NAHDO's 39th Annual Conference
"Telling the Story: Strategies for Improving Healthcare Data"
Virtual Sessions: November 12-14, 2024
Priority Deadline: June 3, 2024
NAHDO's Program Planning Committee is now accepting abstract submissions for our 39th Annual Conference.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The submission form is only for individual presentation abstracts.
If you have an idea for a (a) full session, (b) panel discussion, or (c) keynote speaker, please contact us directly at info@nahdo.org
Here are some ideas for session topics that are of particular interest to the planning committee:
| Focus Area | Suggested Topics of Interest |
|---|---|
| (1) National and State Policy Trends and Priorities |
Opioids - Data and Policy Behavioral Health - 42 CFR Part 2 Telehealth Defining Race and Ethnicity Climate Change and Health Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Value-Based Payment Models |
| (2) Improving Health Care Value Through Analytics |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Predictive Analytics Benchmarking and Comparative Effectiveness Analytics for Success Using data to catalyze change Understanding your data and avoiding traps and errors Engaging stakeholders Working toward identifying value Impacting the business community - employer-focused analytics Patient-reported outcome measures Leveraging the richness of hospital data Data Quality and Standardization |
| (3) Addressing Data Gaps and Identifying New Sources of Data |
Using Data from the U.S. Census Bureau Assessing Needs of Policy Makers Looking to External Standards Emerging Data Sources: Social media, wearable devices, patient-generated data. Ethical Considerations for Using New Data Sources |
| (4) Data Sharing and Linkage Methods |
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies - Anonymization or de-identification Efforts to Ease the Sharing of Data (Technical Questions): - Infrastructure & FHIR - Coordinating HIE and APCD data efforts - Federal Rules - ONC & CMS interoperability rules - Price transparency rules - Digital quality measures - Connecting Data Sharing to Improved Health Outcomes Data Linkage: - Standardization - Integrated data systems - Identity Resolution |
| (5) Understanding Data Governance and Patient Privacy Policies |
Ensuring data security External data use - approval and monitoring Technical issues The role of Data Governance Councils in overseeing data use Balancing data security with the need for access and innovation |
| (6) Health Equity Data, Analytics and Policy |
SDOH/HRSN SOGI Race, Ethnicity, Language (REALD) Data Sources Strategies for mitigating bias Engaging communities in data collection and analysis |
| (7) Operational Issues at Health Data Programs |
Launching of new data programs and projects Moving to the cloud Questions related to funding Staffing and Training: Building and maintaining the data science workforce Data Security and Cybersecurity Threats Interoperability Challenges: Ensuring data can be easily exchanged between different systems The Role of Data Champions: Promoting data-driven decision making within organizations |
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(8) How to Communicate Data and Information Effectively |
Using Visualizations to Enhance Data Communication Displaying data on mobile devices B.I. requirements for data dissemination Understanding your audience and the information consumer Basic principles of communication What did the pandemic teach us about communicating data? Dealing with trade-offs Communicating Uncertainty and Risk: Presenting data in a way that is clear and honest. |
| (9) Proud Moments and/or Difficult Challenges |
Share a success story or present a challenge that you are still working on Submissions that explore overcoming specific technical hurdles or achieving significant breakthroughs. "Lessons learned" - share valuable insights from past experiences. |
| (10) Wild Card | Great ideas that don't fit neatly into one of these categories |