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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/research-meetings/index.html
September 01, 2025 - ® Surveys This invitational research meeting brought together CAHPS research and survey users virtually … September 2018 Advances in Survey Methodology: Maximizing Response Rates and the Representativeness of … CAHPS surveys. … Ensuring the representativeness of respondents to CAHPS surveys. … CAHPS surveys, experts in survey methodology, representatives of Federal agencies that use CAHPS surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/index.html
August 01, 2017 - Planning a CAHPS Survey Project
Because CAHPS projects can vary in many regards, this section … tasks for the project team, and possibly the advisory group as well, is to define the goals of the CAHPS … In a CAHPS survey project, decisions about reporting affect many aspects of data collection and analysis … Step 5: Set the Stage for Conducting the Survey. … How you implement a CAHPS survey will depend on a variety of initial decisions that affect sampling,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/addressing-emerging-needs-09132023-ginsburg.pdf
January 01, 1995 - science in questionnaire development and
survey administration
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The Patient’s Voice
CAHPS Surveys … 2: Survey methods research aimed at
achieving health equity
• Applicants must propose at least one … study of survey methods
research aimed at achieving health equity … patients or those who have limited means of participating in
CAHPS surveys, including web-based surveys … revision, trademarking
Area 2: Survey methods research aimed at achieving health equity
Area 3: Analysis
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/survey-measures.html
September 01, 2020 - CAHPS Health Plan Survey 5.0 Measures
For more information: Patient Experience Measures from … the CAHPS Health Plan Survey (PDF, 308 KB)
Getting Needed Care
Q9 Easy for respondent … to get necessary care, tests, or treatment
Q18 Respondent got appointment with specialists as … soon as needed
Getting Care Quickly
Q4 Respondent got care for illness/injury as soon as … needed
Q6 Respondent got non-urgent appointment as soon as needed
How Well Doctors Communicate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150917/ron_hay-slides.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Introducing the New CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey 3.0
www.cahps.ahrq.gov
CAHPS Research Directions … • Impact of Shortening CG-CAHPS Survey
• Simplifying CG-CAHPS Item Wording
• Effect of Incentives … Survey
• Analyses of 136,725 surveys across 4 databases
and different care delivery settings
• Medical … • Web mode was less expensive and surveys were
returned more quickly than mail surveys, but
response … and Systems (CAHPS®)
Clinician and Group Survey.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/primer-closing-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Closing
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Sign up for email updates
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Questions or Comments? … E-mail: cahps1@westat.com
Phone: 1-800-492-9261
Web site: www.ahrq.gov/cahps/
mailto:cahps1@westat.com … http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/measures-american-indian-809.pdf
December 11, 2017 - the CAHPS American Indian Survey
CAHPS® American Indian Survey
Document No. 809
Updated 12/11/2017 … Types of Measures
Like all CAHPS surveys, the CAHPS American Indian Survey generates three types
of … represent the
experiences of respondents in the following areas:
• Getting care quickly (composite … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/index.html
Patient Experience … /surveys-guidance/cg/improve/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/new-cahps-tools-px-measurement-webcast.pdf
June 25, 2025 - Overview
• Surveys in Development
• New CAHPS Surveys
• CAHPS Resources
• Questions and Answers … Survey Structure
Customizable approach to patient experience measurement
CAHPS Core
Questionnaire … Resources
Tools and Information to Support
Survey Users
CAHPS Surveys & Resources
*Surveys administered … Survey Development Process
New CAHPS Surveys
CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey Overview
CAHPS … Surveys & Resources
Support with Analysis of Survey Results
CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-webcast.pdf
October 01, 2017 - surveys, some
recent updates to the CAHPS survey suite and research that is related to survey administration … CAHPS survey. … CAHPS surveys and surveys in general are presented, for example,
in a paper version where you will just … We have a
paper in the Dental CAHPS Pediatric Survey—it's not an official CAHPS survey, but we actually … methods for the reasons that
there are a lot of benefits of it, including shorter administration time
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/Comparison_of_CG-CAHPS_v3_and_v2.pdf
July 01, 2015 - Table 2 shows the distribution of respondents and practice sites by survey
version. … Table 2. 2014 CG-CAHPS Database Composition
Survey Version
Respondent Level Practice Site Level
N … Learn more about the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey at http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-
guidance/cg … Download the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey at http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-
guidance/cg/instructions … /cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/index.html
