Case Mix User Workgroup - February 23, 2021
DATE: February 18, 2021
The MA APCD and Case Mix User Workgroup webinars are open monthly meetings for data users and CHIA staff to discuss CHIA data resources. The webinars are also used to discuss specific data topics and exchange information about analytical tools and research methodologies.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 23rd at 3:00 p.m.
Please feel free to join the discussion or just listen in on this Tuesday's meeting. The Zoom meeting link can be found at the top of this CHIA website page:
This Tuesday's agenda includes:
- Length of Stay in ED, Observation Stay, and Inpatient Hospitalization;
- Determining Emergency Department Cardiac and Ventilation Procedure Codes;
- Completeness of UHINs and Invalid UHINs in Case Mix Data;
- Differences in ED Volume in Case Mix Versus MA APCD;
- Newborn Birthweight Data.
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) collects financial and patient-level data from Massachusetts health care payers and providers. This data is available to state agencies, providers, payers, and health care researchers for research in the public interest. Please visit https://chiamass.gov/chia-data for more information.
You can also email either the MA APCD (apcd.data@state.ma.us) or Case Mix (casemix.data@state.ma.us) for questions and more information.