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29,793 respondents … non-survey years. … (PSCHO)
• Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ)
• Safety, Communication, Operational
Reliability, … ® (SOPS®) Program
Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed in SOPS Surveys
AHRQ SOPS Surveys and Databases … Why Use the AHRQ SOPS Surveys?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/webinar-012220-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • CAHPS surveys are the gold standard for patient experience
measurement … • Surveys measure patient experience of care in different
settings. … • Surveys are developed using standardized methodology and
research findings. … narrative protocols
for purposes of facilitating quality improvement
► Effectiveness of different survey … ► CAHPS Research on Survey Design and Administration
• New Program Brief!
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/hsops2.0/index.html
March 01, 2020 - Introducing the New SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 (Webcast)
October 30, 2019
Summary
Speakers … update the original hospital survey and incorporate user feedback. … Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ Hospital Survey Version 2.0 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Laura Gray, M.P.H … 2.0 (59 minutes 15 seconds)
Download the SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 survey documents and resources … About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
The Surveys on Patient Safety Culture are a suite of surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/patient-narratives-webinar-ahrq.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ can not require the use of our tools and
products.
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CAHPS surveys of patient experience … of
care
Standardized surveys: What happened to the patient in the care
encounter, or how often did … Narrative Item Sets
Narrative items 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 closed-ended CAHPS survey
questions; and
► Provide value-added information that is helpful patients
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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 - It relates to the look-back period or the
timeframe in which the respondent is asked to think back about … What do we know about respondents' cognitive thinking about the timeframe? … Not every respondent literally thinks back through the whole time
interval that you specify, but we … , and I'm not quite sure if it's an
access to the zip code of the respondent. … methods for the reasons that
there are a lot of benefits of it, including shorter administration time
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/measurement/consumer-assessment/index.html
September 01, 2012 - Consumer Assessment Surveys
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS … The goals of the CAHPS program are twofold:
Develop standardized patient surveys that can be used
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-infographic.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users Infographic
Understanding SOPS TM Surveys:
A … Primer for New Users
October 2018 Webcast Highlights
SOPS Suite of Surveys
The SOPS surveys assess … Surveys are available for the following settings:
Hospital Medical
Office
Nursing
Home
Community
Pharmacy … SOPS Survey Toolkit Materials
The SOPS Survey Toolkits are composed of several valuable
resources to … support the use of SOPS surveys.
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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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-1-intro-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Introduction
Understanding SOPS Surveys: A
Primer … Public Health Service
Laura Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director,
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient … Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
Senior Study Director,
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys … Westat
Agenda
• Overview of AHRQ’s Patient Safety
Priorities and Programs
• Overview of the SOPS Surveys … Linking SOPS to Other Outcomes
• Technical Assistance & SOPS Updates
• Q&A
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Understanding SOPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-5-closing-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Closing
Questions & Answers
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Using the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/05-SOPS_101_Webcast-GRAY-Resources.pdf
September 01, 2019 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users (Webcast) - Gray (Resources)
SOPS Resources
Laura … Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) … Westat
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SOPS Website
www.ahrq.gov/sops
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http://www.ahrq.gov/sops
Survey User’s Guides
How … to Administer the Surveys
• Getting started
• Selecting your survey population
• Following data collection … to the SOPS™ Hospital Survey
Version 2.0: What's Different and What To Expect
Part I: Main Report
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-bakdash.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to … Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems
►Captures the patient’s voice 7
CAHPS Surveys … CAHPS Surveys
Measuring patient experience of care in different settings
Experience
with Providers … CAHPS Surveys
Measuring patient experience of care in different settings
Experience
with Providers … Uses for CAHPS Surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/webcasts/previous.html
June 01, 2023 - resources, offer updates on the status of products in development, and provide support in using SOPS surveys … Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Quick Primer for New Users (December 15, 2020)
Tutorial on the SOPS … Data Entry and Analysis Tool (December 3, 2020)
Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users … 2.0 (October 30, 2019)
Best Practices for Web-Based SOPS Surveys (June 12, 2019)
Action Planning … 10, 2019)
Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users —Annual Refresher (October 23, 2018)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-emergency-dept-webinar-ahrq.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Ginsberg
AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM
Caren … narrative protocols
for purposes of facilitating quality improvement
► Effectiveness of different survey … administration modes for
collecting CAHPS data
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CAHPS Surveys
• CAHPS surveys are the gold standard … • Surveys measure patient experience of care in different
settings. … • Surveys are developed using standardized methodology
and research findings.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/01-SOPS_101_Webcast-INTRO.pdf
February 19, 2020 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users (Webcast) - Introduction
Understanding SOPS Surveys … Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Theresa … Senior Study Director,
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Naomi … Yount, Ph.D., (Moderator)
Senior Study Director,
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety … Westat
4
Agenda
• Overview of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Priorities and Programs
• Overview of the SOPS Surveys
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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 … Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Theresa … 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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cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/default_landing.aspx
January 01, 2025 - The CAHPS Databases are AHRQ’s repositories for data from selected CAHPS surveys of patient experience … AHRQ currently maintains databases for four CAHPS surveys:
CAHPS Health Plan Survey
CAHPS … important health services research questions related to patient experience of care as measured by CAHPS surveys … users that administer surveys according to CAHPS specifications. … Submit a copy of the CAHPS questionnaire used for data collection.
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cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/Default_landing.aspx
January 01, 2025 - The CAHPS Databases are AHRQ’s repositories for data from selected CAHPS surveys of patient experience … AHRQ currently maintains databases for four CAHPS surveys:
CAHPS Health Plan Survey
CAHPS … important health services research questions related to patient experience of care as measured by CAHPS surveys … users that administer surveys according to CAHPS specifications. … Submit a copy of the CAHPS questionnaire used for data collection.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/hospital/2024-hospital-workplace-safety-summary.pdf
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Findings from the 2024 Surveys … Lowest
Verbal Aggression
45% of respondents disagreed that
"In this unit there is a prob lem with … Action planning for patient safety improvement
The Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient … www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/supplemental-items/workplace-safety
For more information on SOPS Hospital … To view the full report:
AHRQ Publication No. 25-0013
November 2024
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/mobility/index.html
February 01, 2021 - Supplemental items for people with mobility impairments are available for two CAHPS surveys:
Health … This approach reduces the cognitive burden on respondents. … Survey sponsors can then compare survey results for respondents with and without mobility impairments … improvement teams, and administrators:
To identify the ways in which the experiences and perceptions of respondents … report the standard CAHPS composites measures for two separate groups:
The general population of respondents