Exploratory Factor Analyses of the CAHPS® Hospital Pilot Survey Responses across and within Medical, Surgical, and Obstetric Services
O'Malley AJ, Zaslavsky AM, Hays RD, Hepner KA, Keller S, Cleary PD. Exploratory Factor Analyses of the CAHPS® Hospital Pilot Survey Responses across and within Medical, Surgical, and Obstetric Services. Health Services Research 2005, 40: 2078-2095. PMID: 16316439, PMCID: PMC1361242, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00471.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-level analysisComposite scoreDifferent composite scoresObstetric servicesPatient levelHospital SurveyHospital levelHealthcare providersHospitalCAHPS Hospital SurveyPatientsConsumer AssessmentMedicaid ServicesCross-sectional dataPilot surveyCAHPS scoresScoresExploratory factor analytic methodsQuestionnaire itemsExploratory factor analysisSurgicalQuality reportsLevelsCAHPSMethods Used to Streamline the CAHPS® Hospital Survey
Keller S, O'Malley AJ, Hays RD, Matthew RA, Zaslavsky AM, Hepner KA, Cleary PD. Methods Used to Streamline the CAHPS® Hospital Survey. Health Services Research 2005, 40: 2057-2077. PMID: 16316438, PMCID: PMC1361248, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00478.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical propertiesHospital SurveyCare qualityHospital care qualityBest subsetStandard psychometric methodsParsimonious subsetPromising measurement propertiesHospital stayPatient evaluationHospital carePatient reportsInternal consistency reliabilityCAHPS Hospital SurveyHospitalExcellent fitPilot dataMeasurement propertiesReport itemsConsistency reliabilityConfirmatory factor analysisCareFocus groupsPsychometric methodsSubsetCase‐Mix Adjustment of the CAHPS® Hospital Survey
O'Malley AJ, Zaslavsky AM, Elliott MN, Zaborski L, Cleary PD. Case‐Mix Adjustment of the CAHPS® Hospital Survey. Health Services Research 2005, 40: 2162-2181. PMID: 16316443, PMCID: PMC1361241, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00470.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral health statusCase-mix adjustmentCirculatory disordersHospital SurveyMedical servicesCase-mix variablesNon-Hispanic blacksPatient characteristicsHospital survey dataPatient ratingsHospital ratingMedical conditionsCirculatory problemsHealth statusHealthcare providersHospitalHospital qualityCAHPS Hospital SurveyHospital servicesConsumer AssessmentSurgeryImpact of adjustmentDisordersAgeScores