Much of the focus in data reporting and quality improvement projects is on which measures to track and for which patients, however, an equally important criterion is which period type to track and understanding the results that choice will yield....
Finding a specific measure in Azara DRVS through the usual navigation methods can sometimes be a daunting task. This is especially true when you have hundreds of them to choose from. Take this long list of measures and stick them into the second...
We recently discussed value sets – the lists of codes that are used to define data elements for CQMs. You're all probably familiar with the use of CPT codes to define services and procedures, and ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes to define diagnoses, but...
Every business knows that billing delays cause payment delays. Besides the obvious impact, health centers must consider something more: Delays in your billing department create clinical quality measure (CQM) problems. Azara has recently seen an...
In my previous post, we explored how changes to a health center’s workflows can cause mapping issues that must be fixed with new data extracts. In this post, we’ll discuss a different type of mapping issue that affects a center’s data when it...
Note: Fall is back to school time and my now 13-year-old son is comfortably situated in seventh grade. Last year's initial shock of middle school is long past. My getting back into the nightly homework swing with my son reminded me of a blog post I...
