Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey: 2020 User Database Report.

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Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey: 2020 User Database Report.

March 18, 2020

Famolaro T, Hare R, Thornton S, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2020. AHRQ Publication No. 20-0016.

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The latest publication from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reports results of 282 ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) participating in the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey. The majority of respondents (86%) rated their organization’s overall safety rating as excellent or very good.

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