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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/workplace_safety_pilotstudyreport.pdf
November 01, 2021 - Statistic
Average number of respondents per hospital (range: 21 to 1,373) 251
Average number of surveys … Pilot Study Respondent Characteristics by Staff Position
Hospital Staff Position
Respondents
Number … Pilot Study Respondent Characteristics by Unit/Work Area
Unit/Work Area
Respondents
Number Percent … Pilot Study Respondent Characteristics by Unit/Work Area (Continued)
Unit/Work Area
Respondents … Other Pilot Study Respondent Characteristics (Continued)
Tenure in Unit/Work Area
Respondents
Number
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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/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-011818.html
April 01, 2022 - Speakers explained how CAHPS surveys focus on patients' priorities and build on current research in survey … Speakers also reviewed research findings related to survey administration and discussed the ways in which … organizations are using survey results. … (PDF, 207 KB)
How Are Survey Results Used? … (PDF, 435 KB)
How Are CAHPS Surveys Administered?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/action-planning-tool-infographic-sops.pdf
March 01, 2024 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Action Planning Steps
ACTION PLANNING FOR
THE SOPS SURVEYS
The AHRQ … Surveys on Patient Safety
Culture® (SOPS®) Action Planning Tool
consists of a three-step process to
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/theresa-famolaro-slides-12-45.pdf
July 22, 2019 - Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient … Development Process
Reviewed
literature &
existing surveys
Interviewed
experts and ASC
staff … Pilot Test
59 ASCs in 20 states in 2014
1,821 respondents
Average ASC response rate: 77% … of ASCs
• Present results by
► Facility characteristics (e.g. primary ownership, size,
etc.)
► Respondent … Survey in
Spanish
User’s Guide
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/asc/index.html
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/2020-meeting-summary.html
December 01, 2020 - Advancing Methods of Implementing and Evaluating Patient Experience Improvement Using CAHPS® Surveys: … AHRQ) convened an invitation-only research meeting to discuss improving patient experience using CAHPS surveys … Using a mixed-methods study approach, including qualitative and statistical analyses as well as surveys … Methods used to improve CAHPS scores have included incentives for improvement, network curation, steerage … is administered and the last date of care and the emotional nature of bereavement for respondents.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/ed-cahps/index.html
December 01, 2023 - CAHPS Emergency Department Survey
The CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) assesses the … To access this survey and recommended guidelines for survey administration, please visit the Centers … Quality Measures from the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey
The Emergency Department Survey produces … Multiple field tests to determine which survey administration modes would work well for potential survey … respondents.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Analyzing CAHPS Survey Data
Users of CAHPS surveys may take a few different approaches to analyzing … referred to as the CAHPS macro—is a free program written for SAS (version 6.0 or later) that enables survey … Generates a distribution of survey results for each of the measures. … Calculates the average score (the mean across all response categories) for both individual survey items … Instructions for Analyzing Data from CAHPS Surveys (PDF, 1.2 MB)— updated July 2025 .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/F2CGLizHoyRogerLevine.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Experience of
Care Survey Design ProjectCare Survey Design Project
Elizabeth W. … This was an issue
for a respondent, who
preferred "historica
medicos." … In Round 1, at least 7
respondents were comparing
themselves to their past (pre-
surgery) selves. … In Round 2, at
least 4 respondents were doing
the same thing. … This is very
rare in other CAHPS surveys.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/primer-patient-experience.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Content
CAHPS Core
Questionnaire
CAHPS
Supplemental
Items
Customized
CAHPS
Survey
20 … ► CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis Survey
► CAHPS Cancer Care Surveys
• Visit https://yourcahps.rand.org … to assemble your customized survey
https://yourcahps.rand.org/
HOW ARE CAHPS SURVEYS
ADMINISTERED … Health Outcomes
Business Outcomes
CAHPS Survey Principles
CAHPS Core Surveys: Some Examples
Patient … Survey with the Your CAHPS Survey Tool
HOW ARE CAHPS SURVEYS ADMINISTERED?
