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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/1_Carla_Zema_Intro_slides_1-23.pdf
October 08, 2013 - Ambulatory Care Surveys
CAHPS Clinician & Group (C&G) Survey
CAHPS Health Plan Survey
CAHPS Surgical … Care Survey
Facility Surveys
CAHPS Hospital Survey (HCAHPS)
CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis Survey … CAHPS
Clinician &
Group Core
Questionnaire*
CAHPS
Supplemental
Items
Customized
CG-CAHPS … requirements is
needed to:
– Reduce burden on respondents
– Reduce burden on health care organizations … CAHPS Consortium
The CAHPS Family of Surveys
Clinician & Group Surveys (CG-CAHPS)
CAHPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/about/using-sops.html
June 01, 2024 - Using the SOPS® Name
The SOPS surveys and supplemental items are developed in accordance with … surveys where appropriate. … All SOPS surveys must include the statement “SOPS ® is a registered trademark of the U.S. … appropriate attribution for the items that are used, by noting that the questionnaire or items have … been "adapted from" or "modified from" a specified SOPS survey.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/2022-hsops2-database-report.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital Survey 2.0: 2022 User Database Report Part I
PATIENT … SAFETY
SURVEYS ON PATIENT
SAFETY CULTURETM
(SOPS®) HOSPITAL
SURVEY 2.0
2022 User Database Report … Distribution of 2022 SOPS Hospital 2.0 Database by Staff Position
Respondent Characteristics Respondents … Survey methodology may also affect changes in scores over time. … Data Cleaning
Each participating hospital submitted respondent-level survey data.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-4-famolaro-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Survey documents
‒ Formatted Surveys (English & Spanish)
‒ Supplemental Items
‒ Survey Items and Composite … Database Reports and Materials
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Survey User’s Guides
How to Administer the Surveys
• Getting … Improving Response Rates (podcast)
36
SOPS Databases
Hospital
630
Hospitals
382,834
respondents … Medical
Office
2,437
Medical offices
35,523
respondents
Nursing
Home
209
Nursing homes … 12,395
respondents
Community
Pharmacy
255
Pharmacies
1,603
respondents
NEW
in
2019
SOPS
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/index.html
July 01, 2024 - CAHPS American Indian Survey
The CAHPS American Indian Survey, developed in 2005, is a standardized … questionnaire that asks adult American Indians to report on and rate their experiences with tribal healthcare … Get the American Indian Survey The following documents are available for this survey: CAHPS American … American Indian Survey (PDF, 636 KB) Users of this survey may want to consult the following guidance … : Translating surveys and other materials CAHPS survey design and administration Quality Measures from
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-20-pilot-test-results.pdf
January 01, 2025 - 2025 AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey Version 2.0 Pilot Test Results … The survey also includes five survey items about respondent background characteristics (staff
position … Number of pilot test nursing homes 27
Number of respondents 1,341
Number of surveys distributed … Table 5-1. 2025 SOPS Nursing Home Survey 2.0 Pilot Test Respondent Characteristics
Respondent Characteristics … Test Respondent Characteristics
(continued)
Respondent Characteristics Pilot Test Respondents
Tenure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/ginsberg-highlights.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Highlights from CAHPS Work
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RECENT … CAHPS & SOPS
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
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CAHPS V Accomplishments
• Survey … techniques – adjusting for differences in patient population
characteristics when comparing CAHPS scores
• Survey … Methods Research
► Survey methods webpage for users
► Reliability and validity of CAHPS surveys
► Enhancing … response rates and representativeness of surveys– survey
length, layout, mode of administration, solicitation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-yount-sops-action-planning-tool.pdf
June 01, 2019 - Action Planning for the SOPS Surveys-Results
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Results to Action:
An Action Planning Example
Naomi … Yount, PhD
Senior Study Director,
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
(SOPS … top- and bottom-scoring composite
measures
• Examine the largest differences between your
current survey … • To increase Handoffs & Transitions by at
least 5 percentage points in our June 2019
survey results … training is going (e.g., 25% done)
• Share evaluation form results
• Share results of the Hospital SOPS survey
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/echo/about/Development-ECHO-Survey.html
May 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS ECHO Survey
The CAHPS ® Experience of Care & Health Outcomes (ECHO) … The survey merges the best aspects of two existing consumer surveys regarding care for mental health … The development team for the MHSIP survey. … They shaped the survey through their participation in questionnaires, focus groups, and cognitive interviews … "The Experience of Care and Health Outcomes Survey (ECHO): A consumer survey to collect ratings of behavioral
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=5
June 12, 2025 - These characteristics are essential because the survey asks respondents about patient safety and quality … Spanish-speaking respondents from different countries. … For more information on translating the surveys, contact the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture team ( … other culture surveys. … there are supplemental items that users may add to assess content in areas not included in the core questionnaire
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/index.html
September 01, 2023 - have administered one of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS ® ) continues to grow. … List of SOPS Surveys, Countries, and Languages (as of September 2022)
SOPS Survey
Number of … for those interested in translating one of the SOPS surveys. … the same meanings as the English version, use language that is familiar to and easily understood by respondents … Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Information for Translators of the Medical Office Survey
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/webinar-012220-fry.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Fry
WHAT IS PATIENT EXPERIENCE
AND HOW DOES … Principles
• Surveys are developed and administered using research
evidence:
► Surveys focus on what … are public
17
CAHPS Core Surveys:
Some Examples
Patient Experience with Providers
► Clinician … Content
CAHPS Core
Questionnaire
CAHPS
Supplemental
Items
Customized
CAHPS
Survey
19 … Patient Satisfaction
Correlation with Other Key Outcomes
CAHPS Survey Principles
CAHPS Core Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-9.html
November 01, 2017 - For the ECHO™ surveys, go to: https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/echo/index.html
Return … 300 completed questionnaires. … /cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/instructions/index.html. … Characteristics of respondents versus non-respondents. … Respondent burden, understanding, and perceived utility.
