by Noah Larsen | Apr 22, 2022 | Patient Experience
Last year, CMS published a table that summarized changes in individual hospital level scores seen during the first three quarters of 2020. Now, they have updated that table to contain data through Q3 2021. They compared mode and patient mix adjusted top box scores for...
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 | Mar 24, 2022 | Patient Experience
OAS CAHPS: Testing the New Mixed Mode Option Hosted by Jan Gnida, CPXP, and Andrea Paseka of PRC Join PRC to learn about the newly-approved OAS CAHPS mixed mode methodologies that contain an e-survey component. We’ll review what the requirements are, and take a peek...
by Noah Larsen | Mar 17, 2022 | Patient Experience
During a recent HCAHPS update vendor training, CMS also validated what many of PRC’s clients are seeing – since Q1 2020, publicly reported HCAHPS scores have fallen and remain lower than pre-pandemic levels across all HCAHPS measures. While we expected we would see...
by Noah Larsen | Mar 17, 2022 | Patient Experience
During a recent HCAHPS update vendor training, CMS discussed preliminary findings from last year’s HCAHPS mode experiment and a loose timeline for what they’re referring to as “HCAHPS 2.0.” CMS conducted a mode experiment with 45 nationally representative hospitals...