Ambulatory Surgery Center
Survey on Patient Safety Culture Database
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/17/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2024
420
400
86
121
0
0
Background on the Ambulatory Surgery
Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture (ASC SOPS): The survey is
designed to enable ASCs to assess provider and staff perspectives
about patient safety issues, medical error, and error reporting.
The survey includes 27 items that measure 8 composites of patient
safety culture. In addition to the composite items, the survey
includes one item measuring how often ASCs document near-misses;
one item asking whether the respondent is in the room during
surgeries, procedures, or treatments; and three items about
communication before and after surgeries, procedures, or
treatments. The survey also includes an overall rating item on
patient safety, two items about respondent characteristics, and a
section for open-ended comments. AHRQ made the survey publicly
available along with a Survey User’s Guide and other toolkit
materials in May 2015 on the AHRQ website. The AHRQ ASC SOPS
Database consists of data from the AHRQ ASC Survey on Patient
Safety Culture. Ambulatory surgery centers in the U.S. can
voluntarily submit data from the survey to AHRQ, through its
contractor, Westat. The ASC SOPS Database (OMB NO. 0935-0242;
Approved September 10, 2018) was developed by AHRQ in 2019 in
response to requests from ASCs interested in tracking their own
survey results. Organizations submitting data receive a feedback
report, as well as a report of the aggregated, de-identified
findings of the other ASCs submitting data. These reports are used
to assist ASC staff in their efforts to improve patient safety
culture in their organizations. Rationale for the information
collection. The ASC SOPS and the ASC SOPS Database support AHRQ’s
goals of promoting improvements in the quality and safety of health
care in ASCs. The survey, toolkit materials, and database results
are all made publicly available on AHRQ’s website. Technical
assistance is provided by AHRQ through its contractor at no charge
to ASCs, to facilitate the use of these materials for ASC patient
safety and quality improvement. This database will: 1. Present
results from ASCs that voluntarily submit their data; 2. Provide
data to ASCs to facilitate internal assessment and learning in the
patient safety improvement process; and 3. Provide supplemental
information to help ASCs identify their strengths and areas with
potential for improvement in patient safety culture.
US Code:
42
USC 299 Name of Law: Healthcare Research Quality Act of
1999
The estimated number of POCs
decreased from 100 in the previous information request (ICR) to 60
in this ICR. This updated estimate is based upon the actual number
of POCs from the 2023 SOPS ASC data submission. As a result of
fewer POCs submitting data, the total burden hours have decreased
from 121 to 88.
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 Form 4 Attachment D - Data Files Submission
Supporting Statement Part A -- ASC SOPS_Extension 0935-0242 10.2.24.docx
Attachment D - Data Files Submission