2012 User Comparative Database Report

Table D-8. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position

Number of Events Reported by Respondents	Database Year	Staff Position
Number of Events Reported by Respondents	Database Year	Admin/ Mgmt	Attending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP	Dietitian	Pat. Care Asst/ Aide/ Care Partner	Pharm- acist	RN/ LVN/ LPN	Tech (EKG, Lab, Radiol)	Therapist (Respir, Phys, Occup, Speech)	Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
# Hospitals	Both Years	539	259	82	430	239	637	504	447	504
# Respondents	Most Recent	26,025	17,836	942	16,746	4,525	116,413	33,120	14,089	20,964
# Respondents	Previous	23,291	17,287	972	16,268	3,727	102,902	27,402	12,509	16,846
No events	Most Recent	51%	64%	79%	79%	28%	32%	58%	62%	84%
	Previous	46%	65%	68%	78%	28%	33%	58%	59%	81%
	Change	5%	-1%	11%	1%	0%	-1%	0%	3%	3%
1 to 2 events	Most Recent	21%	25%	15%	17%	24%	39%	28%	30%	11%
	Previous	23%	24%	16%	17%	24%	37%	27%	31%	14%
	Change	-2%	1%	-1%	0%	0%	2%	1%	-1%	-3%
3 to 5 events	Most Recent	15%	8%	4%	3%	22%	19%	9%	6%	3%
	Previous	16%	8%	6%	3%	21%	20%	9%	7%	3%
	Change	-1%	0%	-2%	0%	1%	-1%	0%	-1%	0%
6 to 10 events	Most Recent	8%	2%	1%	1%	13%	6%	3%	2%	1%
	Previous	8%	2%	5%	1%	14%	7%	3%	2%	1%
	Change	0%	0%	-4%	0%	-1%	-1%	0%	0%	0%
11 to 20 events	Most Recent	3%	1%	0%	0%	8%	2%	1%	1%	0%
	Previous	4%	1%	2%	0%	7%	2%	1%	1%	0%
	Change	-1%	0%	-2%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
21 events or more	Most Recent	3%	0%	0%	0%	6%	1%	1%	0%	0%
	Previous	3%	1%	2%	0%	6%	1%	1%	0%	0%
	Change	0%	-1%	-2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Internet Citation: Table D-8. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position. Content last reviewed December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2012/hosp12tabd8.html