Welcome to the CAHPS® Survey for Accountable Care Organizations Participating in Medicare Initiatives Home Page
Information about the CAHPS for ACOs Pilot Survey and the pilot test survey are available.
Survey Instruments for the 2017 reporting period.
2017 CAHPS for ACOs Survey Vendor Training Information Updated
Information regarding the November 2017 CAHPS for ACOs Survey Vendor Training is now available.
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Updated FAQs
The Frequently Asked Questions tab has been updated to include two links: FAQs for Survey Vendors and FAQs for ACOs. The FAQs for Survey Vendors is a new page with all new content. The FAQs for ACOs page includes all the content that was previously posted under the Frequently Asked Questions tab.
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CMS-approved Communications Template
To inform patients about the CAHPS for ACOs Survey, ACOs must use the CMS-approved communications template.
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Additional resources about patient experience measurement and quality improvement.
CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide.
Practical strategies for using CAHPS as part of your quality improvement efforts.
CAHPS Podcasts.
Learn from organizations using CAHPS for quality improvement, and hear updates from experts.
Commentary: the Great Patient Experience Survey Myth.
Separate fact from myth about the use and role of patient experience of care surveys.
Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q).
Explore how a signature effort to lift care in 16 communities made patient experience meaningful.
AF4Q Inventory of Improvement Resources.
A free inventory of toolkits, guides, reports, and webcasts to support organizations in improving patient experience.