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Econometrica partners with the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA): Health Equity Self-Assessment Tool
Econometrica partners with the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) in developing and deploying a Health Equity Self-Assessment Tool that will help healthcare providers identify areas of improvement in their own practice regarding health equity and refer them to pertinent resources....
Monitoring the Global Tobacco Epidemic: Data to Action Course
Econometrica built a web-based e-learning course for CDC Foundation’s Monitoring the Global Tobacco Epidemic: Data to Action course. This e-learning course supports CDC Foundation’s goal of helping countries understand how to use data to combat the tobacco epidemic. The course was translated from...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Efforts to End Hunger and Reduce Diet-Related Disease in U.S.
In September, the Biden-Harris Administration released an $8 billion plan to confront the food insecurity and diet-related diseases afflicting many Americans—particularly among underserved communities like the elderly, the LGBTQ+ community, military families and veterans, communities of color, and...
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) Model
Launched on October 1, 2018, the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model tests whether the linking of payment for a clinical episode may improve care quality while reducing Medicare price. This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a 2-year...
Fair Market Rents
Is rent rising unpredictably fast in your community? Econometrica specializes in conducting surveys to help communities get accurate HUD Fair Market Rents (FMRs) so that families using House Choice Vouchers can find affordable housing in areas of greater opportunity. In fact, last year,...
HUD Publishes Guidance Materials About Radon
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently published fresh guidance related to radon in housing on the HUD Exchange site. Econometrica is working with HUD to develop the guidance to raise awareness about the dangers of radon and strategies to reduce exposure. Radon is an...
New HUD Reports Explore Recent AHS Data
BETHESDA, MD – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released two new reports about the examining data provided by the American Housing Survey (AHS). The reports, prepared by Econometrica and SP Group, take a deep dive into several aspects of the AHS in recent years. The AHS,...
HUD Releases Updated FMRs; Econometrica Conducted Surveys for Multiple PHAs
BETHESDA, MD – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released updated Fair Market Rents (FMRS) for fiscal year 2022 for 12 areas based on new survey data. The updates, released in the Federal Register on March 10, 2022, come after public housing authorities (PHAs) conducted...
Government Launches Site to Order Free COVID Tests; Insurers Required to Cover At-Home Tests
BETHESDA, MD – A new website from the Federal Government allows Americans to order free COVID-19 tests. COVIDTests.gov opened January 18 in what White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called a “beta phase,” with the formal launch set for January 19. The site will allow every household to order up...
CMS Releases Job Aids for PAC Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new job aids for post-acute care (PAC) providers to aid in the assessment and coding of GG0130. Self-Care Items. T Econometrica developed these aids under contract with CMS to “provide clinically relevant information to assist...
CDC Foundation Launches Digital Media Course Developed by Econometrica
Social media has become a major source of news for much of the world. To increase the amount of reliable information on social media, Econometrica has supported the CDC Foundation in launching a course to teach public health professionals how to create and promote social media messages that make...
CMS Releases New Course for SNF Providers
BETHESDA, MD – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new web-based training course that provides an overview of the assessment and coding the items in Section K related to height, weight, and nutritional approaches for skilled nursing facility residents. The on-demand,...
Econometrica’s Health Group Expands Clinical Expertise
BETHESDA, MD – Econometrica’s Health Group has further expanded its knowledge base and team of clinical experts. Through our recruiting and continuing education initiatives, our team stands ready to offer a wide range of expertise to organizations and agencies in the public and private sectors....
AHRQ’s MEPS-HC Health Policy Booklet Abstraction Tool Wins Prestige
BETHESDA, MD – An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) project on which Econometrica played a key role won an award for developing “an efficient data abstraction tool and the support of well-trained, highly skilled abstractors.” The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component...
Census Announces Results of 2020 Census, Population Counts for Apportionment
The U.S. Census announced on April 26 that the 2020 census shows the population of the United States is 331,449,281. This represents growth of 7.4 percent from the 2010 census. This also represents the second slowest population growth rate in U.S. history. “The American public deserves a big thank...