by Noah Larsen | Apr 7, 2022 | Patient Experience
In a recent proposed rule, CMS proposed delaying the current start date of the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model from 1/1/23 to a date that will be established through future rulemaking. CMS still believes that the RO model is valuable, but recognizes that the RO model...
by Noah Larsen | May 28, 2021 | Patient Experience
PRC is happy to announce that we are a fully-approved vendor for Primary Care First (PCF) Patient Experience of Care (PEC). This survey is done using a mixed methodology using mail with telephone follow-up and is scheduled to occur in fall and winter 2021. If your...
by Noah Larsen | Apr 21, 2021 | Patient Experience
In the most recent Care Compare update (January–December 2019 discharges), we see that national HCAHPS response rates have continued to fall. The average response rate for HCAHPS is now 25%, 1.7 points lower than what we saw in the January–December 2017 discharges. We...
by Noah Larsen | Mar 4, 2021 | Patient Experience
During a recent HCAHPS vendor training, CMS announced that Care Compare (formerly Hospital Compare) will not update in July 2021 as previously announced, due to delays in the submission of Q3 2020 HCAHPS data. Care Compare currently displays January–December 2019...
by Noah Larsen | Feb 25, 2021 | Patient Experience
As with many other CAHPS® programs, publicly reported ICH CAHPS data has been frozen on Care Compare due to optional data submissions during spring 2020. The April 2021 update, which would have shown 2019 fall and 2020 spring survey results, will be skipped. The next...
