Data
September ISAC Provider Performance Review Subcommittee Data Now Available
Reminder for “From Data to Decisions: Optimizing EHR Success” Webinar on August 21
From Data to Decisions: Optimizing EHR Success Through Data Governance and Change Management
Free RCPA Members-Only Webinar
Thursday, August 21, 2025
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Register Here
Effective data governance and organizational change management (OCM) are critical for the long-term success and maintenance of your EHR system. These processes ensure data integrity, streamline system changes, and enhance overall project outcomes. In this session, we will detail how agencies can leverage OCM to assure these positive outcomes for your agency as well as overall effectiveness of your EHR initiative.
Presenters:
- Theresa Yera, BA, MA, Senior Director of EHR, Strategy and Customer Success
- Tina Kirkpatrick, BA, Senior Director of EHR, Strategy and Customer Success
- Aaron Rogers, MRT, ATP, Electronic Health Record Administrator, Partners for Quality
Objectives: Following this course, the learner will:
- Explain the importance of data governance and organizational change management;
- Discover the phases of EHR maintenance required for effective data governance; and
- Examine data accuracy for funding success.
Certificates of attendance are available to RCPA members who attend this webinar; anyone interested in a certificate should contact Cathy Barrick. To apply for CEs, you will need to register for the RCPA Annual Conference Strive to Thrive and indicate you attended the webinar in your CE packet, which will be made available on the mobile app.
Contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, for details, or visit the RCPA Conference website for information on workshops, sponsors, exhibitors, and more!
From Data to Decisions: Optimizing EHR Success — Webinar on August 21
From Data to Decisions: Optimizing EHR Success Through Data Governance and Change Management
Free RCPA Members-Only Webinar
Thursday, August 21, 2025
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Register Here
Effective data governance and organizational change management (OCM) are critical for the long-term success and maintenance of your EHR system. These processes ensure data integrity, streamline system changes, and enhance overall project outcomes. In this session, we will detail how agencies can leverage OCM to assure these positive outcomes for your agency as well as overall effectiveness of your EHR initiative.
Presenters:
- Theresa Yera, BA, MA, Senior Director of EHR, Strategy and Customer Success
- Tina Kirkpatrick, BA, Senior Director of EHR, Strategy and Customer Success
- Aaron Rogers, MRT, ATP, Electronic Health Record Administrator, Partners for Quality
Objectives: Following this course, the learner will:
- Explain the importance of data governance and organizational change management;
- Discover the phases of EHR maintenance required for effective data governance; and
- Examine data accuracy for funding success.
Certificates of attendance are available to RCPA members who attend this webinar; anyone interested in a certificate should contact Cathy Barrick. To apply for CEs, you will need to register for the RCPA Annual Conference Strive to Thrive and indicate you attended the webinar in your CE packet, which will be made available on the mobile app.
Contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, for details, or visit the RCPA Conference website for information on workshops, sponsors, exhibitors, and more!
June ISAC Provider Performance Review Subcommittee Data Available
Data Request to All Intermediate Care Facilities
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is assisting the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) in gathering data, which will be used for a collaborative high-priority initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of a Quality Investment Pilot program. To do so, ODP is requesting your assistance to provide the following data for each of your ICF locations:
- Provider Name:
- Location (ICF Site Name):
- Number of people residing at the location as of November 30, 2024:
- The number of people at the location not covered by Medicaid (i.e., # of Private Pay clients) as of November 30, 2024:
- The number of DOH citations related to infection control at each location from 2020 to date and the tag number(s):
- Has this site participated with the RISE program?
You may supply the data by typing the responses after each question in an email reply, or by attaching a spreadsheet with the following columns completed:
| Facility Name | Location/ Site Name | Number of Residents as of 11/30/24 | Number of Private Pay Residents as of 11/30/24 | No. of DOH Citations related to Infection Control from 2020 to date | Tag Numbers for DOH Citations related to Infection Control from 2020 to date | Has this facility participated in the RISE program? |
Please send your responses electronically to Lisa Wagner by close of business Friday, December 6, 2024.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Updated IRF Provider Preview Reports Available
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare and the Provider Data Catalog during the Care Compare refresh in December 2022. For additional information, please visit the CMS IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Public Reporting website. The deadline to review the information is October 17, 2022.
RCPA Member Use of Electronic Systems Survey
RCPA is looking to gather information regarding your organization’s experience with electronic data systems and is requesting your assistance. This short survey asks questions regarding systems used for Time, Attendance, and Payroll; Electronic Health Records; Service Data Collection; Medication Management; and Billing services. Our goal is that, with your responses, we will be able to provide your colleagues with this helpful information!
RCPA will only share de-identified, aggregate data with members. We will not release any individual data unless given explicit permission to do so.
Please complete the survey here.
CMS Identifies IRF-PAI Provider Preview Report Error
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identified an error in the patient counts for each inpatient rehabilitation facility patient assessment instrument (IRF-PAI) measure in the March 2022 provider preview reports (which were originally issued on April 13, 2022) related to the June 2022 refresh of IRF quality data on CMS Care Compare. CMS has updated the report to apply the COVID-19 reporting exceptions to only exclude stays that occurred in Quarter 1 (Q1) and Quarter 2 (Q2) of 2020. The March 2022 provider preview reports are currently available for review until May 27, 2022. Questions about the reports should be sent by email.
DHS Releases Annual 2022/2023 Executive Budget
