2017 Data! Forum, "Using Data to Foster Health Innovation," to be held Oct. 23 in Erlanger; event is free, but registration required

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Interact for Health are hosting the 2017 Data! Forum to help communities better harness data to improve health. This year's theme is "Using Data to Foster Health Innovation."

Attendance is free, but registration is required. The forum will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 23 at the St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center, 3861 Olympic Blvd., Erlanger. Click here to register.

"Information from claims and other health data has tremendous potential to improve community health, especially when used to design interventions at the front end, before people become chronically ill," Ben Chandler, president and CEO of the foundation, said in the news release.

The morning keynote speaker, Aaron Truchil, director of analytics and informatics at the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers in New Jersey, will discuss how the coalition uses data to identify "super-utilizers" of health care, and their approach to "whole-person care."

Afternoon keynote speakers include Ohio and Kentucky's medical directors of Medicaid, Barbara Sears and Dr. Gilbert C. Liu, respectively, who will share how their state's Medicaid programs use data to improve health.

The forum is intended for non-profit and philanthropic organizations, entrepreneurs, hospitals, health departments, community planners, health advocates and researchers, says the release.

For more information, contact Rachelle Seger at rseger@healthy-ky.org or call 877-326-2583.