Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2012

Table B-5: Average Overall Rating on Quality and Patient Safety by Staff Position

Average Overall Rating on Quality and Patient Safety	Staff Position
Average Overall Rating on Quality and Patient Safety	Physician (MD/DO)	PA/NP/ midwife/ etc.	Mgmt	Admin/ Clerical Staff	Nurse (RN/LVN/ LPN)	Other clinical staff or clinical support staff
# Medical Offices	717	494	703	869	738	853
# Respondents	2,943	1,061	1,621	6,378	4,203	5,557
Excellent	32%	28%	31%	25%	26%	27%
Very good	40%	39%	42%	35%	38%	36%
Good	20%	25%	21%	30%	27%	28%
Fair	6%	7%	4%	8%	8%	8%
Poor	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	2%

Note: Respondents who selected "Other" staff position and missing are not shown. Average Overall Rating on Quality and Patient Safety is the average percentage of respondents that rated their medical office as "Excellent" or "Very good" across the five Ratings on Quality (patient centered, effective, timely, efficient, equitable) and the Overall Rating on Patient Safety (G2). Percentages may not add to exactly 100 percent due to rounding.

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Page originally created September 2012

Internet Citation: Table B-5: Average Overall Rating on Quality and Patient Safety by Staff Position. 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/mosv12tabapb5.html