*** NAHDO has revamped its website; please visit us at www.nahdo.org.

NAHDO wants to alert our members to the following:

HOT ITEMS

>National Governors Association: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Resource Center
http://www.nahdo.org/Home/Article/tabid/114/smid/586/ArticleID/298/reftab/36/Default.aspx

>Too Many Must Go Back to Hospital, Study Finds (New York Times-April 1) President Obama's budget calls for lower payments to hospitals with high rates of readmitted patients
http://www.nahdo.org/Home/Article/tabid/114/smid/586/ArticleID/300/reftab/36/t/Too-Many-Must-Go-Back-to-Hospital-Study-Finds-/Default.aspx

UPCOMING EVENTS

>Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness to Hold Listening Session April 14, 2009, 2 p.m- 5 p.m., Washington, D.C.
http://www.nahdo.org/Home/Article/tabid/114/smid/586/ArticleID/302/reftab/36/t/Federal-Coordinating-Council-on-Comparative-Effectiveness-Research-to-Hold-Listening-Session-on-April-14/Default.aspx

>Quality Workgroup Call April 16, 2009, 3 p.m. ET
Validating the Underlying Data: A Measurement Building Block
http://www.nahdo.org/QualityWorkgroup/2009QualityReportingWorkgroupCalls/tabid/68/Default.aspx
Please RSVP for this call with your name and email to esullivan@nahdo.org. Webinar details and documents will be sent to registered participants prior to the call.

>Public Health Informatics Network (PHIN) Conference August 30-September 3, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia
The first day (August 30) will be devoted to the CDC Assessment Initiative program.
http://www.nahdo.org/Article/tabid/111/smid/586/ArticleID/301/t/2009-PHIN-Conference-Save-the-Date-and-Call-for-Abstracts/Default.aspx

>NAHDO’s 24th Annual Conference
October 15-16, 2009 in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
http://www.nahdo.org/Meetings/tabid/55/Default.aspx

We are currently accepting abstracts:
http://www.nahdo.org/Portals/0/Repository/documents/cs/call%20for%20abstracts.pdf