Consumer assessment of healthcare providers and systems surgical care survey: benefits and challenges. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 Oct;147(4):671-7
Date
07/04/2012Pubmed ID
22753617DOI
10.1177/0194599812452834Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84870469696 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 11 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the feasibility and initial results of the implementation of a continuous quality improvement project using the newly available Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS), in a small cohort of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery practices.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective observational study using a newly validated health care consumer survey.
SETTING: Two community-based and 2 university-based otolaryngology-head and neck surgery outpatient clinic practices.
METHODS: Fourteen board-certified otolaryngology, head and neck surgeons from 4 practice sites voluntarily participated in this project. All adult patients scheduled for surgery during a 12-month period were asked to complete the S-CAHPS survey through an electronic data capture (EDC) system 7 to 28 days after surgery. The surgeons were not directly involved in administration or collection of survey data.
RESULTS: Three sites successfully implemented the S-CAHPS project. A 39.9% response rate was achieved for the cohort of surgical patients entered into the EDC system. While most patients rated their surgeons very high (mean of 9.5 or greater out of 10), subanalysis revealed there is variability among sites and surgeons in communication practices. From these data, a potential surgeon Quality Improvement report was developed that highlights priority areas to improve surgeon-patient rapport.
CONCLUSIONS: The S-CAHPS survey can be successfully implemented in most otolaryngology practices, and our initial work holds promise for how the survey can be best deployed and analyzed for the betterment of both the surgeon and the patient.
Author List
Schulz KA, Rhee JS, Brereton JM, Zema CL, Witsell DLAuthor
John S. Rhee MD Chair, Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAttitude of Health Personnel
Consumer Behavior
Feasibility Studies
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Male
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
Prospective Studies
Quality Improvement
United States
