Sampling Services Clause Samples

Sampling Services. 1. The Contractor shall provide a sample format, in Excel, and request a test sample from each practice prior to finalizing production schedules for each wave of data collection. The Contractor shall work with each practice, supported by the State, to resolve any problems with content or format of the test sample. The Contractor shall schedule the practice for the next wave if the problems are not able to be resolved in a timely fashion. Once the Contractor has approved the practice’s test sample, the Contractor shall ask the practice to use the sample format to prepare the actual sample frame submitted for the sample selection process. 2. The Contractor shall accept practice sample frame files that are submitted to the Contractor by practices in the format specified in the most recent version of Specifications for the CAHPS® PCMH Survey, in Excel with all required data file elements included in the sample frame and an accompanying data file layout. The Contractor shall accept optional data elements that are appended to the end of the standard set of elements. 3. The Contractor shall provide a transfer center for practice submission of sample frames; the transfer center is a website utilizing 128-bit encryption through SSL that allows for secure transfer of files using a web browser. The Contractor shall also accept files submitted on physical media (e.g., diskette, CD-ROM) or by e-mail that is compressed, encrypted, and secured by a password. 4. The Contractor shall instruct practices on patient eligibility and that sample frames should represent all eligible patient files, using guidelines in Specifications for the CAHPS® PCMH Survey to define eligibility. The Contractor shall also instruct practices that practices are responsible for ensuring that any patient who does not meet these criteria is removed from the sample frame. 5. Upon receiving the sample frame, the Contractor shall check the file for accuracy and completeness. The Contractor shall review and refine the list for its appropriateness as a sampling frame, following guidelines in Specifications for the CAHPS® PCMH Survey. The Contractor shall work with practices, as needed, to resolve any sample frame data file issues. 6. The Contractor shall de-duplicate the data files to ensure that each patient is represented only once in the sampling frame. 7. The Contractor shall remove from the data files any patient who does not meet the age criterion for the adult or child survey, as appropriate, usin...
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Sampling Services. 1. The sample frame file shall be submitted to the Contractor in a prescribed standard format with fixed fields, fixed length records, and no delimiters. All required data file elements must be included in the sample frame. A data file layout shall accompany the sample frame. 2. The sample frame shall be submitted to the Contractor through the DataStat Transfer Center – a website utilizing 128-bit encryption through SSL to securely transfer files using a web browser, or on physical media (CD-ROM, diskette). 3. Upon receiving the sample frame representing all eligible enrollment data files, the Contractor will check the file for accuracy and completeness, and will review and refine it for appropriateness as a sampling frame. The Contractor will work with State staff to resolve any sample frame data file problems, as needed. 4. The Contractor will de-duplicate the data files to ensure that each member is represented only once in the sampling frame. 5. From the set of all eligible members, a sample will be drawn using standard random selection procedures, per project specifications. 6. After the sample has been randomly selected, the Contractor will use a National Change of Address (NCOA) service to update address information. 7. Selected sample(s) will be de-duplicated to ensure that only one member per household appears.
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