Unveiling SEER-CAHPS®: A New Data Resource for Quality of Care Research

摘要

BACKGROUNDSince 1990, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have collaborated to create linked data resources to improve our understanding of patterns of care, health care costs, and trends in utilization. However, existing data linkages have not included measures of patient experiences with care.