Medications- Side Effects
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Medications and Medication Management
Defining Attributes
Definition
This survey asks participants to respond to the following question: Before giving you any new medicine, how often did hospital staff describe possible side effects in a way you could understand? 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
CMS Care Compare Website
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
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
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Date Modified 02 December 2025