Assessing the usability of MAX 2008 encounter data for enrollees in comprehensive managed care

Assessing the usability of MAX 2008 encounter data for enrollees in comprehensive managed care

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
MAX Medicaid policy brief (Mathematica Policy Research)
Author(s):
Byrd, Vivian L. H., author
Dodd, Allison Hedley, author
Malsberger, Rosalie, author
Zlatinov, Ashley, author
Contributor(s):
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Publication:
Princeton, N.J. : Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., July 2012
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Databases as Topic -- statistics & numerical data
Managed Care Programs -- statistics & numerical data
Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
As growing numbers of Medicaid enrollees receive health benefits through comprehensive managed care, researchers and policymakers seeking to understand the service use of these enrollees must rely on encounter data that states receive from managed care plans. However, not all states report encounter data submitted by their plans into the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) and, until recently, little was known about the data's usability for research. In this issue brief, we report on the availability, completeness, and quality of encounter data for physician, clinic, and outpatient services for the first time and update a recent assessment of the inpatient and prescription drug files to judge the usability of the 2008 Medicaid Analytical eXtract (MAX) encounter data, which are derived from MSIS.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (13 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101592658 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101592658