It also contains hospital discharge data at both summary and record level. Minimum Data Set data have been requested for the database.
Work continues on developing the system of data collection for the state trauma registry.
The report is restricted to the first of these files, but future publications will summarize findings from analysis of the remaining datasets. With the information presented in this report health analysts and policy makers can understand more about the diversity in the health of Kansans in different areas of the state. The Kansas Health Statistics Newsletter initiated by CHES continues to serve as a mechanism for health information dissemination for the Governing Board and other health information entities. The newsletter reaches over 2000 individuals in paper format and electronically, enhancing awareness of health data uses among policy makers, program managers, health care providers and researchers. The distribution of data requesters has changed over the years the Health Care Database has been in operation.