An overview of patient safety climate in the VA.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess variation in safety climate across VA hospitals nationally.

Study setting

Data were collected from employees at 30 VA hospitals over a 6-month period using the Patient Safety Climate in Healthcare Organizations survey.

Study design

We sampled 100 percent of senior managers and physicians and a random 10 percent of other employees. At 10 randomly selected hospitals, we sampled an additional 100 percent of employees working in units with intrinsically higher hazards (high-hazard units [HHUs]).

Data collection

Data were collected using an anonymous survey design.

Principal findings

We received 4,547 responses (49 percent response rate). The percent problematic response--lower percent reflecting higher levels of patient safety climate--ra

SUBMITTER: Hartmann CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2517282 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature