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The Data You Need and How To Get It. Erica Brown , Harvard SIB Lab Fellow South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services. South Carolina Pay-for-Success Project. Background Existing efforts to improve birth outcomes Collaborative approach Support and acceleration Overview
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The Data You Need and How To Get It Erica Brown, Harvard SIB Lab Fellow South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
South Carolina Pay-for-Success Project • Background • Existing efforts to improve birth outcomes • Collaborative approach • Support and acceleration • Overview • Home visiting for high-risk Medicaid families • Status • RFI released (September 2013) • Ongoing project development
Data Analysis Tasks – Govt. Perspective • Analyze Historical Baselines • Usually requires matching data across agencies • Choose Target Population • Identify sub-populations • Geographic analysis • Identify Savings & Payment • For outcomes of interest, what public sector benefits occur? • Considerations • Analyze Historical Performance of Service Provider • Can providers achieve performance targets? (see graph) • Conduct Analysis Necessary to Develop Evaluation Methodology • At the end of the project, we want to know the impact! • Design Real-Time Referral Process • Hand-off from government to service providers
Challenges • Time • Access • Anticipating Future Needs