Using Health Data

The explosion of health-related data has created new opportunities to understand how health care is delivered, paid for and preserved. Health services evidence helps us understand how to identify, validate, share and analyze data to improve health.

Publication

Infrastructure to support learning health systems: are we there yet? Innovative solutions and lessons learned from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act CER investments

This case study, written by EDM Forum participants and published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness in 2014, outlines key issues that can inform the evolution of learning health systems.

Posted Jun 14, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

Blog Post

New National Initiative Seeks to Increase Impact of Data Sharing in Health and Human Services

Kresge Foundation Grant Aims to Create National Interoperability Collaborative

Posted Jun 8, 2017 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care Public & Population Health

Publication

EDM Forum Bibliography (September, 2015)

Peer‐Reviewed Literature Using Electronic Health Data for System Improvement

Posted Jun 05, 2017

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data

Blog Post

Journal Digs into Real World Health Data Lessons

eGEMs, AcademyHealth’s open access peer-reviewed journal, released a new call for papers, open through July 1, that seeks to address some of the fundamental health data issues revealed at the recent Health Datapalooza.

Posted Jun 2, 2017 By Paul Wallace, M.D.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Analytic Tools Delivering Better Care

Blog Post

Electronic Health Data and Methods Journal Relaunches on New Platform

AcademyHealth's open access journal, eGEMs, publishes research on the use of health data to improve health and health care

Posted May 17, 2017 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Using Health Data Delivering Better Care

Blog Post

Health Datapalooza Covered Health IT from Every Angle

The meeting brought together more than 1,200 attendees representing diverse perspectives on creating knowledge from data and pioneering innovations that drive health policy and practice.

Posted May 8, 2017 By Raj Sabharwal, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data Delivering Better Care Health Datapalooza

Past Event

Webinar: Health Data for Action

This webinar provides information about a new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation signature research program: Health Data for Action.

Date & Time May 2, 2017 12 - 1 p.m. ET Location Online

Topics Using Health Data

Blog Post

Data Nerds Unite – Across Sectors – to Improve Community Health

The All In: Data for Community Health National Meeting was held April 19-21, 2017, bringing together more than 270 local collaboratives, community partners, subject matter experts, and invited guests to celebrate achievements and share learnings.

Posted May 2, 2017

Topics Using Health Data Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

Blog Post

Data Privacy and Security at Health Datapalooza – Start with Access and Trust

Several sessions at the meeting focused on issues of data privacy and security.

Posted Apr 28, 2017 By Raj Sabharwal, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data Health Datapalooza

Blog Post

Fifth Annual Health Data Liberator Award Honors Work to Increase Patients’ Access to Their Medical Record

OpenNotes initiative recognized at Health Datapalooza for efforts encouraging health care providers to share their visit notes with patients.

Posted Apr 27, 2017 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems Using Health Data Health Datapalooza