The deadline to submit the Truven Health Analytics HCBS Non-Wage Component Survey is this Friday, the 19th.
THIS SURVEY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CONTINUED REVIEW OF THE NON-WAGE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE DWRS FRAMEWORKS. A high response rate is crucial to representing your needs to DHS.
We are including below information on how to request a survey if you have not yet requested one. You simply provide your email address and a link will be sent to you. For those who have requested a survey and have not received it, or if you have any other questions as the deadline approaches, please also see the information below.
We are here to help - please contact Luana Slayton at lslayton@arrm.org with any questions or needed assistance.
-- Luana Slayton, Chief Fiscal Analyst
From DHS and Truven:
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IF YOU HAVE NOT REQUESTED A SURVEY
Follow this two-step process to access and complete the survey:
- Click on the survey link [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/26CSQ5R] and enter your email address. Use one email address per provider organization. You will receive an email on Jan. 19, 2016, from Survey Monkey with a unique link specific to your organization for completing the survey.
- Open the survey from the email you receive. You will be able to save your progress as you go and can share it with other in your organization so they can also contribute. You will have until Feb. 19, 2016, to complete the survey.
IF YOU HAVE REQUESTED A SURVEY AND NOT RECEIVED IT, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
Thank you for submitting your e-mail for participation in the MN HCBS Provider Survey, to study providers’ non-wage cost values in the Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS) rate-setting methodology. We would like to remind you that survey responses are due this Friday, February 19th.
If you have submitted your e-mail to Survey Monkey, but have not received your unique link, please check your junk and clutter mailboxes for a message from survey-noreply@smo.surveymonkey.com. If you are unable to find the link, please respond to this e-mail (MN.Provider.Survey@truvenhealth.com) and a link will be manually created.
Additionally, please note, only 1 submission is needed per organization.
Any questions can be submitted to MN.Provider.Survey@truvenhealth.com. With it being the final week of the survey, we expect higher than usual volume, so please submit your questions as early as possible.
Thank you again for your participation and interest. We have started to receive complete submissions, and with your help will be able to make the strongest and most equitable recommendations possible. Combining data from publicly available primary data sources and your experience is crucial to help us measure provider costs throughout the state so that our recommendations can be based on real, reliable data, and best represent true costs of service.
Thank you,
The Truven Team
For more information on DWRS and research, go to the DWRS Website. For questions on the Non-Wage Cost Study, email MN.Provider.Survey@truvenhealth.com. This will be monitored by Truven Health, response time will vary based on the complexity of the questions asked.