APCD Journal

Educating you on All Payer Claims Databases and healthcare transparency one post at a time.

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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. https://t.co/vjKcyMXIJ2

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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: https://t.co/ZM2cStFXg2

[John Freedman @JohnFreedmanMD]

It's too expensive, too personal, too variable and too dangerous not to gather the data! #hctransparency #APCD https://t.co/6clcjtsQLI

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"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." https://t.co/Y6ECxS8s9Z

[Freedman HealthCare @FreedmanHC]

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 https://t.co/DhdYZ1FNqT

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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: https://t.co/hFNVL3LUpH

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@CIVHC_News VP of Data and Delivery, @JDMathieux, discusses the impact of using APCD data to support partners across the country to drive meaningful change. Check out a CIVHC use case here: https://t.co/vXRd7POvmc

[Freedman HealthCare @FreedmanHC]

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 https://t.co/WI5RkokW8J. https://t.co/5dNbNDpiZo

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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 https://t.co/k6d0o9Ncj6

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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: https://t.co/5lnJaSLFqe

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#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: https://t.co/l5W05gnBIM

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@FreedmanHC Senior Consultant Mary Jo Condon explains why Physicians Offices Shouldn't Be Bingo Parlors in her latest blog post, pushing back on the phrase "All healthcare is social" https://t.co/bqxOJscpBC

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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: https://t.co/g181X1QVwU

[Freedman HealthCare @FreedmanHC]

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

[Freedman HealthCare @FreedmanHC]

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.
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[Freedman HealthCare @FreedmanHC]

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. https://t.co/SJpbWkhOOy

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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. https://t.co/gvql36RwOS

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Check out our series of posts regarding @FreedmanHC 's respose to the Cassidy letter here https://t.co/k2JD0gyVGP https://t.co/68YeC5YUiy

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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. https://t.co/lL5fPmYMh0

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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 https://t.co/LaozaWGYEI

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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. https://t.co/xw2imLxygv