Structure of survey.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hsops1-database-report-part-I.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital 1.0 Survey: 2021 User Database Report Part I
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Surveys on Patient Safety CultureTM (SOPS®)
Hospital Survey … Surveys on Patient Safety CultureTM
(SOPS®) Hospital Survey 1.0: 2021 User Database Report. … Statistic
Average number of respondents per hospital (range: 25 to 3,517) 600
Average number of surveys … Survey methodology may also affect changes in scores over time.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/fry-administering.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - CAHPS 101
CAHPS 101
Stephanie Fry
Senior Study … and
ongoing
► Surveys are extensively tested
► Standardization supports comparability
► All surveys … Content
CAHPS Core
Questionnaire
CAHPS
Supplemental
Items
Customized
CAHPS
Survey
18 … Health Outcomes
Business Outcomes
CAHPS Survey Principles
CAHPS Core Surveys: Some Examples
Patient … Hospital Survey
CAHPS Survey Content
Examples of CAHPS Supplemental Items
ADMINISTERING & USING
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2023-SOPS-Nursing-Home-DB-Infographic.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Infographic Summary … nursing home staff
respondents
Average Response Rate by
Survey Administration Mode
Paper 52% … Composite Measure Average Score by Respondent Characteristics
Shift worked most often
Day Shift 65% … their family.
70%
Yes
22%
Maybe
8%
No
Overall Rating on Resident Safety
54%
of respondents … Action planning for patient safety improvement
The Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/child_hp_survey.html
March 01, 2025 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
The CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) assesses the experiences … Purpose of the Child Survey The main purpose of the Child Hospital Survey is to address the need to assess … Like other CAHPS surveys, this questionnaire focuses on aspects of pediatric inpatient care that are … /qi-strategies.html Get the Child Hospital Survey Download the Child Hospital Survey (ZIP, 4 MB) The … the following guidance: CAHPS Survey Design and Administration Translating CAHPS surveys into other
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/about/Development-AI-Care-Survey.html
April 01, 2018 - Survey followed the standard CAHPS process. … information needs, organizational structure, care delivery system, and past experiences with patient surveys … problems in terms of respondent comprehension. … Based on their findings, the CAHPS team made only a few modifications to the questionnaire, namely minimizing … Psychometric assessment of an experience with care survey for American Indians.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/2024-medical-office-database-report-rev.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Medical Office Survey: 2024 User Database Report Part I
SURVEYS … Surveys on
Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Medical Office Survey: 2024 User Database Report. … Distribution of the 2024 SOPS Medical Office Database by Respondent
Characteristics
Respondent Characteristics … Data Cleaning
Each participating medical office submitted respondent-level survey data. … Content
2 Survey Administration Statistics
3 Medical Office Characteristics
4 Respondent Characteristics
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/news/archive/index.html
June 01, 2024 - Advances in Survey Methodology: Summary of AHRQ CAHPS® Research Meeting (March 2019) In September 2018 … Enhancing the representativeness of CAHPS survey respondents. … These questions, called the Patient Narrative Elicitation Protocol (beta version), prompt survey respondents … the time frame for survey items in ambulatory CAHPS surveys from 12 months to 6 months. … The change would affect: All versions of the CG-CAHPS Surveys: 12-Month Survey.