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AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
The Patient Safety Group offers the EASIEST, MOST AFFORDABLE way to administer the AHRQ Culture Survey. Discover why the Patient Safety Group has collected more than 50,000 surveys from over 75 hospitals the past year.
Our survey is easy to setup, easy to take, and the results are instant. Benchmark your data to more than 500 hospitals.
Assess the safety culture of your hospital as a whole or for specific units within
the hospital. Moreover, this survey can be used to track changes in patient safety over time and to evaluate the impact of patient safety interventions.
The Culture Survey
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“You have an excellent tool (and company) to work with. Have just started reviewing some of the high level reports. I foresee a great deal of positive work that will come from this.”
Timothy Feist, FACHE
V.P. Performance Improvement
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
“What a wonderful tool! Having administered and analyzed previous cultural surveys..., the benefits of this tool more than outweigh the reasonable cost.”
Kathy Haig
Patient Safety Officer
OSF Healthcare
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Our survey features:
• Robust survey analysis and reporting
• Reports instantly available upon survey completion
• Compare your results vs. AHRQ benchmarks
• Web-based survey (including Spanish) and analysis
• Easy to setup, take and administer
• Monitor response rates in real-time
• Quick turnaround for starting up
• Export results or import previous results
• Little to no IT/IS required by hospitals
• Hospital defined units/departments
• Simplicity - saves time, money and effort
• Affordably priced
View the online survey
View a sample report with benchmarks
Culture Survey User Guide (1.9 Mb) — Updated: June '08
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(Get access to our sample program, learn how others have implemented the survey, and find out how cost effective this survey is compared to others or doing it yourself.)
Joint Commission Requirements
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The Joint Commission has issued new Leadership Standards. The Leadership Standards are part of the accreditation manuals and are requirements for accreditation. An organization must comply with these standards to maintain accreditation. Regarding Standard LD.03.01.01, Culture of Safety and Quality, " Leaders create and maintain a culture of safety and quality throughout the [organization]." Elements of Performance for LD.03.01.01 #1 "Leaders regularly evaluate the culture of safety and quality using valid and reliable tools."
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AHRQ Information
For more information about the AHRQ Survey, or for a printable form to use as a source for gathering responses:
Printable AHRQ Culture Survey
Guide to AHRQ Culture Survey
Based on data from 519 U.S. hospitals, the
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report Part 1
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report Part 2
provides initial results that hospitals can use as benchmarks in establishing a culture of safety. The report consists of a narrative description of the findings and two appendixes, presenting data by hospital characteristics and respondent characteristics.
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Culture Survey
