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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/categorize.html
December 01, 2022 - This judgment-based approach is built into the standard technique for categorizing performance on CAHPS … surveys of patient experience. [3]
What If Everyone Get Categorized as “Average?” … Effects of Survey Mode, Patient Mix, and Nonresponse on CAHPS Hospital Survey Scores. … Statistical and Practical Significance Criteria of Star Ratings for the New Jersey CAHPS Survey.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-FEC-5.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Measure Name: HEDIS CAHPS 4.0 – Subset of Composite Measures for Children with Chronic
Conditions … Measure Specifications/Survey*
Submitted? … *Total # of items in CAHPS 4.0 survey = 41 – some items are asked of all children’s parents (17 items … of healthy children versus those with special health care needs is accomplished in
analysis as all respondents … See CAHPS folder on SNAC Extranet: CAHPS Health Plan Survey 4.0: Child Medicaid Questionnaire
– highlighted
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-2-brady-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Brady
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Overview of AHRQ’s Patient Safety
Priorities … & Disparities
Report (NHQDR) Program
– Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems (CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/ccqmpc/ccqm-pc-faq.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The CCQM-PC is a 43-item survey that was designed by AHRQ to fill a gap in the care coordination
measurement … Is the CCQM-PC a CAHPS™ survey?
A. No. … not designed to be used for public reporting or accountability purposes and was
not put through the CAHPS … , testing, and psychometric analysis of the survey. … Care Coordination Measure for Primary Care Survey. Prepared under Contract No. HHS290-
2010-00005I.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140115_DB/5_Francis_Fullam_slide_45-52.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance
®
Lessons Learned … below the national average
• Access was well below the national average
Comparing trends in CG-CAHPS … to H-CAHPS:
• H-CAHPS results on many individual questions are lower than national average but
“9 … survey focuses on:
Performance on “access” issues was an area for academic
medical centers to turn … their attention to in advance of the
national introduction of CG-CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-creative-strategies-nembhard.pdf
January 01, 2014 - of patients about care experiences using the CAHPS Clinician &
Group Visit Survey (CG-CAHPS) and PCMH … clinic employees about teamwork using existing scales
► Baseline: 96 employees (51%) returned usable surveys … ► Follow-up: 135 employees (72%) returned surveys
► 60 employees with … Measuring Implementation And
Contextual Factors
• Implementation: Office visit frequency
► CG-CAHPS … Getting Greater Improvement In Patient
Care Experiences
Contextual factors Evidence:
% of nurse respondents
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoe33.html
October 01, 2014 - Health Care (EHC) Program guides and several Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS … ®) survey questions to influence Medicaid policy and improve quality. … Some of AHRQ's research on the CAHPS™ Clinician and Group Survey has been used to extract pertinent questions … for a survey that is sent to new enrollees. … Case Studies
Impact Case Study Identifier:
KT-COE-33
AHRQ Product(s):
CAHPS
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Role_of_Leadership_In_QI-_2011_11_01.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Vincent College and consultant to
the CAHPS User Network. I’m here today with Dr. … You can
also access other QI resources such as case studies detailing the use of CAHPS survey results … the CAHPS Help Line at 1-800-492-9261 or via email at cahps1@ahrq.gov. … That’s CAHPS, the number 1, at [@]
a-h-r-q.gov [cahps1@ahrq.gov]. … surveys.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/1-case-mix-mode-adjustments-webcast-welcome.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Rationale for Case Mix and Mode Adjustments - Opening Slide Presentation
AHRQ’s CAHPS Surveys: … The Rationale for
Case Mix and Mode Adjustments
A Webinar Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network … Connection
• Use Q&A: For Questions and communication
• Event Website: https://events.westat.com/cahps … webcast
► Download presentation slides, view agenda and speaker bios
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https://events.westat.com/cahps … Surveys: The Rationale for Case Mix and Mode Adjustments
Webcast Technical Info
Today’s Speakers
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October 01, 2015 - To Ask a Question
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www.cahps.ahrq.gov
CAHPS Health Plan Survey Comparative
Results
www.cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov … 35
http://www.cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/
www.cahps.ahrq.gov
2014 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Chartbook … •Evaluation Survey
• Please complete the evaluation survey. Your feedback
is important to us. … Health Plan Survey Comparative Results
2014 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Chartbook
CAHPS Database 2015 … Schedule
CAHPS Health Plan Survey�Data Submission Site
CAHPS E-mail Updates
Thank You!
