Linking state medicaid data and birth certificates for maternal health research / Sara E. Heins [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heins, Sara E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maternal health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2023.

Summary:

This report presents the set of guiding principles for linking state Medicaid data with birth certificates that was developed by state and national experts and leaders. These guiding principles can be implemented to create a multistate linked database that researchers would be able to access and use for research on maternal health, including patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). A set of maternal health research priorities that can be addressed using linked data is also included.

Contents:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

METHODS

GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE DATA LINKAGE METHODOLOGY

DATA SECURITY AND ACCESS

RESEARCH AGENDA ON MATERNAL HEALTH

CONCLUSION

STATE AND NATIONAL EXPERT PARTICIPANTS

RESEARCH PROTOCOL

SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

DETAILS OF STATE DATA LINKAGES

ABBREVIATIONS

REFERENCES.

Notes:

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