http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/instructions/index.html
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/evolution-cg-1-4.pdf
August 01, 2021 - The following changes were made for the
2.0 version of the core surveys:
• The Adult Visit Survey … This
revision simplified the items and made them consistent with questions in other
CAHPS surveys. … , including CMS’s ACO
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Evolution Page 3
CAHPS Survey and the CAHPS … • CG-CAHPS Visit Survey 2.0. … In order to
promote consistency across versions of the CG-CAHPS Survey, including
CMS’s CAHPS surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/CG/administering_cg_narrative_items.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS). … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps … /surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/index.html
http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance … that administer CAHPS surveys typically take steps to maintain the
confidentiality of respondents.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-survey-results-used-shaller-webinar.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Slides 39-47
How Are Survey Results Used? … Use of Survey Results in Public Reports
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Use of Survey Results in Public Reports … • CAHPS resources for research:
CAHPS Database Research Files
CMS Data Sets for CAHPS surveys
… /cahps
CAHPS Database
• Databases for selected CAHPS surveys
CAHPS Health Plan (HP) Survey
CAHPS … for Quality Improvement
Use of Survey Results in Research
CAHPS Database
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/mhs/outpatient-mental-health-survey-measures.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey
Section 4: Patient Experience … Measures from the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey
Page 10
Guidelines for Using the CAHPS … Learn more
about CAHPS measures and reporting CAHPS survey results. … Health Survey
Page 11
Guidelines for Using the CAHPS® Outpatient Mental Health Survey
Communication … Health Survey
Page 12
Guidelines for Using the CAHPS® Outpatient Mental Health Survey
Financial
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-2.html
November 01, 2017 - The CAHPS 3.0 Child Survey combines three components:
The widely used basic CAHPS child core questionnaire … Online Resource: To obtain the CAHPS® Survey and Reporting Kit, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance … All users of CAHPS surveys that are administered independently according to CAHPS specifications are … The CAHPS 3.0 Child Survey can be used for statewide assessment or for regional or local surveys. … 411 completed questionnaires.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/PCMH/adult-eng-cg30-pcmh.pdf
October 30, 2020 - CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey with Patient-Centered Medical Home Items
CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey … Survey
users may change “provider” to “doctor” throughout the questionnaire. … For guidance, please
see Preparing a Questionnaire Using the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey. … /surveys-guidance/item-sets/search.html? … Additional guidance is available in Preparing a Questionnaire Using the CAHPS Clinician &
Group Survey
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/family/development-family-member-survey.html
April 01, 2019 - Development of the CAHPS Nursing Home Family Member Survey
The Family Survey has been through … After reviewing the questionnaires and items received in response to that notice, the team prepared a … Cognitive testing of survey questions. … Members of the TEP offered different perspectives on the use and value of a questionnaire for family … Giving voice to the vulnerable: the development of a CAHPS nursing home survey measuring family members
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/Development-of-the-CAHPS-Surgical-Care-Survey.html
February 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey
The development of the Surgical Care Survey was … products and surveys. … the 44-item questionnaire used for field testing. … to the questionnaire that was submitted to the CAHPS Consortium for review. … Care Survey as a CAHPS instrument.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-how-are-surveys-administered-fry-webinar.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Slides 32-38
How Are CAHPS Surveys
Administered … Stephanie Fry
Senior Study Director
Westat
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Administration of CAHPS Surveys
• … science
in surveys and administration
Organizations requiring CAHPS surveys specify
administration … AHRQ CAHPS Web site
Surveys and reporting measures
Research on survey administration & reporting … CAHPS Surveys Administered?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-webinar-jan-2017-schlesinger.pdf
January 01, 2017 - surveys
• Short Sequence: 5-7 open-ended questions; 5-10 minutes
• Experimental Design: Comparing elicited … www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Illustrating less effective elicitation,
from “matched” respondents
• A less fulsome … ,
from “matched” respondents
• A more fulsome elicitation
Q1. … world settings
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• Response Rates (of survey completers) in multiple contexts
• California: 24.5% … surveys
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Frequency of Responses: By Health Status
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