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Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data (HIDD) Using Public Health Data New Mexico Data Users Conference November 17, 2004. A Word of Thanks. New Mexico’s Non-Federal Hospitals For their cooperation and compliance in submitting inpatient discharge data to the Health Policy Commission
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Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data (HIDD)Using Public Health DataNew Mexico Data Users ConferenceNovember 17, 2004
A Word of Thanks... New Mexico’s Non-Federal Hospitals For their cooperation and compliance in submitting inpatient discharge data to the Health Policy Commission Health Policy Commission Team: Irma Montoya - HIDD Data Manager and AnalystAmanda Perea - HIDD Database Manager and AnalystCamille P. Clifford - System Development andSupport
HIDD: Basis in Statute • In accordance with the Health Information System Act, Section 24-14A-3 et seq. NMSA 1978 the New Mexico Health Policy Commission (HPC) is charged with collecting, analyzing and disseminating health information.
HIDD: Purpose • To assist in the performance of health planning and policy making functions • In administering, monitoring and evaluating a statewide health plan • To inform consumers
HIDD 101 • Inpatient discharge data from all non-federal, licensed, general and specialty hospitals in NM • Ongoing data collection; began in 1990 • Data submitted quarterly via electronic media • Used in reports by the agency and other users
HIDD 101 - The Variables • Facility Information • Patient Demographics • Clinical Information • Payer and Charge Information • Derived Information
HIDD: HPC Adds Value • Rigorous Data Validation; re-submissions required when standards not met • Derived Fields: standard diagnosis groups (MDC, CMS DRG, MMDC, AHRQ’s CCS) • Derived Fields: geographic variables (Patient and Provider County, Health Districts) • Derived Field: ID to track multiple stays
HIDD: HPC Adds Value • Population Estimates: contract for custom age, ethnicity, county and sex breakdowns for specialized rate calculations - available to all • Licensed 3rd Party Risk Adjustment: accounts for systematic variability in administrative data • HPC Hospital Comparison Guide controls for severity of illness, age, admission status, etc
HIDD: Restricted Access • Strictly protects confidentiality of patients, providers and 3rd party payers • Data limited to specifications as identified in Request Form • Access levels pre-defined
HIDD: Restricted Access • Access Levels: defined in regulation • Aggregate Analysis • Consumer Reports • Research Dataset • Analysis Dataset • Linking Dataset
HIDD: Ongoing Users • Hospitals (strategic planning) • Private industry (health care planning) • Researchers (health promotion, delivery assessments, prevention efforts) • Government (epidemiological studies, intervention assessments, delivery and prevention assessments) • Students (research papers, health care course work)
HIDD “To Go“ • Two Options: • HIDD online system: no charge www.healthlinknm.org • Custom requests: hourly rates apply • All requests subject to HPC Approval per regulation
HIDD “To Go“ • HIDD Online: Interactive, iterative, extendible access • Enhancements under construction: Coming in January 2005 • More secure • More functionality
HPC: Websites • HPC website:www.hpc.state.nm.us • Healthlink New Mexico:www.healthlinknm.org