The following blog post was written by Susan Maxsween, Senior Director of Healthcare Operations & Compliance at RMS. The New York State Department of Health established a partnership with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) with the goal of launching an enhanced payment model that focuses on patient-centered practice transformation in all New York Read more

The following blog post was written by Christine Benn, Business Development Coordinator at RMS. In a world where we seem to be inundated with surveys (like receipt surveys and purchase experience emails), which ones are worth filling out? Believe it or not, your healthcare provider’s patient satisfaction survey is one survey that’s well worth your Read more

The following blog post was written by Maggy Stewart, Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator at RMS. Do you know how to score high in health rating systems? Equally (if not more) important, do you know what to do when you don’t score high in health rating systems? In the December 2017 issue of Outpatient Surgery Read more

The following blog post was written by Mark Dengler, President & Owner of RMS. One of today’s popular business approaches is known as “agile management.” Under this business method there is a keen focus on short development cycles, continuous improvement, product scope flexibility and work team input. RMS continues to see our clients looking for Read more

Updated December 2019 A new year means a new In-Center Hemodialysis (ICH) CAHPS survey season. At RMS, we’re diving into 2020 by closing the books on the ICH CAHPS 2019 Fall Survey cycle and prepping new and existing clients for the 2020 Spring Survey cycle. With the close of the Fall 2019 Survey data collection, Read more

The following blog post was written by Maggy Stewart, Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator at RMS. Modern Healthcare has ranked Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) one of the largest patient-satisfaction measurement firms in the United States. Celebrating its milestone 15-year anniversary in 2017, RMS continues to grow its consulting and survey business within the Read more

The following blog post was written by Maggy Stewart, Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator at RMS. The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) recently posted the results from their Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Clinician & Group Survey 2016 data submissions. How well providers communicate with patients is the highest scoring Read more

The following blog post was written by Christine Benn, Business Development Coordinator at RMS. As the healthcare industry continues to grow and evolve, we are finding ourselves with more and more acronyms to remember. As a research firm, we want to help you stay up to date and informed on the latest acronyms we are Read more

The following blog post was written by Mark Dengler, President of RMS.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed delaying implementation of the mandated 2018 date for the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey (OAS CAHPS). As a result, many ambulatory surgery center facilities are trying Read more

This blog post was written by Erica Winters, Sr. Research Analyst & Social Media Strategist, and is a summary of a recent project completed by Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS). Background: A consulting company recently partnered with RMS to conduct hospital revenue management research. The client wanted to better understand the hospital merger/acquisition process as Read more