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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.

For information about the availability of auxiliary aids and services, visit: http://www.medicare.gov/about-us/nondiscrimination/nondiscrimination-notice.html

ICH CAHPS 2023 Fall Survey Data Collection Schedule

Activity	Date
Submit New Facility-Specific Questions to CMS	8/4/2023
Deadline for Authorizing a Vendor for 2023 Fall Survey¹	8/31/2023
New starting 2023 Fall: Deadline (for vendors) to submit Facility Closed Attestation form²	8/31/2023
Deadline (for vendors) to Review Vendor Authorization Report and Notify the Coordination Team of any Authorization Issues	9/1/2023

Sampling Window	4/1/2023-6/30/2023
Sample Files Uploaded on ICH CAHPS Website	9/29/2023
Vendors Attest to Receipt of Sample File	10/3/2023
Mail Prenotification Letter	10/20/2023
Mail 1^st Survey (mail only and mixed mode)/Begin Telephone data collection (phone only mode)	11/3/2023
Mail 2^nd Survey (mail only)/Begin phone follow-up (mixed mode)	12/1/2023
Data Collection Ends	1/12/2024
Vendors Clean/Process Final Data and Construct XML File	1/12/2024-1/31/2024
Deadline for Submitting XML Data File to ICH Data Center	1/31/2024

¹ Only ICH facilities that will be switching to a different survey vendor and those that will be participating in the ICH CAHPS Survey for the first time will need to complete the online vendor authorization form.

² Submission of the Vendor Facility Closing Attestation Form alerts the Coordination Team that a sample file should not be provided for the facility for the upcoming ICH CAHPS Survey Period.