by James Ratliff | Aug 21, 2023 | CAHPS Updates, Patient Experience
CMS recently finalized proposals for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS), which can be viewed here, including updates for the Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program: FFY2026 (CY2024 HCAHPS discharges) Starting with FFY 2026, the VBP program will...
by James Ratliff | Aug 10, 2023 | CAHPS Updates, Patient Experience
In a recent final rule, CMS confirmed several changes for HCAHPS guidelines as a result of observations from the 2021 HCAHPS mode experiment. These changes are listed below and CMS plans for them to begin with discharges from January 1st, 2025, forward. Survey Modes...
