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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Appendix B Overview of Federal Data Sources for PPG Measures

The table in this appendix presents information about almost 50 federal databases that are potential data sources for performance monitoring, from 11 agencies in 5 departments.

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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TABLE B-1 Potential Data Sources for Performance Monitoring

Federal Database

Department

Agency

Data Type

AIDS Surveillance System

DHHS

CDC

Report

Annual Census of Patient Characteristics: State and County Mental Health Inpatient Services

DHHS

SAMHSA

Census

Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

DOL

BLS

Survey

Area Resource File (ARF)

DHHS

HRSA

Record

Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS)

DHHS

CDC

Survey

Consumer Expenditure Survey

DOL

BLS

Survey

Current Population Survey, Tobacco Use Supplement

DOC

BOC

Survey

Current Population Surveys (CPS)

DOC

BOC

Survey

Decennial Census of the U.S. Population

DOC

BOC

Census

Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)

DHHS

SAMHSA

Report

Drug Use Forecasting Program (DUF)

DOJ

NIJ

Survey

Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS)

DOT

NHTSA

Report

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)

DHHS

AHCPR

Record

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): State Inpatient Database (SID)

DHHS

AHCPR

Record

Inventory of Mental Health Organizations and General Hospital Mental Health Services

DHHS

SAMHSA

Survey

Inventory of Mental Health Services in the Criminal Juvenile Justice Systems

DHHS

SAMHSA

Survey

Linked Files of Live Birth and Infant Death Records

DHHS

CDC

Record

Medicaid Data System (MDS)

DHHS

HCFA

Record

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

DHHS

AHCPR

Survey

Medicare Statistical Data System

DHHS

HCFA

Record

Monitoring the Future Survey

DHHS

NIH

Survey

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Geographic Coverage  

 

Data Collection Frequency

Nat'l

All States

Some States

Othera

Similar State Systemb

Continuous

x

x

 

x

x

Annual

 

 

x

 

x

Annual

x

x

 

 

 

Continuous

x

x

 

x

x

Annual+

 

x

 

 

x

Annual

x

 

x

 

 

Every 2 years

x

x

 

 

 

Monthly

x

 

x

 

 

Decennial

x

x

 

x

 

Continuous

 

 

 

x

 

Quarterly

 

 

 

x

 

Continuous

x

x

 

x

x

Ongoing

x

 

 

 

 

Ongoing

 

 

x

 

x

Every 2 years

x

x

 

 

x

Periodic

 

x

 

 

x

Annual

x

x

 

x

x

Continuous

x

x

 

 

x

Continuous

x

 

x

 

 

Continuous

x

x

 

 

x

Annual

x

 

 

x

 

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Federal Database

Department

Agency

Data Type

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Facility Register (NFR)

DHHS

SAMHSA

Survey

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Home and Hospice Care Survey

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Hospital Discharge Survey

DHHS

CDC

Record

National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

DHHS

SAMHSA

Survey

National Immunization Survey (NIS)

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Judicial Reporting System

DOL

BLS

Survey

National Mortality Followback Survey

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)

DHHS

CDC

Report

National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS)

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Program of Cancer Registries

DHHS

CDC

Record

National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Survey of Childbearing Women

DHHS

CDC

Survey

National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities Surveillance System

DHHS

CDC

Record

National Vital Statistics System

DHHS

CDC

Record

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

DHHS

CDC

Survey

Sample Surveys of Clients/Patients in Mental Health Organizations and General Hospital Psychiatry Services

DHHS

SAMHSA

Survey

State Profile System

DHHS

SAMHSA

Survey

State Trauma Registries

DHHS

HRSA

Record

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)

DHHS

NIH

Record

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

DOC

BOC

Survey

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
×

 

Geographic Coverage

 

Data Collection Frequency

Nat'l

All States

Some States

Othera

Similar State Systemb

Annual

x

 

 

x

x

Annual

x

x

 

 

 

Annual

x

 

x

 

x

Annual

x

 

 

x

x

Annual

x

 

 

 

x

Annual

x

 

 

 

x

Periodic

x

 

 

 

 

Continuous

x

x

 

 

x

Every 2 years

x

 

 

 

 

Periodic

x

 

 

 

 

Continuous

x

x

 

 

x

Periodic

x

 

 

 

x

Continuous

 

 

x

 

x

Ongoing

x

 

 

 

x

Ongoing (on hold)

 

 

x

 

 

Continuous

x

x

 

 

x

Continuous

x

x

 

x

x

Monthly

 

 

x

x

x

Periodic

x

 

x

 

x

Annual

 

x

 

 

x

Annual

x

x

 

 

x

Continuous

 

 

 

x

x

Periodic

x

 

 

 

 

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Federal Database

Department

Agency

Data Type

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) (formerly, Client Data Systems)

DHHS

SAMHSA

Report

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Data

DOJ

FBI

Census

Uniform Facility Data Set (UFDS)

DHHS

SAMHSA

Survey

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

DHHS

CDC

Survey

a Available for region, metropolitan area, or other nonstate geographic area.

b Data originated from state-initiated data collection effort or state collects data similar to federal effort.

ABBREVIATIONS:

Federal Departments  

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOL

Department of Labor

DOT

Department of Transportation

Federal Agencies  

AHCPR

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

BOC

Bureau of the Census

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

HCFA

Health Care Financing Administration

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

NHTSA

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIJ

National Institute of Justice

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
×

 

Geographic Coverage

 

Data Collection Frequency

Nat'l

All States

Some States

Othera

Similar State Systemb

Monthly-quarterly

 

 

x

 

x

Monthly

x

x

 

x

x

Annual

 

 

x

 

x

Every 2 years

x

 

x

 

x

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX B: OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES FOR PPG MEASURES." National Research Council. 1997. Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5806.
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