Thank you to all who participated and contributed to another successful NAHDO meeting. 34th Annual Meeting Agenda
The National Association of Health Data Organizations
34th Annual Meeting
Little Rock Marriott, Little Rock, AR
November 6-8, 2019
NAHDO General Session Agenda
Wednesday November 6
7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00 am Regional Panel Discussion: A Data-Driven Framework for Regional Collaboration and Improvement
- Moderator: Joseph Thompson, MD, University of Arkansas Medical System
- Nell Wilson, Louisiana Office of Public Health
- Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH, Mississippi State Health Officer
10:00-11:00 am State Rapid Fire Session: Success and Challenges — Sponsored by Milliman MedInsight
- Fast paced session highlighting select initiatives including success and challenges
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Massachusetts
- Vermont
11:00-11:30 am Break - Sponsored by System 13 Inc.
11:30 am-12:30 pm What’s the Latest in State Pharmacy Transparency and Cost Initiatives? A Showcase of Four State Approaches
- Moderator: Stefan Gildemeister, Minnesota Department of Health
- Leeane Candura, HSRI
- Karynlee Harrington, MHDO
- Starla Ledbetter, California OSHPD
- Mike Motley, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
12:30-2:00 pm Working Lunch — Emerging Issues and Hot Topics
- NAHDO Annual Report and Organizational Update
- APCD-CDL™- transition and call for action
- Data Quality Forum Update
2:00-3:30 pm Abstract Session 1A: Use of Public Data Sets for Value-Based Purchasing — Sponsored by Peterson Center on Healthcare
- Moderator: Alyssa Hartsell Harris, Vizient
- Vermont’s Statewide All-Payer Accountable Care Organization and APCD: How it all fits together, Kate O’Neill, MPH, The Green Mountain Care Board, Sule Gerovich, PhD, Mathematica Policy Research
- Using Medicare Payment as a Benchmark to Achieve Value-Based Pricing in Commercial Health Plans, Vinita Bahl, DMD, MPP, CIVHC, Chapin White, RAND
- Impacts of Readmission, Post-Acute Care and Social Determinants on Value Based Purchasing's Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Program, Ernie Shippey, Vizient
- Using Washington State’s APCD to Support a Reference Pricing Analysis on Behalf of Washington Health Benefit Exchange’s Public Option Initiative Policy, Leah Hole-Marshall, JD, Washington Health Benefit Exchange
Abstract Session 1B: Creating Public Use Datasets: Engaging Stakeholders and Reducing Concerns Over Re-identication, Misuse and Quality Issues
- Moderator: Anita Joshi, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
- Statistical De-identification of Public Use Data Sets: The Critical Importance of Balancing Personal Data Privacy with Statistical Accuracy and Data Utility, Daniel C. Barth-Jones, Columbia University
- De-identification Assessment of CHIA Data Collection & Sharing Practices, Kathy Hines, Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), Sam Chick, Onpoint
- We Found a Data Quality Issue. Now What?, Kate Mullins, HSRI
- Spending Estimates for Health Care Episodes in Minnesota, Stefan Gildemeister, Minnesota Department of Health
3:30-4:00 pm Break
4:00-5:30 pm Abstract Session 2A: Assessing Social Determinants of Health
- Moderator: Melanie Boyd, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
- Social Determinants of Health Captured by Claims Data: A Comparison of Clinical Profiles, Michele Filoon, FAIRHealth
- Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Public Reporting on Unplanned Hospital Readmissions in Massachusetts, Zi Zhang, Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis
- Utilization of Social Determinants of Health ICD-10-CM Coding in the Emergency Department. Alyssa Hartsell Harris, Vizient
Abstract Session 2B: Linkage and Enhancement: Integrating Claims Data with Clinical and Other Data to Focus on Population Health
- Moderator: Myron Hepner, University of Michigan
- The Curious and Complementary Relationship of the Colorado APCD and Electronic Healthcare Data from UChealth, Jessica Toth, University of Colorado Denver
- Statewide Data Infrastructure Linking Clinical Data Supports Population Health Management: Diabetes Case Study, Mary Kate Mohlman, PhD, Vermont Blueprint for Health, David Jorgenson, MS, Onpoint Health Data
