by PRC | Jan 24, 2019 | Patient Experience
What better way to begin the new year than with a working knowledge of the latest updates to OAS CAHPS? Even though reporting has been delayed, there’s still lots to know. So why not give yourself the gift of OAS CAHPS expertise this holiday season by checking...
by Isaiah Dominguez | Jan 23, 2019 | Patient Experience
When it is Neither Yes nor No: Understanding and Explaining Health Statistics Remember that classroom setting where numbers seemed to blend into the chalkboard? The basic 2+2=4 became obsolete and letters started to get involved in the equation? We’ve all been there,...
by Noah Larsen | Jan 14, 2019 | Patient Experience
Care transitions measurement was added to the HCAHPS survey in January 2013, and became part of Value-Based Purchasing as of 2016 patients. One of the goals for this added measurement is to lower re-hospitalization rates, by ensuring patients have the proper education...
by PRC | Nov 9, 2018 | Patient Experience
In a notice published this week, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking approval to collect and publish data for the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provides and Systems (Child HCAHPS). If approved, AHRQ would develop a...
by PRC | Oct 4, 2018 | Patient Experience
Chicago Exclusive! Rising Responses, Rising Scores Did you know that higher response rates correlate to higher HCAHPS scores? First published by HQI, this correlation has been proven to hold for hospitals of all sizes across the nation, and we’re showing you exactly...
by PRC | Oct 3, 2018 | Patient Experience
Alexa, why does my head hurt?” She doesn’t have an answer yet, but it shouldn’t surprise anyone when she does. As smart technology surrounds more and more elements of daily life, many providers look to that technology to better communicate with and ease the minds of...
