Tag Archives: survey

Increasing Response Rates

By | December 15, 2022
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Patient experience surveys are a cornerstone of public reporting and pay-for-performance initiatives. Some healthcare providers, payers, and other stakeholders have expressed concerns about declining response rates and representativeness of these surveys [pdf], especially for underserved groups. Increasing response rates is an important goal. Several strategies have been proposed to increase response rates, including administering surveys… Read More »

When legal ramifications restrict survey research, we all suffer

By | April 26, 2018
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“A graduate student was threatened with a lawsuit and retraction of a published paper unless she paid thousands of dollars and signed a retroactive license for having used a measure without paying the fee.” This example was one of the motivating factors for a recent Medical Care commentary by Dr. Ron Hays and colleagues. The commentary… Read More »