🏥 This article analyzes data from 42,038 healthcare professionals at 304 public and private hospitals across all regions of the country to describe variations in patient safety culture and investigate whether contextual characteristics might explain these differences.
The results reveal wide variation among hospitals in the dimensions assessed. “Perception of safety” and “Expectations and actions by management/supervision that promote safety” stood out positively.
Meanwhile, “Non-punitive response to errors” had the lowest scores, a sign that a punitive culture may still inhibit incident reporting.
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