The proposed change means the surveys would start with “In the last 6 months” instead of “In the last 12 months.” The change would affect all versions of the CG-CAHPS surveys, including the 12-Month Survey, the Patient Centered Medical Home Survey, the Visit Survey and the commercial version of the CAHPS Health Plan Surveys, according to a news release.
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The change would better align all surveys with those used by CMS, which would reduce ambulatory centers’ burden of having to meet several different survey requirements, according to the release.
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