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All politics, even in #healthcare, is local. Take a look at our latest @APCDjournal post, where FHC Sr. Health Care Data/Policy Consultant, Jonathan Mathieu, discusses @RegHealthImp recent report on #HealthCostVariation. apcdjournal.com/analytics/po…
Wishing you had a simpler, less costly way to deploy data quality checks? Contributor John Bott discusses a multi-level framework he uses in our latest blog post: apcdjournal.com/data-quality…
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It's too expensive, too personal, too variable and too dangerous not to gather the data! #hctransparency #APCD xitter.cf/FreedmanHC/status/1004…
When you don’t really know where the money is going, or what value it is generating, how can you determine where to save money? FHC Prez @JohnFreedmanMD discusses the benefits of an #APCD to manage #healthcosts & deliver better care in his @statnews piece statnews.com/2018/06/05/ever…
"States interested in fostering health, supporting efficient health care systems, lowering the sometimes obscene prices, and removing rampant waste should look closely at creating an all-payer claims database and giving it the necessary resources and regulatory freedom." xitter.cf/FreedmanHC/status/1004…
When you don’t really know where the money is going, or what value it is generating, how can you determine where to save money? FHC Prez @JohnFreedmanMD discusses the benefits of an #APCD to manage #healthcosts & deliver better care in his @statnews piece statnews.com/2018/06/05/ever…
Seeking funding for a patient safety, data-driven quality improvement, or healthcare accessibility focused project? AHRQ has reissued a funding opportunity for specific Large Research (R01) Project apps. Find out more here: apcdjournal.com/leading-apcd…
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NHID Commissioner Sevigny shares the ease and importance of using @HealthCostNH to lower #hc costs in the @ConMonitorNews. See how @HealthCostNH is making it easy to compare costs & quality at nhhealthcost.nh.gov/. xitter.cf/JohnFreedmanMD/status/…
NH lucky to have health care costs made plain at great state website. Thank you Commissioner Sevigny! concordmonitor.com/Health-ca…
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“If you are sitting in an exam room and your doctor recommends a certain test or procedure, you can look at the cost estimates with your doctor,” said Commissioner Sevigny on using @HealthCostNH in @ConMonitorNews. Compare providers near you at nhhealthcost.nh.gov/costs/se…
Running into a jam when trying to run data analysis quickly and produce meaningful results in Excel? @FreedmanHC Data Analyst Rik Ganguly teaches us how to perform T Tests in Excel in his 3-part series: apcdjournal.com/analytics/t-…
#GoogleAnalytics is deleting all data older than 26 months on all websites at the end of May! Be sure to read this post by @FreedmanTech to make sure you won't lose precious website data: apcdjournal.com/technology/a…
Interested in what the changes in the @CMSGov Meaningful Use program mean for you? See how Promoting Interoperability affects patient accessibility and physician usability in our latest blog post: apcdjournal.com/leading-apcd…
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We loved hearing Ruth Coleman from Health Design Plus talk about her pioneering work driving #healthcarequality through #CentersofExcellence at #HDpalooza and @CTHealthCouncil forum on why #healthcarevalue is worth the risk.
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Jonna Mazet DVM fabulous work on global viral genomes - over 1000 found! Need to continue this work #epidemicsgoviral
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If "30% of knee replacements may be inappropriate" then #paymentreform focused on just delivering better knee replacements miss the mark. @Health_Affairs blog gives support for condition-based bundles over procedure-based bundles.
healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
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Nice that APMs are growing, BUT do these contracts have REAL RISK? Earlier work by @massago shows they often don't. Need to look deeper. xitter.cf/Mass_HPC/status/989505…
In case you missed it we release the first our series of briefs on the HPC's ACO program earlier this week! Learn more about the program and stay tuned for rest of the series over the coming months: bit.ly/2Kbsrrg
Healthcare purchasers are joining the movement to improve healthcare value. How can employers get involved? Check out how @CT_SIM is aligning provider and consumer incentives. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. apcdjournal.com/leading-apcd…
Check out our series of posts regarding @FreedmanHC 's respose to the Cassidy letter here apcdjournal.com/analytics/he… xitter.cf/FreedmanHC/status/9869…
We are proud to have written a few of the "nearly 1,000 pages of feedback" sent to @BillCassidy and the Senate Health Care Price Transparency Initiative. Looking forward to progress. cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/…
Wondering how to more effectively market your APCD? Our last post in the series responding to the #Senate Health Care Transparency Initiative gives tips on publicizing Price and Quality Transparency Websites apcdjournal.com/analytics/ad…
Resources can be a huge obstacle in forming and maintaining an APCD. In the 4th post in our series responding to @BillCassidy, FHC details the challenges APCDs face when seeking funding and steps Congress can take to help. apcdjournal.com/analytics/re…
APCDs face significant barriers when sharing data. Read our recommendations for Congress to help alleviate these barriers and promote broader data sharing in our third post in the series: apcdjournal.com/analytics/ap…
Healthcare technology needs to go beyond bookkeeping. Those in the healthcare industry must embrace the coming digital transformation. See @FreedmanHC CTO Adam Green's take here: buff.ly/2qqSH8w
