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Massachusetts Provider Organizations with Higher Primary Care Investment Offer Better Value, New Research Finds

Gabrielle Shaver
August 13, 2024
Analytics and Reporting, Data Quality, What's New
There is a considerable body of research demonstrating the long-term benefits of primary care. However, for decades, the United States has underinvested in primary care, spending only 5 to 7 cents of every health care dollar on it versus 13 cents in other high-income countries.[i] To help address these concerns, more than a third of states have...Read more

A Beginner’s Guide to Rhode Island’s Healthcare Workforce Dashboard

Rik Ganguly, MPH
July 29, 2024
Analytics and Reporting, Data Quality
Changes in the healthcare workforce, macroeconomic factors, evolving trends in healthcare, and the impacts and pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted questions on whether an adequate and thriving workforce is available to address the health needs of Rhode Islanders. To investigate, the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Healthcare Workforce...Read more

A New Standardized Framework for Non-Claims Payment Data Webinar

Gabrielle Shaver
June 21, 2024
Analytics and Reporting
With the rise of value-based care, more healthcare spending is occurring through non-claims payments. To support states in collecting this data, the APCD-Council and National Association of Health Data Organizations developed the NCP Data Layout™.  The NCP harmonizes non-claims payment data collection across states, which supports cross-state comparisons and eases data submitter burden. The NCP...Read more

Primary Care Workforce Crossroads: A call for new research

Mary Jo Condon, MPPA
June 21, 2024
Analytics and Reporting
High quality primary care is the foundation of our nation’s healthcare system[i]. Research points to the essential role of primary care clinicians and services in improving access, quality, life expectancy, and affordability.[ii],[iii]  While the Milbank Memorial Fund’s Health of US Primary Care Scorecard finds the overall primary care workforce has increased slightly in recent years,[iv]...Read more

Engaged Data: An Interactive Rhode Island Ecosystem Dashboard Describing the Healthcare Workforce

Kristina Martin
June 12, 2024
Analytics and Reporting
On Wednesday, May 29th, 2024, the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Ecosystem, in partnership with the Rhode Island Workforce Transformation Team, publicly released the EOHHS Health Workforce Dashboard. The Dashboard enables policymakers, healthcare providers, educators, and others to review and engage with data that provides a detailed understanding of the...Read more
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