% | -1% | 1% | -2% | -1% | -2% | 1% | 0% | -2% | -3% | -1% | ||
| D. | Poor | Most Recent | 4% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Previous | 3% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 4% | ||
| Change | 1% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | ||
| E. | Failing | Most Recent | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Previous | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | ||
| Change | 1% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | ||
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
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Internet Citation: Table D-3. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Work Area/Unit. Content last reviewed December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2012/hosp12tabd3.html
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