DATA – 1) List of Data Sources & Context
- List from Health 2.0 Conference (Annotated Context)
- 1. Community Health Status Indicators(data from multiple sources)
- Health indicators at County Level – (e.g. birth, death, etc.)
- 2. County Health Rankings (data from multiple sources)
- Same as #1 – health indicators at the County Level (index ranking)
- 3. Data2010(data from multiple sources)
- National health objectives (e.g. X% of women get a mammogram)
- 4. Hospital Quality Compare (CMS)
- Satisfaction ratings from surveys at Individual Entity (hospital) Level
- 5. Nursing Home Compare (CMS)
- Satisfaction from surveys at Individual Entity (nursing home) Level
- 6. US Food Environment Atlas(USDA)
- Mixed Levels (county, region, state), census partial source
- 7. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (AHRQ)
- Effectiveness, efficiency & safety of care (differences by race/ethnicity, income, etc.) – National & State Level
- 8. The State of the USA (data from multiple sources)
- Overall health & economic status of – Individual Community Level
- 9. Postmarket Drug Surveillance Programs (FDA)
- Reporting of adverse effects – Individual Drug Level
- 10. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Cost Report Data (CMS)
- Cost of delivering Medicare/Medicaid services at different types of facilities – Individual Entity Level
- 11. Part B National Summary Data File (CMS)
- Medicare services and payments – Procedure Code Level
- 12. Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (CMS)
- Medicare beneficiary survey on health status indicators (e.g. How many diabetics had an eye exam this year) – Individual Indicator Level
- 13. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participation and Cost Data (USDA)
- Participation & cost of service – State Level
- 14. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Cost Data (USDA)
- Participation & cost of service – State Level
- 15. The Office of Women’s Health – Quick Health Data Online (data from multiple sources)
- Health Indicators with a focus on women (eg. mammogram rates) – State & County Level
- 16. Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards (NLM)
- Standards (some) for exchanging health data – Individual Code Level
- 17. National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (SAMHSA)
- Substance abuse treatment, trends, cost and facilities – Population Level
- 18. Treatment Episode Data Set (SAMHSA)
- Substance abuse treatment – patterns & costs – Population Level
- 19. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (SAMHSA)
- Same thing as #17
- 20. DataSF – Open San Francisco Data Sets
- A specific city’s municipal data
- 21. Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT)
- Bio informatics (eg micro arrays, etc.)
- 1. Community Health Status Indicators(data from multiple sources)
- Additional Sources
- Dartmouth Atlas for Unwarranted Variation
- Unwarranted variation in cost and effectiveness – Medicare Population Level and Individual Entity (hospital) Level and Regional Level
- http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS and Quality Measurement
- Clinical measures – Quality Index & Relative Resource Use (RRU) – Commercial & Medicare – Clinical Metric Level
- http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/177/Default.aspx
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q)
- Quantitative & Qualitative – Clinical measures and patient experience – Community Level (select)
- http://www.rwjf.org/qualityequality/af4q/
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (CDC)
- Survey of Behavioral Factors – State Level
- http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
- Shortage Designation: Health Professional Shortage Areas & Medically Underserved Areas/Populations
- Areas where there are shortages of primary care physicians – County Level
- http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/
- Food Desert
- Geography of Nutrition – Census Block Level
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/fooddesert/fooddesert.html
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS)
- Covers satisfaction, clinical (chronic, wellness) and health entity responsiveness – historical – determines reimbursement rates – Individual Entity (payer) Level and Individual Contract Level and County Level
- https://www.cahps.ahrq.gov/default.asp
- CMS Performance Data
- Part C and Part D – Covers satisfaction, clinical (chronic, wellness) and health entity responsiveness – historical – determines reimbursement rates – Individual Entity (payer) Level and Individual Contract Level and County Level
- http://www.cms.gov/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/06_PerformanceData.asp
- Non- Health Care
- Census / Socio-Economic
- Web / Social / Mobile
- Dartmouth Atlas for Unwarranted Variation
BIZ PROBLEMS – 2) Connections between Data and Biz Needs: A Mad Libs Approach
“I am a _______________ and want to _______________ for _______________ population.”
What data should I use (source, level, etc.) and how should I use them?
- Entities
- Payer
- Provider
- Hospital
- Nursing Home
- ACO
- Co-Opt (state based – dedicated funding)
- Biz Goal
- Improve Quality (Clinical Measures, Patient/Customer Satisfaction)
- Reduce Costs (Efficiency, Unwarranted variation)
- Maximize Profits (Quantity, Price, Benefit Configuration, Product)
- Behavior Change (Compliance, Prevention)
- Populations
- Individual
- Commercial
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Military (TRICARE)
- Members
- Chronic
- Wellness
- Satisfaction
- Demographic / Socio-Economic
- Psychographic
- Levels (Geographic, Clinical Groupers, Biz Groupers)



















October 22, 2011 at 7:14 pm
I have another source for you of “health” data: http://physionet.org