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Development of the AHRQ Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Slide 7. Medical Office SOPS Dimensions

- Different from the hospital survey—dimensions specific to medical offices:
- Patient safety and quality issues:
- Access to care.
- Charts/medical records.
- Medical equipment.
- Medication.
- Diagnostics and Tests.
- Information exchange with other settings.
- Office processes and standardization.
- Work pressure and pace.
- Patient care tracking/followup.
- Staff training.
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Internet Citation: Development of the AHRQ Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Slide 7. Medical Office SOPS Dimensions.
May 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2011/hicknertacall/hicknertacallsl7.html