The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) in collaboration with its State Data Release Guidelines Workgroup produced this Guidance Document on Creating and Releasing Hospital and Facility Discharge Data Public Use Files to guide Health Data Organizations and others who are seeking guidance on best practices for disseminating hospital discharge data files and the privacy parameters for such releases. Specifically this guidance document aims to promote the release of useful…
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January, 2012
November, 2011
Public Health Data Dissemination Guidelines: NAHDO Working Technical Paper SeriesJuly 2005Funded by the Centers for Disease Control Assessment InitiativeEdited By: Gulzar H. Shah, MStat, MSS, Ph.D.
September, 2011
Because of health care cost and quality implications, hospital readmissions are increasingly a matter of concern for policymakers, purchasers, and patients. As state and federal budget deficits grow, policy makers are exploring payment reform options to reduce these deficits. Payment changes in Medicare and Medicaid are fast-tracking the measurement and scrutiny of hospital readmissions, though the issue is an all-payer one. Solutions must include health systems and communities working…
May, 2011
Executive Office of the PresidentPresident’s Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyDecember 2010
May, 2011
NAHDO Summary of Findings and Proposed Next StepsPrepared for the CDC Environment Public Health Tracking ProgramBy The National Association of Health Data OrganizationsSeptember 2009
May, 2011
Prepared by the National Association of Health Data Organizations for theCenter for Mississippi Health PolicyNovember 2007
May, 2011
NAHDO-CDC Cooperative Agreement ProjectCDC Assessment InitiativeBy: Barbara Rudolph, PhD; Robert Davis, MSFunded By The CDC
May, 2011
NAHDO-CDC Cooperative Agreement Project
CDC Assessment Initiative
December 2004
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May, 2011
NAHDO-CDC Cooperative Agreement ProjectCDC Assessment InitiativePrepared by: Walter G. Suarez, MD, MPHMidwest Center for HIPAA EducationOctober, 2004
May, 2011
Guidelines and Resources for Health Data OrganizationsNAHDO-CDC Cooperative Agreement Project - CDC Assessment InitiativeDecember 2004