Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
540 Gaither Rd.
Rockville 20850
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540 Gaither Rd.
Rockville 20850
See map: Google Maps
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Tech. Asst.
1-888-324-9749
Incorporated 1989
Not-for-profit
470 primary care practices utilized the organization’s product/service
About:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed and released the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture in 2008 to enable medical offices to assess their culture of patient safety from the perspectives of providers and staff. The survey and associated toolkit materials are free and available in the public domain. Medical offices can use the survey results to identify areas for patient safety culture improvement, and a comparative database enables comparison of results to other medical offices.
AHRQ provides technical assistance to users who may have questions regarding the content, administration, and data analysis of the survey, or regarding use of the survey for patient safety improvement.
Partners with:
Small and/or independent practices
Large physician practices or groups
Hospital-owned groups
Pediatric practices
Other
Staff Qualifications:
The key staff includes the AHRQ Project Officers, Contractor Project Director, and Project research staff. The staff has graduate degrees, extensive patient safety culture knowledge, research experience, and experience in survey toolkit development and support.