Hospital inpatient data for five years has been received for analysis in a good faith effort by Kansas Hospital Association and its members to assure that public health officials have the information needed to protect and assure the health of Kansans. This was a tremendous leap forward in our ability to further assess the incidence of disease in the Kansas population and to formulate health policies that can address the most critical health problems in the state. The data are presently under review and reports summarizing conditions suggested by the Governing Board are being prepared. In addition, health care utilization by children and the elderly are of special interest at the present time. This acquisition is the first step in gathering health service utilization data from all health care settings.
Plans are underway to acquire further data from outpatient settings in Kansas.
Statewide and national comparisons Public release - more specific analyses as requested. Its implementation requires administrative simplification and privacy standards to be developed. This will affect health care providers that request payment electronically, health plans and health care clearinghouses. Transaction standards and rules regarding data collected focus on improving data quality and reducing administrative burdens for health care payment. Changes to payment systems will be made to conform to these rules and will require significant information systems changes for health care providers.