Lightning Strikes Datapalooza
June 5, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Mike Painter describes the journey for two medical students who won $100,000 in the Aligning Forces Developer Challenge at the Health Datapolooza Conference.
Data and Data Collection
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We're Glad You Could Join Us at Health Data Initiative III: The Health Datapalooza!
June 5, 2012 | Story
RWJF became one of the founding organizations of the Health Data Consortium, which was formed to encourage the creation of a health data ecosystem that promotes and accelerates the innovative use of health data.
Data Governance and Stewardship
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article evaluates the role of governance and stewardship in improving access to health care data. Data stewardship presents a possible solution to the struggle between privacy and access concerns about health care information.
Helping States Improve Data Reporting Efforts
May 24, 2011 | Program Result
The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) worked to improve state reporting on the quality of hospital-based and other health care and coordinated state and national efforts to standardize reports on the quality of health care.
Getting Started With Your Own Pilot: Conducting Initial Data Analysis
February 27, 2011 | Toolkit
You can conduct your own analysis through the ECR Analysis Tool on the HCI3 website.
Usted Si Puede Vivir con Insuficiencia Cardiaca
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
Habitos Saludables por Vida
Getting the Data Right to Address Disparities in Health Care in New Jersey
August 27, 2009 | Program Result
The Health Research and Educational Trust worked with New Jersey hospitals to improve the procedures hospital staff uses to collect data about patients' race and ethnicity.
Hospitals Collect Race, Language and Ethnicity Data But Do Not Use it to Improve Quality of Care
July 29, 2009 | Program Result
Telephone surveys show how acute-care hospitals collect data on race, ethnicity and language and whether and how they use that data to improve quality of patient care.
Respondents Favor Legislation Allowing Collection of Racial, Ethnic Data to Improve Health Care
November 1, 2005 | Program Result
Researchers at Public Opinion Strategies conducted a national telephone survey of people's attitudes toward collecting racial and ethnic data for health care purposes.
National Database of Licensed Nurses Makes Tracking Workforce Issues Easier
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
From 1990 through 1997, the Council of State Boards of Nursing developed the Nursing Information System, a database of detailed information on licensed nurses nationwide.