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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-gray-sops-action-planning-tool.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Action Planning for the SOPS Surveys-Introducing SOPS
10
Introducing the SOPS Action
Planning Tool … (SOPS)
Westat
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AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Surveys of clinicians and staff about the … initiatives.
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“One of the biggest mistakes you can
make is to administer a company-wide
survey … • Review your survey results
• Compare your data
► Staff positions and units within your organization … on Patient Safety Culture
How are SOPS surveys used?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867338/psn-pdf
December 11, 2024 - Using patient experience surveys to identify potential
diagnostic safety breakdowns: a mixed methods … Using patient experience surveys to identify potential diagnostic
safety breakdowns: a mixed methods … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-patient-experience-surveys-identify-potential-diagnostic-safety- … Nearly one-quarter of respondents reported
experiencing a diagnostic breakdown. … Patients who gave a low score on the survey were more likely to
report a diagnostic breakdown in the
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/impact-case-studies/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Impact Case Studies on the CAHPS Surveys
AHRQ’s collection of Impact Case Studies highlights … Below are success stories from organizations that used the CAHPS Surveys grouped by the year the case … Contact us at ImpactCaseStudies@ahrq.hhs.gov to tell us how you’re using the CAHPS Surveys for improvement … Southern California Health Center Uses AHRQ Surveys for Patient Feedback and Improvements . … Health Plan Uses AHRQ Data and Surveys to Improve Service to Patients and Their Families .
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/about/patient-safety-culture.html
June 01, 2024 - All of the SOPS surveys include a standard set of core items with comparable survey content across facilities … across a large sample of respondents, they are standardized and validated measures of patient safety … Each of these areas is assessed by multiple survey items to enable reliable measurement and facilitate … In addition, survey items are customized for each setting of care. … Relating SOPS Patient Safety Culture Survey Data to Outcomes Research has shown that significant relationships
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/hospital/2024-hospital-database-report-appendix.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital 2.0 Survey: 2024 User Database Report Part II
Surveys … Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® and SOPS® are registered trademarks of the U.S. … Surveys on Patient Safety
Culture® (SOPS®) Hospital Survey 2.0: 2024 User Database Report. … Results are shown by the following hospital and
respondent characteristics. … Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Hospital Survey 2.0: 2024 User Database Report Part II: Appendix
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/about-patient-narratives-elicitation-protocol-cg30-2315.pdf
April 24, 2018 - Questionnaires
• CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey:
Overview of the Questionnaires
• Clinician & Group … Administration Guidelines
• Preparing a Questionnaire Using the
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey … When the team conducted the survey in
2015, roughly a third of respondents who saw any kind of comparative … The questions are purposely designed to lead the respondent through
the telling of his or her “story … confidentiality of respondents.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr1/mr1.shtml
December 31, 1997 - The first of these surveys, called the
National Medical Care Expenditure Survey (NMCES … It includes questionnaires
on demographics, health status and conditions, use, charges … Periodic Supplements
Supplements scheduled for inclusion
in the survey include questionnaires … a self-administered questionnaire in Round
2. … respondent, usually the mother.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/cahps-program/index.html
April 01, 2023 - on the various uses of survey data. … Refinements to existing surveys and item sets. … Survey methods research, including efforts to improve the effectiveness of survey administration methods … Resources to support the implementation of a survey project, the public reporting of survey results, … and the use of CAHPS surveys to improve quality.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2023-SOPS-Nursing-Home-DB-Part-II.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Part II
Surveys … A - Results by Nursing Home
Characteristics
Appendix B - Results by Respondent Characteristics … Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ and SOPS® are trademarks of AHRQ. … Surveys on Patient Safety CultureTM
(SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report. … Characteristics
Appendix A: Results by Respondent Characteristics
Appendix B: Results by Respondent
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-hays-slides.pdf
October 01, 2017 - Facility Surveys
Hospital (HCAHPS)
In-Center Hemodialysis
Nursing Home
Hospice
Ambulatory Care Surveys … Cognitive
Interviews
Are draft survey questions interpreted correctly and
consistently across respondents … /cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/index.html
• Cancer Care
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer … 20
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance … respondents to tell a clear and
comprehensive story about their experience with a
provider and his
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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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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/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?