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Vendor Authorization Form Now Available
folder_openInformation for Dialysis Facilitiescalendar_todayPosted April 4, 2014

In-center hemodialysis (ICH) facilities administering the In-center Hemodialysis CAHPS (ICH CAHPS) Survey in calendar year (CY) 2014 must select and contract with a CMS-approved ICH CAHPS survey vendor to collect and submit ICH CAHPS Survey data on their behalf. Before CMS-approved ICH CAHPS Survey vendors can receive sample files or submit ICH CAHPS Survey data to the Data Center, each ICH facility must complete the online Authorize a Vendor form, which is now available on the ICH CAHPS website under the For Facilities tab after logging in.

Click here for more information about the ICH CAHPS vendor authorization process and instructions for completing the online Authorize a Vendor Form.

ICH facilities should note that the deadline for submitting Vendor Authorizations for the 2014 ICH CAHPS Fall Survey is 5:00 PM Eastern Time on July 31, 2014. If an ICH facility does not complete the vendor authorization process by that date, CMS will not distribute the facility’s sample file for the CY2014 ICH CAHPS Survey to the facility’s contracted survey vendor.

Please contact the ICH CAHPS Survey Coordination Team at 1-866-245-8083 or via email at ichcahps@rti.org if you have any questions about the vendor authorization process.