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Join Answers Media Network and SPH Analytics Tuesday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. ET for the next ABCs of #VBC webinar - Understanding the 2021 Quality Payment Program Final Rule. In this webinar experts from SPH and Medical Advantage will dissect the Final Rule, outline the changes that will impact both #MIPS and #APM participants, and provide insights based on their collective experience over the previous four years of the #QPP. http://ow.ly/ZtEn50CI3Vk

We couldn't let #NationalCookieDay go by without sharing our favorite cookies! Happy National Cookie Day!

Fall is the season when survey vendors attend vendor training sessions for #HEDIS #CAHPS, the #QHP Enrollee Survey, and the #MA & PDP CAHPS survey. Read our latest blog by Esther Turner, Principal, Product Management, to understand program updates from both NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that impact each of these programs. http://ow.ly/nIuL50CC4mZ

As we #GiveThanks for our family, friends, and all we’ve been given, we also thank the frontline healthcare providers for their selfless acts of caregiving during this trying year. SPH wishes you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

The latest episode of our podcast, Voices in #ValueBasedCare is now on HealthcareNOW Radio featuring Dr. Sarah Martin, Vice President of Health Solutions for mySidewalk about her work in #PublicHealth and "humanizing" data. Tune in to hear the program at 5:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 9:00 p.m. ET.

We are so pleased to share that NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance has certified our Population Care | Quality Measures application for #HEDIS 2020 Health Plan and Allowed Adjustments Measures, increasing our measure library to 39! Read more here: http://ow.ly/L2cd50C9tmM

#FluSeason is back for its annual and always unwelcome return visit. Since both flu and #COVID19 will be significant challenges this winter, it's important to vaccinate your patient/member population against the flu now. Read our latest blog to learn how to close these #CareGaps. http://ow.ly/UnPK50BWskc

Although 2020 will forever be a year like no other, preparing now in its final quarter will be a major influence on how your 2021 shapes up. A few things you will need to address: closing #CareGaps, identifying #HealthRisks, and assessing #PatientExperience including #telehealth. Read more in our latest blog: http://ow.ly/9lXi50BOcum

A happy 25th anniversary to #CAHPS! Congratulations to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for decades of insight and quality improvement for the patient and member healthcare experience. SPH has been there since the beginning, is currently the only vendor certified for all of the CAHPS family of surveys, and is looking forward to the next 25!

Chronic and #PreventiveCare has taken a hit amid the #COVID19 outbreak, with primary care visits down as much as 60%. Read this article in Health IT Outcomes by our Chief Commercial Officer Suzanne Cogan to find out why #CareGaps matter and how to minimize them. http://ow.ly/zqun50BK8R0

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently doubled the weight of patient experience measures in its #MedicareAdvantage and Part D #StarRatings. In this article in Managed Healthcare Executive our CEO Amy Amick provides guidance about what health plans can do now to improve their ratings. http://ow.ly/34nO50BD3Iv

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (#CMS) has just announced that fielding for Health Outcomes Surveys (#HOS) will take place only from August through November in 2021 and ongoing, replacing the previous April through July timeline. Read our latest blog by Esther Turner to learn more: http://ow.ly/olQ350By52r

SPH Chief Commercial Officer Suzanne Cogan is honored to co-present with our client Michelle Crumlich Achieving Large-Scale Clinical Outcomes Transformation across Louisiana at the #IMSymposium Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 10:00am ET. If you are attending, please join us for this session and in our virtual booth!

To address the surge in #telehealth adoption during the pandemic, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a number of modifications to the #QHP Enrollee Survey required for Qualified Health Plans to operate on the Marketplace. Read our latest blog to learn more: http://ow.ly/NOGR50B7ncf

Excited to announce the launch of Population Care FHIRstation, our new #Interoperability Platform for health plans to comply with the #PatientAccess regulations of the #21stCenturyCuresAct! http://ow.ly/XN3450B7j6R

Recently the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the proposed rule for the 2021 Quality Payment Program (#QPP), which covers both the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (#MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (#APMs). Read our latest blog to understand the impacts on providers and #ACOs. http://ow.ly/5pjn50B1hvG