title: CMS' plan for patient surveys draws wide variety of reactions. Hospitals and other industry members can't agree how long survey should be, how to administer it.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tieman
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014481:United States; D035141:Voluntary Programs