CAHPS® Health Plan Database Submission Begins June 16

CAHPS® Health Plan Database Submission Begins June 16

CAHPS® Health Plan Database Submission  Begins June 16 Health Plan Survey users who have administered the CAHPS Health Plan Survey 5.0/5.0H can voluntarily submit their data to the CAHPS Database June 16-27. All required items must be submitted no later than June  27. Results will be reported in October. Survey data collected between October 2013 - June 2014 will be accepted for the following survey versions: Adult Medicaid Child Medicaid (or CHIP) Questionnaire without the Children  with Chronic Conditions Item Set Child Medicaid (or CHIP) Questionnaire with the Children with  Chronic Conditions Item Set The 2014 Data File Specifications and Data Use Agreement are now available at: https://cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/submissionHP.aspx. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the CAHPS Database by phone 888-808-7108 or email CAHPSDatabase@westat.com. We look forward to your participation in 2014! About CAHPS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) surveys ask consumers about their experiences with health care. The CAHPS program at the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports the development and promotion of CAHPS surveys, toolkit materials, and comparative databases, and provides technical assistance to users. Learn more about AHRQ’s CAHPS program at: www.cahps.ahrq.gov. AHRQ’s CAHPS Database receives data voluntarily submitted by users that have administered either the CAHPS Health Plan Survey or the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey. The CAHPS Database aggregates the data to facilitate comparisons of CAHPS survey results by users, researchers, and other interested organizations. Learn more about AHRQ’s CAHPS Database at: www.cahps.ahrq.gov/cahps-database/index.html.