Health Indicator Report of Managed Care (CAHPS) Survey: Patient Rating of Health Care Experience
Experience is not the same as satisfaction.
Patient experience surveys such as CAHPS sometimes are mistaken for customer satisfaction surveys. Patient experience surveys focus on how patients experienced or perceived key aspects of their care, not how satisfied they were with their care. Patient experience surveys such as CAHPS focus on asking patients whether or how often they experienced critical aspects of health care, including communication with their doctors, understanding their medication instructions, and the coordination of their health care needs. They do not focus on amenities.
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Office of Health Care Statistics (OHCS) implements and administers several different patient experience surveys. These surveys ask patients (or in some cases their families) about their experiences with, and ratings of, their health care providers and plans, including hospitals, home health care agencies, doctors, and health and drug plans, among others. The surveys focus on matters that patients themselves say are important to them and for which patients are the best and/or only source of information.
Percentage of Enrollees in Medicaid and Commericial Health Plans Who Rated Their Health Care Experience an 8, 9, or 10, Utah and U.S. Adults, 2003-2017
Notes
Odd-year surveys are for adult enrollees of Utah health plans, while the even-year surveys are for child enrollees. Medicaid is a source of health insurance coverage for Utah's vulnerable populations. Medicaid is a state and federal program that pays for medical services for low-income pregnant women, children, individuals who are elderly or have a disability, parents, and women with breast or cervical cancer. To qualify, these individuals must meet income and other eligibility requirements. Commercial health insurance is defined as any type of health benefit not obtained from Medicare or Medicaid plans. The insurance may be employer-sponsored or privately purchased. Commercial health insurance may be provided on a fee-for-service basis or through a managed care plan. [[br]] [[br]] The percentage of respondents who rated their health care experience an 8, 9, or 10 was calculated for Medicaid, commercial HMOs, and commercial PPOs to derive the values presented for 2003-2015. For 2015 forward, commercial HMOs and PPOs have been combined into one category, "All Commercial".Data Source
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey, Office of Health Care Statistics, Utah Department of HealthDefinition
This indicator includes graphs showing the percentage of survey respondents who reported positive experiences with their health care.Numerator
Number of survey respondents who rated their health care experience an 8, 9, or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst health care possible) to 10 (best health care possible).Denominator
Number of survey respondents in Utah's Medicaid and commercial health plans.Other Objectives
Healthy People 2020 Objective AHS-6.1 Reduce the proportion of persons who are unable to obtain or delay in obtaining necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines[[br]] '''U.S. Target:''' 9.0 percentWhat Is Being Done?
The Utah Department of Health Office of Health Care Statistics produces and releases a "Patient Experience Report of Utah Health Plans" every year with updated CAHPS survey results and other HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) measures. These can be viewed and downloaded at [http://stats.health.utah.gov/about-the-data/health-plan-quality/].Health Program Information
The Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS) assesses satisfaction with experience levels of health plan enrollees experiences. CAHPS surveys follow scientific principles in survey design and development. The surveys are designed to reliably assess the experiences of a large sample of patients. They use standardized questions and data collection protocols to ensure that information can be compared across health care settings. CAHPS surveys are developed with broad stakeholder input, including a public solicitation of measures and a technical expert panel, and the opportunity for anyone to comment on the survey through multiple public comments period through the Federal Register. In Utah, the survey is administered annually by the Utah Department of Health Office of Health Care Statistics. In addition to monitoring Utah health plan consumer experience quality, the major projects of the Office of Health Care Statistics include the following: health care utilization databases (inpatient discharges, ambulatory surgeries, and emergency department encounters), patient safety initiative, and Primary Care Network Enrollee Health Outcome Evaluation.
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Published on 01/14/2022