How to Use Culture of Safety Surveys

Hospitals should measure the culture of safety in their facility, as the only way to start a patient safety improvement effort is to know the organization’s strengths and weaknesses in the area.

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A good culture of safety survey will provide information in the following two areas, according to a whitepaper by The Greeley Company:

•    Long-term changes in culture. To track this data, hospitals should perform surveys every 18 to 24 months.
•    Short-term diagnostic information. To drive change in the short-term, surveys must reveal this information as well.

After the surveys are complete, hospitals should track results in the following key cultural areas, according to the whitepaper:

•    Self-reporting and improvement culture
•    Willingness to work toward a common goal
•    Acceptance of accountability
•    Risk-balanced decision making
•    Medical staff engagement

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