ICH CAHPS Public Reporting
folder_openOther Announcementscalendar_todayPosted March 13, 2015

The results from the national implementation of the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS (ICH CAHPS) Survey for each participating in-center hemodialysis (ICH) facility will be publicly reported on a rolling basis on the Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) website at http://Medicare.gov and will be based on data from two survey periods. The first survey period of the ICH CAHPS national implementation was conducted in the fall of 2014. Data collection for the second survey period (the 2015 ICH CAHPS Spring Survey) will begin in late March 2015 and data will be submitted to the ICH CAHPS Data Center late July 2015. Once public reporting begins, survey results that are publicly reported will be based on data from the two most recent survey periods.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not yet decided when public reporting of ICH CAHPS Survey results on the DFC will begin. However, CMS will provide each participating facility with its own survey results for review before the results are publicly reported. Vendors and ICH facilities should check the ICH CAHPS website on a regular basis for more information about public reporting of ICH CAHPS Survey results.

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.