Hospital Care- Staff Interaction

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Consumer Experience

Defining Attributes

Definition

During this hospital stay, how often did doctors, nurses and other hospital staff work together to care for you? Never, sometimes, usually, always.

Numerator

Number of responses to each survey option

Denominator

Total number of responses to each category.

Exclusions

"No-Publicity" patients ,Court/Law enforcement patients (i.e., prisoners), Patients with a foreign home address, Patients discharged to hospice care, Patients who are excluded because of state regulations, Patients discharged to nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025