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Reminder: Only 2 Weeks before the Data Submission Deadline for the 2017 ICH CAHPS Spring Survey
folder_openData Submissionscalendar_todayPosted July 12, 2017

As a reminder, data collection for the 2017 ICH CAHPS Spring Survey ends this Friday, July 14, 2017. The deadline for submitting data files from the 2017 ICH CAHPS Spring Survey to the Data Center is at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, which is only 2 weeks away. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not accept any data files after that date and time.

We strongly encourage vendors to begin submitting XML files as soon as possible following the end of data collection. Remember that vendors should submit their data files in time for them to correct and re-submit any files that do not pass the overnight validation checks.

Please note the following reminders:
As XML files are uploaded to the ICH CAHPS Data Center a series of validation checks are made, one of which is a check to ensure that a patient-level record is included on the XML file for every case that was sampled for a CCN. Please note the following.

  • If the number of cases you include on an XML file does not match the number sampled, an error or warning message will appear on your data submission report.
  • If the error message appears for one or more of your CCNs, please make sure that you have entered information about each sampled case on the XML file. Also be reminded that survey vendors:
  • should submit their files as soon as possible to allow adequate time to correct any problems identified and re-submit the files before the deadline; and
  • can submit a file for a CCN as many times as needed; however, keep in mind that each time a file for a CCN is re-submitted, it overwrites the file that was submitted previously.

Please feel free to contact the ICH CAHPS Coordination Team via email or through the toll-free number if you have any questions or need help with data submissions.