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www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/hospital/translators.html
October 01, 2014 - What is "patient safety culture"? Patient safety is a critical component of health care quality. … of establishing a culture of safety. … Achieving a culture of safety requires an understanding of the values, beliefs, and norms about what … A definition of safety culture is provided below. … Safety Culture Definition
The safety culture of an organization is the product of individual and group
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/buckley-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The study included three assessments–quality/patient safety; organizational culture; and
technology–and … based on how different
organizational cultures handle safety information (Westrum, 1992; Reason, 1997 … This approach provides a comprehensive look at all aspects of culture as it relates to
patient safety … There would be a need to modify work habits to effectively utilize the Meditech system,
but, with a custom … Culture – Creating a vision that fully embraces and clearly states the importance of
patient safety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/nh-workplace-safety-ginsberg.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Safety Culture? … Patient Safety Culture
The beliefs, values, norms,
shared by health care staff
Determines
behaviors … Community
Pharmacy
2012
Ambulatory
Surgery
Center
2015
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Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed … Patient Safety Culture? … Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
How are SOPS surveys used?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-sops-riverside-handoffs-webcast-bakdash.pdf
January 01, 2022 - patient safety culture
• Develops resources to improve safety culture in
facilities
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What is … Patient Safety Culture? … Patient Safety Culture
The beliefs, values, norms,
shared by health care staff
Determines
behaviors … two or more survey items that assess the
same area of culture. … Areas of strength for most hospitals
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AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Program
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/improve.html
March 01, 2017 - Improve Safety Culture
Long-Term-Care Safety Toolkit Modules
Comprises six modules (available … facilities assess staff perceptions of resident safety culture and track changes over time. … Overview of the Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules and Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture … ( Word , 2.4 MB)
Use this document to identify which modules of the Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit … of safety.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/teamwork-ptsafety-norms-slides.pdf
August 01, 2025 - Improving Safety Using Teamwork and Patient Safety Norms
Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Safety … Building a culture of safety through team training and engagement. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013. … Impact of Teamwork and
Communication Training Interventions on Safety Culture and Patient Safety in … Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium
University of Michigan
Strategies to Improve Safety Culture … Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Safety Series
Framing
Safety Culture Surveys in Healthcare
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/resources/infotransNHSOPS.pdf
January 01, 2010 - What is “patient safety culture”? Patient safety is a critical component of health
care quality. … of establishing a culture of safety. … Achieving a culture of
safety requires an understanding of the values, beliefs, and norms about what … A definition of safety culture is provided below. … Safety Culture Definition
The safety culture of an organization is the product of individual and
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/webinars/measuring-safety-culture.html
May 01, 2025 - Measuring and Responding to Safety Culture Across Healthcare
This webinar was the third of a … three-part series on Safety Culture in Healthcare. … On April 15, 2025, presenters discussed how to measure and improve safety culture using tools like AHRQ … ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Program, the Safety, Communication, Operational Reliability … Advancement of Well-being Science, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0606.html
October 01, 2014 - the culture of patient safety in our facilities." … With the belief that managers are responsible for setting the expectations and promoting the culture … These training sessions will delineate ways to promote a culture of patient safety and the importance … Using the survey results, HealthSouth developed a patient safety culture ranking report of their facilities … Culture,
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s):
Patient Safety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/169-cusp-science-safety-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - their organization's safety culture. … is a Safety Culture? … Patient safety culture can be measured by determining the values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors related … What Is Patient Safety Culture? … —2
The Essential Role of Leadership in Developing a Safety Culture.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - Slide 9
Program Goals
SAY:
One goal of the AHRQ Safety Program is to improve the culture of safety … Slide 10
5 Steps for Improving the Culture of Patient Safety
SAY:
As a quick reminder, this program … residents on whom urine cultures were sent. … You must foster a culture of safety in which all team members understand that they can contribute to … Slide 24
Summary
SAY:
In summary, the AHRQ Safety Program strives to improve the culture of safety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/community-pharmacy/pharmacy-user-guide.pdf
July 01, 2018 - recognition of the importance of establishing a culture of patient safety. … Achieving such a
culture requires an understanding of the values, beliefs, and norms about what is important … Safety Culture Definition
The safety culture of an organization is the product of individual and group … status of patient safety culture,
Identify strengths and areas for patient safety culture improvement … the
culture of patient safety in a single pharmacy location.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/026-why-choose-cusp.pptx
April 01, 2025 - 9
CUSP Promotes a Culture of Safety6
Adaptive work changes the attitudes, values, and beliefs of people … Perceptions of safety culture can change through intervention. … Identifying organizational cultures that promote patient safety. … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … Impact of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) on safety culture in a surgical inpatient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - and beliefs
Identifies system opportunities to prevent harm from occurring again
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Identifying Targets … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … By day 3 of therapy, blood cultures are growing a viridans group streptococcus susceptible to penicillin … The next day, he reports that his shortness of breath has resolved.
A sputum culture is pending. … There is no need to wait for the results of a sputum culture when clinical judgment suggests he does
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1301.html
November 01, 2012 - Newman Memorial Hospital Implements AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey
Search All Impact Case Studies … Culture" in 2006, when concern about the hospital's patient safety arose as a result of worker injuries … Newman Memorial's policy is to provide a nonpunitive response to safety reports and concerns in the belief … Following implementation of AHRQ's "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" at Newman Memorial Hospital … Culture,
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s):
Quality of Care
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/124-cusp-science-safety-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - Safety culture is highly dependent on the dual foundations of the science of safety and psychological … to strengthen their organization's safety culture. … Slide 12
So … What Is a Safety Culture?
SAY:
So, what is a safety culture? … Patient safety culture can be measured by determining the values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors related … The five principles of HROs align with safety culture and can be achieved using the CUSP approach.
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2014/mosurv14chap1.html
June 01, 2014 - a culture of patient safety. … Achieving a culture of patient safety requires an understanding of the values, beliefs, and norms about … Survey Content
Recognizing the need for a measurement tool to assess the culture of patient safety … The survey includes 38 items that measure 10 composites of patient safety culture. … Each of the 10 patient safety culture composites is listed and defined in Table 1-1 .
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/index.html
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) … about the extent to which their organizational culture supports patient safety. … and what is patient safety culture. … patient safety culture in their organization. … and other patient safety culture topics.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/improve/teams-infographic.html
March 01, 2017 - T.E.A.M.S. infographic
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Culture … consists of values, attitudes, and beliefs that can have an impact on resident safety, care outcomes … Culture influences how change can occur. … Review cases of resident safety issues (e.g., catheter-associated urinary tract infections) each month … The AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/sops-pssm-hospital-070825.html
August 01, 2025 - AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Hospital Survey , as well as a shorter SOPS pulse survey … version, can be used to meet requirements for Domain 3: Culture of Safety & Learning Health Systems. … (Moderator) Project Director User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Westat … About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture The Surveys on Patient Safety Culture are a suite of surveys … the development and promotion of patient safety culture surveys, resources, and databases, and provides