by James Ratliff | Apr 24, 2023 | DEI, Patient Experience
In a recent proposed rule, CMS announced several changes for HCAHPS guidelines as a result of observations from the 2021 HCAHPS mode experiment. CMS is currently seeking feedback on the following proposed changes, with the potential for these updates to begin with...
by Noah Larsen | Feb 6, 2023 | Patient Experience
CMS has announced that new mode adjustments will be applied to HCAHPS data, starting with patients discharged in January 2023. These mode adjustments were derived using the data gathered during CMS’ 2021 mode experiment. The mode adjustment allows CMS to account...
by Noah Larsen | Aug 30, 2022 | Patient Experience
A recent podcast published by CMS reviewed statistics surrounding representativeness among HCAHPS surveys and response rates for different survey modes. The continued need for a representative survey sample helps accomplish CMS’, and many organization’s goals for...
by Noah Larsen | Aug 26, 2022 | Patient Experience
CMS recently finalized proposals for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS), which can be viewed here. As proposed in May, for FFY2023, CMS is suppressing several VBP measures and implementing a special scoring methodology that results in each...
by Noah Larsen | Apr 22, 2022 | Patient Experience
In a recent proposed rule, CMS announced several changes to Value Based Purchasing (VBP) for HCAHPS due to observations about data collected during the pandemic. Similar to the finalized rule last year for FFY2022, for FFY2023 (affecting October 2022 payments), CMS is...
