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Quarterly SPARCS Compliance Update: Q4 2025 due!

Kevin Tedesco: March 10, 2026

Key compliance dates for SPARCS data: Q3 2025 and Q4 2025 Fourth quarter 2025 Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) data submissions are due. Here are the important 2026 deadlines hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and...

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2026 enacted Medicare payment changes: Three key policy updates

Lauren Alvarenga: March 4, 2026

Through our Medicare fee-for-service policy analytics solution, DataGen provides an overview of enacted legislative, regulatory and quality-based...

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CMS TEAM is no longer a policy question: It’s an operational one

Alyssa Dahl: March 2, 2026

For years, hospitals have tracked CMS episode-based payment models as a policy trend. With the CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)...

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CMS TEAM is here: Are hospitals ready to manage episode risk?

Alyssa Dahl: March 2, 2026

The CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) officially launched on Jan.1. Hospitals in selected Core-based Statistical Areas are...

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CMS TEAM is live: What hospitals need to master

Alyssa Dahl: March 2, 2026

You may be already behind if you haven’t mastered these TEAM FAQs The CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) is no longer theoretical....

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PCMH 11.1 updates 2026: FAQs for NCQA recognition and compliance

Mandi Diamond: January 30, 2026

The release of NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Standards and Guidelines Version 11.1, effective Jan. 1, 2026, has prompted an important...

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Healthcare professionals analyzing NCQA PCMH Version 11.1 updates on digital dashboards, showing key changes and reporting strategies for 2026

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2026 NCQA PCMH 11.1 explained: Standards, workflows and reporting

Mandi Diamond: January 30, 2026

The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program continues to evolve and 2026 brings meaningful updates that practices cannot afford to ignore.

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Mastering SPARCS compliance: Key questions and solutions

Kevin Tedesco: January 30, 2026

Nine SPARCS compliance issues and how to avoid submission errors 1. What is SPARCS in New York state? SPARCS stands for the Statewide Planning and...

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SPARCS submissions workflow for reducing healthcare compliance risk

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How to streamline SPARCS submissions and reduce compliance risk

Kevin Tedesco: January 28, 2026

Healthcare providers in New York state are required to submit patient-level data to the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS)....

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