CMS
published a request for information to aid in the design and development of a
survey regarding patient and family member or friend experiences with hospice
care on January 25, 2013. CMS has
previously implemented national surveys called Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for various health care providers such
as hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes and other entities. The planned CMS Hospice Survey differs from
other CMS patient experience surveys because the target population for the
Hospice Survey is bereaved family members or close friends of patients who died
in hospice care. Once this survey is
developed and implemented in a final rule, the survey results will be make
available to the general public.
Hospices are encouraged to submit recommendations for items to be
included in the survey.
For more
information please utilize the following link.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-25/pdf/2013-01299.pdf
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