Culture Survey

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Recognizing the need for a tool to assess the culture of patient safety in health care organizations, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored the development of patient safety culture assessment tools developed for hospitals, ambulatory outpatient medical offices and nursing homes.

These surveys can be used as an intervention to raise staff awareness about patient safety issues, as a diagnostic tool to assess the status of patient safety culture in your health care organization, and to identify patient safety culture strengths and areas for improvement. They can also be used to evaluate the impact of patient safety improvement initiatives, to examine trends in patient safety culture change over time, and to facilitate comparisons with other organizations on patient safety culture.

Click on the following links for various resources related to the AHRQ surveys on patient safety.

• Information on AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
  • Printable Version of AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
  • User's Guide for AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture

• Information on AHRQ Medical Office (Ambulatory Clinic) Survey on Patient Safety Culture
  • Printable Version of AHRQ Medical Office (Ambulatory Clinic) Survey on Patient Safety
  • User's Guide for AHRQ Medical Office (Ambulatory Clinic) Survey on Patient Safety Culture

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