Researchers performed multiple regressions to study the relationships between 15 patient safety culture variables and adverse clinical events based on eight risk-adjusted patient safety indicators from 179 hospitals. All patient safety culture data were collected from 2005-2006, and all patient safety indicators data were collected in 2005.
Study results showed nearly all of the relationships tested negative, and seven (47 percent) of the 15 relationships were statistically significant. All significant relationships indicated that hospitals with a more positive patient safety culture scores had lower rates of in-hospital complications or adverse events, as measured by the patient safety indicators.
Read the study about patient safety culture and adverse outcomes.
Read other coverage about patient safety culture:
– Institute of Healthcare Improvement Fellow: Transparency and Openness Vital to Patient Safety, Trust
– Risk Profiling Needed for Patient Safety
– HealthGrades Study: Medical Errors Much Lower at Top-Rated Hospitals
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