Student’s Name:Professor’s Name:Course:Date:HCAHPS Survey1. Why is it important to survey patients and what are some factors that can affect the accuracy of the responses received?It is important to survey patients to learn their perception on the services offered. A HCAHPS enables the hospital to collect data on certain elements in the hospital like pain management, communication, the hygiene, and general environment of the hospital. These factors are essential if the hospital hopes to improve its services. Therefore, they can note the areas that the patients complain about and they can work on those areas. By doing so, the patients will be satisfied. Customer satisfaction leads to customer loyalty. Even so, some factors like the condition of the patient. If the patient is too sick, their answer may be dismissive rather than well thought out. Another factor that could affect the accuracy of the response is the selection process. There needs to be an effective way to select the participants of the survey to avoid biased results. The other factor is type of services received by the survey participants. For example, one who was admitted would be more qualified for the test than someone who came to the hospital to