This three-part webinar series, taught by Dr. Robert A Hanneman from the University of California, Riverside, will provide an introduction to analyzing network data and, address ways in which the network perspective can inform common types of health services research, and provide practical guidance on the common statistical software for analyzing networks.

In light of new data requirements as outlined in Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act, this session will focus on analytic considerations for data collection in health systems. Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Ph.D., director of the Center for Healthcare Equity and an associate professor of research at Northwestern University, will address issues including standardizing and categorizing race/ethnic data which will ultimately help track disparities initiatives and overall progress towards health equity. 

The seminar is designed for researchers whose current or potential areas of research interest encompass the effects of law on population health, health care financing or delivery systems, or the process, outcome, or quality of health care. The panel addresses the use of legal methods in a research context, exploring approaches to research endeavors that involve measurement analysis, and the analysis and interpretation of the meaning of statutes, regulations, and judicial opinions. The panel includes a lively discussion of law-related research as well as strategies for developing interdisciplinary undertakings that explore the implications of health policy reforms that involve law.