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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/measuring-safety-culture.pdf
May 13, 2025 - Social Science Analyst, CAHPS and SOPS Programs
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Joann Sorra … Project Director, User Network for CAHPS and SOPS
Vice President, Westat
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient … financial performance/operating margin if they had an EHR 2
Lower adverse events3
Higher Hospital CAHPS
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/survey.jsp
July 18, 2025 - The health care quality measures in the SAQ were taken from the health
plan version of CAHPS … and Round 2 of Panel 5 and included
questions from the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/survey.jsp
July 18, 2025 - The health care quality measures in the SAQ were taken from the health
plan version of CAHPS … and Round 2 of Panel 5 and included
questions from the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy3/Strat3_Implement_Hndbook_508.docx
August 01, 2010 - As another example, hospitals may want to improve patients’ experience of care as measured by the CAHPS … If a hospital wants to improve its CAHPS Hospital Survey scores related to nurse communication, an aim … might be “to improve scores on CAHPS Hospital Survey Questions 1, 2, and 3 by 5 percent within 1 year … All hospitals also saw improvements in CAHPS Hospital Survey scores after implementing bedside shift … to improve communication around pain management, an area in which Patewood wanted to improve their CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/service_expectations_poster.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Service Expectations and “ALWAYS” Behaviors
Service Expectations and
“ALWAYS” Behaviors
CHECK-IN
Service Expectations
Acknowledge patients‘ presence
Ask how you can help
Inform patients of anticipated
wait time
Ask if there are other questions
Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/huddle_message_master.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Huddle Messages - Weeks 1-10
Huddle Messages – Weeks 1 - 10
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SCHEDULE TOUCH POINT SERVICE EXPECTATION HUDDLE MESSAGE
Week One Phone Interactions Always answer phones using the 4 part
greeting:
Greeting
Name and Title
Department
What can I do for you?
Discuss why a four part greeting would be import…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140603_QI/4_mark_schlesinger.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Public Reporting of Patients' Comments with Quality Measures: How Can We Make It Work?
www.cahps.ahrq.gov
Part Three
How do our elicitations compare
to “gold standard” interviews?
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Assessing Our Elicitation Efforts:
Methods
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54 elicitations paired with …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6gtraining.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6G: Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills
Contents
6.G.1. The Problem
6.G.2. The Intervention
6.G.3. Example
References
Download Strategy 6G:
Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills
(PDF, 1 MB)
6.G.1. The Problem
People rarely compl…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6htools.html
April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6H: Tools To Help Patients Communicate Their Needs
Contents
6.H.1. The Problem
6.H.2. The Intervention
6.H.2.a. Record Sharing
6.H.2.b. Patient Question Lists (a.k.a. Doc Talk Cards)
6.H.2.c. Feed Forward
6.H.2.d. Coached Care
References
Download Strategy 6H:
Tools …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6kculturalcompetence.html
March 01, 2020 - negative impact on their experience with care and health care outcomes. 2-5
Relevant Questions on the CAHPS
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006Bates_051311comp.pdf
September 22, 2005 - physicians
~6,000 office practices
~3,000 solo or 2-3 physician practices
Highly ranked for quality (HEDIS, CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/customer-service/strategy6p-service-recovery.html
April 01, 2022 - are many tools for cataloguing patient or member complaints that allow you to track the problems by CAHPS … Develop a complaint database
Develop a computerized database that catalogs complaints by CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/hospitals.html
December 01, 2022 - includes clinical quality and safety indicators, as well as patient experience of care measures from the CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=24
AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Budget & Mission Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/about.html
December 01, 2017 - Sign up: CAHPS Database - Hospital Component Email updates
Sign up: Hospital Survey on Patient
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirement3.html
February 01, 2014 - under a separate provision of CHIPRA (Child Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems [CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Implement_Hndbook_508.docx
April 30, 2013 - As another example, hospitals may want to improve patients’ experience of care as measured by the CAHPS … CAHPS Hospital Survey questions related to communication include:
· Q1: During this hospital stay, how … If a hospital wants to improve their CAHPS Hospital Survey scores related to physician communication, … an aim might be “to improve scores on CAHPS Hospital Survey Questions 5, 6, and 7 by 5 percent within
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Implement_Hndbook_508.pdf
April 30, 2013 - As another example, hospitals may want to improve patients’ experience of care as
measured by the CAHPS … CAHPS Hospital Survey questions
related to communication include:
• Q1: During this hospital stay, … Implementation Handbook)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 10
If a hospital wants to improve their CAHPS … Hospital Survey scores related to
physician communication, an aim might be “to improve scores on CAHPS
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017046-krist-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - We mailed each cohort a different postal survey (the Preventive
Services Survey or the CAHPS Survey) … The patient CAHPS survey was used to measure the patient’s care experience. … Intervention and control patients were mailed the Preventive Services or CAHPS survey in
March 2007 … We used the patient responses to CAHPS questions
#SD1-3 to evaluate the impact of the IPHR on shared … Patient Care Experience (Aim #3 and Aim #4)
Answers to the CAHPS questions revealed no measurable
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