AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® Program: An Overview for New Users (Webcast)
Contents
Summary
This 30-minute webcast provided an overview of the AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Program. Speakers described the SOPS surveys, supplemental items, rules for administration, public databases, resources available, and the relationship of SOPS surveys to patient safety outcomes.
Speakers and Presentation Slides

Social Science Analyst
CAHPS and SOPS Programs
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ’s SOPS Program (PDF, 743 KB)

Lead Research Analyst
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
SOPS Surveys, Databases and Resources (PDF, 1 MB)

Principal Research Associate
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Westat
Intro Slides (PDF, 682 KB)
Closing Slides (PDF, 306 KB)
Recording
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® Program: An Overview for New Users (30:47)
If you have any questions or comments, please contact AHRQ's SOPS User Network at SafetyCultureSurveys@westat.com or call 1-888-324-9749.
About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
The Surveys on Patient Safety Culture are a suite of surveys that assess provider and staff opinions about patient safety culture in hospitals, outpatient medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers. The patient safety culture surveys program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports the development and promotion of patient safety culture surveys, resources, and databases, and provides technical assistance to users. Select to learn more about the SOPS program.