This ICR is
approved consistent with the memo of 6/28/07. Absent a large scale
validation study, AHRQ will use caution in making claims about the
validity of results derived from this instrument.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2010
36 Months From Approved
1,638
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0
410
0
0
0
0
0
This activity is an expansion and
refinement of AHRQs Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
(HSOPSC) which was developed and released to the public for use in
November 2004. Two new surveys are proposed to assess patient
safety culture in outpatient medical office settings: One for
clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, and nurse
practitioners who diagnose, prescribe for, and treat patients) and
one for medical office staff (all other non-clinician staff). The
proposed new surveys will be based on the HSOPSC but also contain
new and revised items as well as dimensions that are more
applicable to the outpatient medical office setting. The two
proposed surveys will contain some items that are the same and some
item that are unique to each survey. The instruments will be pilot
tested with clinicians and staff working in 97 outpatient medical
offices. The data collected will be analyzed to determine the
psychometric properties of each surveys items and dimensions and
provide information for the revision and shortening of the final
surveys based on an assessment of their reliability and construct
validity. The final surveys will be made publicly available to
enable outpatient medical offices to assess patient safety culture
from the perspectives of their clinicians and staff. The surveys
can be used by outpatient medical offices to identify areas for
patient safety culture improvement.
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.