Approved SPARCS Data Requests
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Approved SPARCS Data Requests (January 2009- January 2024)
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11/23/2022 Ismail Sirtalan Greater New York Hospitals Association 22090601(I) Health policy research; Initiative to Align Hospital and Physician Incentives; QMS (Quaesitum Measurement System): a comparative quality and performance measurement system Dr. Sirtalan and team will continue to conduct the same activities noted in prior applications and approved in 0901-04, 0901-04 (A); 0901-04 (A2). These research activities include conducting health policy research and performing comparative quality and performance analyses for hospitals in New York State. Through their QMS (Quaesitum Measurement System) they will run risk-adjusted quality, length of stay, readmission, and cost models to help hospital management make more informed decisions. Their work includes promoting an “Initiative to Align Hospital and Physician Incentives” program where their organization partners with participating hospital members to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in a hospital setting. The research will identify how physicians can become more efficient by targeting best practice norms and predetermined quality goals. Research also includes examining fiscal impact of policy changes at the state and the federal level, review hospitals’ performance in improving the population health and disparities in their communities, and for developing alternative policies for a more efficient delivery of health care services. 1995-2025 IP/OP 11/23/2022 Charleen Hsuan Pennsylvania State University 22062901(IA) Federal and State Laws and Policies Influencing Patient Disposition of Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Utilization Dr. Hsuan would like to continue with their approved research scope examining how laws and policies influence ED and hospital utilization. The specific laws are: the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and state versions of these laws. They have three research aims: 1) to study how different hospitals transfer vulnerable patients in violation of EMTALA and the disparities of these transfers; 2) to study emergency department crowding after the ACA Medicaid expansion and whether the crowding influences care, focusing on if this change differs for vulnerable patients; and 3) to examine how the ACA’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) influences hospital utilization and ED crowding, focusing on length of stay and admission from the ED. They would like to expand one of the aims above to include the analysis of COVID-19 changes. Specifically, how does COVID-19 change how laws and policies (EMTALA, the ACA, HRRP) influence ED and hospital utilization? 2010-2026 IP/OP 11/23/2022 May Hua Columbia University 22051801(IA) Outcomes for intensive care unit survivors and high-risk surgical patients in New York State Dr. Hua plans to continue their ongoing study aims focusing on examining outcomes and care delivery for critically ill patients, patients undergoing high-risk surgery, and patients with serious illness in New York State. Specifically, they will examine outcomes for patients who underwent an ICU stay, and patients who underwent high-risk surgery. They aim to identify risk factors for 6 month and 1 year mortality, as well as predictors of readmission for survivors of ICU care and patients undergoing high-risk surgery. We will also be investigating the prevalence of palliative care needs, patterns of acute care utilization, risk factors for acute care utilization, differences in resource utilization, and outcomes between different types of patients between different hospitals. 2008-2025 IP/OP 11/23/2022 Lorna Thorpe New York University 22012405(I) Evaluating the Health and Health Equity Benefits of Congestion Pricing Dr. Thorpe will investigate the impact of New York’s landmark congestion pricing policy, scheduled to go into effect in 2023, on air quality and health outcomes. Aims 1 and 2 are to determine the impact of the congestion pricing plan on air quality and rates of adverse birth outcomes and childhood asthma acute care events in the congestion zone and directly impacted areas in NYC for five years before and up to two years after policy enactment and compare against trends in control areas. Aim 3 is to measure the impact of the congestion pricing plan on reducing or exacerbating racial and economic inequities in air quality exposure and health outcomes in the congestion zone and directly impacted areas and compare against trends in control areas. 2017-2026 IP/OP 10/27/22 Angela Kadenhe-Chiweshe New York Presbyterian Hospital 22012604(L) Variations in management in Hirschsprungs' disease in New York State The objective of this study is to quantify the incidence and healthcare burden of delayed diagnosis of Hirshsprungs' disease in New York State. 2005-2020 IP/OP 10/14/22 Ghassan Samara Stony Brook University Hospital 22050301(L) Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different otolaryngologic surgeries including transphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other facotrs that may influence outcomes. 2010-2020 IP/OP 10/14/22 Molly Pezzulo Saratoga County Public Health Services 22032402(L) Community Health Assessmen Saratoga County Public is conducting the 2022-2024 Community Health Assessment. SPARCS data will be used in various analyses to capture the health of Saratoga County 2010-2021 IP/OP 10/7/2022 Aileen Thompson Federal Trade Commission 22093001(L) Health Care Provider Merger Investigations The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers (e.g., hospitals) in New York and surrounding states. The data will be used to measure competition between providers and the likely effects of proposed mergers on prices, services and quality of care. 2007-2023 IP/OP 10/5/2022 Ghassan Samara Stony Brook University Hospital 22050301 Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different Otolaryngologic surgeries including transsphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other factors that may influence outcomes such as demographics. 2010-2020 IP/OP 10/7/2022 Aileen Thompson Federal Trade Commission 22093001(L) Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different Otolaryngologic surgeries including transsphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other factors that may influence outcomes such as demographics. 2007-2023 IP/OP 10/5/2022 Ghassan Samara Stony Brook University Hospital 22050301 Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different Otolaryngologic surgeries including transsphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other factors that may influence outcomes such as demographics. 