Comparing approaches to identify live births using the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the performance of different approaches for identifying live births using Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System Analytic Files (TAF).

Data sources

The primary data source for this study were TAF inpatient (IP), other services (OT), and demographic and eligibility files. These data contain administrative claims for Medicaid enrollees in all 50 states and the District of Columbia from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Study design

We compared five approaches for identifying live birth counts obtained from the TAF IP and OT data with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Natality data-the gold standard for birth counts at the state level.

Data collection/extraction methods

The five approaches used varying comb

SUBMITTER: Auty SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10771902 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature