Clinical

The user ID or name of the staff member who manually entered or recorded patient satisfaction survey data into the healthcare information system. Used for audit trail purposes in patient experience management platforms to track data entry accountability and quality assurance.

The self-reported or recorded ethnicity of the patient completing a satisfaction survey. Used in patient experience analytics to stratify CAHPS and HCAHPS scores by demographic group, supporting equity reporting, disparity analysis, and CMS required demographic breakdowns.

The date after which a patient satisfaction survey link, token, or response window is no longer valid for submission. Used in patient experience platforms to enforce survey response deadlines, expire unused invitations, and ensure responses are attributed to the correct care episode.

A reference identifier assigned by an external patient satisfaction vendor or survey platform, such as Press Ganey or NRC Health, used to cross-reference survey records between the healthcare organization's internal systems and third-party patient experience reporting tools.

The fax number associated with a patient satisfaction survey record, used in paper-based or hybrid survey distribution workflows where completed surveys are returned via facsimile to patient experience management teams for manual data entry or processing.

The cost associated with administering a patient satisfaction survey program or individual survey instance, such as vendor charges per survey distributed. Used in patient experience program management for budget tracking and vendor contract reconciliation across survey cycles.

The first name of the patient or respondent associated with a satisfaction survey record. Used in patient experience management systems to personalize survey outreach communications, match responses to patient records, and support demographic reporting in CAHPS workflows.

A binary indicator applied to a patient satisfaction record to denote a specific condition, such as whether a survey was completed, excluded from reporting, or flagged for follow-up. Used in patient experience data pipelines to filter and segment records for HCAHPS and CAHPS submissions.

The interval or rate at which patient satisfaction surveys are distributed to patients following care encounters, such as daily batch sends or weekly cycles. Used in patient experience program configuration to control survey cadence and prevent survey fatigue across care settings.

The complete name of the patient or respondent associated with a satisfaction survey record, combining first, middle, and last name components. Used in patient experience systems for identity matching, survey personalization, and linking survey responses to clinical encounter records.

The recorded gender of the patient associated with a satisfaction survey response. Used in patient experience analytics to disaggregate CAHPS and HCAHPS scores by gender, supporting demographic equity reporting and CMS required stratification in value-based care programs.

The blood glucose measurement recorded in association with a patient satisfaction or clinical encounter record. Used when linking patient experience data with clinical outcomes to analyze correlations between chronic disease management, such as diabetes care quality, and patient-reported satisfaction scores.

The insurance group number associated with the patient completing a satisfaction survey. Used in patient experience analytics to stratify survey results by payer group, supporting value-based contract reporting and identifying satisfaction trends across specific employer or health plan populations.

The hemoglobin level recorded in association with a patient satisfaction or clinical encounter record. Used when correlating patient experience data with clinical outcomes, such as anemia management quality, to analyze the relationship between clinical care effectiveness and patient-reported satisfaction scores.

The narrative description of the patient's current illness or chief complaint captured in context with a satisfaction survey encounter. Used to link patient experience feedback with the clinical reason for the visit, supporting root cause analysis of satisfaction scores tied to specific care episodes.

The unique primary key assigned to a patient satisfaction survey record within the patient experience management system. Used to uniquely reference, retrieve, and link individual survey responses across reporting platforms, vendor submissions, and internal analytics for CAHPS and HCAHPS performance tracking.

Sequential position number assigned to a patient experience rating within a survey instrument or satisfaction dataset, enabling ordered retrieval and ranking of responses across care settings such as inpatient, outpatient, or post-discharge surveys.

Boolean flag denoting whether a patient experience rating meets a defined threshold or benchmark, used in quality reporting and CAHPS analytics to distinguish positive versus negative satisfaction outcomes across care encounters or service lines.

Guidance text presented to patients or survey administrators explaining how to complete a satisfaction rating question, including scale interpretation, response options, and submission requirements for patient experience surveys such as HCAHPS or Press Ganey.

Lookup reference value used to link a patient experience rating record to related tables in a data warehouse or survey management system, enabling joins across survey responses, encounter data, and patient demographic records for reporting and analysis.