All Things Data

This blog was initially published in 2017.  It has been updated based on changes that have been made to the UDS tables since then.

This October, two important health observances fall on the same week: National Primary Care Week and Mental Illness Awareness Week. National Primary Care Week (NPCW), which celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year, highlights the importance of...

A volunteer team from Azara Healthcare recently helped out at Community Servings - a not-for-profit food and nutrition program providing services throughout Massachusetts to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses.

One of the most exciting developments in health IT in the last few years has been HL7's FHIR (pronounced "fire") standard. In a time when most providers are finally using electronic health records, many still lament the challenges associated with...

The team at Azara loves to learn about the incredible impact that the Community Health Centers (CHCs) we work with are making within their communities.

In preparation for UDS 2019, per the HRSA UDS Manual for UDS 2019 and updated CMS eCQM specifications, Azara has modified the logic of the numerator of the Depression Screening and Follow-Up Plan (NQF 0418 / CMS2v8) measure. As of the Azara DRVS...