an unbiased measurement of employee attitudes regarding patient safety,

assurance of employee anonymity as employees use a postage paid envelope to mail surveys to the Nebraska Center for data entry and analysis,

ability to benchmark findings with hospitals of similar size,

consulting assistance for strategic planning to respond to strengths and weaknesses identified in the survey,

electronic copies of all reports and graphics to communicate findings to medical staff, employees, and the board of directors.

Request an estimate from the Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research by contacting Anne Skinner, Health Data Analyst (phone 402-559-8221 or e-mail askinner@unmc.edu). Ms. Skinner will send you the following: (1) an e-mail with an attached an Excel worksheet to determine the number of employees to be surveyed (cost estimates are based on this number), and (2) a packet of material in the mail which summarizes the reports provided.

Distribute a pre-notification letter (template provided) to each employee who will receive a survey. This letter can be distributed in-house, with employee pay checks, or by mail to employee homes.
 

Distribute the first wave of the survey two weeks after the pre-notification letter is distributed. Your organization will receive a box containing envelopes labeled with each employee’s name. Each envelope will contain a cover letter introducing the survey, the survey form, and a postage paid business reply envelope employees can use to mail the survey to the Nebraska Center.
 

Distribute a reminder/thank you post card to each employee two weeks after the first wave of the survey.
 

Distribute a second envelope to each targeted employee two weeks after the post card reminder. This second envelope will contain a thank you letter to those employees that previously responded to the survey or it will contain a final cover letter, survey, and return envelope if the employee has not already responded.