NAHDO's 41st Annual Conference
Virtual Sessions: November 17-19, 2026
Priority Deadline: July 6, 2026
Final Deadline: July 15, 2026
NAHDO's Program Planning Committee is now accepting abstract submissions for our 41st Annual Conference.
We're seeking abstracts that explore cutting-edge work and innovative solutions across the spectrum of health data programs, especially as it applies to the collection, analysis and dissemination of claims and hospital data.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The submission form is only for individual presentation abstracts. If you have an idea for a (a) full session, (b) panel discussion, or (c) keynote speaker, please contact us directly at info@nahdo.org
You can submit a proposal to present on any health data topic that is of interest to our target audiences, however, this year's priority topic areas area:
The NAHDO Annual Conference provides attendees with the latest information on the use of healthcare data to improve the health care system and the population's health and discuss critical issues related to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of healthcare data.
You can submit a proposal to present on any health data topic that is of interest to our target audiences, however, this year's priority topic areas area:
(1) AI and Advanced Analytics: Real-world applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytical methods that are generating new insights from administrative healthcare data.
(2) Healthcare Value, Pricing, and Transparency: Work that examines cost, quality, price transparency, network adequacy, and market dynamics, including uses of Transparency in Coverage (TiC) and Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) data.
(3) Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and SUD: Data-driven work on service use, spending trends, and care gaps across behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder.
(4) Equity, Disparities, and Rural Health: How data programs are being used to understand and address health disparities, social determinants, and the unique challenges facing rural and underserved communities.
(5) Data Quality, Integrity, and Validation: Best practices and innovative approaches to ensuring health data is accurate, complete, and reliable from collection through dissemination.
(6) Data Linkage, Integration, and Emerging Sources: Connecting disparate datasets, integrating non-traditional or underutilized data sources (e.g., dental, self-insured, GLP-1, non-claims), and closing critical data gaps.
(7) Data Governance, Privacy, and Cybersecurity: Evolving governance frameworks, patient privacy, cybersecurity challenges, master patient indexing, and oversight of sensitive health information.
(8) State Showcase: APCD and Health Data Programs in Action: State-level examples and lessons learned from APCD operations, sustainability, revenue generation, policy applications, and data program management.
(9) Points of View: Emerging Issues: Short, opinion-driven presentations on a pressing or provocative topic in health data. No formal research required — just a well-reasoned perspective on where the field is heading.
(10) How-To Sessions: Practical, skill-building presentations focused on a specific method, tool, or process. Proposed topics may be accepted as-is or shaped in collaboration with the Program Planning Committee.
(11) Wild Card, Outside the Box: A compelling topic that doesn't fit neatly elsewhere but brings fresh thinking or an unexpected angle to the health data community.