Introduction to HCAHPS Survey Training Welcome!
Introduction to HCAHPS Survey Training Welcome!
Introduction to HCAHPS Survey Training Welcome!
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<strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>HCAHPS</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>Training</strong><br />
De-duplicating (step 4)<br />
• De-duplication by Household<br />
– Sample only one patient per household in a<br />
given month<br />
• De-duplicate addresses from medical records and<br />
patient unique IDs within each month<br />
• Do not de-duplicate addresses for nursing homes,<br />
long-term care facilities, etc., unless residents are<br />
family members<br />
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<strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>HCAHPS</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>Training</strong><br />
De-duplicating (cont’d)<br />
• De-duplication by Multiple Discharges<br />
– Sample patient only once in a given month<br />
• For continuous sampling, use the first discharge<br />
for a patient closest <strong>to</strong> when the sample is pulled<br />
• For end of the month sampling, de-duplicate<br />
across all discharges in the month and use only<br />
the last discharge<br />
Patients are eligible <strong>to</strong> be included in the sample<br />
in consecutive months.<br />
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