Courtney Yule

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SPARCS Releases Updated Injury, Cause and Place Code Data Set

Did you notice a large rejection rate when submitting your Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System data this month? That’s because the New York State Department of Health quietly released an updated SPARCS data set for injury, cause and...

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What you need to take home from the NAACOS conference

Everybody knows: Conferences aren’t just about what you learn but who you meet.

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How COVID-19 has Affected Trends in Sepsis and Pneumonia

As healthcare professionals continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to understand how it has impacted healthcare trends. “Trends...

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SPARCS reporting: 100% accuracy is within your reach

Trouble fulfilling Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) requirements? Fulfilling the state’s requirements to report patient...

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CMS Medicare Care Quality: How Data Stories Help

Healthcare providers face difficult choices that can pit their number one priority ─ care quality ─ against the need to reduce costs and increase...

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Five secrets to a successful Survey on Patient Safety Culture™

Doing something the way you’ve always done it gets you the results you’ve always gotten. When it comes to the Agency for Healthcare Research and...

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Primary Care First: How would your practice stack up?

CMS has issued its first evaluation report for Primary Care First. The report offers a window into:

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Practice advancement insights: Four ways to transform care

To build a better medical practice, you must transform and then sustain the change. Through customized engagements and best practice experience,...

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You’ve been accepted to the Enhancing Oncology Model. Now what?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center recently announced approved applicants for the new Enhancing Oncology Model. If your...

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CMS Implementing New Rural Emergency Hospital Provider Type

CMS will implement a new Rural Emergency Hospital provider type on Jan. 1. REHs will be able to provide certain outpatient hospital services...

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