Longitudinal analysis of culture of patient safety survey results in surgical departments.

Background: There is a need for improved methodologies on how to longitudinally analyze, interpret and learn from the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS), developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Typically, SOPS quantify results by the percentage of positive responses, but this approach may miss insights from neutral or negative feedback.

Study Design: The SOPS were distributed every two years from 2011 to 2022 to all hospital staff at one academic institution from perioperative services.

Operating Room Teams Display Acceptable Levels of Patient Safety Behaviors During Surgical Cases.

Introduction: Cornerstones of patient safety include reliable safety behaviors proposed by Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) practices. A better quantification of these behaviors is needed to establish a baseline for future improvement efforts.

Methods: At one large academic medical center, OR Teams were prospectively assigned to be observed during surgical cases, and patient safety behaviors were quantified using the Teamwork Evaluation of Non-Technical Skills (TENTS) instrument.

Analysis of patient safety event report categories at one large academic hospital.

Given the persistent safety incidents in operating rooms (ORs) nationwide (approx. 4,000 preventable harmful surgical errors per year), there is a need to better analyze and understand reported patient safety events. This study describes the results of applying the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) supported by the Teamwork Evaluation of Non-Technical Skills (TENTS) instrument to analyze patient safety event reports at one large academic medical center.