Table 2.

Numbers and Types of Patient Safety Partnerships, 2004 and 2006

		Consistent Sample*
	2006	2004	2006	Change from 2004
Mean number of
Partnerships per interviewed organization	5.25	4.29	6.00	+1.7
Activities per reported partnership	2.39	1.55	2.34	+0.8
Type of activity† (as percent of partnerships)	(n=220)	(n=117)	(n=161)
Research-related (percentage)	16.4	16.2	18.6	+2.4
Dissemination (percentage)	50.5	27.4	51.6	+24.2
Intellectual exchange (percentage)	40.5	25.6	39.8	+14.2
Standards and guidelines development (percentage)	33.2	31.6	29.8	−1.8
Tools development (percentage)	32.3	14.5	35.4	+20.9
Education and training (percentage)	24.1	17.9	26.7	+8.8
Policy change and advocacy (percentage)	20.9	10.3	18.6	+8.3

^*Based on the 35 organizations interviewed in both 2004 and 2006.

^†Categories are not mutually exclusive.

n represents the total number of partnerships ongoing as of the time of the interviews.