2010-2020 IP/OP 8/30/2022 Hooman Kamel Weill Cornell Medicine 22051701(IA) Understanding outcomes in perioperative and intensive care patients with a focus on medical (particularly neurologic/cardiovascular) and socioeconomic risks that influence outcomes. Dr. Kamel of the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College researchers are studying predictors of improved outcomes after surgical procedures. The approved research involves examination of demographic and socioeconomic predictors as well as building upon previous research conducted by the team which found a connection between ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation. The research team intends to further study this connection, looking at type of surgery, demographic information, and previous care usage. Drs. Kamel and Khormaee are also looking for a connection between date of admission and length of stay, looking to see if the day of the week has any bearing on how long a patient may stay in the hospital. Additionally, they are looking at length of stay, comparing current length of stay and outcomes with length of stay from 20 years ago and outcomes, also including readmissions 1997-2020 IP/OP 8/30/2022 Christina Pardo SUNY Downstate Medical Center 21031903 Social Vulnerability Index and Maternal Health Outcomes Dr. Pardo plans on leveraging the social vulnerability index (SVI), which uses census tract data to measure a community's emergency preparedness and has been used in numerous studies to evaluate community makeup and health outcomes. SVI, however has never been studied in relation to severe maternal morbidity (SMM). In this study, they will examine SVI as a predictor of SMM. Their study may have implications on maternal health monitoring especially for expectant mothers in regions of low SVI, and policies addressing structural inequalities and health disparities. This is a retrospective study that will be conducted using datasets matched by the NYS DOH. Birth certificates from the Vital Statistics Office of the years 2014 to 2016 will be matched to SPARCS’ inpatient hospitalization discharge data of the same years. 2016-2019 IP/OP 8/30/2022 Manasvini Singh University of Massachusets Amherst 22020802 Understanding How Physicians Think, Learn, and Make Decisions Dr. Singh will examine how physicians incorporate information from their patients, hospitals, and surroundings, how they translate this information into decisions, and the impact of these decisions on population-level health outcomes. They hope to learn how to improve the quality of healthcare service delivery, by understanding the role that physicians (and the hospitals they work in) play in shaping population-level health outcomes. 2011-2021 IP/OP 8/30/2022 Ling Li Old Dominion University 22021704 Using Data Analytics to Evaluate Hospital Process Quality and Financial Performance Dr. Li intends to predict readmission and the timing of readmissions using SPARCS data. To do this, they will track the number of readmissions as well as length of stay. Dr. Li also intends to use predictive analysis for capacity planning for hospitals based on the effects of the Affordable Care Act. Using this information from SPARCS data, they will provide decision support information to hospital administrators and policy makers 2008-2021 IP/ED 8/8/2022 Howard Jen University of California 22012303 Health Disparities in Pediatric Surgical Patients Dr. Jen and team will examine points of care for pediatric surgical patients in New York State and social disparities that may contribute to various patterns of care. Dr. Jen and team want to investigate the frequency with which patients encounter health care providers prior to admission and after discharge from the hospital, as well as the frequency and location/setting of follow-up encounters. Their hypothesis is that those from areas with higher area deprivation indices (ADI) will utilize quick cares or emergency rooms while those with low scores will use outpatient clinic appointments. The researchers further hypothesize that those with high ADI scores will have fewer follow-up visits generally. 2017-2021 IP/OP 8/8/2022 Eric Frimpong NYS Office of Mental Health 22032404 Service Utilization of Behavioral Health Clients in Comparison to Non-Behavioral Health Dr. Frimpong is continuing the approved scope of research from SPARCS applications 1805-01 to examine system-wide service use trends of behavioral health (BH) clients relative to non-BH clients in order to better understand utilization trends and quality of care across populations. The analysis will examine results over time by facility, facility type, program type, geography (count/region) and population (adult/child, diagnosis family). 2010-2020 IP/OP 7/18/2022 Jonathan Werberg NYS Office of the Attorney General 22021003 Intersection of Healthcare & Law Enforcement in New York State Develop a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of healthcare and law enforcement issues. Examples include, but not limited to, trend and geographic analysis of: drug overdoses, gunshot and otherindicia ofviolent crime, sexual assault, Medicaid billing, and other issues of concern for our areas of enforcement and regulation. 2016-2024 IP/OP 7/13/2022 Jiali Li Westchester County DOH 22022306 Westchester County Community Health Assessment To collect the data regarding Hospitalizations and Outpatient Services (including Ambulatory Surgeries, Emergency Room Visits, and Outpatient Services 2017-2021 IP/OP 5/24/2022 Charles Esenwa Montefiore Medical Center 20022707 Leveraging Multi-Institutional Data to Identify Patient Health Outcomes in Stroke Dr. Esenwa and team will examine the impact and effects of social determinants of health on stroke risk factors and develop a model that combines personalized and environmental factors to stratify risk of stroke recurrence in inner-city communities with majority Black, Indigenous, and person of color (BIPOC) residents. The study’s proposed primary outcome will be any recurrent cerebrovascular event (stroke, transient ischemic attack, intracerebral hemorrhage) and secondary outcomes will include cardiovascular events out to 10 years (proposed end date is 2024) and mortality out to 360 days (e.g., approximately 1 year) from initial presentation. The team estimates approximately 1,500 patients per year will meet their inclusion criteria and anticipate over 10,000 patients between years 2014 to 2021. 2014-2024 IP/OP 5/24/2022 Fergal Fleming University of Rochester Medical Center 21030901 Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events Dr. Fleming is continuing the approved scope of research from SPARCS applications 1412-05; 1412-05 (S) that involve the analysis of patient characteristics and risk factors, identification of disparities in care, and calculation of utilization and cost for post-surgical complications, such as blood transfusion, blood clots, medical complications, readmission, ED visits, additional procedures, and long-term mortality. To examine disparities, geocoding was previously approved and implemented. To enhance the analysis, additional clinical information was linked to SPARCS Data. 2000-2024 IP/OP 5/24/2022 Rachna Shah University of Minnesota 21123015 The Role of Hospital Occupancy on Maternal Health Disparities Professor Shah and student researcher Alison Murphy will examine whether staff workload and multitasking impact racial health disparities during the peripartum period. They propose to use inpatient discharge data, hospital characteristic data and other data on racial bias. 2013-2020 IP 5/24/2022 Monika Ray University of California Davis Health 22011202 CMS Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Patient Safety Measure Development and Maintenance Dr. Ray is continuing the approved scope of research from SPARCS applications 2004-05 that involves the evaluation of existing measures against new data and in assisting in the development of new measures, including risk-adjusted sepsis mortality. 2016-2024 IP, 2000-2024 OP 5/24/2022 Meng Wang SUNY Buffalo 22020701 Investigating health effects of environmental exposure and mixtures on cause-specific disease morbidities in New York State Dr. Wang and team will examine the effects of environmental exposure and mixtures on cause-specific disease morbidities in NYS. They will leverage existing environmental exposure databases and SPARCS data to look at 1) short-term effects of environmental exposure and mixtures on risks of inpatient and outpatient hospital admissions and costs in NYS, 2) the relative risks of long-term exposure to environmental stressors and mixtures on disease hospital admissions in NYS, and 3) the potential susceptibility and vulnerability among populations in these associations 2000-2020 IP/OP 5/6/2022 Ted McCarthy St. Peter's Health Partners 21110101 Operational and Long-Term Planning St. Peter's Health Partners seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help St. Peter's Health Partners understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, St. Peter's Health Partners can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. 2019-2023 IP/OP 5/27/2022 Inder Sandu-Gay WMCHealth [SG2] 21120908 Operational and Long Term Planning WMChealth seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help WMCHealth understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, WMChealth can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. 2016-2020 5/6/2022 Bryan Lari Stamford Health, Inc. [SG2] 21120909 Operational and Long Term Planning Stamford Health seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help Stamford Health understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, Stamford Health can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. 2019-2023 IP 4/19/2022 Holly Sienkiewicz Common Ground Health 22040101 2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives The 2020 PC Funded through a HEAL NY Phase 9 Grant from NYSDOH. The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. Development of interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care. The commission is charged with reducing ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations in Monroe County by 25% and low acuity ED visits by 15%. 1997-2023 4/18/2022 Yechu Hua University of Rochester 21112203 Did Greater Price Transparency of Hospital Care Lower Health Care Costs? This study aims to understand the mechanism through which price transparency efforts function in the health care market and to inform the effectiveness of PTW in cost saving. 2015-2019 IP 4/18/2022 Robin Kinslow-Evans Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc. [SG2] 22012706 Operational and Long Term Planning Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. 2018-2023 IP/OP 3/28/2022 Nathanael Heckmann University of Southern California 21102604 Recent Trends in Outpatient Elective Total Joint Arthroplasties This study aims to characterize the trends in elective outpatient total hip and total knee arthroplasties and determine which demographic features for patients, hospitals, and regions are associated with increased rates of outpatient TJAs. 2016-2024 IP/OP 3/23/2022 Craig Newgard Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) 2201-03 NICHD R24: The Value of Pediatric Readiness for the Emergency Care of Children; HRSA: A Multi-State Evaluation of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness: Guideline Uptake and Association with Quality, outcomes and Cost Improving the value (maximized quality and outcomes for each dollar spent) of emergency care for children is critical for public health and the U.S. healthcare system. To improve the emergency care of children, national and state programs have sought to increase the “pediatric readiness” of emergency services. However, the evidence to inform such programs and characterize a high-value emergency care system for injured children is sparse. 2012-2021 IP/OP 3/23/2022 Leslie Boyd New York University School of Medicine 2112-03 The Impact of Surgeons of Hysterectomy Complications Prior studies have reported on volume of surgeon and volume of hospital performing surgery as predictive factors for perioperative morbidity for patients undergoing hysterectomy. The objective if our study is to determine if surgeon-specific characteristics (e.g., residency, post-residency training, board licensure, time since licensure) affect perioperative hysterectomy morbidity. This study will allow us to characterize the impact of surgeon training in improving surgical outcomes. 2009-2021 IP/OP 3/23/2022 Ryan Kahn Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2110-04 Centralizing Ovarian Cancer Surgery: What is the Impact of Travel on Patients? Previous literature has demonstrated a benefit of high hospital volume on complete gross resection rates and later prognoses among advanced stage high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer. However, it is unclear what impact centralizing ovarian cancer surgery may have on travel burden for patients. We aim to determine the impact of centralizing ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume centers on patient travel distance in NYS. 2004-2018 IP 3/23/2022 Holly Sienkiewicz Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency (Common Ground Health) 1010-06 (A3) 2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives The 2020 PC Funded through a HEAL NY Phase 9 Grant from NYSDOH. The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. Development of interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care. The commission is charged with reducing ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations in Monroe County by 25% and low acuity ED visits by 15%. 1997-2023 IP/OP 3/16/2022 Ashley Fox SUNY Albany 21102603 "Safer" at home? School Reopening Policies and Deepening Disparities in Adverse Childhood Events in light of Covid-19 This study aims to examine how remote schooling has affected child well-being in NYS by examining whether child visits to the emergency room for injury, accidents, and suspected abuse/neglect increased during the pandemic. Also whether there is differential effect on ER visits for these causes by school reopening plan (remote, hybrid, in person). Finally whether disparities in ER visits for these causes have increased between districts with high and low social disadvantage. 2018-2021 IP/OP 3/16/2022 David Carpenter University at Albany 21022204 Rates of hospitalization for respiratory and other diseases of residents living near to sites releasing air pollutants as determined from the National Emissions Inventory. The National Emissions Inventory is a national database providing information on levels of various air pollutants by location. We will match these data to rates of hospitalization for respiratory and other diseases to determine that impact of air pollutants. 2005-2023 OP 3/16/2022 Tanya Chin-Fatt SG-2, LLC 18062706 Operational and Long-Term Planning for Multiple Clients SG2 is requesting to use SPARCS data for Client Tools that we sell to clients. The Client Tools are the following products - Inpatient Market Forecast and State Data Analysis (IP & OP) 2016-2023 IP/OP 3/9/2022 Vadim Hulse New York Presbyterian 21121311 Operational and Long-Term Planning NewYork-Presbyterian seeks to deepen our understanding of the New York health care market, including examination of inpatient and ED utilization patterns in the state. The requested data will help NYP understand the market dynamics and our org impact. It will imform our planning effort to deliver the services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using SG2's online tool, NYP seeks to understand their patient base and service mix in comparison to the overall market environment. With this info, NUP can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. 2016-2021 IP/OP 3/9/2022 Alexander Slade SUNY Stony Brook University 21120202 Quantifying the Influence of Geographic and Neighborhood Factors in Predicting Prostate Cancer disparities in the United States The purpose of this work is to advance the equity in Prostate Cancer. We believe that given the prevalence of prostate cancer, there are significant implications for disparities which not only exist by race. We aim to use the SPARCS datasets to map prostate cancer disparities and predict locations at higher risks for disparities in uptake of advanced prostate imagine (specifically mpMRI and Fluciclovine F18) and salvage radiotherapy. 2011-2019 IP/OP 3/9/2022 George Stouffer University of North Carolina School of Medicine 21092613 Differences in Heart Disease Outcomes Among Inpatient To better understand the differences in outcomes for patients with heart disease depnding on setting of onset, type of heart disease (coronary, valvular, cardiomyopathy, etc) Objective is to better identify these outcome differences to find targets for preventative action. 2011-2021 IP 3/9/2022 Matthew Griffith Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems 21021602 Vermont Explore Multi-State Hospital Dischare Database To create Hospital Planning Reports to help our 14 member hospitals more effectively provide care to their service areas. 2017-2025 IP/OP 2/18/2022 Allan Just Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2003-03 (A) Air pollution, extreme temperature, and adverse outcomes in a statewide registry The goal of our work is to understand the contribution of environmental exposures to adverse health outcomes. The results of our work can be used for policy, healthcare delivery and patient management, and/or health education. 2007-2023 IP/OP 2/18/2022 Carol Grebowieci Valley Health System (SG2) 21122214 Operational and Long-Term Planning Valley Health seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY health care system, including examination of IP and ED utilization patterns in the state. The requested data will help understand the market dynamics and our orgs impact. It will also inform our pl 2019-2023 IP 2/18/2022 Elizabeth McNutt RWJBH 21121310 Operational and Long-Term Planning RWJBH seeks to deepen our understanding of the New York health care market, including examination of inpatient and ED utilization patterns io the state The requested data will help RWJBH loc understand the market dynam;cs and our organjzatjon's impact. It 2019-2023 IP/OP 2/18/2022 Eve Hoar University of Vermont Health Network (SG2) 21120304 Operational and Long-Term Planning UVHN seeks to deepen our understanding of the New York health care market, including examination of inpatient and ED utilization patterns in the state. The requested data will help UVHN understand the market dynamics and our organization's impact. It will 2018-2023 IP/OP 2/18/2022 Michael Palese Mount Sinai Medical Center 1602-09 (S) Analyzing the Implications and Trends of Subspecialization The data will be used to link and find out at which point hospitals and physicians have reached sufficient caseload in order to benefit from this association. 2004-2024 IP/OP 2/18/2022 Christopher Carpenter Vanderbilt University 2110-06 Social Security Eligibility and Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Administrative Data The data will be used to study the relationship between retirement and health care utilization in the United States. 2011-2017 OP 2/18/2022 Rachel Lipari Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2112-01 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) As health care costs escalate in the United States and quality of care concerns become more pronounced, the need for accurate and timely health care data has increased dramatically. Policymakers, administrators, and the research community require comprehensive and precise data resources in order to evaluate cost, quality, and access to care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsors one such resource, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2019-2025 IP/OP 2/7/2022 Fabienne Laraque NYC Department of Homeless Services/Social Services 2106-01 Mapping the risk factors associated with acute care service among individuals experiencing homelessness and residing in DHS system for development, implementation and evaluation of intervientions To understand pattern of health services usage among DHS population, how these pattern impact health outcomes, implement and inform programs and interventions (care coordination , health promotion) to reduce acute care use. and improve health outcomes amo 2017-2024 IP/OP 2/7/2022 Art Sedrakyan Weill Cornell Medical College 2102-01 Examining Priority Device Outcomes using Administrative and Registries Databases This study is related to application 130606. The purpose of the entire project is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of devices, the impact of provider characteristics on patient outcomes, health disparities related to device use and outcomes, and the im 1995-2024 IP/OP 1/31/2022 Amy Carver Cayuga Health System 21102805 Operational and Long-Term Planning CHS seeks to deepen its understanding of the NY health care market, including examination of IP and ED utilization patterns. The requested data will inform our health resource planning and improve access for the communities we serve. 2016-2024 IP/OP 1/31/2022 Natalia Egorova Mount Sinai Hospital 21092312 Disparities in failure to rescue among pediatric patients after surgery in New York State Failure to rescue (FTR) is an important nationally endorsed quality indicator in surgical impatients This study aims to identify socioeconomic disparities in quality of care amongst pediatric surgical patients and compare them with adult hospitalizations 2005-2023 IP/OP 1/18/2022 Lili Chan Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2106-03 Improving risk prediction of adverse outcomes in hemodialysis patients by incorporating non-traditional risk factors The data will be used in a research study looking at the assocation of social determinants of health and hospitalizations in patients on hemodialysis. Identifying which social determinants of health are most associated with hospitalizations will allow for 2015-2024 IP/OP
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12/15/2021 Donald Dykstra Atlantic Health System (SG2) 21042909 Annual market analysis. The primary purpose for use of SPARCS data is to conduct market analyses and allocate resources for planning and population health. 2017-2021 IP/OP 12/10/2021 Amy Richards Yale New Haven Health 21080901 Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration The Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) Office of Strategy Management will access and use the SPARCS data for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes. Specifically, it will be used to create derivative reports to analyze and trend the car 2017-2023 IP/OP 12/10/2021 Varun Puvanesarajah Columbia University Medical Center 21090303 Analysis of Spine Surgery Outcomes and Costs: A Machine Learning Approach Analysis of Spine Surgery Outcomes and Costs: A Machine Learning Approach 2010-2020 IP/OP 12/9/2021 Ismail Sirtalan Greater New York Hospital Association 0901-04 (A2) Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a comparative quality and performance measurement system The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in NYS. Specifically, through our QMS product, we will run risk-adjusted quality, length of stay, and cost models to help 1999-2020 IP/OP 12/9/2021 Eileen Johns Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI) 2106-02 Long Term Effects of Frequent Users System Engagement (FUSE) Supportive Housing Intervention: Housing, Health, Economic, and Social Well-being Purpose is to evaluate long term (10-year) impacts of the NYC FUSE housing-based intervention for adults with health and mhealth needs who cycle between jail and homelessness, on housing, health, and criminal justice involvement. Results will be used to i 2004-2019 IP, 2016-2019 OP 12/9/2021 Allan Just Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2003-03 Air pollution, extreme temperature, and adverse outcomes in a statewide registry The goal of our work is to understand the contribution of environmental exposures to adverse health outcomes. The results of our work can be used for policy, healthcare delivery and patient management, and/or health education. 