NAHDO Announcements
APCD Council Comments in Response to CMS Innovation RFI on State Innovation Model Concepts
The APCD Council, a collaboration between the National Association of Health Data Organizations and the Institute for Health Policy and Practice at the University of New Hampshire, submitted comments in response to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Request for Information
Two Federal Notices
These two feredral notices may be of interest to state data a gencies. NAHDO will be reviewing and get more information.
The Federal Register Notice for proposed changes to Directive 15 was published today.
De-Identification of Health Data: Law and Practice Resources
The Network for Public Health Law has made available resources from the 2016 Public Health Law Workshop.
These are availabile at here
NAHDO Webinar: A pause in the availability of risk adjusted national benchmarks for AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators & an alternat
Slides and recording from the NAHDO webinar on August 11th can be accessed via the NAHDO webinar page at https://www.nahdo.org/webinars
Association of Public Data Users 2016 Annual Conference
Association of Public Data Users
2016 Annual Conference
Using Public Data to Inform Better Decision Making
September 13-14, 2016
Alexandria, VA
Expanding Access to the Medicare Data -- HCCI QE Data Announcement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its final rule implementing Section 105 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) to expand how qualified entities (QE) can use and disclose data. The Final Rule (CMS-5061-F) explains how QEs can provide or sell combined data, or provide Medicare data at no cost, to certain authorized users.
Vermont Releases RFP for Development of a Public Use File
Vermont Releases RFP for the Development of Vermont Health Care Uniform Reporting and Evaluation System (VHCURES) Public Use File
NAHDO Webinar- Improving Public Health Data Dissemination through Policy and Tools
Public health data bases contain information essential to improving population health and informing policy. Public health officials take seriously their charge to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the individuals in these data, yet, at the same time, unleash the power of the data to improve health and health care.