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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/index.html
April 11, 2025 - to aggregated results for the CAHPS Health Plan Survey, CAHPS Child Hospital Survey, and the Home and … CAHPS Survey Design and Administration
Analyzing CAHPS Survey Data
Modifying and Naming CAHPS … a CAHPS Survey Vendor
Managing a CAHPS Survey Project
CAHPS Databases … The CAHPS Databases are AHRQ's data repositories for selected CAHPS surveys. … CAHPS surveys.
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June 02, 2025 - CAHPS
CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey 3.0 Supplemental Items: Patient-Centered Medical Home
Population … Version: Child
Supplemental Patient-Centered Medical Home Items for the CAHPS® Clinician & Group … Users of the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to meet … 1|_| Yes
2|_| No
After PCMH9
3/7/2016 Page 1
Document No. 2358-2a
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
3/7/2016 Page … 3
Document No. 2358-2a
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June 02, 2025 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey: The CAHPS Program
AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D. … Social Science Analyst, CAHPS® & SOPS® Programs
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety,
AHRQ … not a regulatory agency:
► AHRQ does not require use of tools, products, and databases
• Encourage CAHPS … is in patient experience of care survey development,
research, and hosting databases for selected CAHPS … CAHPS SurveysMeasuring patient experience
Uses for CAHPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-101-webcast-02-ginsburg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CAHPS 101
AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D., CPXP,
Director, CAHPS Division
Center for … Consortium: AHRQ, RAND, Yale, and Westat
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CAHPS Surveys
• CAHPS surveys are the gold standard … • The CAHPS program captures the patient’s voice. … data
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AHRQ’S CAHPS®Program
AHRQ’s Core Competencies
What is CAHPS? … CAHPS Surveys
Uses of CAHPS Surveys
Patient Experience of Care Research at AHRQ
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-101-webcast-03-fry.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CAHPS 101
WHAT IS PATIENT EXPERIENCE
AND HOW DOES CAHPS
MEASURE IT? … were met
and how they felt about
their care
• Likert (rating) scales
• Subjective assessment
CAHPS … Survey Content
CAHPS Core
Questionnaire
CAHPS
Supplemental
Items
Customized
CAHPS
Survey … Patient Satisfaction
CAHPS Survey Principles
Correlation with Other Key Outcomes
CAHPS Core Surveys … : Some Examples
CAHPS Survey Content
Examples of CAHPS Composite Measures
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June 02, 2025 - CAHPS 101
HOW ARE CAHPS SURVEYS
ADMINISTERED? … SAS macro
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CAHPS Resources
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AHRQ CAHPS Web site:
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
• Surveys
• Survey administration … methods
• FAQs and answers
• Bibliography
• CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
AHRQ CAHPS Database … Technical
Assistance
TalkingQuality:
www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality
http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps
http … ://www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality
How are CAHPS Surveys Administered?
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June 02, 2025 - CAHPS 101
Using the Webcast Console to
Submit Questions
• Question and Answer
► Select Q&A
► Type … question in the box
that opens
Type question here
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CAHPS GovDelivery Listserv
• Want to stay … up-to-date on all things CAHPS? … E-mail: cahps1@westat.com
Phone: 1-800-492-9261
Web site: www.ahrq.gov/cahps/
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mailto: cahps1 … @westat.com
www.ahrq.gov/cahps/
Using the Webcast Console to Submit Questions
CAHPS GovDelivery Listserv
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-101-webcast-05-edgman-levitan.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CAHPS 101
HOW ARE SURVEY RESULTS
USED?
Susan Edgman-Levitan, PA
Executive Director
John D. … Surveys
To Improve Patient Experience
Monitor and assess performance on
CAHPS measures
- Compare … resources for research:
► CAHPS Database Research Files
► CMS Data Sets for CAHPS surveys
► SEER … (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) and
Medicare CAHPS Linked Dataset
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CAHPS Database … Using CAHPS Surveys To Improve Patient Experience
CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide
Use of Survey
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January 08, 2019 - CAHPS 101
Understanding CAHPS® Surveys:
A Primer for New Users
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS … Type question here
3
Today’s Speakers
• Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D., CPXP, Director,
CAHPS … Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-PI, Yale CAHPS
team … program
• Discuss what the CAHPS surveys are and what their purpose is
• Describe how CAHPS surveys … 5
Understanding CAHPS®Surveys: A Primer for New Users
Need Help?
