Instrument-Based Data

Assesses how many preventive dental visits during the previous 12 months

Whether child has a source of care that is known and continuous (categorized as a doctor´s office, hospital outpatient department, clinic or health center, school, friend or relative, some other place, or a telephone advice line)

Measures whether children are uninsured at the time of the survey or if currently insured children experienced periods of no insurance during past 12 months

Whether children with special health care needs (CSHCN) ages 12-17 have doctors who usually/always encourage increasing responsibility for self-care AND (when needed) have discussed transitioning to adult health care, changing health care needs, and how to maintain insurance coverage

The percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease that have been screened for dyslipidemia with a lipid profile.

The percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5 and an LDL greater than or equal to 130 mg/dl that have a current refill for a lipid lowering agent.

These measures are based on the CAHPS Cultural Competence Item Set, a set of supplemental items for the CAHPS Clinician/Group Survey that includes the following domains: Patient-provider communication; Complementary and alternative medicine; Experiences of discrimination due to race/ethnicity, insurance, or language; Experiences leading to trust or distrust, including level of trust, caring and confidence in the truthfulness of their provide; and Linguistic competency (Access to language services).

These measures are based on the CAHPS Item Set for Addressing Health Literacy, a set of supplemental items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey. The item set includes the following domains: Communication with Provider (Doctor), Disease Self-Management, Communication about Medicines, Communication about Test Results, and Communication about Forms. Samples for the survey are drawn from adults who have had at least one provider´s visit within the past year. Measures can be calculated at the individual clinician level, or at the group (e.g., practice, clinic) level.

Percentage of patients who report being uncomfortable because of pain at the initial assessment who, at the follow up assessment, report pain was brought to a comfortable level within 48 hours.

The CAHPS Nursing Home Survey: Family Member Instrument is a mail survey instrument to gather information on the experiences of family members of long stay (greater than 100 days) residents currently in nursing homes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requested development of this questionnaire, which is intended to complement the CAHPS Nursing Home Survey: Long-Stay Resident Instrument and the Discharged resident Instrument.