Lumetra Healthcare Solutions

According to the Patient Safety and Health Information Technology E-Newsletter from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) dated May 28, 2009, on average, over half (52 percent) of hospital staff surveyed did not report any medical errors in their hospital over a 12-month period. This information is contained in a report based on data from nearly 200,000 hospital staff from 622 hospitals nationwide. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report summarizes the latest results from hospitals that have administered the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Teamwork within hospital units and supervisor and manager support for patient safety are areas of strength for most hospitals, but non-punitive response to error and handoffs continue to be main areas for improvement in patient safety culture. Trend analyses found that hospitals with improvements over time in non-punitive response to error had slight increases in event reporting.

As a Patient Safety Organization, Lumetra provides a secure environment to collect, aggregate, and analyze information regarding the quality and safety of care delivered in any healthcare setting. For more information about Lumetra’s Patient Safety Organization services, contact us by e-mail or telephone (415) 677-2020.