All Payer Claims Databases Conference

Moderator:
Suanne Singer
Senior Consultant
Maine Health Information Center

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 3: Data Analysis and Use
Panelists will speak about a variety of applications and uses of APCDs, including quality improvement, payment reform, public health, research, and cost containment.  You will hear from leading states, who share what they have already accomplished and their vision for what their APCDs can achieve.

Moderator
Patrick Miller
Research Associate Professor
New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice
University of New Hampshire

Panelists
Craig Jones
Director
Vermont Blueprint for Health
Vermont Department of Health
PDF Presentation [5]

Patrick Miller
Research Associate Professor
New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice
University of New Hampshire
PowerPoint Presentation [6]

Jo Porter
Deputy Director
New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice
University of New Hampshire
PowerPoint Presentation [6]

Dwight McNeil
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Health Care Finance and Policy
Massachusetts Health and Human Services Department
PDF Presentaiton [7]

Mark Gaskill
All-Payer Database Manager
Office of Health Care Statistics
Utah Department of Health
PowerPoint Presentation [8]

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:
Jo Porter
Deputy Director
New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice
University of New Hampshire
PowerPoint Presentation [9]

Mary Taylor
Head, Regulatory Compliance
Aetna
PowerPoint Presentation [10]

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

Panelists:
Jim Scanlon
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services
PowerPoint Presentation [11]

Anthony Rodgers
Director
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
PowerPoint Presentation [12]