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AcademyHealth Research Meeting. Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D. Office of Science and Data Policy Research ASPE, HHS. June 8, 2004. Office of Science and Data Policy Research Agenda Goals: (http://aspe.hhs.gov.sp/index.shtml). Address Administration and Secretarial Priorities
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AcademyHealth Research Meeting Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D. Office of Science and Data Policy Research ASPE, HHS June 8, 2004
Office of Science and Data Policy Research Agenda Goals:(http://aspe.hhs.gov.sp/index.shtml) • Address Administration and Secretarial Priorities • e.g., Health Information Technology and Bioterrorism • Focus on Issues and Activities of Department-Wide or Interagency Scope • e.g., Health Effects of Mercury and Data Confidentiality
Office of Science and Data Policy Research Agenda Goals: Continued • Address Major Analytic Gaps in HHS • Science or Data Policy • e.g. Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) Data and Vital Statistics Data • Enhance HHS and ASPE Data and Analytic Capabilities • e.g., Geo-Coding of Data and Data Standards
Science and Data Policy Budget and Research Themes: • Research Budget in 2004: $5 Million • Three Major Research Themes: • Improving Information for Science Policy • Improving Data and Information for Decision-Making • Improving Health Through the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)
Improving Information for Science Policy • Prescription Drug Economics and Policy • Informing policy options and understanding prescription drug price variations • Identifying best practice cost containment strategies for health plans and States • Describing drug sector economics in the US and making international comparisons
Improving Information for Science Policy: Continued • Medicare Modernization Act Implementation • Collaborating with FDA on studies to assess safety, efficacy and economic factors in drug importation policy • Environmental Health Issues • Support for National Academy of Sciences review of dioxin health effects and HHS/EPA Conference on health effects of mercury
Improving Information for Science Policy: Continued • National Vaccine Policy and Programs • Studies of supply, utilization and price variations of the influenza vaccine
Improving Data and Information for Decision-Making • Analytical Support for the HHS Data Council and for the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) • Projects that Improve HHS Data Bases and Resources
Improving Health through the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) • Support of the NHII 2004 Conference, • Cornerstones for Electronic Healthcare • On July 20-23, 2004 (http://aspe.hhs.gov/sp/nhii/index.html) • Projects in Support of Evaluative, Leadership and Convener Activities