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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-011124.html
June 01, 2024 - Improving Response Rates and Representativeness for CAHPS Survey Data: An Overview of Web-First and Other Strategies (Webcast)
January 11, 2024
Contents Summary Speakers and Presentation Slides Recording Summary This webcast provided strategies for improving survey response rates and the representativeness of…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/cg-narratives.html
June 01, 2025 - CAHPS Clinician & Group Narrative Item Set
Originally known as the Narrative Item Elicitation Approach, the first CAHPS Narrative Item Set asks patients about their experiences in ambulatory care settings. The items were developed to be used with the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) but they can also b…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/screener.html
April 01, 2022 - Screener Items for the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
The CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions includes a five-item screener that is used during the analysis of the data to determine which responses to the questionnaire reflect the experiences of children with chronic conditi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/increasing-responses.html
August 01, 2024 - Methods for Increasing the Number of Responses to CAHPS Surveys
Many organizations have reported a decline in survey response rates. A low response rate is a concern because a survey with a low response rate may provide data that is less representative of the underlying population, although that is not always t…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/ccc/measures.html
April 01, 2022 - Measures From the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
Parents' Experiences with Getting Needed Information about Their Child's Care
CC1 Had questions answered by child's doctors or health providers
Parents' Experiences with Shared Decision-making
CC2 More than one choice for chil…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-CCC-items-hp-survey5-child.html
April 01, 2022 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Child Survey 5.0/5.1: Children With Chronic Conditions
Population version: Child
Learn more about the CAHPS Children With Chronic Conditions Item Set.
Users of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to meet the needs of…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/preparing-sample-files.html
August 01, 2024 - Preparing Sample Files Before Collecting CAHPS Survey Data
Before a CAHPS survey goes into the field, survey sponsors should confirm that their vendors have taken the following steps to prepare the sample files. Remove duplicate names: While the sample frame can include multiple individuals from the same house…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/calculating-sample-size.html
August 01, 2024 - Calculating the Starting Sample Size for CAHPS Surveys
The starting sample size you need to achieve the desired number of completed CAHPS questionnaires for analysis and reporting should take several factors into account: The accuracy of the contact information. The mode or modes of data collection. Any prior s…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/develop-cancer-surveys.html
March 01, 2017 - Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey
The CAHPS ® Cancer Care Survey was developed and tested in two phases by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Mayo Clinic with the support of multiple funders:
The first phase of the project took place between October 2009 and March 2013. It was s…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-mentalhealth-hp50-adult.html
May 01, 2021 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Adult Survey 5.0/5.1: Access to Mental Health Care Services
Population version: Adult
Instructions for adding these items
After the last item before the "About You" section, add the following subheading, formatted to be consistent with existing subheadings: …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/hp-database/index.html
December 01, 2024 - CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database
The CAHPS Health Plan Survey (HP CAHPS) Database is a central repository of survey data from State Medicaid agencies, State Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), and individual health plans that have administered the HP CAHPS Survey and chose to submit their data to th…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/hcbs-database/index.html
January 01, 2025 - CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Survey Database
The CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Survey Database is a central repository of survey data from State Medicaid agencies and the managed care entities with which they contract that have administered the HCBS CAHPS survey and chose to…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports.html
December 01, 2016 - Profiles of Comparative Reports on Health Care Quality and Costs
This resource provides illustrative examples of web-based comparative reports for consumers on the quality and costs of care from health plans, hospitals, physicians, dialysis facilities, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and other provide…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6j-support-self-care.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6J: Support Groups and Self-Care
Contents
6.J.1. The Problem
6.J.2. The Intervention
6.J.3. Benefits of These Interventions
6.J.4. Implementation of These Interventions
References
Download Strategy 6J:
Support Groups and Self-Care
(PDF, 214 KB)
6.J.1. The Pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-121720.html
December 01, 2023 - Introducing the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (Beta)
December 17, 2020
Summary
Speakers
Recording
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AHRQ's new CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) asks patients about their most recent ambulatory care visit. The tool helps providers understand and improve patients' exp…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/cahps-program/cahps-VI.html
February 01, 2025 - Proposed Projects in CAHPS VI
For more than two decades, AHRQ's CAHPS Consortium has served as the "R&D engine" for the CAHPS initiative, which has been responsible for multiple innovations in the design and administration of patient experience surveys. This research team continues to convene stakeholders and e…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-qdr-appendixb-measure-category-6.pdf
January 01, 2023 - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables: Person-Centered Care
AHRQ Publication No. 23(24)-0091-EF
December 2023
2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables: Person-Centered Care
The…
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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 experiences of adult patients who received care in an emergency department and were subsequently discharged home (e.g., not admitted to the hospital). This survey addresses the need for an instrument designed for the…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/outpatient-mental-health/about/survey-measures.html
October 01, 2024 - CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey Measures
For more information: Patient Experience Measures from the Outpatient Mental Health Survey (PDF, 219 KB) Getting Appointments for Prescription Medicines Q3 Difficulty making appointments for prescription medicine Getting Mental Health Counseling Q10 Difficulty fi…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/index.html
August 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
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Table of Contents
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvement Data
Other Resources
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