Spring 2019

HCAHPS (NQF #0166) is a 29-item survey instrument that produces 10 publicly reported measures:

6 multi-item measures (communication with doctors, communication with nurses, responsiveness of hospital staff, communication about medicines, discharge information and care transition); and

4 single-item measures (cleanliness of the hospital environment, quietness of the hospital environment, overall rating of the hospital, and recommendation of hospital).

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with a current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB or ARNI therapy either within a 12-month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with a current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB or ARNI therapy either within a 12-month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with a current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy either within a 12-month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with a current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy either within a 12-month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge

The updated Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems® (CAHPS) Home Health Care Survey, also referred as “HHCAHPS,” is a 25-item instrument. This is a standardized survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring home health patients’ perspectives on their home health care in Medicare-certified home health care agencies. The survey is administered monthly to patients who recently received or are receiving home health care from Medicare-certified home health agencies. It is offered as mail-only, phone-only or mixed mode (mail with telephone follow-up).

This measure estimates a hospital-level, risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) for patients 65 years and older discharged from the hospital following a qualifying isolated CABG procedure. Mortality is defined as death from any cause within 90 days of the procedure date of an index CABG admission. The measure was developed using Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) patients 65 years and older. An index admission is the hospitalization for a qualifying isolated CABG procedure considered for the mortality outcome. This measure may be used in one or more to be defined 90-day payment models.

The ICH CAHPS Survey is designed to measure the experiences of people receiving in-center hemodialysis care from Medicare-certified dialysis centers. The survey is designed to meet the following three broad goals:

The ICH CAHPS Survey is designed to measure the experiences of people receiving in-center hemodialysis care from Medicare-certified dialysis centers. The survey is designed to meet the following three broad goals:

The ICH CAHPS Survey is designed to measure the experiences of people receiving in-center hemodialysis care from Medicare-certified dialysis centers. The survey is designed to meet the following three broad goals: