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Common and Unique Barriers to the Exchange of Administrative Healthcare Data in Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

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  • Mikyong Shin

    (Environmental Public Health Tracking Section, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA)

  • Charles Hawley

    (National Association of Health Data Organizations, Provo, UT 84606, USA)

  • Heather Strosnider

    (Environmental Public Health Tracking Section, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA)

Abstract

CDC’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (Tracking Program) receives administrative data annually from 25–30 states to track potential environmental exposures and to make data available for public access. In 2019, the CDC Tracking Program conducted a cross-sectional survey among principal investigators or program managers of the 26 funded programs to improve access to timely, accurate, and local data. All 26 funding recipients reported having access to hospital inpatient data, and most states (69.2%) regularly update data user agreements to receive the data. Among the respondents, 15 receive record-level data with protected health information (PHI) and seven receive record-level data without PHI. Regarding geospatial resolution, approximately 50.0% of recipients have access to the street address or census tract information, 34.6% have access to ZIP code, and 11.5% have other sub-county geographies (e.g., town). Only three states receive administrative data for their residents from all border states. The survey results will help the Tracking Program to identify knowledge gaps and perceived barriers to the use and accessibility of administrative data for the CDC Tracking Program. The information collected will inform the development of resources that can provide solutions for more efficient and timely data exchange.

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  • Mikyong Shin & Charles Hawley & Heather Strosnider, 2021. "Common and Unique Barriers to the Exchange of Administrative Healthcare Data in Environmental Public Health Tracking Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-10, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:8:p:4356-:d:539529
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