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insured, birth and death records, and cancer
registry data.
According to ACHI, the mission of the APCD
here in Arkansas is to be a trusted and timely
source of information that could help improve
health care quality and delivery, lower costs, and
more. The state’s APCD contains data pertain-
ing to a variety of areas within health care, and
this information can be used to evaluate health
programs, conduct research, design quality im-
provement initiatives, and even compare the
performance, price, and ability of physicians and
provider-level health care professionals.
“The Arkansas APCD’s objective is to serve
as a dynamic tool for providers, researchers,
policymakers, employers, and consumers who
Medical Board
Legal Issues?
Per Act 1233, APCD data may not be used
to support purely commercial purposes (resale),
disclose trade secrets of submitting entities, re-
identify or attempt to re-identify an individual
who is the subject of any submitted data with-
out obtaining the individual’s consent, or create
or augment data contained in a national claims
database.
Trang Riley, data request manager for the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement,
takes requests for AR APCD data.
want to better understand how and where health
care is being delivered and how much is being
spent, find opportunities to improve outcomes
and lower costs, study trends, promote competi-
tion, and make more informed consumer deci-
sions,” said Joe Thompson, MD, MPH, former
Arkansas Surgeon General and current president
and CEO of ACHI.
According to Dr. Thompson, the APCD is ful-
filling a great need in our state by showing us
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