T test in Excel for Hospital Performance Data: The Recap

Post 3: In this post, I will summarize the steps used from the previous blog post in applying the T test to hospital quality data, using one of the measures from CMS Hospital Compare as an example. The formula references in this post are directly from prior blog, so it is probably helpful for you...Read more

T test in Excel for Hospital Performance Data: Running the T Test

Rik Ganguly, MPH

May 14, 2018

Analytics and Reporting

Post 2: In the first blog post of this series, I introduced the idea of using Excel to run T test on hospital quality data from CMS Hospital Compare. I laid out the assumptions and approach to the analysis. Please check it out before proceeding. The focus of this blog is setting up the Excel...Read more

T test in Excel for Hospital Performance Data: Approach

Rik Ganguly, MPH

May 14, 2018

Analytics and Reporting

Post 1: Imagine you are in a pinch and need to run an analysis quickly and produce meaningful results. You throw your data into Excel, thinking all you need to do is enter some formulas and make it pretty. And then, after opening up with Excel and toying with your dataset, you realize this might...Read more

Act now before losing precious website data

Freedman HealthCare Staff

May 9, 2018

Technology

Website managers have long appreciated the tremendous power of Google Analytics (GA). One of its most useful features is the fact that visitor traffic data is retained forever. You can log into GA and request data going back to when GA was first installed on your site. I’ve routinely worked with website data that’s at...Read more

Why Physician Offices Shouldn’t be Bingo Parlors

Mary Jo Condon, MPPA

May 4, 2018

Leading an APCD

A thought-provoking blog by Sachin H. Jain in Forbes online this week suggests that the maxim “All healthcare is local” will soon be replaced by “All healthcare is social.” It sounds good, right? Research clearly shows loneliness negatively impacts health. So, why not find ways to support people, especially seniors, in improving their health by...Read more

CMS Revises Meaningful Use

Freedman HealthCare Staff

May 3, 2018

Leading an APCD

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced changes to its “Meaningful Use” program, an initiative started in 2009 with the passage of the HITECH Act. This legislation originally aimed at increasing the adoption of electronic medical records (EHR) by providing nearly $36 billion worth of incentives to providers across the U.S. As...Read more

Purchasers and Employers are Joining the Trend: Aligning Provider and Consumer Incentives Pays Off

Freedman HealthCare Staff

April 20, 2018

Leading an APCD

The Maine Health Management Coalition, a long-time, successful business coalition focused on healthcare cost and quality transparency, recently changed its name to the Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine. The re-branded organization will provide a collective voice and buying power for purchasers to lower costs and drive better outcomes. Their transition reflects a growing trend in...Read more

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T test in Excel for Hospital Performance Data: The Recap

T test in Excel for Hospital Performance Data: Running the T Test

T test in Excel for Hospital Performance Data: Approach

Act now before losing precious website data

Why Physician Offices Shouldn’t be Bingo Parlors

CMS Revises Meaningful Use

Purchasers and Employers are Joining the Trend: Aligning Provider and Consumer Incentives Pays Off

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