Approved consistent with the understanding that community pharmacies voluntarily submit their data to the database. Since the voluntary organizations are not a random sample of the community pharmacy population, and only a small percentage of all community pharmacies may choose to participate, the submitting pharmacies are not representative of all community pharmacies in the U.S. Estimates based on this self-selected group may produce biased estimates of the population and it is not possible to compute estimates of precision from such a self-selected group. The first Pharmacy SOPS Database in 2015 represented less than 0.5% of pharmacies in the U.S. Therefore, AHRQ will communicate to users how to review the database outcomes with these significant limitations in mind using language on the SOPS Database webpage and in the published Database Reports from 2015 onward.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/29/2020
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2017
600
0
1,950
138
0
296
0
0
0
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine called for health care organizations to develop a âculture of safetyâ such that their workforce and processes focus on improving the reliability and safety of care for patients (IOM, 1999; To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System). To respond to the need for tools to assess patient safety culture in health care, AHRQ developed and pilot tested the Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture with OMB approval (OMB NO. 0935-0183; Approved 08/12/2011). The survey is designed to enable pharmacies to assess staff opinions about patient and medication safety and quality-assurance issues, and includes 36 items that measure 11 dimensions of patient safety culture. AHRQ made the survey publicly available along with a Survey Userâs Guide and other toolkit materials in October 2012 on the AHRQ Web site.
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine called for health care organizations to develop a âculture of safetyâ such that their workforce and processes focus on improving the reliability and safety of care for patients (IOM, 1999; To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System). To respond to the need for tools to assess patient safety culture in health care, AHRQ developed and pilot tested the Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture with OMB approval (OMB NO. 0935-0183; Approved 08/12/2011). The survey is designed to enable pharmacies to assess staff opinions about patient and medication safety and quality-assurance issues, and includes 36 items that measure 11 dimensions of patient safety culture. AHRQ made the survey publicly available along with a Survey Userâs Guide and other toolkit materials in October 2012 on the AHRQ Web site.
The AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture (Pharmacy SOPS) Database consists of data from the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Pharmacies in the U.S. are asked to voluntarily submit data from the survey to AHRQ, through its contractor, Westat. The Pharmacy SOPS Database is modeled after three other SOPS databases: Hospital SOPS [OMB NO. 0935-0162; Approved 05/04/2010]; Medical Office SOPS [OMB NO. 0935-0196; Approved 06/12/12]; and Nursing Home SOPS [OMB NO. 0935-0195; Approved 06/12/12] that were originally developed by AHRQ in response to requests from hospitals, medical offices, and nursing homes interested in viewing other organizationsâ patient safety culture survey results.
Rationale for the information collection. The Pharmacy SOPS survey and the Pharmacy SOPS Database will support AHRQâs goals of promoting improvements in the quality and safety of health care in pharmacy settings. The survey, toolkit materials, and database results are all made publicly available on AHRQâs website. Technical assistance is provided by AHRQ through its contractor at no charge to pharmacies, to facilitate the use of these materials for pharmacy patient safety and quality improvement.
This database will:
1) present results from pharmacies that voluntarily submit their data,
2) presents trend data, comparing its previous and most recent data, for pharmacies that have submitted their data more than once,
3) provide data to pharmacies to facilitate internal assessment and learning in the patient safety improvement process, and
4) provide supplemental information to help pharmacies identify their strengths and areas with potential for improvement in patient safety culture.
US Code:
42 USC Sec.299
Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
The estimated number of responses per POC decreased from 10 responses in the previous information collection request (ICR) to 3 responses in this ICR. As a result, the total burden hours have decreased from 296 to 138, a decrease of 158 responses. This updated estimate is based upon the actual number of responses submitted by POCs in the 2015 Pharmacy SOPS data submission.
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.
Form 2 Pharmacy SOPS Database Data Use Agreement
Attachment G - Example Screenshots of Pharmacy SOPS Data Submission Web Site_updated 6-13-17_clean.docx
Attachment F - SOPS Databases TEP List_updated 6-13-17_clean.doc
Data Submission Emails