Improving Data on America's Aging Population Summary of a Workshop (1996) / Chapter Skim
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, focused on the data required during the next decade for policy development and research on health care for the elderly. Recommendations emphasized modifications to existing national statistical programs and surveys in light of the budgetary constraints faced by the federal agencies at that time.
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Workshop participants included members of the two committees, investigators for the major NIA-funded surveys on the aging population, officials of relevant federal agencies, and other experts on economics, biodemography, public policy, and the social aspects of aging. The workshop format was informal in order to facilitate discussion; see agenda, Appendix A
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The discussions focused primarily on the economic, social, and health trends affecting the aging population. A variety of related topics, important in their own right, were not covered in detail: such topics include the effects of macroeconomic trends on health, health policy evaluation, and disease diagnoses, as well as health informatics (the combination of computer science, information science, and medical science; Connick, 1994)
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