The healthcare industry is in a state of quiet anticipation
as we await the second data feed from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services’ (CMS) Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) bundled payment
model. Participants still have a lot of questions? Will the program help hospitals deliver
better accountability for care? Will care be coordinated more effectively? Is
it going to help reduce costs—and if it does, for whom?
Include integral data in your Community Health Needs Assessment examples Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) examples tend to focus on case studies. However, using integral data for your CHNA can provide overall guidance, making it easier to start and complete your final report. In this Q&A, DataGen’s Melissa Bauer, principal healthcare informatics analyst, explains why using data in the CHNA is key and what types of data you should collect. Q1: What is CHNA data? A CHNA requires two types of data: primary and secondary. Using these two data streams, organizations can better characterize the community's health. This helps the organization conducting the CHNA best understand their community needs. It also informs them on the best ways to respond to them, providing guidance on where to start and how to evaluate impact and outcomes. Here’s a further explanation of the data found in a CHNA: Primary data includes community surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, and c