Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for hospitals were designed for use with the core SOPS Hospital Survey to help hospitals assess the extent to which their organizations place a priority on and adopt practices to promote efficiency, waste reduction, patient centeredness, and high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The 26 supplemental items may be added to the Hospital Survey, just before the Background Questions.
The Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items were developed and pilot tested for providers and staff in hospitals and ask for their opinions about the culture of value and efficiency in their organizations. More information on the SOPS Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the Medical Office Survey is available.
Supplemental Items
- Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the Hospital Survey—English (Word, 79 KB; PDF, 254 KB)
- Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the Hospital Survey—Spanish (Word, 82 KB; PDF, 258 KB)
Administration Instructions
Instructions on how to administer the SOPS supplemental items can be found at Supplemental Items.
Measures Covered by the Value and Efficiency Items
Pilot Study Results
The Hospital Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items were administered to providers and staff in 47 hospitals in early 2014. Pilot study results are available for the nearly 4,000 hospital respondents who completed the survey items.
- Results From the 2014 Pilot Study of the AHRQ SOPS Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the Hospital Survey (PDF, 1 MB).
Resource List
This document contains references to websites that provide practical resources hospitals and medical offices can use to implement changes to improve the culture of value and efficiency in their organizations.
AHRQ SOPS Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items (Webcast) (January 9, 2018)
New AHRQ SOPS Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for Hospitals and Medical Offices (Webinar) (57:29)
Technical Assistance
- SafetyCultureSurveys@westat.com, 1-888-324-9749.
- DatabasesonSafetyCulture@westat.com, 1-888-324-9790.
