P4P 2005 Measurement Year Patient Experience Questions from 2006 Patient Assessment Survey (PAS)

 

Domain

Primary Care Version (PAS)

2005 Measurement Year/2006 Payout

Specialist Version (PAS)

2005 Measurement Year/ 2006 Payout

Weighting

Doctor-patient communication

·         In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor listen carefully to you? (Q#10)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor explain things in a way that was easy to understand? (Q # 9)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor show respect for what you had to say? (Q#15)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor spend enough time with you? (Q#13)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor give you easy to understand instructions about what to do to take care of the health problems or concerns that were bothering you?  (Q#11)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor seem to know the important information about your medical history? (Q#12)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor listen carefully to you? (Q#9)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor explain things in a way that was easy to understand? (Q#8)

 

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor show respect for what you had to say? (Q#14)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor spend enough time with you? (Q#12)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor give you easy to understand instructions about what to do to take care of the health problems or concerns that were bothering you?  (Q#10)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor seem to know the important information about your medical history? (Q#11)

 

6%


 


Domain

Primary Care Version (PAS)

2005 Measurement Year/2006 Payout

Specialist Version (PAS)

2005 Measurement Year/ 2006 Payout

Weighting

Overall ratings of care

·         What number would you use to rate your personal doctor  (0-10 scale) (Q#29)

 

·         What number would you use to rate all your health care from all doctors and other health providers that you have seen in the last 12 months? (0-10 scale)  (Q#35)

 

 

 

 

·         What number would you use to rate all your health care from all doctors and other health providers that you have seen in the last 12 months? (0-10 scale)  (Q#33)

3%

 

3%

 

 

Specialty care

·         In the last 12 months, when you tried to make an appointment to see a specialist, how often did you get an appointment as soon as you needed it? Item included in personal doctor survey not in specialist survey  (Q#34)

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        What number would you use to rate this doctor (0-10 scale) item included in specialist survey not in personal doctor survey  (Q#29)

 

3%

 

 

 

3%

Coordination of Care

 

(New area of payment in 2006)

·    In the last 12 months, when your personal doctor sent you for a blood test, x-ray, or other test, how often did someone from your doctor's office follow-up to give you the test results? (Q#20)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor seem informed and up-to-date about the care you got from specialists?     (Q# 19)

 

·    In the last 12 months, when this doctor sent you for a blood test, x-ray, or other test, how often did someone from this doctor's office follow-up to give you the test results? (Q#19)

 

·         In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor seem informed and up-to-date about the care you got from other doctors? (Q#18)

 

6%


 


Domain

Primary Care Version (PAS)

2005 Measurement Year/2006 Payout

Specialist Version (PAS)

2005 Measurement Year/ 2006 Payout

Weighting

Timely care and service

·         In the last 12 months, when you made an appointment for a check-up or routine care with your personal doctor, how often did you get an appointment as soon as you thought you needed it? (Q#4)

 

·         In the last 12 months, when you called your personal doctor’s office with a medical question during regular office hours, how often did you get an answer to your question that same day?  (Q#7)

 

·         In the last 12 months, when you called your personal doctor’s office to get an appointment for care you needed right away, how often did you get an appointment as soon as you thought you needed it? (Q#4)

 

·         In the last 12 months, when you called your personal doctor’s office after regular office hours, how often did you get the medical help or advice you needed? (Q#8)

 

·        Wait time includes time spent in the waiting room and exam room.  In the last 12 months, how often did your visits to your personal doctor’s office start within 15 minutes of your appointment? (Q#6)

·         In the last 12 months, when you scheduled an appointment with this doctor, how often did you get an appointment as soon as you thought you needed it? (Q# 4)

 

·         In the last 12 months, when you called this doctor’s office with a medical question during regular office hours, how often did you get an answer to your question that same day?      (Q# 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         In the last 12 months, when you called this doctor’s office after regular office hours, how often did you get the medical help or advice you needed? (Q#7)

 

 

·         Wait time includes times spent in the waiting room and exam room.  In the last 12 months, how often did your visits to this doctor’s office start within 15 minutes of your appointment? (Q#5)

6%

 

NOTE:  Italics refers to new questions contained on the 2006 Patient Assessment Survey (PAS). There are three composites, each weighted 6%: Doctor-Patient Communication, Coordination of Care, and Timely Care and Service. Overall Ratings of Care has two distinct questions, each weighted 3%; and specialty care has two distinct questions, each weighted 3%. Combined, the total weight for the patient experience domain is 30%.