50. During the draft survey review process, how frequently do the following issues influence decisions about whether a deficiency should be changed or deleted?

  Always
(percent)
Frequently
(percent)
Sometimes
(percent)
Infrequently
(percent)
Never
(percent)
Not sure/no opinion
(percent)
Non response
(percent)
Non response
due to skip pattern
(percent)
Number
of respondents
a. Quality of the writing used to cite the deficiency 6.0 12.0 46.0 28.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 50
b. Insufficient documentation of evidence for the cited deficiency 18.0 22.0 50.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 50
c. Reluctance to cite serious deficiencies because of workload burden (e.g., revisits, paperwork) 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.0 76.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 50
d. Consequence of a double G citation 0.0 0.0 2.0 14.0 82.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 50
e. Likelihood of the deficiency holding up in the IDR process 2.0 6.0 16.0 26.0 48.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 50
f. Likelihood of the deficiency holding up when reviewed by the CMS regional office 2.0 2.0 14.0 30.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 50
g. Other 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 4.0 10.0 76.0 2.0 50