The Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative, an entity of CyncHealth, is proud to announce its participation in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Data for Action (HD4A) initiative. The Health Data for Action Award is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative and managed by AcademyHealth. The program aims to reduce barriers to accessing valuable health data by researchers.
More than 20 new projects will benefit from the data sources provided through HD4A to tackle important health issues like reproductive health, payment reform, chronic disease treatment, and healthcare cost transparency. These projects aim to develop clinical knowledge and inform policies that improve healthcare affordability, equity, and public health understanding by utilizing data sources such as electronic health records and claims data.
Larra Petersen-Lukenda, COO of Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative and Midwest Institute for Community Health (MICH), said, “We are excited to be part of the Health Data for Action initiative. Access to current, longitudinal health data and advanced tools enables our partners to understand the impacts of health disparities better and make informed decisions that directly benefit our communities. By focusing on postpartum care and other critical health challenges, we can shape more effective policies and health interventions, ensuring equitable care for all.”
Academy Health posted about the Nebraska Health Collaborative’s part in the HD4A initiative in a blog on its site:
“Grantees will also use electronic health and medical records data to examine disparities in maternal health outcomes. Two teams will utilize data provided from the Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative and Truveta to study postpartum care disparities in women with gestational diabetes and disparities in pregnancy morbidity due to air pollution, respectively. Researchers at Brown University will use Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files (TAF) data to study the association of continuous Medicaid eligibility during COVID-19 with postpartum coverage and health care use.“
Other articles about the Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative and CyncHealth’s efforts to improve public health:
Revolutionizing Healthcare: CyncHealth Joins Forces with NAM for a Healthier Future
Nebraska HIE Endows Population Health Chair at Creighton
About CyncHealth
CyncHealth connects over 5 million lives and 1,100 facilities across Nebraska and Iowa. This network includes hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare providers. By sharing data like patient histories, lab results, and immunizations, CyncHealth helps doctors and nurses provide better care.
About Larra Petersen-Lukenda
Larra has a history as a results-driven leader with over ten years of experience impacting performance for state and federal government operations, not-for-profit organizations, and healthcare systems. In addition, she has expertise in program development and project management, emphasizing population health. Her appointment as the COO for the Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative and the MICH followed a successful period of helming both organizations as an interim leader.
