Kids' Hospital Surveys Get the Green Light to Continue Unchanged
Published Date: 9/25/2025
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Summary
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) wants to keep collecting info using their Child HCAHPS Survey without making any changes. This survey helps hospitals understand how kids and their families feel about healthcare. If approved, the survey will continue as is, with no new costs or deadlines for those involved.
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Child HCAHPS Survey Continues
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will continue collecting the Child HCAHPS (Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) Survey without any changes. The survey helps hospitals understand how children and their families feel about care, and AHRQ says there will be no new costs or new deadlines for those involved.
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