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Patient Safety Culture Survey (PSCS)

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*Open Progress Chart PDF* [ pdf 43.9 kB ] This progress chart will assist all the surveying facilities in tracking each milestone, educational session, and notification from the Agency, during the timeframe leading up to the 2025 reporting period, June 1st, 2025-August 31st, 2025.

*Register for the upcoming PSCS Educational Session by following this link:  PSCS Educational Session Registration Link

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The Agency for Health Care Administration was legislatively tasked with implementing the Patient Safety Culture Survey for all Florida Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers.  Patient Safety Culture is the collective beliefs, values, and norms shared by a healthcare organization or facility that support and promote patient safety. Patient safety culture can be measured by determining which overall behaviors and norms are rewarded, supported, expected, and accepted within a health care organization or facility. In accordance with s.  408.05(3)(d)(1) F.S., the Agency has developed a PSCS process, designed an informational webpage, developed a system application, and has successfully promulgated rule 59A-35.115, Patient Safety Surveys. Each facility’s required participation in this survey process is outlined in s. 395.1012(4) F.S.  The Agency encourages each facility to evaluate the results generated from the surveys to assess the current status of patient safety culture, identify strengths and areas of needed improvement, provide a higher quality of care, and increase accountability within the health care facilities. The survey data findings will be published as available in accordance with Section 408.05(3)(d)3., F.S.

*FACILITY REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2025*

Ambulatory Surgical CentersGeneral InformationHospitals

1.  Patient Safety Culture Survey Data Entry Guide and Data File Specifications for Ambulatory Surgical Centers [ pdf 4.3 MB ]  - This will provide the guidance and file specifications needed for the successful submission of your facility’s PSC Survey.

2.  Ambulatory Surgical Centers Patient Safety Culture Survey, AHCA Form 3130-8017 [ pdf 231.6 kB ]  - Please administer this survey to staff respondents electronically or on paper.

3.  Ambulatory Surgical Centers Data Entry Tool [ excel 300.2 kB ]  - Please utilize this tool to create the survey data file for submission to the Agency’s PSCS System.

 

 1.  HB 763 (2020) - Patient Safety Culture Surveys

2. Rule 59A-35.115

3. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) [ pdf 170.3 kB ]

4. PSCS Tutorial Video -  PSCS Tutorial Video [ video 33 MB ]  

5.  PSCS System Guide [ pdf 636.1 kB ]

6.  PSCS CSV File Submission Guide [ pdf 134.7 kB ]

7. Facility Notifications- See the Agency's latest PSCS notifications sent to all the surveying facilities. 

09.30.2024 [ pdf 134.4 kB ]

05.28.2024 [ pdf 136 kB ]

8. Facility Status Check

1.  Patient Safety Culture Survey Data Entry Guide and Data File Specifications for Hospitals [ pdf 283.8 kB ]  - This will provide the guidance and file specifications needed for the successful submission of your facility’s PSC Survey.

2.  Hospital Patient Safety Culture Survey, AHCA Form 3130-8015 [ pdf 2.1 MB ]  - Please administer this survey to staff respondents electronically or on paper.

3.  Hospital Data Entry Tool [ excel 715 kB ]  - Please utilize this tool to create the survey data file for submission to the Agency's PSCS System