FINAL AGENDA

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

WORKING GROUP ON DATA ACCESS AND USE

National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Auditorium

June 20, 2013

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Meeting Transcript

Thursday, June 20th

1:00 p.m.

Review Agenda and Introductions

Dr. Justine Carr

1:15 p.m.

 Overview of topics and input requested from the Working Group

Bryan Sivak, CTO, HHS (via phone)

1:30 p.m.

 Working Group as Reactor PanelOptum has brought Humedica software analytics platform. Optum Labs has clinical data from Mayo and Humedica and claims from United. The goal is to now facilitate collaborative research using this large data asset. What could be the potential of this endeavor? What could be the obstacles?

Discussion
How will big data enable the future?
How will big data enable the present?
What is needed to get there?

 Richard Dale, COO, Optum Labs, Cambridge and
Paul Wallace, M.D., SVP, Lewin Group 

Dwayne Spradlin, Health Data Consortium

3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Review Needs of Communities from Joint NCVHS Roundtable, April 30 – May 2

  • Brainstorm “outside the box” on how to get needed data to the community
  • What is potentially possible? (draw on Datapalooza examples, HHS data, New CMS You Tube, etc.)
  • What are the obstacles today? (e.g. issues raised at roundtable, Bill Davenhall findings on Healthdata.gov)

Dr. Carr

4:45 p.m.

Wrap up for future meetings, next steps, including plans to coordinate with Full NCVHS Membership and Priorities

Dr. Carr

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn Workgroup

Dr. Carr

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June 26, 2013