- The More You Know: Linkage of Public Health Datasets and All Payer Claims to Further Population-Level Opioid Research, Sara Hallvik, Comagine Health
- Geographic Patterns of Children’s Health Care in Minnesota, 2014-2015, Stefan Gildemeister, Minnesota Department of Health
6:30-9:30 pm Networking Dinners at the River Market
Thursday, November 7
7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 am Gopal Khanna, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9:00-10:30 am Data Enhancement and Acquisition — Sponsored by Human Services Research Institute
- Moderator: Craig Schneider, Setting the Stage for the AHRQ workshop discussions: National and State Panel
- National Legislative: What We Know, What We Learned: Josephine Porter, Institute for Health Policy and Practice at the University of New Hampshire/APCD Council
- APCD+clinical data: Michael Lundberg, Virginia Health Information
- Social Determinants of Health: Census and/or Utah Emergency Department Data: Victoria Udalova, Research Economist, Center for Economic Studies, US Census Bureau
- Alternative Payment Models, Ashley Storms, Massachusetts Center for Health Information Analysis
10:30-11:00 am Break — Sponsored by SymphonyCare
11:00 am-12:30 pm AHRQ Workshop: Data Enhancement and Acquisition
Part 1: Technical Aspects of Data Integration and Linkage
- Breakout 1: Missing Populations: Options for Obtaining Data on Missing Populations (FEHBP, SUD, ERISA) – Facilitator: Kenley Money, Arkansas Center for Health Information
- Breakout 2: Missing Transactions: Non-claims Data Capture (Population-Based Payment and Alternate Payment Models) – Facilitator: Maria Diaz-Perez, Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC)
- Breakout 3: Linkage of APCD, Hospital Discharge, Clinical, Census Data – Facilitator: Kyle Russell, Virginia Health Information
12:30-1:30 pm Awards Lunch
1:30-3:00 pm AHRQ Workshop: Data Enhancment and Acquisition
Part 2: Policy Implications
- Breakout 1: Missing Populations: Options for Obtaining Data on Missing Populations (FEHBP, SUD, ERISA) – Facilitator: Kenley Money
- Breakout 2: Missing Transactions: Non-claims data capture (population-based payment and Alternate Payment Models) – Facilitator: Maria Diaz-Perez
- Breakout 3: Linkage of APCD, Hospital Discharge, Clinical, Census Data – Facilitator: Kyle Russell
3:00-3:30 pm Break
3:30-5:00 pm Plenary: Future of Administrative Data for Public Health Surveillance. What does public health need?
- Moderator: Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health - Arkansas and President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO)
- Heather Strosnider, Science Development Team, Environmental Health Tracking Section, DEHSP, NCEH, CDC
- Adi Gundalapalli, MD, Chief Public Health Information Officer, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, CDC
- Chris Krawczyk, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
5:00-7:00 pm Conference Reception - Sponsored by Onpoint Health Data
Friday, November 8
7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 am Welcome: Allen Kerr, Commissioner, Arkansas Insurance Department
- Plenary Session: Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act – 10 Years In
- Anne Santifer, State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE), Arkansas Department of Health
- Phil Beckett, CEO, Texas HASA
- Jan Lee, CEO, Delaware Health Information Network
- Suzanne Condon, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:00-10:30 am Break
10:30 am-12:00 pm Value Based Purchasing (Quality and Cost) – How Are These Initiatives Rolling Out? What Role Does the APCD Have in Informing Cost Effectiveness and Consumers?
- Moderator: Pat Merryweather, Executive Director, Project Patient Care
- Gloria Kupferman, American Hospital Association
- Dr. Thomas Flottemesch, Social and Scientific Systems
- Alicia Berkemeyer, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
12:00-1:00 pm Working Lunch and Discussion: Findings and Next Steps from AHRQ Workshop: Data Enhancement and Acquisition
- Facilitators: Craig Schneider and Denise Love
- Each breakout group to report on: why it matters, challenges (both technical and policy), lessons learned, best practices, how addressing privacy/security and transparency, recommendations for legislative and regulatory changes (and NAHDO assistance)