AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (H-SOPS)

Current survey participants: access your customizable resources and find more info here.

We know how busy you are and we know how important safety is to you… so we’ve made it easier to conduct the AHRQ Survey on Patient Safety Culture at your facility.

THE CENTER FOR PATIENT SAFETY IS A LEADER IN PATIENT SAFETY PROGRAMS – AND THAT’S ALL WE DO.

INFORMATION/REQUEST FORM – Fill out this brief form to get started!

Check our Frequently Asked Questions page.

The next survey round starts March 4, 2013. Submit your Information/Request form by February 4, 2012.

Since its creation in 2005, the Center for Patient Safety has worked closely with facilities and individuals across the healthcare spectrum to promote and organize the distribution of best practices, develop sharing systems, and coordinate improvements that facilitate the safe care of patients throughout the nation.

From our own experience working closely with many of you, we know just how busy you are! And we also know that safety is a top priority to you and your organization. Our efforts in this offering are simple –- to make this important process easier for you.

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WHY CONDUCT THE SURVEY?

The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture is an invaluable diagnostic tool that allows you to look beyond the physical impression of your facility’s culture. AHRQ’s in-depth study of question formatting, wording, and categorizing has resulted in a highly reliable resource that can provide a detailed analysis of your patient safety culture. The results will provide supporting evidence of positive cultural improvements and locate areas of cultural weaknesses.

The Center for Patient Safety fully supports this diagnostic mechanism and now we offer a plan for you to conduct the survey at your facility with minimal strain on your already limited resources.

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HOW TO CONDUCT THE SURVEY

We provide you with the capability to conduct the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety for your entire hospital, or just for individual departments, on a quarterly or annual basis. The survey is provided in an online format, allowing your staff to take the survey in an anonymous, convenient, online environment. No more paper, no more data entry, no more hand tabulations!

At the conclusion of the survey period, comprehensive reports will show your areas of improvement or decline, compare your results to national benchmarks, and give you suggestions for next steps and action plans.  Simple.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Find more questions on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Q:  If I use the Center to conduct my facility’s survey, will my results still go to AHRQ?

A: YES! With a signed release, we will upload your survey results directly to AHRQ in the appropriate format and provide you with an electronic copy.

Q:  Can the Center conduct the culture survey for our facility or system even if we have not participated with the Center in any other projects?

A: YES! We work with hospitals and facilities in states across the nation on safety projects and culture surveying.

Q:  If I haven’t used the Center for the culture survey before, can I still get trend information?

A:  YES!  Simply send an electronic version of the data from your previous survey in AHRQs format and we will prepare customized reports that show your trends from survey to survey as well as compare your results to national benchmarks.

Q:  What if I have staff that prefer a paper survey, or that don’t have access to a computer to take the survey online?

A:  The Center can process hard-copy surveys for you.

Q:  I have a limited budget. Is the Center’s pricing reasonable?

A:  YES! We intentionally made the pricing affordable for everyone to encourage participation. Additional discounts are available for our PSO Participants.

Q: I am limited on time and staffing resources. How much time is required for me to implement the survey at my facility?

A: We’ve developed a plan that requires minimal resources on your part. We have a few criteria, but in total, only about one hour over the course of the survey period is expected.  We provide you with customizable email templates, posters, reminders, and more.  After the survey is over, we provide you with detailed reports to help determine next steps.

It’s that easy.

 

CONTACT US TODAY TO LEARN MORE!

INFORMATION/REQUEST FORM – Fill out this brief form to get started!

Email Alex Christgen or call our office:  888.935.8272 or 573.636.1014

 

Also check out the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture!!