Overall Perception of Patient Safety in Hospitals
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Workforce
Defining Attributes
Definition
Average percentage of health workers who have positive overall perceptions of patient safety in hospitals (acute, psychiatric and long-term care hospitals).
Numerator
Number of respondents within a hospital who answered positively ("strongly agree" or "agree") for this indicator.
Denominator
Total number of survey respondents for this indicator.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By staff type (physician, support staff, nursing staff, management, other clinical staff, other).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Belgian Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025