Medicaid Records as a Valid Data Source; The Tennessee Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9102378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles F Federspiel (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), WAYNE A RAY (0000-0001-9188-9017, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), William Schaffner (0000-0002-1375-8078, Vanderbilt University) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 166-172 |
| Publication date | 1976-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-197602000-00006 |
| PMID | 768652 |
| OpenAlex | W2059198188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 3 |
Health care researchers rarely employ Medicaid claim files as a data base, in part because they are designed to serve fiscal and administrative ends. Indeed, some investigators have emphasized the deficiencies in such records. In contrast, we have found Tennessee Medicaid data to be suitable for research. A statewide automated data processing system reduces the occurrence of many of the errors noted by others. Further, analysis of the July 1974 month of payment file illustrates the accuracy and internal consistency of Tennessee Medicaid data. Specimen legend drug results for ambulatory patients suggest investigations of physician prescribing patterns. Evaluation of the Medicaid claims processing system suggests other applications in health care administration and research. In a time when available resources are dwindling, the incisive use of Medicaid claims files offers an attractive alternative to expensive new systems of data collection and analysis
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Quality Control of Hospital Discharge Data
Predictors of Physician Prescribing Change in an Educational Experiment to Improve Medication Use
Use of Diagnostic Services by Physicians in Community Practice
Differences Between Female and Male Children in the Receipt of Prescribed Psychotropic and Controlled-Analgesic Drugs
Scattering of primary care
Utilization of administrative files in health research
Immunization
Treatment for glaucoma
Psychiatric diagnoses as reported to Medicaid and as recorded in patient charts
The mal-prescribing of liquid tetracycline preparations
A study of antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes
Reducing antipsychotic drug prescribing for nursing home patients
Impact of a Medicaid Copayment Policy on Prescription Drug and Health Services Utilization in a Fee-for-Service Medicaid Population
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2008 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |