NAHDO Announcements

Virginia Health Information in the News

Hospital Cost, Review Data Go Public - Healthcare IT News - June 5, 2014

One organization has made a bold move toward healthcare transparency after announcing it was publishing patient satisfaction ratings together with outpatient procedure pricing for all of one state's hospitals.
 
Virginia Health Information, which charges itself with making health data available for effective consumer decision making, released statewide patient satisfaction ratings -- based on CMS data released this year -- last month, and just this June followed it up with outpatient procedural pricing data, also from CMS.

HHS Releases New Data and Tools to Increase Transparency on Hospital Utilization and Other Trends

Data can help improve care coordination and health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries

With more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, data scientists, researchers, policy experts, government employees and more in attendance, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing new data and launching new initiatives at the annual Health Datapalooza conference in Washington, D.C.

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NAHDO & APCD Council Commentary in the North Carolina Medical Journal

The Value of All-Payer Claims Databases to States 
Ashley Peters, Jane Sachs, Jo Porter, Denise Love, Amy Costello

All-payer claims databases are being developed in states across the nation to fill gaps in information about the health care system. The value of such databases is becoming more apparent as these databases mature and are used more frequently to help states better understand their health care utilization and costs.

Read the entire North Carolina Medical Journal article HERE.

Redesigned MONAHRQ Software Offers Improved Reporting / June 4 Webinar

AHRQ has released MONAHRQ® version 5.0, a major redesign of the agency’s free software for creating customized websites to report quality information to the public or for internal quality improvement. The software significantly reduces the time and money that organizations would otherwise need for compiling, analyzing and posting comparison reports on hospital quality, cost and utilization.

Health Datapalooza 2014

Join the top decision makers and innovators in the industry in Washington D.C., June 1-3 for Health Datapalooza 2014. Participate in live demos of the latest apps, hear from visionaries in the field, and network, network, network! 

This national conference will draw more than 2,000 attendees and is focused on liberating health data, and bringing together the companies, startups, academics, government agencies, and individuals with the newest and most innovative and effective uses of health data to improve patient outcomes.

APCD Cost Study Summary of Findings

This report presents a summary of the costs to states associated with the development of All-
Payer Claims Databases (APCDs). The findings are based on information gathered from states
that have implemented APCDs, including review of state vendor contract documents and
telephone interviews with state contacts. Both current and expired contract documents were
reviewed.

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