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January 01, 2014 - The CAHPS Database
The CAHPS Database
The CAHPS Database is funded by
the U.S. … The CAHPS Database receives data
voluntarily submitted by users that
have administered either the CAHPS … CAHPS Health Plan Survey
Component
The CAHPS Health Plan Survey
component contains data collected … CAHPS Clinician & Group
Survey Component
The CAHPS Clinician & Group
Survey (CG-CAHPS) component … Database
The CAHPS Program
CAHPS Health Plan Survey Component
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Component
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June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Lehrman
Available ED CAHPS Survey
Resources … ED CAHPS Recommended Guidelines for survey
administration, data analysis, and web survey design … ED CAHPS Fact Sheet
ED CAHPS Frequently Asked Questions
Historical versions of the survey ( … EDPEC)
AHRQ website: CAHPS Emergency Department
Survey
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Available Publications
Parast L, … Survey Resources
Benefits of Using the ED CAHPS Survey
Available ED CAHPS Survey Documentation
Available
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June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Ginsberg
AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM
Caren … data
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CAHPS Surveys
• CAHPS surveys are the gold standard for patient
experience measurement … • The CAHPS program captures the patient’s voice. … .
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AHRQ’S CAHPS®PROGRAM
AHRQ’s Core Competencies
The AHRQ CAHPS Program
CAHPS Research and Products … Patient Experience of Care Research at AHRQ
CAHPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-emergency-dept-webinar-survey-admin.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Becker
ED CAHPS Survey Administration … Survey Administration
ED CAHPS Patient Eligibility
ED CAHPS Ineligible Patients
Recommended Sampling … for the ED CAHPS Survey
Timing of ED CAHPS Survey Administration
Testing of ED CAHPS Survey Mode Protocols … ED CAHPS Recommended Modes
Recommended Modes (cont.) … ED CAHPS Mail and Web-based Modes, Side-by-Side
ED CAHPS Web Survey Design
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June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Closing
Questions & Answers
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Using … question in the box
that opens
► Make sure “All Panelists”
is selected
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Type Question
Here
CAHPS … E-mail: cahps1@westat.com
Phone: 1-800-492-9261
Website: www.ahrq.gov/cahps
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For more information … on the ED CAHPS Survey,
contact:
• ED_Survey@cms.hhs.gov
• William Lehrman, william.lehrman@cms.hhs.gov … Parast, parast@rand.org
• Kirsten Becker, becker@rand.org
mailto:cahps1@westat.com
http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-emergency-dept-webinar-analysis.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Parast
Analysis of ED CAHPS Survey Data … (Never / Sometimes / Usually / Always)
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ED CAHPS Composite Measures
(cont.) … Survey Data
ED CAHPS Item Scoring
ED CAHPS Item Scoring: Examples
ED CAHPS Item Scoring: Examples … ED CAHPS Composite Measures
ED CAHPS Composite Measures (cont.) … ED CAHPS Global Measures
ED CAHPS Case-mix Adjustment
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June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - CAHPS 101
CAHPS 101
Stephanie Fry
Senior Study … Survey Content
CAHPS Core
Questionnaire
CAHPS
Supplemental
Items
Customized
CAHPS
Survey … SAS macro
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Participating in the CAHPS Database
• Databases are for selected CAHPS surveys
► CAHPS … with Analysis of Survey Results
Participating in the CAHPS Database
CAHPS Database Products
Using … CAHPS Surveys To Improve Patient Experience
CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/ginsberg-cahps-program.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - CAHPS Program
AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM
Caren Ginsberg … surveys; requirements for
using CAHPS surveys are established by other organizations
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CAHPS Surveys … • CAHPS® is a registered trademark of the DHHS. … All surveys
must adhere to CAHPS design principles and standards to
use the trademark.
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CAHPS … ®PROGRAM
AHRQ’s Core Competencies
The AHRQ CAHPS Program
CAHPS Surveys
CAHPS Program Focus
Patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-emergency-dept-webinar-intro.pdf
October 06, 2020 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Intro
Introducing the CAHPS Emergency … Department Survey (ED CAHPS)
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network
October 6, 2020
1 … program
• Introduction to the ED CAHPS Survey
• Overview of ED CAHPS Survey administration
• Description … of ED CAHPS Survey analysis
• Review of ED CAHPS Survey Resources
• Provide answers to your questions … 5
Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS)
Need Help?
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March 01, 2020 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Parast
Introducing the Emergency
Department … (ED) CAHPS Survey
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Layla Parast, Ph.D.,
Senior Statistician,
RAND
Acknowledgements:
ED CAHPS … is for Voluntary Use
The ED CAHPS Survey and the ED CAHPS
Recommended Guidelines are available on … Instrument Team and CAHPS
Consortium (2012 - 2020)
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ED CAHPS Survey Content
The ED CAHPS survey … ED CAHPS Survey Content
ED CAHPS, Mail Version
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June 02, 2025 - CAHPS Program: Improving Response Rates and Representativeness - AHRQ’S CAHPS Program
AHRQ’S CAHPS® … Social Science Analyst, CAHPS® & SOPS® Programs
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety,
AHRQ … is in patient experience of care survey development,
research, and hosting databases for selected CAHPS … Bibliography
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AHRQ’S CAHPS® Program
AHRQ’s Core Competencies
Patient Experience
CAHPS Program … : Gold Standard for Patient Experience
Uses for CAHPS Surveys
CAHPS Survey Administration: Improving