2007-2023 IP/OP 11/8/2021 Deirdre Byrne Hackensack Meridian Health 21062103 Hospital Planning - 2019 SPARCS data request The data will be used for running market share reports at the hospital/system/service area/service line levels HMH relies on NY SPARCS data to analyze patterns of outmigration, particularly of Northern NJ residents, to assist in planning efforts to determ 2019-2021 IP/OP 10/4/2021 Dave Meintel Rochester Regional 21040601 Renewal of access request 16032114 for continued updating of internally-maintained SPARCS database. For the past four years Rochester Regional Health has maintained an unidentifiable copy of the SPARCS database via request 16032114 for use in planning and resource allocation. That request is valid only through 2019 data. RRH wishes to continue receiving data updates for the foreseeable future. 2017-2024 IP/OP 10/4/2021 Erik Nicholson Healthcare Bluebook 21052708 Healthcare Operations of Heathcare Bluebook SPARCS data will assist in the creation of medels that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilizationand quality outcomes for hospitals. These analytic models are based on several data sources including SPARCS. 2010-2024 IP 9/23/2021 Caroline Thirukumaran University of Rochester 1702-04 (A) Health Services Research for Investigating the Determinants and Outcomes of Orthopeadic Care To study determinants and outcomes of surgical and medical management of orthopaedic conditions, with the objective of reducing variation in outcomes, and improving access, cost and quality of care for these patients. 2020-2024 IP/OP 9/22/2021 Stefanie Sarnat Emory University Rollins School of Public Health 1711-02 (S) A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity The study's purpose is to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. 2017-2019 IP/OP 9/16/2021 William Bernstein Manatt Health 21061802 Hospital and Health Plan Support Manatt is working with hospitals and health plans across the state on a variety of near-term and long-term priorities. 2012-2024 IP/OP 9/1/2021 Eric Niehaus DataGen, Inc. 21041402 Strategic planning and utilization analysis with DataGen Market Analytics (hereinafter referred to as “DMA”) for New York State hospitals. This data will allow hospitals to request market analytics for strategic planning, utilization, length of stay, certificate of need (CON), market share, community health plans and other analytical reports which hospitals need to evaluate hospital performance. 2014-2024 IP/OP 9/1/2021 Eric Niehaus DataGen, Inc. 21041408 Strategic planning and utilization analysis with State Data Analysis from Sg2 (hereinafter referred to as "SDA") for NYS hostpitals This data allows hospitals to access in one location, the data necessary for strategic planning, utilizaiton, length of stay, CON, market share, community health plans, and other analytical reports which hospitals need to evaluate hospital performance. 2014-2024 IP/OP 9/1/2021 Tanya Chin-Fatt SG-2, LLC 21032908 Operational and Long-Term Planning for multiple clients (various hospitals and health systems) This data seeks to use the SPARCS discharge data in summaries and reports for its hospital and healthcare clients. 2019-2023 IP/OP 7/12/2021 David Rubin Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2101-01 Health Services Research for Cancer Care The objective of this study is to validate the use of SPARCS data for identifying cancer patients and their treatment and outcomes. We will develop and validate claims-based provider-level quality measures. Findings will provide insight into trends in can 2015-2023 IP/OP 7/12/2021 Janet Currie Princeton University 1505-02 (A) Unnecessary Hospitalization and Patient Outcomes. The data will be used to recomment hospital admission practices which could lower health care spending and reduce complication rates. 2005-2023 IP/OP 7/7/2021 Brad Bowman Healthgrades Marketplace LLC [IBM/Truven] 21032307 Quality Ratings and Analysis Quality of healthcare services delivered at different hospitals allows consumers to make better informed healthcare choices, to measure quality outcomes for IP acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis & quality metrics reporting. 2016-2022 IP 6/30/2021 Aileen Thompson Federal Trade Commission 21042807 New York Health Care Provider Merger Investigations The data will be used in the FTC's current and futuyre investigations of health care providers in NY and surrounding states. The data will be used to measure the extent and intensity of competition in relevant health care provider markets and the likely effects of the proposed mergers on prices, services, and quality in these markets. 2015-2023 IP/OP 6/30/2021 Elizabeth McNutt RWJBH System 21022203 RWJBH State Data Warehouse Seeking to understand New York Discharges of patients originating in New Jersey in order to better match clinical offerings with patient demands. 2015-2019 IP/OP 6/30/2021 Aileen Thompson Federal Trade Commission 20092907 New York Health Care Provider Merger Investigations and Research The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers (e.g. hospitals) in NY and surrounding states and in research projects on health care provider competition and mergers. The data will be used to measure the ente 2015-2023 IP/OP 6/22/2021 Elizabeth Howll Mount Sinai Medical Center 1104-02 (A2) Monitoring Obstretric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available in the United States; discharge abstract data (SPARCS), which will include information 2015-2020 OP 6/11/2021 Susan Khalil Mount Sinai Medical Center 20082806 MIS Utilization and Outcomes Study the utilization of minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic surgery, and evaluate perioperative outcomes. Benefit is to society and medicine, with evaluating use of patient centered surgical innovation and identify disparities and use in various gy 2008-2017 IP/OP 6/8/2021 Shao Lin SUNY Albany School of Public Health 1509-01 (S) Environmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes. The data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures such as extreme weather/disaster. We aim to evaluate the relationships between extreme weather including respiratory/cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal disea 2001-2021 IP/OP 6/8/2021 Perry Sheffield Mount Sinai Medical Center 2007-01 Pediatric Health in Extreme Weather The primary purpose of this work is to examine susceptibility of pediatric to ambient temperature and disseminate research-informed strategies on reducing heat risks to children's health to public health department and clinicians. 2005-2020 IP/OP 6/1/2021 Nathan Donnelly New York eHealth Cooperative (NYeC), Data and Analytics 21011904 Health information exchange value analysis NYeC is the state's designated entity to collaboratively lead and coordinate the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY). The SHIN-NY aims to improve care and reduce costs. This project will quantify the value that the SHIN-NY is providing to the state. 2020-2023 IP/OP 5/25/2021 Rebecca Duffin Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC. 21052105 New York Hospital Assessment Assessment of market dynamics in Westchester county are for an understanding of hospital market share by service line. 2018-2020 IP/OP 5/18/2021 Jessica Nysenbaum Manatt Health 21021001 Analysis to Support Hospital System Strategic Planning The data will be used to help hospital systems and other providers develop strategic plans to improve patient healthcare services 2019 IP/OP 5/7/2021 Todd Wagner VA Health Economic Resource Center (HERC) 2101-02 Utilization and Health Outcomes for Veterans with Expanded Health Care Access These data will be used to review existing measures of access and show the effect of improved access on Veteran health. 2007-2020 IP/OP 5/7/2021 Omid Barzideh New York University Long Island School of Medicine 2011-01 The correlation between benign prostate hyperplasia and elevated risk of prosthetic joint infection of the hip and knee These data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the development of prosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the hip and knee. 2005-2021 IP, 2007-2021 OP 5/7/2021 Jeremiah Hayanga West Virginia University 1912-03 ECMO Outcomes: Risk Factors Impact on Mortality These data will be used to assess risk factors for mortality in ECMO patients and to study effects of variations in types of anesthesia on outcomes in surgical patients. 2012-2017 IP 4/27/2021 Joseph Bosco New York University Langone Medical Center 20033006 Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmission Across NY State These data will be used to compare orthopaedic readmission rates, surgical infections, and hospital costs and charges throughout NYS. 2010-2020 IP/OP 4/20/2021 Jeffrey Villanueva SUNY Upstate Medical University 21010502 Association of pediatric testicular pathology with adolescent and adult andrologic pathology These data will be used to study pediatric testicular pathology and follow-up of these patients. 1982-2024 IP, 1983-2024 OP 4/20/2021 Ruby Greywood Montefiore Medical Center 20101802 Factors associated with disparities in colectomy rates among patients with ulcerative colitis These data will be used to analyze patient level factors associated with elective vs. emergent colectomy and morality in ulcerative colitis. 2010-2019 IP/OP 4/20/2021 Evan Schmidt Hartford HealthCare Corporation 20091402 Market demand study of the needs of patients living in New York who travel to/from CT for their health care These data will be used to understand patients travel patterns between NY and CT. 2018-2019 IP/OP 4/20/2021 Audrey Lyndon New York University Medical Center (NYU) 20051302 Looking at Birth Outcomes and their Relationship to Registered Nurse Staffing (Labor RNs) These data will be used to measure relationships between nursing care during labor and birth and patient outcomes. 2018 IP 4/20/2021 Samer Hasan Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation 20070701 The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knew Replacements These data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacement in NYS, studying how distribution has changed over time. 2018 IP 3/31/2021 Lingzhi Chu Yale School of Public Health 2010-03 The relationship between extreme temperature, humidity and air pollution, and cause-specific morbidity These data will be used to assess the relationship between weather (e.g., temperature and humidity) and air pollution exposures and cause-specific morbidity. 2007-2016 IP/OP 3/30/2021 Babak Navi Weill Cornell Medicine 2001-05 Weill Cornell Stroke Registry: Long-term Follow-up These data will be used to estimate the 1-year incidence of cancer among ~4,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke in the prospective Cornell Acute Stroke Academic Registry. 2011-2020 IP/OP 1/6/2021 Jesse Hinde RTI International 20040902 Federal Meta-Analysis Report These data will be used for meta-evaluation. 2010-2022 IP/OP
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12/7/2020 Mitchell Levy Brown University 1909-05 (S) Clinical sepsis phenotype during statewide mandated care of sepsis These data will be used to study sepsis protocol and outcomes. 2018-2023 IP 12/7/2020 Alexander Greenstein Mount Sinai Hospital 1912-07 Effect of Operative Volume and Academic Hospital Status on Colectomy Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients These data will be used to determine whether surgical volume and academic status affect outcomes for patient undergoing colectomy for IBD. 2012-2018 IP 10/28/2020 Paul Kuo OnetoMap Analytics Lab 20010903 Surgeon Gender - impact on mortality and patient outcomes socioeconomic determinants of health These data will be used to contribute to current body of clinical research regarding gender and outcome disparities. 2009-2020 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Timothy Smith U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory 20070800 Resource Optimization in Prolonged Care Environments These data will be used to develop constructive model to simulate prolonged care (PC) scenarios and determine solutions to maximize survival rates. 2009-2014 IP 10/27/2020 Aleks Karnick University of Southern Mississippi 20042102 Geographically Weighted Analysis of Suicide and Self-Injury Trauma Center Admissions in NYS These data will be used to develop models of suicide and self-injury. 2009-2018 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Tamie Critelli O'Conco Healthcare Consultants 20011506 New York Market and Cost 2018 These data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks. 2018-2022 IP/OP 10/21/2020 Jason Fawley Harvard Medical School 2004-07 Trends in Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Admission Following Small Bowel Obstruction in NYS from 2005-2019 These date will be used to evaluate the temporal trends in emergency department (ED) utilization and hosptial admission for patients with small bowel obstruction in NYS. 2005-2019 IP/OP 10/19/2020 Jacob Morey Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1910-02 NYC MIST Cost-Effectiveness Analysis These data will be used to compare the cost-effectivenesss service endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke. 2016-2018 IP/OP 10/28/2020 Paul Kuo OnetoMap Analytics Lab 20010903 Surgeon Gender - impact on mortality and patient outcomes socioeconomic determinants of health These data will be used to contribute to current body of clinical research regarding gender and outcome disparities. 2009-2020 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Timothy Smith U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory 20070800 Resource Optimization in Prolonged Care Environments These data will be used to develop constructive model to simulate prolonged care (PC) scenarios and determine solutions to maximize survival rates. 2009-2014 IP 10/27/2020 Aleks Karnick University of Southern Mississippi 20042102 Geographically Weighted Analysis of Suicide and Self-Injury Trauma Center Admissions in NYS These data will be used to develop models of suicide and self-injury. 2009-2018 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Tamie Critelli O'Conco Healthcare Consultants 20011506 New York Market and Cost 2018 These data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks. 2018-2022 IP/OP 10/21/2020 Jason Fawley Harvard Medical School 2004-07 Trends in Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Admission Following Small Bowel Obstruction in NYS from 2005-2019 These date will be used to evaluate the temporal trends in emergency department (ED) utilization and hosptial admission for patients with small bowel obstruction in NYS. 2005-2019 IP/OP 10/19/2020 Jacob Morey Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1910-02 NYC MIST Cost-Effectiveness Analysis These data will be used to compare the cost-effectivenesss service endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke. 2016-2018 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Cynthia Khan Northwell Health 2004-06 Hospital and Market Utilization Study These data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient, and emergency utilization. 