Healthcare Utilization of Individuals with Opiate Use Disorders: An Analysis of Integrated Medicaid and State Mental Health/Substance Abuse Agency Data

Bray, Jeremy; Vandivort, Rita; Dilonardo, Joan; Dunlap, Laura; Schroeder, Don; Forhan, Carol; Miller, Kay

doi:10.1007/s11414-007-9067-1

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“…For example, an individual’s self-reported estimate of income may include sources, such as “under-the-table” wages, not captured by administrative data sources, a discrepancy that might affect cost-benefit ratios associated with the program being studied. While some researchers have used administrative data to test the validity of measures128–132 and others have commented on how external forces such as regulatory requirements and billing systems likely influence the accuracy of administrative data,133 there have been no empirical investigations of the degree to which self-reported and administrative data sources complement each other, or whether the accuracy or reliability of information may be comparatively greater in one data source compared to the other.…”

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Using Administrative Data for Longitudinal Substance Abuse Research

Evans¹,

Grella²,

Murphy³

et al. 2008

J Behav Health Serv Res

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The utilization of administrative data in substance abuse research has become more widespread than ever. This selective review synthesizes recent extant research from 31 articles to consider what has been learned from using administrative data to conduct longitudinal substance abuse research in four overlapping areas: (1) service access and utilization, (2) underrepresented populations, (3) treatment outcomes, and (4) cost analysis. Despite several notable limitations, administrative data contribute valuable information, particularly in the investigation of service system interactions and outcomes among substance abusers as they unfold and influence each other over the long term. This critical assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of using existing administrative data within a longitudinal framework should stimulate innovative thinking regarding future applications of administrative data for longitudinal substance abuse research purposes.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Administrative Data for Longitudinal Substance Abuse Research

Evans¹,

Grella²,

Murphy³

et al. 2008

J Behav Health Serv Res

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Cross-system data linkage for treatment outcome evaluation: Lessons learned from the California Treatment Outcome Project

Hser

Evans

2008

Evaluation and Program Planning

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Using administrative data to evaluate health care outcomes has become increasingly common, but the reliability and validity of outcome measures based on cross-system data linkage have been little scrutinized. Applying a deterministic data matching methodology, we linked 6545 Californians admitted to 43 substance abuse treatment programs between 2000 and 2001 to administrative data acquired from three state agency databases. We compared self-reported treatment outcome measures to equivalent measures derived from official records on motor vehicle driving incidents, criminal history, and mental health services utilization. Administrative data provided analogous results in some measures (e.g., percent of people using mental health services, percent ever arrested) and more accurate results in others (e.g., frequency of service utilization, and frequency of arrests). Similar to findings based on the interview data, the administrative data also revealed improvements in several domains 1-year post-treatment compared to 1-year pre-treatment. Experiences with data linkage procedures and strategies for enhancing record linkage accuracy are discussed. Findings illustrate the value of using administrative records for substance abuse treatment outcome evaluation, while highlighting areas for improvement for future cross-system data linkage efforts.

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Healthcare Utilization of Individuals with Opiate Use Disorders: An Analysis of Integrated Medicaid and State Mental Health/Substance Abuse Agency Data

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

Using Administrative Data for Longitudinal Substance Abuse Research

Using Administrative Data for Longitudinal Substance Abuse Research

Cross-system data linkage for treatment outcome evaluation: Lessons learned from the California Treatment Outcome Project

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