Webcast: New Â鶹ƵµÀSOPS Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items
July 25, 2018
Summary
On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Â鶹ƵµÀhosted a webcast featuring the new Surveys on Patient Safety Cultureâ„¢ (SOPSâ„¢) Health Information Technology (IT) Patient Safety Supplemental Items.
Hospitals can use the survey items as a supplement to the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to assess how organizational culture influences health IT and patient safety.
The webcast discussed the importance of health IT in patient safety, provided an overview of the development of the items, and provided results from an initial pilot.
Speakers and Presentation Slides

Project Director
User Network for the Â鶹ƵµÀSurveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Introduction Presentation Slides (PDF, 275.8 KB)
Closing Presentation Slides (PDF, 196 KB)

Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Rear Admiral, Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service
Overview of AHRQ's Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (PDF, 247 KB)

Chief Clinical and Safety Officer
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Optimizing the Use of HIT to Improve Safety (PDF, 1.18 MB)

Senior Study Director
User Network for the Â鶹ƵµÀSurveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Introducing the Â鶹ƵµÀSOPS Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items (PDF, 970.64 KB)
Recording
SOPS Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals: Webcast July 25, 2018 (50 minutes).
Transcript
- Read the transcript of the webcast (PDF, 242.6 KB)