State Experiences Linking Medicaid Data With Birth Certificates and Other Data Sources.
Med Care
; 61(6): 353-359, 2023 06 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37068021
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Many states link Medicaid claims with birth certificates or other data, often to inform programs and policies aimed at improving maternal and child health (MCH).OBJECTIVES:
To develop an up-to-date understanding of the extent of the use of linked Medicaid claims for MCH research by state. RESEARCHDESIGN:
We completed a structured literature review, developed an inventory of linkage efforts, and facilitated semistructured discussions with representatives from 9 states with established Medicaid claims data linkages to understand the technical details of linkages, experiences creating and maintaining linkages, and barriers or facilitators to establishing linkages.RESULTS:
We identified 45 peer-reviewed journal articles representing 22 states that used linked Medicaid data to study MCH and 33 states and territories that publicly report on Medicaid data linkages for a total of 39 states with any in-scope linkage. Discussions revealed that linkages often arose from the desire to answer a specific question or evaluate a program but then expanded to other use cases and that most states enable external researchers to access data for analysis. Respondents provided a few examples of where linked birth certificate data were used for health outcomes research.CONCLUSION:
Additional resources including technical assistance for identifying best practices along with interagency collaboration could overcome barriers and facilitate a coordinated and consolidated approach across states.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Birth Certificates
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Medicaid
Type of study:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Care
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Marruecos