Welcome
Denise Love, Executive Director National Association of Health Data Organizations
Enrique Martinez-Vidal, Director, State Coverage Initiatives
Overview of All-Payer Claims Databases
This session will provide an overview of all-payer claims databases (APCD). Participants will learn about the history and prevalence of these databases, how they can be distinguished from one another, and the key policy and technical issues they raise. It will lay out the vision for what APCDs can achieve.
Step One: Making the Political Case for an APCD
This session will focus on political issues that arise when an APCD is getting established. Learn from states that have passed legislation to enact an APCD. What were the key messages and political pitfalls? How can advocates make an APCD attractive to political leaders on both sides of the aisle?
Moderator:
Panelists:
Secretary Mike Leavitt, Founder and Chairman, Leavitt Partners
Step Two: Policy and Technical Issues Related to Data Management, Collection and Dissemination
Participants will learn about different models for governing an APCD. Panelists will also address how these databases are funded and who has access to the data. The panel will also address whether APCDs should be mandatory or voluntary and ways the data itself can be used to build further demand for the information it includes. Panelists will also address technical challenges and issues.
Moderator:
Panelists:
Suanne Singer, Senior Consultant, Maine Health Information Center
Alan Prysunka, Executive Director, Maine Health Data Organization, Maine Department of Health
Ben Steffen, Director, Center for Information and Analysis, Maryland Health Care Commission
Step Three: Data Analysis and Use
Panelists will speak about a variety of applications and uses for APCDs, including quality improvement, payment reform, public health, research, and cost containment. You will hear from leading states, who will share what they have already accomplished and their vision for what their APCDs can achieve.
Moderator
Patrick Miller, Project Director, New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice, University of New Hampshire
Panelists:
Data Standardization
Panelists will discuss the value of standardizing data across states. They will address policy and technical issues related to standardization.
Moderator:
Denise Love, Executive Director, National Association of Health Data Organizations
Panelists:
APCDs, Health Information Exchange, and ARRA – Opportunities and Challenges
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included several data-related provisions, including the HITECH Act (which will promote electronic medical records and health information exchange), comparative effectiveness provisions and sections that promote prevention and wellness. Speakers will address federal data policy issues related to each of these provisions. In addition, they will focus on the potential interaction between a statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) and an APCD. These linked databases have the potential to improve patient care, public health, and health purchasing.
Moderator:
Shelly Ten Napel, Senior Associate, State Coverage Initiatives
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Wrap-Up/Next Steps