The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) In-Center Hemodialysis Survey is designed to measure the experiences of people receiving in-center hemodialysis (ICH) care from Medicare-certified dialysis facilities. Beginning in calendar year 2014, the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Survey, also referred to as the ICH CAHPS Survey, is conducted for ICH facilities by survey vendors approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

For more information on the history and background of the ICH CAHPS Survey, participation requirements, and public reporting, visit the About ICHCAHPS page. For information about how to become an approved ICH CAHPS Survey vendor, please click on the Vendor Application Process link under the "For Vendors" tab above.

Viewers are encouraged to check this site, which is the official web site for the ICH CAHPS Survey, regularly for updated information about the ICH CAHPS Survey.

For more information, please contact ichcahps@rti.org or call 1-866-245-8083.

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