1995-2023 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Monika Ray University of California Davis Health 2004-05 CMS Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Patient Safety Measure Development and Maintenance These data will be used to develop, maintain, reevaluate, and implement patient safety measures. 2016-2018 IP 8/20/2020 Bernard Black Northwestern University 1910-04 (A) Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and their Children These data will be used to study the effect of DACA on those recipients' health. 1995-2020 IP, 2005-2020 OP 8/20/2020 Carlin Brickner Visiting Nurse Service of New York 1811-04 (A) Health outcome monitoring and quality improvement for vulnerable patient populations These data will be used to pursue quality improvement activities. 2015-2020 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Abdissa Negassa Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1702-07 (S) Prediction Models for Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure These data will be used to determine if an innovative modeling approach is needed to improve outcomes. 2014-2019 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A3) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures These data will be used to study outcomes in conjunction with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) data. 2007-2018 IP, 2012-2013 OP 8/20/2020 Fleming Fergal University of Rochester Medical Center 1412-05 (S) Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events These data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, Identify disparities in care, and mortality. 2000-2023 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Anthony Dias Connecticut Hospital Association (CHIME, Inc.) 19122305 NY Benchmark and Comparisons These data will be used to provide Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) hospital members with benchmarks and comparisons to NY hospitals. 2015-2018 IP/OP 6/30/2020 Subbu Ramanarayanan NERA Economic Consulting 20022808 Analysis of Inpatient Competition in Northern New Jersey and New York These data will be used to analyze the competitive impact of the mergers. 2016-2018 IP 6/30/2020 Katherine Aherns University of Southern Maine 20012411 Paid parental leave and respiratory syncytial virus infection in young infants These data will be used to determine if the introduction of paid parental leave in NYS was associated with a decrease in RSV. 2014-2020 IP 6/30/2020 Recai Yucel University at Albany School of Public Health 19110708 Orange County Community Health Assessment Technical Assistance These data will be used to comply with NYS public health law 602a. 2013-2017 IP/OP 6/30/2020 Jason Wright New York Presbyterian Hospital 19073113 Trends in Gastroenterology practices in New York State These data will be used to examine trends and outcomes in gastrointestinal practices. 2009-2019 IP/OP 6/30/2020 Herman Chen SUNY Downstate School of Public Health 19052209 Determining Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Prevalence in Local Brooklyn Populations Using Emergency Department Surveillance From 2013-2015 These data will be used to study lupus in specific populations. 2013-2015 IP/OP 1/29/2020 Mitchell Levy Brown University 1909-05 Clinical sepsis phenotype during statewide mandated care of sepsis These data will be used to study sepsis protocol and outcomes. 2014-2017 IP 1/29/2020 David Argue Economists Incorporated 19121002 Hospital Merger Evaluation in New York These data will be used to review hospital mergers that require review by state and federal regulators. 2018-2019 IP 1/29/2020 Andrew O'Donnell Mount Sinai Medical Center 19120301 Planning for the Mount Sinai Health System Utilizing New York State Data These data will be used to analyze and monitor market share and CON. 2012-2022 IP/OP 1/29/2020 David Nuzum McKinsey & Company, Healthcare Systems and Services Practice 19092305 Advancing the NCIP model through preliminary design and economic modeling These data will be used to perform claims-based analyses of patient and service flows in certain areas. 2016-2018 IP/OP 1/29/2020 Emily Walden NERA Economic Consulting 19071110 Analysis of Patient Flow Data in NY State These data will be used to analyze the competitive environment of NY health care providers. 2015-2018 IP/OP
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12/13/2019 Ann Nattinger Medical College of Wisconsin 1910-01 Can regionalization improve outcomes and reduce disparities related to breast cancer care? An evaluation of the NY Medicaid regionalization experiment. These data will be used to study and evaluate the 2009 regionalization policy for Medicaid beneficiaries with breast cancer. 2004-2018 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Charleen Hsuan Pennsylvania State University 1912-01 Federal and State Laws and Policies Influencing Patient Disposition of Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Utilization These data will be used to study how federal and state laws influence hospitalization utilization and quality. 2010-2022 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Kai Ruggeri Columbia University 1912-05 Nudging New York: Using data science to increase healthcare access in underserved communities. These data will be used to increase attendance at preventive medical appointments by using machine learning models to implement evidence-based interventions. 2017-2019 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Eric Niehaus HANYS Services, Inc. 1912-06 Healthcare delivery, cost, utilization and quality analyses These data will be used to provide information and analysis to help improve patient safety, quality, and the delivery of healthcare in their facilities. 2011-2022 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Eric Niehaus HANYS Services, Inc. 19102909 Strategic planning and utilization analysis with Market Expert® State Data Analyst for New York State hospitals. These data, through the Market Expert tool, will allow hospitals to access the data necessary for analytical reports to evaluate hospital performance. 2012-2022 IP/OP 11/5/2019 Bernard Black Northwestern University 1910-04 Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and their Children These data will be used to study the effect of the partial legalization of undocumented immigrants under President Obama's DACA. 1995-2020 IP
2005-2020 OP 11/5/2019 David Rothstein University at Buffalo 1907-05 Biliary Colic: Natural History of NY Children after the First ED Visit These data will be used to explore the outcomes of children presenting to the ED with biliary colic. 2009-2019 IP/OP 11/5/2019 David Essig Long Island Jewish Medical Center 1907-01 Assessment of Patient, Hospital, and Surgical Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Orthopaedic Procedures in NYS These data will be used to understand how certain procedures can be influenced by patient, hospitals, and surgeon variables. 2012-2022 IP/OP 11/5/2019 Hassan Ghomrawi Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University 1707-02 (A) Evaluating the Quality and Safety of Surgical Care These data will be used to study surgical quality and outcomes in New York State. 2004-2020 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Anita Vashi VA Palo Alto Health Care System 1909-01 Veteran Access to Emergency Care These data will be used to identify veterans' utilization of emergency department services. 2009-2022 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Justin Dimick University of Michigan, Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy 1908-02 Long-term Comparative Safety and Economic Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy These data will be used to evaluate safety and expenditure differences between sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass procedures. 