Data
Questionnaire Report |
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Q.
1. How often is data submitted to the state office? |
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Comments:
Five states indicated that data is submitted in more
than one of the categories. |
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Q.
2. Please indicate the type of data collection methodology
used to submit data to the state: |
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Data
base (disk submission) |
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Data
base (e-mail submission) |
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Client
server Model (via modem) |
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Web
/ internet based (thick / thin / browser) |
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Comments:
Twelve states indicated that they used more than one
collection methodology |
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Q.
3. Indicate at what level data management activities
occur (duplicates, integrity & consistency) |
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Comments:
Thirteen states indicated that data management activities
occur at more than one level. |
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Q.
4. At what level is there the ability to run reports? |
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At
regional / county office |
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Comments:
Nine states have the ability to run reports at all three
levels. Twenty four states have the ability to run reports
at two levels. |
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Q.
5. What type of linkage exists between the demographic
data and billing? |
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Demographic
information is used for billing purposes |
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IFSP
information is used for billing purposes |
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Delivered
services are used for billing purposes |
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There
is no link to the billing system |
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Comments:
Five states indicated that demographic data, IFSP information
and delivered services are linked to billing. Five additional
states indicated two of the elements were linked to
billing. |
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Q.
6. Does the Part C database link to other databases? |
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The
data links to Part B database |
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The
data links to Public Health database |
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The
data links to other databases |
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There
is no link to other databases |
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Comments:
A number of states indicated that data was not linked
but data was matched with other systems (Medicaid, vital
statistics, etc) on a routine basis. Links to other
databases included newborn hearing screening, birth
records, child welfare, Medica |
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Q.
7. Who developed your database? |
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Comments:
Inhouse personnel included ITS and other state
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Q.
8. What Operating System do you use? |
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Comments:
Other systems included ASP, Filemaker Pro, EETRK and
Mainframe |
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Q.
9. What is your database platform? |
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Comments:
Others identified included FoxPro, Excel, EPI Info,
Foxfire, DB2, Oracle |
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Q.
10. What is the extensibility (the ability to make
future changes to data elements and business practices
within the database) of your database? |
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Comments: The
most frequent comment was that anything was possible
with enough funding. |
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