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Dr. Allen Dobson Presents at The Institute on Rehabilitation Payment Models: Innovation, and Research and Policy
Dr. Al Dobson, President of Dobson DaVanzo and Associates, LLC, was invited to speak at the recent Institute on Rehabilitation Payment Models: Innovation, and Research and Policy, hosted by the Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) and the Learning Health Systems Rehabilitation Research Network (LeaRRn).
Dobson | DaVanzo Publishes a Study in Respiratory Medicine
Dobson | DaVanzo staff are pleased to announce a recently accepted study in Respiratory Medicine, titled, "Early Initiation of non-invasive ventilation at home improves survival and reduces healthcare costs in COPD patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure: A retrospective cohort study".
Dobson | DaVanzo Awarded SDRC Contract with CMS
Dobson | DaVanzo was recently awarded the State Data Resource Center (SDRC) contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under our General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). Dobson | DaVanzo, together with subcontractor, Acumen, LLC, look forward to supporting CMS and states in this important work.
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Dobson|DaVanzo’s Data Analytics for Medicare Episode-Based Payment Models
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | by Randy Haught
Using CMS Innovation Award Data, Dobson|DaVanzo is helping physicians and physician group practices “deep dive” into the complex world of MIPS VBP cost efficiency measures by dissecting risk-adjusted Medicare spending during episodes of care for 18 medical conditions/surgical procedures by clinical theme, type of service, and episode period (pre-, intra-, and post-trigger periods) compared to peer-group benchmarks. This allows providers to easily identify areas for improvement. Our monthly and quarterly data updates provide timely information that allows providers to continually monitor their performance trend overtime.
How Much of the Herd Has Some Immunity?
Friday, February 26, 2021 | by Alex Hartzman
COVID-19 cases are currently on the decline in the U.S. and effective vaccines have been developed, approved and are being distributed at record pace – all cause for celebration. However, new variants and societal fatigue are continuing dangers to the health and well-being of Americans as the government and healthcare industry race to vaccinate and protect people from the novel pathogen. As we complete our first full year living in the COVID-19 public health emergency, this blog explores two questions worth asking:
- How far are we into this pandemic (in terms of herd immunity); and
- What are our policy options to take advantage of this recent decline in cases and steadily increasing availability of vaccines?
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Dobson | DaVanzo's principals are committed to being on the cutting-edge of healthcare research. Backed by the team's decades of experience, Dobson | DaVanzo's numerous studies of hospitals, finance, Medicare provider payments, and preventive healthcare services have been published in a variety of journals and are used as a resource by researchers, policy makers, legislators and others.