Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Person and Community Engagement Domain Scores (HCAHPS)

A list of hospitals participating in the FY 2026 Hospital VBP Program and their scores for the Person and Community Engagement HCAHPS dimensions.

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.HOSPITAL_VALUEBASED_PURCHASING_HVBP__PERSON_AND_COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_DOMAIN_SCORES_HCAHPS on Snowflake and Databricks — three snapshot releases spanning 2024–2026, aligned to a single schema, refreshed automatically whenever CMS publishes a new file. Every row carries lineage back to the exact CMS source file that produced it.

Key facts

Snowflake	DWV.HOSPITAL_VALUEBASED_PURCHASING_HVBP__PERSON_AND_COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_DOMAIN_SCORES_HCAHPS
Databricks	cms_dwv.hospital_valuebased_purchasing_hvbp__person_and_community_engagement_domain_scores_hcahps
Update pattern	Full-refresh — each file replaces the prior snapshot
CMS published	2026-01-26
Loaded	2026-02-28
Columns	74 data + 6 lineage
Identifiers	ZIP codes
File versions	3
License	CMS public data — U.S. Government work
Platforms	Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

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Current — CMS last published this feed on 2026-01-26. Coverage runs through 2026-01-26. Next CMS release expected ~Feb 2027.

Full-refresh feed — each file version is a complete snapshot and newer files supersede older ones. Filter to the latest file (see the sample query) to avoid double-counting across versions.

Sample queries

Snowflake

-- Latest snapshot only (avoids double-counting across file versions)
SELECT *
FROM DWV.HOSPITAL_VALUEBASED_PURCHASING_HVBP__PERSON_AND_COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_DOMAIN_SCORES_HCAHPS
WHERE FILE_ID IN (
  SELECT ID FROM DWV.FEEDS_FILES WHERE IS_LATEST = 1
)
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

About this feed

A list of hospitals participating in the FY 2026 Hospital VBP Program and their scores for the Person and Community Engagement HCAHPS dimensions.

— Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicare, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Person and Community Engagement Domain Scores (HCAHPS) Theme: Medicare

Coverage timeline

2024 🟩 · 2025 🟩 · 2026 🟩

3 of 3 years with snapshot releases — no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
Snapshot as of 2026-01-26	2026-01-26	2026-02-28	✓
Snapshot as of 2025-01-17	2025-01-17	2025-02-27
Snapshot as of 2024-01-08	2024-01-08	2024-12-14

Data dictionary

📋 74 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Person and Community Engagement Domain Scores (HCAHPS) data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
FISCAL_YEAR	NUMBER
FACILITY_ID	NUMBER
FACILITY_NAME	TEXT
ADDRESS	TEXT
CITY_TOWN	TEXT
STATE	TEXT
ZIP_CODE	TEXT
COUNTY_PARISH	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_FLOOR	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_BENCHMARK	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_NURSES_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_FLOOR	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_BENCHMARK	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_WITH_DOCTORS_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_FLOOR	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_BENCHMARK	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
RESPONSIVENESS_OF_HOSPITAL_STAFF_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_FLOOR	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_BENCHMARK	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
CARE_TRANSITION_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_FLOOR	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_BENCHMARK	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
COMMUNICATION_ABOUT_MEDICINES_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_FLOOR	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_BENCHMARK	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
CLEANLINESS_AND_QUIETNESS_OF_HOSPITAL_ENVIRONMENT_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_FLOOR	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_BENCHMARK	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
DISCHARGE_INFORMATION_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_FLOOR	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_ACHIEVEMENT_THRESHOLD	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_BENCHMARK	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_BASELINE_RATE	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_PERFORMANCE_RATE	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_ACHIEVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_IMPROVEMENT_POINTS	TEXT
OVERALL_RATING_OF_HOSPITAL_DIMENSION_SCORE	TEXT
HCAHPS_BASE_SCORE	TEXT
HCAHPS_CONSISTENCY_SCORE	TEXT

Lineage columns (present on every feed table)

Column	Type	Description
ROW_ID	TEXT	Unique row ID for this table (PK)
FILE_ID	TEXT	Source file — joins to FEEDS_FILES.ID (FK)
FILE_FEED_ID	TEXT	Parent feed — joins to FEEDS.ID (FK)
FILE_NAME	TEXT	Source file name as published by CMS
ROWNUM	NUMBER	Row number within the source file
CREATED_AT	TIMESTAMP_NTZ	Timestamp when the record was loaded

Row-level lineage

Every row in this table traces to the exact CMS source file that produced it. The FILE_ID column joins to the FEEDS_FILES catalog table, and FILE_FEED_ID joins to the FEEDS master table:

Trace any row back to its source file and reporting period:

SELECT d.FISCAL_YEAR, d.FACILITY_ID, d.FACILITY_NAME,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.HOSPITAL_VALUEBASED_PURCHASING_HVBP__PERSON_AND_COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_DOMAIN_SCORES_HCAHPS d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID;

Source & provenance

Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

• Official CMS documentation

Frequently asked questions

How often is Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Person and Community Engagement Domain Scores (HCAHPS) updated?

CMS last published this feed on 2026-01-26. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Person and Community Engagement Domain Scores (HCAHPS) cover?

2024 through 2026.

How many records are in Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Person and Community Engagement Domain Scores (HCAHPS)?

Count the current snapshot yourself once the share is mounted:

SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM DWV.HOSPITAL_VALUEBASED_PURCHASING_HVBP__PERSON_AND_COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_DOMAIN_SCORES_HCAHPS d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID
WHERE ff.IS_LATEST = 1;

How do I get Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) - Person and Community Engagement Domain Scores (HCAHPS) data?

It's included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset on the Snowflake Marketplace (free trial available) and via Databricks Delta Sharing. Once mounted, query DWV.HOSPITAL_VALUEBASED_PURCHASING_HVBP__PERSON_AND_COMMUNITY_ENGAGEMENT_DOMAIN_SCORES_HCAHPS directly — no pipeline setup required.

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