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/01-sops-overview-webcast-intro.pdf
January 15, 2025 - AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® for New Users - Introduction
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety … Principal Research Associate
User Network for AHRQ Surveys
on Patient Safety Culture
Westat
Moderator … Social Science Analyst, CAHPS and SOPS Programs
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rose Tyler … Lead Research Associate
User Network for AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Westat
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Agenda … • Background on AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®
(SOPS®) Program
• SOPS Surveys, Databases
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-healthlit-items-cg-survey30-adult.html
January 01, 2018 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Adult Survey 3.0: Health Literacy
Population … Users of the CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to … Always
After core question 17
Related Content
Health Literacy
CAHPS … Clinician & Group Survey
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-intro.pdf
January 12, 2022 - Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Intro
Understanding SOPS® Surveys:
A Primer … Director, SOPS and CAHPS Programs
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare … Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Joann … (Moderator)
Project Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat … 4
Agenda
• AHRQ SOPS Program
• SOPS Surveys
• SOPS Databases
• SOPS Resources
• Q&A
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August 11, 2025 - Healthcare Database for Research (SyH-DR)
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS … Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Mental Disorders
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey … Network of Patient Safety Databases
AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
Surveys … Key Contacts
AHRQ Microsites
Action Alliance
Antibiotic Use
CAHPS … Populations
Questions
Shared Decision Making
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/g2_pdi_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Reference Guide for Adult Surveys is a
standardized reference guide that summarizes
adult surveys … developed by the CAHPS
Consortium. … In addition, the survey asks respondents about
their willingness to recommend the facility:
• Question … Short Survey Short surveys are intended to provide just
enough simple and prompt feedback to
indicate … /survey-materials/survey-and-cpoe-materials
http://www.leapfroggroup.org/survey-materials/survey-and-cpoe-materials
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/g2_combo_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Reference Guide for
Adult Surveys is a standardized reference guide that
summarizes adult surveys … developed by the CAHPS
Consortium. … In addition, the survey asks respondents about their
willingness to recommend the facility:
Question … Short Survey Short surveys are intended to provide just enough
simple and prompt feedback to indicate … /survey-and-cpoe-materials
http://www.leapfroggroup.org/survey-materials/survey-and-cpoe-materials
http
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/1-intro-sops-hospital-survey-2-0-Webcast.pdf
October 30, 2019 - Survey 2.0
Webcast
October 30, 2019
1:00-2:00 PM ET
Need Help? … Director, SOPS and CAHPS Division
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare … Project Director,
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Laura … (moderator)
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) … Westat
Agenda
• Overview from AHRQ
• AHRQ SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0
• Q&A
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/scoring.html
June 01, 2016 - Patient-Level “Yes or No”
A “yes or no” question is not as simple when it is a response to a survey … The CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey, for example, has many questions whose response options are “always … An alternative approach is to present the percentage of respondents who gave each of the answers. … the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services displays only one of several possible responses for the CAHPS … Hospital Survey.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/multicenter-0701.html
October 01, 2014 - AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (H-CAHPS … The CAHPS® benchmarking database was used for the H-CAHPS composites. … Studies
Impact Case Study Identifier:
Multi-Center-07-01
AHRQ Product(s):
CAHPS … ,
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP),
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS),
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/invitation-messages-fowler.pdf
June 02, 2025 - are getting respondents to open the e-mail
request and getting them to click on the URL and
do the … things as you do.
(58% in bottom 4)
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Best messages
• We carefully review the results of the surveys … : questions are
sensible, respondents can answer them, answers
actually might be of use to doctors’ … May not generalize to
actual respondent behavior
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Evidence of validity
• Convergence of results … THANK YOU
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https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/index.html
EMAIL MESSAGING TO INCREASE WEB SURVEY RESPONSE