NYSDOH SPARCS Training Webinar

Originally presented on October 10, 2013

This webinar targeted to SPARCS coordinators will address:

• Why SPARCS is expanding the collection of race and ethnicity data.
• How improved race and ethnicity data will help in identifying disparities in health care quality
• Increased national legislative and regulatory attention to race and ethnicity data
• Steps to improve quality of data collection and expand race and ethnicity categories
• How facilities are expected to code the expanded race and ethnicity data categories
• What is required by hospitals and facilities that submit data to SPARCS