Sandra McKay

VP, Research


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Day 1: Dec 5, 2023

9:00 am

OPENING KEYNOTE: DATA QUALITY

From Quality to Capability: How VHA Home HealthCare Built Canada’s Richest Homecare Dataset to Power AI and Policy

What does it take to not just manage data, but turn it into a strategic advantage for AI innovation and policy leadership? At VHA Home HealthCare, significant investments in data governance and infrastructure have created the richest and most accurate homecare dataset in Canada—over 1 million high-integrity data points. Walk away with strategic insights and technical know how to:

  • Develop your own data cleansing capabilities that deliver quality data
  • Build predictive models for hospital readmission risk in homecare patients
  • Experiment with AI tools like chatbots and language translation with confidence
  • Anticipate and model patterns of absenteeism to inform operational planning

Discover how quality date and robust governance isn’t just compliance—it’s the launchpad for innovation.

Day 2: Dec 6, 2023