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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/nursing-homes.html
October 01, 2022 - Comparative Reports on Nursing Homes
The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of care provided by nursing homes.
Report Title: Nursing Home Compare
Website: https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html . Accessed July 21, 2022.
Developer: Centers for Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/webinar-11124/webcast-questions.html
June 01, 2024 - Questions and Answers About Improving Response Rates and Representativeness for CAHPS Survey Data
These questions and answers are drawn from a January 2024 CAHPS webcast on strategies for improving response rates and the representativeness of survey data. What are suggested best practices for eliciting respo…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/dialysis-facilities.html
October 01, 2022 - Comparative Reports on Dialysis Facilities
The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of care provided by dialysis facilities.
Report Title: Dialysis Facility Compare
Website: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=DialysisFacility&redirect=true . Accessed Jul…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-narrative-items-cg-survey40-adult.html
July 01, 2021 - Narrative Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta)
These supplemental items are designed to be used with the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta).
Learn about the CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets .
Learn about the Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) .
Placing …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/ch/suppl-narrative-items-child-hospital-survey.html
November 01, 2023 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey: Narrative Comments
Population version: Child
Learn about:
CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets
CAHPS Child Hospital Narrative Item Set
Placing the items in the survey:
Insert these supplemental items before the "About You" section of the sur…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/develop-cancer-surveys.html
March 01, 2017 - Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey
The CAHPS ® Cancer Care Survey was developed and tested in two phases by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Mayo Clinic with the support of multiple funders:
The first phase of the project took place between October 2009 and March 2013. It was s…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-mentalhealth-hp50-adult.html
May 01, 2021 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Adult Survey 5.0/5.1: Access to Mental Health Care Services
Population version: Adult
Instructions for adding these items
After the last item before the "About You" section, add the following subheading, formatted to be consistent with existing subheadings: …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/webinar-101724/webcast-questions.html
December 01, 2024 - Questions and Answers About the Outpatient Mental Health Survey
These questions and answers are drawn from an October 2024 CAHPS webcast introducing the Outpatient Mental Health Survey. Is the Outpatient Mental Health Survey replacing the ECHO 3.0 survey? The Outpatient Mental Health Survey was developed with…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-CCC-items-hp-survey5-child.html
April 01, 2022 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Child Survey 5.0/5.1: Children With Chronic Conditions
Population version: Child
Learn more about the CAHPS Children With Chronic Conditions Item Set.
Users of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to meet the needs of…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/screener.html
April 01, 2022 - Screener Items for the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
The CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions includes a five-item screener that is used during the analysis of the data to determine which responses to the questionnaire reflect the experiences of children with chronic conditi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/ccc/measures.html
April 01, 2022 - Measures From the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
Parents' Experiences with Getting Needed Information about Their Child's Care
CC1 Had questions answered by child's doctors or health providers
Parents' Experiences with Shared Decision-making
CC2 More than one choice for chil…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/using-multiple-modes.html
August 01, 2024 - Recommended Data Collection Procedures for CAHPS Surveys
Each survey sponsor will need to work with their survey vendor to choose the data collection modes that are most likely to reach their specific patient population and maximize the response rate at an acceptable cost. Research suggests that sequential mult…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/preparing-sample-files.html
August 01, 2024 - Preparing Sample Files Before Collecting CAHPS Survey Data
Before a CAHPS survey goes into the field, survey sponsors should confirm that their vendors have taken the following steps to prepare the sample files. Remove duplicate names: While the sample frame can include multiple individuals from the same house…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/increasing-responses.html
August 01, 2024 - Methods for Increasing the Number of Responses to CAHPS Surveys
Many organizations have reported a decline in survey response rates. A low response rate is a concern because a survey with a low response rate may provide data that is less representative of the underlying population, although that is not always t…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/customer-service/strategy6q-custservice-standards.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6Q: Standards for Customer Service
Contents
6.Q.1. The Problem
6.Q.2. The Intervention
6.Q.3. Case Study
References
Download Strategy 6Q:
Standards for Customer Service
(PDF, 708 KB)
6.Q.1. The Problem
Achieving high levels of member satisfaction requires two …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6j-support-self-care.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6J: Support Groups and Self-Care
Contents
6.J.1. The Problem
6.J.2. The Intervention
6.J.3. Benefits of These Interventions
6.J.4. Implementation of These Interventions
References
Download Strategy 6J:
Support Groups and Self-Care
(PDF, 214 KB)
6.J.1. The Pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-mentalhealth-cg30-adult.html
May 01, 2021 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Adult Survey 3.0/3.1: Access to Mental Health Care Services
Population version: Adult
Instructions for adding these items
After the last item before the "About You" section, add the following subheading, formatted to be consistent with existing subheadin…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/coordination-of-care/strategy6l-planned-visits.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6L: Planned Visits
Contents
6.L.1. The Problem
6.L.2. The Intervention
6.L.3. Benefits of This Intervention
6.L.4. Implementation of This Intervention
References
Download Strategy 6L:
Planned Visits
(PDF, 222 KB)
6.L.1. The Problem
When patients with chroni…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/cg-narratives.html
July 01, 2023 - CAHPS Clinician & Group Narrative Item Set
Originally known as the Narrative Elicitation Protocol, the first CAHPS Narrative Item Set asks patients about their experiences in ambulatory care settings. The items were developed to be used with the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) but they can also be use…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/sample-frame-elements.html
February 01, 2025 - Examples of Sample Frame Elements
The sample frame that a CAHPS survey sponsor provides to a vendor would ideally include the following information (data elements). Elements for an Adult Survey Unique patient ID (typically provided by provider or insurer). Name of person (first and last names in separate fields…