In this HIMSSCast podcast, discussions focus on the data challenges that come with the Affordable Care Act Public Health Needs Assessment and hospital improvement strategies.
The guest was Michael A. Stoto, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Georgetown University School of Health.
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Communication skill:
- It’s been more than a decade since the Affordable Care Act required nonprofit hospitals to conduct a Public Health Needs Assessment.
- What is this requirement and why is it important to medical IT professionals?
- What impact has the request for a Public Health Needs Assessment had so far?
- Stoto reviewed the Public Health Needs Assessment and other public health improvement efforts across the United States.
- What data challenges have the Public Health Needs Assessment efforts experienced?
- What data challenges have hospitals experienced with their innovation strategies?
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