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Read ArticleA New Tool to Visualize the “Genetics” of Payment Programs
Healthcare provider and payer organizations alike face a growing challenge in the shift to value-based care. We have found in our work that leaders increasingly struggle […]
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Read ArticleHealth Plan Quality Improvement Planning Checklist
Multiple regulatory programs require health plans to report on their efforts to: improve health outcomes, prevent hospital readmissions, ensure patient safety and reduce medical errors, and […]
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Read ArticleTaking the Temperature of Your Patient Safety
Errors, accidents, injuries, infections, and even death – certainly nothing you would ever want to experience at any healthcare facility – yet, they happen. Hospitals, compounded by the […]
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Read ArticleAnalysis of Payer Relationships as Key Driver of Physician Burnout
SPH Analytics recently partnered with our client UPMC Health Plan to conduct research into physician satisfaction with health plans. The research uncovered several physician and payer […]
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Read ArticleCelebrating 100+ Years of the Venn Diagram (and one more anniversary, too!)
It may not look like a centenarian, but it is! Birthday greetings to the “Venn Diagram.” The popular assembly of overlapping shapes […]
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Read ArticleImproving MIPS Scores with Better Data and Better Practices
How one company boosted its quality, care, codes and scores in just months You’re a respected, well-thought-of, big-time contributor to the healthcare of both your community and […]
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Read ArticleMeeting the Challenge of Missing and Unstructured Data
Challenges reclaiming missing data to get your unstructured Health care data to work for your organization.
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Read ArticleMorpace Health Joins SPH Analytics – Good News for Health Plans
In this long and winding, if increasingly well-traveled, road toward value-based care, few things resonate more than an increasing share of the population actively engaged in […]
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Read ArticleOAS CAHPS Update
Please see announcement below regarding the CMS Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2019 for OAS CAHPS. The announcement is followed by additional thoughts from SPH Analytics. […]
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Read ArticleA MIPS 2017 Success Story
Lessons Learned to Help You Prepare for MIPS 2018 MIPS 2017 Submissions Are Over! What’s Next? Congratulations to everyone who worked diligently to understand the Merit-Based […] The post A MIPS...
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Read ArticleNCQA Proposed Changes to Health Plan Accreditation Standards
NCQA Proposed Changes to 2019 Health Plan Accreditation Standards In keeping with the national focus and ongoing evolution of the healthcare environment, NCQA has been soliciting […] The post NCQA...
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Read ArticlePreparing a Successful Data-Driven Healthcare Implementation
We have all heard the term “Big Data.” In healthcare, this term is often used to refer to large volumes of electronic health data, such as […] The post Preparing for a Successful Data-Driven...
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Read ArticleCelebrating 25 Years of SPH Success Infographic
SPH By the Numbers At SPH Analytics, we bring 25 years of service and innovation to empower clients with world-class solutions that drive improvement in quality programs. Since […] The post...
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Read ArticleThe Importance of Member and Patient Engagement
Targeted outreach and engagement can have a significant impact on the quality of patient and health plan member care, health outcomes, informed decision making, healthcare costs, […] The post The...
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Read ArticleEasier MIPS—Better Care, Higher Scores
CMS Wants to Know… Since MACRA first went into effect, placing reporting pressure on Medicare providers, CMS has continued to analyze the burden on clinicians. Modern […] The post Easier...
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Read ArticlePositive Trends in Population Health for 2018
Chronic disease. This is one of the biggest health challenges the United States faces as a nation. Despite some pockets of success in population health designed […] The post Positive Trends in...
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Read ArticleNCQA Adds PHM Requirements to Health Plan Accreditation Standards
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has been accrediting health plans for over 20 years, providing ratings for plans that cover more than 136 million […] The post NCQA Adds PHM...
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Read Article2018 CAHPS/Regulatory Survey Updates
SPH Analytics has completed vendor certification and training for the administration of the 2018 CAHPS® 5.0H, Medicare CAHPS, and QHP Enrollee Surveys. As a convenient reference, […] The post 2018...
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Read ArticleOpen Enrollment and Building Long-term Satisfaction and Loyalty
Open Enrollment has begun. The yearly period when people can enroll in a health insurance plan runs from November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017. This […] The post Open Enrollment and Building...
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Read ArticleSPH Celebrates National Health IT Week
As an advocate for the advancement of health information technology to help improve healthcare, SPH Analytics is a proud partner in promoting National Health IT Week […] The post SPH Celebrates...
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