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202503.html
June 01, 2025 - Safety culture survey responses in all categories also improved. … SOPS survey questions are related to teamwork, staffing, response to error, communication, and handoffs … The Riverside system has established a turnkey process to communicate with staff about the survey, encourage … Hansford maintains detailed tracking of SOPS survey results over time, looking at trends and performance … An important goal for the most recent survey was to assess patient safety culture to improve hospital
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/learning_pt_narratives_053123-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategies for reporting patient experience measures
► Methods for improving quality based on CAHPS survey … results
• AHRQ does not mandate the use of CAHPS surveys
► Requirements for using CAHPS surveys are … established by other
organizations
7
CAHPS Surveys
• CAHPS surveys measure experience:
► What … Item Sets
• Narrative Item Sets (NIS) are a structured series of open-ended
questions that:
► Prompt survey … respondents to tell a story about their experiences in their
own words
► Complement the core set of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-webcast-transcript-ad.pdf
June 01, 2020 - optional supplemental items sets that users may add to assess content in areas not included
in the core questionnaire … The hospital database is our largest
database with over 300,000 respondents in 2018. … respondents; and 255 Community Pharmacies with 1,603 respondents]
New, in 2019, is the SOPS Ambulatory … they fall in the distribution of the database as well as feed breakouts of results by facility and respondent … Then when it comes to the breakouts, we do break out our results by staff physician or staff respondent
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/hospital/2024-hospital-workplace-safety-report-ptI.pdf
January 01, 2024 - (Page 1 of 2)
Respondent Characteristics Respondents
Hospital Staff Position Number Percent
Nursing … (Page 2 of 2)
Respondent Characteristics Respondents
Hospital Staff Position Number Percent
Support … Page 1 of 2)
Respondent Characteristics Respondents
Unit/Work Area Number Percent
Multiple Units, … Page 2 of 2)
Respondent Characteristics Respondents
Unit/Work Area Number Percent
Surgical Services … (Page 1 of 2)
Respondent Characteristics Respondents
Job Satisfaction (Workplace Safety Background
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December 01, 2023 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users (January 2020)
January 22, 2020
Summary … Speakers
Recording
Transcript
Summary
This AHRQ webcast provided an overview of CAHPS ® surveys … and explain how they focus on patients' priorities and build on current research in survey development … Speakers discussed the ways in which organizations are using survey results. … Principal
Shaller Consulting Group
Stillwater, MN
How are Survey Results Used (PDF, 1.4 MB)
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-011922.html
April 01, 2022 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users (Webcast)
January 19, 2022
Summary … , explained how they focus on patients' priorities, and built on current research in survey development … Speakers also discussed how organizations use survey results. … Director, CAHPS and Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Programs
Center for Quality Improvement … Principal
Shaller Consulting Group
Stillwater, MN
How are CAHPS Survey Results Used?
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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 - Principles
• Surveys are developed and administered using research evidence:
► Surveys focus on what … patients said they want/need to know
► Stakeholder and user input are fundamental and ongoing
► Surveys … Content
CAHPS Core
Questionnaire
CAHPS
Supplemental
Items
Customized
CAHPS
Survey
18 … 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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/01-sops-riverside-handoffs-webcast-intro.pdf
October 30, 2024 - Improving Hospital Handoffs Using AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® Hospital Survey - Introduction … Improving Hospital Handoffs Using AHRQ’s Surveys
on Patient Safety Culture® Hospital Survey
Webcast … Lead Research Associate and
Communications Lead
User Network for AHRQ Surveys
on Patient Safety Culture … and intent to leave
• SOPS Action Planning Tool
• Q&A
5
Improving Hospital Handoffs Using AHRQ’s Surveys … on Patient Safety Culture® Hospital Survey
Webcast Technical Info
Today’s Speakers
Agenda
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-011123.html
January 01, 2023 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users (Webcast)
January 11, 2023
Summary … webcast provided an overview of AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS ® ) surveys … and explained how they focus on patients' priorities, describe how they build on current research in survey … development and administration, and discussed how organizations use survey results to improve patient … Director, CAHPS and Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Programs
Center for Quality Improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/adult_hp_survey.html
January 01, 2025 - CAHPS Adult Hospital Survey
The Adult version of the CAHPS Hospital Survey (HCAHPS) asks people … CMS's Use of the Adult Hospital Survey CMS uses the results of this survey in two ways: Public reporting … A crosswalk of questions from the previous HCAHPS Survey to the updated HCAHPS survey is available at … Compare Hospital Survey Data Comparative information for the Adult Hospital Survey is available at the … (formerly unrestricted) Proxy respondents not prohibited from answering survey for patients (formerly