Medicare telehealth is remote care typically using audio and video technology, and in some cases audio only. Telehealth policy has a history of complexity and nuance that has changed rapidly since the beginning of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).

Medicaid waivers are used by states to waive federal requirements and build their own programs. This article provides a list of helpful reference materials associated with specific waiver types with a particular focus on Medicaid waivers available in CMS Research Identifiable Files (…

When analyzing data for research, it is sometimes necessary to code time windows. In this article we present several examples of programming common administrative healthcare data analytics that involve time in SAS.

A dummy table is a planning tool that approximates data structure. They serve as a practical method of organizing thoughts and expectations before working with data. For analysts, it can take many forms, such as a dataset, a summary table, or even visual chart formats. It can even be an empty…

The combination of PROC FORMAT and PROC FREQ can be used to quickly identify missingness, or values that are invalid or not present, in data. Straightforward logic and low line count make this code digestible for both new and experienced SAS programmers.