Topics in this E-Update:
1. The Health Data Consortium's Health Data All Stars: A directory of leading data web resources is released
2. NAHDO's 28th Annual Meeting Update
3. NAHDO pre-conference survey of health data agency best practices
3. Recent Projects
4. Job Opportunities
Health Data All Stars is a directory of 50 prominent domestic resources for health data at the federal, state and local levels housed on the Health Data Consortium’s website. To compile the directory, we spoke with leading health researchers, government officials, entrepreneurs, advocates and others to identify the health data resources that matter most. The public, including NAHDO members, are asked to review the list, refine it, and suggest new resources. – This catalog of some of the top health data resources that are available nationally was funded by the California HealthCare Foundation.
See more at: http://www.healthdataconsortium.org/data-sources
SAVE THE DATE!
NAHDO's 28th Annual Conference titled the
HEALTH DATA SUMMIT: Reaching New Heights and Pushing New Boundaries to Transform Health and Health Care will take place December 11-12, 2013 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
This is the only national conference dedicated to health care data collection, analysis, and use. NAHDO meetings bring together state, federal, and private sector experts concerned with health data policies. This year's meeting will focus on the latest developments in All Payer Claims Databases and a national dialogue on privacy versus transparency.
REGISTER NOW for the National Association of Health Data Organizations' (NAHDO) 28th Annual Conference. By doing so you will:
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Meet health data and reporting experts from across the country.
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Network with leaders in health care data reporting systems.
NAHDO’s HEALTH DATA SUMMIT will feature the latest developments in statewide health data policies and practices. Interactive moderated session on exemplary and innovative practices in data collection, analysis, and dissemination, considerations in balancing privacy and transparency, and building the business case for enhancing and sustaining a statewide health information program. A federal-state dialogue and facilitated roundtable discussions will identify priorities for advancing the science and practice of health care data initiatives.
NAHDO, along with the APCD Council, is pleased to announce the 7th National All Payer Claims Database Workshop. APCD Data Collection: Building the Foundation for Meaningful Analysis December 10, 2013 at the Brown Palace Hotel Denver, Colorado
Registration information
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More information about the conference and meeting updates can be found at: https://www.nahdo.org/annual_conference
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You can register online at: https://www.nahdo.org/conference-registration
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For hotel reservations call The Brown Palace Hotel at (303)297-3111 or The Comfort Inn at (303)296-0400. Identify yourself as a NAHDO Annual Conference participant to receive the group rate. Make hotel reservations by November 12, 2013.
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Sponsorship and Exhibit opportunities are still available for both meetings Contact Carly Alleman at cbarrell@nahdo.org or 801-532-2299 for more information.
We are conducting a survey of Health Data Agency Best Practices for the 2013 NAHDO Annual Conference. Your response is appreciated and will guide the plenary panel discussion.
Here is the link to the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DXDWVHG
Recent Projects
AHRQ and NAHDO Data Standards Project
NAHDO is pleased to announce a new scope of work through a subcontract with Truven Health Analytics under the Agency for Healthcare Cost and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The NAHDO team will represent the Public Health Data Consortium (PHDSC), states, and state issues on the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) and National Uniform Claims Committee (NUCC). NAHDO’s Data Measurement Scientist Consultant, Barbara Rudolph, Ph.D. will be the lead representative to the content committees, with NAHDO’s National Standards Consultant, Robert Davis, as the alternate representative. The team will need input from the PHDSC Data Standards Committee, all health data organizations, and HCUP Partners to identify priorities for the standards activities. Thus, we will be reaching out to Partners for input on State data standards-related issues or issues related to public health and research data use purposes, and providing summaries from the NUBC and NUCC meetings.
There are a number of other projects we have been busy with here at NAHDO:
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Recently NAHDO produced a report, “Recommendations for a Statewide Health Facility Data Reporting System in Alaska,” for the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA).
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A comprehensive health data source catalog and database is in the works for the California Health Care Foundation.
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An APCD guidance document for the release of All-Payer Claims Data Base information was developed based on the proceedings from the 2012 APCD State Workshop in New Orleans, LA.. More information concerning the guidance document and our findings to come at the NAHDO annual meeting and APCD workshop.
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Director of Performance Measurement - Center for Improving Value in Health Care
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Research Scientist 5 (Biostatistics) - New York State Department of Health
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