by James Ratliff | Feb 13, 2024 | Patient Experience
Updated February 2024 – April 2022 Through March 2023 Discharges Care Compare recently refreshed to contain data from April 2022—March 2023 discharges. This publicly reported data is now available on the HCAHPS Scorecard, where you can view any of the publicly...
by James Ratliff | Aug 23, 2023 | Patient Experience
OAS CAHPS Checklist: Protocol to Best Practices OnDemand Webinar Available Now! Join PRC’s CAHPS® experts for a review of the components and changes in the OAS CAHPS program as we move towards mandatory data collection and submission beginning with January 2024...
by James Ratliff | Aug 10, 2023 | 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...
by James Ratliff | May 24, 2023 | Patient Experience
As Medicaid officials commence the process of redetermining coverage and eligibility following the expiration of COVID-19 Medicaid policies, millions of patients nationwide face the peril of losing their health insurance. This development has exacerbated the already...
by James Ratliff | May 24, 2023 | Patient Experience
CMS continues to move forward with its plan to require hospital participation in the OAS CAHPS survey as of January 2024. PRC is beginning discussions to assist our client partners in performing file reviews to determine if any changes are needed to their extract...