CAHPS(R) Database - sporedata/researchdesigneR GitHub Wiki

General description

CAHPS(R) Database is AHRQ's data repositories for selected CAHPS surveys aimed at facilitating the comparisons of CAHPS survey results by and among survey users.

Variable categories

The CAHPS program administers databases for three CAHPS surveys:

  1. CAHPS Health Plan Survey—Results for the Medicaid Survey submitted by various sponsors, including public employers, State Medicaid agencies, State Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), and individual health plans, as well as Medicare Survey results provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This database has been operational since 1998.
  2. CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey—Results for multiple versions of this survey submitted by various sponsors, including practice sites, medical groups, and regional health collaboratives. This database has been operational since 2010.
  3. CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Survey—Results for this cross-disability survey submitted by State Medicaid agencies and the managed care entities with which they contract.

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