In 1999, the Institute of Medicine
called for health care organizations to develop a "culture of
safety" such that their workforce and processes focus on improving
the reliability and safety of care for patients (IOM, 1999; To Err
is Human: Building a Safer Health System). To respond to the need
for tools to assess patient safety culture in health care, AHRQ
developed and pilot tested the Nursing Home Survey on Patient
Safety Culture with OMB approval (OMB NO. 0935-0132; Approved July
5, 2007). The survey is designed to enable nursing homes to assess
provider and staff opinions about patient safety issues, medical
error, and error reporting and includes 42 items that measure 12
dimensions of patient safety culture. AHRQ made the survey publicly
available along with a Survey User's Guide and other toolkit
materials in November 2008 on the AHRQ Web site (located at
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/index.html).
The AHRQ Nursing Home SOPS Comparative Database consists of data
from the AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture.
Nursing homes in the U.S. are asked to voluntarily submit data from
the survey to AHRQ through its contractor, Westat. The Nursing Home
SOPS database (OMB NO. 0935-0195, last approved on June 12, 2012)
was developed by AHRQ in 2011 in response to requests from nursing
homes interested in knowing how their patient safety culture survey
results compare to those of other nursing homes in their efforts to
improve patient safety. Rationale for the information collection.
The Nursing Home SOPS and the Comparative Database support AHRQ's
goals of promoting improvements in the quality and safety of health
care in nursing home settings. The survey, toolkit materials, and
comparative database results are all made publicly available on
AHRQ's Web site. Technical assistance is provided by AHRQ through
its contractor at no charge to nursing homes, to facilitate the use
of these materials for nursing home patient safety and quality
improvement. The goal of this project is to renew the Nursing Home
SOPS Comparative Database. This database will: 1) Allow nursing
homes to compare their patient safety culture survey results with
those of other nursing homes, 2) Provide data to nursing homes to
facilitate internal assessment and learning in the patient safety
improvement process, and 3) Provide supplemental information to
help nursing homes identify their strengths and areas with
potential for improvement in patient safety culture.
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USC 299 Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Act of
1999
The estimated number of POCs
decreased from 300 in the previous information collection request
(ICR) to 60 in this ICR. This updated estimate is based upon the
actual number of POCs in the 2016 Nursing Home SOPS data
submission. As a result of fewer POCs submitting data, the total
burden hours decreased from 455 to 91.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form Form #1 Eligibility/Registration Form
Attachment G - Example Screenshots of NH SOPS Data Submission Web Site Information Collection.docx
Attachment F - SOPS Databases TEP List.doc
Eligibility/Registration Form