Title

Cheaper, Faster, Better: Are State Administrative Data the Answer? The Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation-Strong Start: Second Annual Report

Date

2015

Author(s)

Helen Lee, Anne Warren, and Lakhpreet Gill

Brief Type

Report to Congress

Model(s)

  • Healthy Families America (HFA)
  • Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)

Description

Purpose: Detail the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE)-Strong Start process for acquiring administrative vital records and Medicaid data.
Example Topics Addressed:
Administrative data to measure infant and maternal health, health care use, and cost outcomes
Average time to execute legal agreements to acquire administrative records
Challenges in accessing administrative records
Lags in data availability
Facilitators for accessing administrative records

Data Collection Methods

  • Program administrative record reviews

Status

Ongoing

Topics

  • Collaboration and Coordination
  • Cost
  • Participant, Family, and Program Outcomes