Data Availability and Access Issues - Linkage Applications
March 19th 2009
Agenda
1. Identify the common issues with data availability and access (NAHDO)
Overview of high-level, cross-cutting common issues and problems with data linkage projects (data access, data element availability)
2. Highlight model approaches
Presentations from three ongoing large-scale data linkage projects that have solved some of the common problems of data access, data element availability, and data dissemination.
Readmissions reporting /CODES: Michael T. Lundberg, Executive Director, Virginia Health Information
Healthy Start Data Linkage Project: Karen Freeman, Health Statistics Manager, Florida Bureau of Community Health Assessment
Environmental Epidemiology Program: Sam LeFevre, Program Manager, Utah Department of Health
3. Discuss unresolved priority issues for future calls
Later webinars will propose to address other cross cutting issues named in the discussion, including linkage validation, technologies, etc