Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2012

Table A-11. Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Specialty

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Specialty
Patient Safety Culture Composites	Cardiology	Hematology	OB/GYN	Pediatrics	Primary care
# Medical Offices	27	27	49	56	338
# Respondents	566	641	761	1,184	5,966
1. Teamwork	84%	84%	88%	85%	85%
2. Patient Care Tracking/Follow-up	91%	85%	89%	84%	81%
3. Organizational Learning	80%	77%	80%	80%	77%
4. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety and Quality	77%	75%	79%	79%	77%
5. Staff Training	73%	74%	74%	78%	74%
6. Owner/Managing Partner/Leadership Support for Patient Safety	70%	64%	70%	72%	69%
7. Communication About Error	64%	62%	67%	68%	68%
8. Communication Openness	61%	60%	63%	64%	66%
9. Office Processes and Standardization	66%	61%	67%	67%	63%
10. Work Pressure and Pace	52%	43%	48%	48%	48%
Average Across Composites	72%	69%	73%	73%	71%

Note: Specialties listed had at least 20 medical offices. Primary care contains internal medicine, family medicine, general preventive medicine, and general practice.

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Internet Citation: Table A-11. Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Specialty. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2012/mosv12tabapa11.html