2010-2022 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Lauren Wise Boston University School of Public Health 1907-04 Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) These data will be used to 1) validate data, and 2) ascertain pregnancy complications and birth outcomes. 2014-2022 IP 8/13/2019 Art Sedrakyan Weill Medical College of Cornell University 1306-06 (A3) Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care These data will be used to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care; this amendment will expand the scope of the project to include registry information. 1995-2020 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Alex Federman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1907-02 Home-based Primary Care for Homebound Seniors: a Randomized Controlled Trial These data will be used to evaluate the impact of home-based primary care among the homebound adults and their caregivers. 2016-2021 IP/OP 7/9/2019 Mark Shepard National Bureau of Economic Research 1907-03 Effects of Clinical Outsourcing and Regulation on Provision of Hospital Care These data will be used to study how clinical outsourcing affects price, quantity, and quality of care received in the hospital setting. 2005-2018 IP/OP 7/9/2019 Jean Yoon VA Health Economic Resource Center (HERC) 1902-03 Veteran's Choice in Hospital Care These data will be used to study use of hospital care provided by VA and non-VA sponsored care in 11 states. 2011-2017 IP 7/9/2019 Eric Frimpong NYS Office of Mental Health 1805-01 Service Utilization of Behavioral Health Clients in Comparison to Non-Behavioral Health These data will be used to examine system-wide service use trends of behavioral health (BH) clients and non-BH clients. 2010-2020 IP/OP 6/20/2019 Nathan Donnelly New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) 19050101 Health Information Exchange Value Analysis These data will be used to aid in the duties required to collaboratively lead and coordinate the stateside Health Information network for New York (SHIN-NY). 2017-2019 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Sarah Kuril CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy 19043006 An Evaluation of the Burden on Respiratory Ailments Given Current Trends in Climate Variability These data will be used to evaluate the burden of climate variability on various respiratory diagnoses. 2009-2018 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Jerry Kim Rutgers Business School 19031803 Tie Resilience in Physician Referrals These data will be used to understand the conditions under which physician pairs continue collaborating following different events. 2012-2016 IP 6/7/2019 John Decker Quantros Inc. 18122107 Healthcare Operations of Quantros, Inc. These data will be used to create tools to analyze utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. 2010-2020 IP 6/20/2019 Nathan Donnelly New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) 19050101 Health Information Exchange Value Analysis These data will be used to aid in the duties required to collaboratively lead and coordinate the stateside Health Information network for New York (SHIN-NY). 2017-2019 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Sarah Kuril CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy 19043006 An Evaluation of the Burden on Respiratory Ailments Given Current Trends in Climate Variability These data will be used to evaluate the burden of climate variability on various respiratory diagnoses. 2009-2018 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Jerry Kim Rutgers Business School 19031803 Tie Resilience in Physician Referrals These data will be used to understand the conditions under which physician pairs continue collaborating following different events. 2012-2016 IP 6/7/2019 John Decker Quantros Inc. 18122107 Healthcare Operations of Quantros, Inc. These data will be used to create tools to analyze utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. 2010-2020 IP 6/3/2019 Alexander Friedman Columbia University Medical Center 1905-02 Development and validation of a risk prediction model to assess the risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism in a U.S. population These data will be used to research the risk of VTE in individual postpartum women. 2007-2014 IP 6/3/2019 James Carey NYS Office of Mental Health 1905-01 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) 2017 grant These data will be used for quality improvement of the data submitted for voluntary and involuntary admissions of psychiatric treatment to the NICS registry. 2013-2018 IP 6/3/2019 Benjamin Goldsteen OneCity Health 1904-02 Analysis of SPARCS data to identify health care utilization patterns and costs to inform planning of population health, quality improvement, VBP and DSRIP initiatives. These data will be used to study health care utilization of patients in and around New York City. 2013-2021 IP/OP 6/3/2019 Brenda Velazquez Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) 1904-01 Internal Analysis The data will be used in conjunction with crime incident data to mitigate unnecessary criminal justice involvement. 2012-2022 IP/OP 4/18/2019 Elizabeth Cushman Healthgrades Operating Company, Inc. [TRUVEN] 19020101 Quality Ratings & Analytics These data will be used to evaluate the quality of Healthcare services delivered at different hospitals. 2017 IP/AmbSurg 3/20/2019 Kajal Lahiri Econometrics Research Institute, Economics Department, University at Albany 1902-06 Performance Spillovers in a Multi-payer Healthcare System: Case of New York These data will be used to study effect of Medicare payment reform on the likelihood of being readmitted or returning to a hospital Emergency Department within 30 days of initial discharge. 2005-2018 IP/OP 3/20/2019 Timothy Layton National Bureau of Economic Research 1902-02 Health and the Targeting of Federal Disability Programs These data will be used to study the health of recipients of federal disability insurance benefits before and after benefit receipt. 1997-2017 IP/OP 3/20/2019 Jonathan Shoag New York Presbyterian Hospital 1810-05 Identification of Prognostic Factors in Urological Malignancies Data will be used to study shifts in patient management and outcomes of urologic surgeries. 2007-2021 IP/OP 3/20/2019 Yan Li University of Rochester 1801-07 Clinical Outcome, Complication, and Disparity of Brain and Spine Surgery using New York State Administrative Database These data will be used to investigate the clinical data of different spine surgeries. 2000-2018 IP/OP 3/15/2019 Linda Miller Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 18112806 Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients These data will be used to improve access to clinical care and services. 2017-2020 IP 3/1/2019 John Harrison WebMD Health Services Group Inc./Truven 19012909 NY In-Patient Hospital Study These data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to compare hospital services. 2017 IP 1/25/2019 Aristides Cruz Brown University 19011504 Epidemiologic and Cost Trends in Orthopaedic Injuries of Pediatric Patients in New York These data will be used to describe the epidemiologic and cost trends in orthopaedic injuries in patients in New York. 2009-2018 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Rakesh Shrestha RWJBarnabas Health 18120301 Short and Long-term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Robotic and Non-Robotic Mitral Valve Repair/Plasty These data will be used to look at patients with open heart valvuloplasty (ICD9 35.12) and compare them with those who had robotic assisted procedures (ICD9 17.4). 2008-2020 IP 1/25/2019 Loay Salman Albany Medical College 1901-01 Environmental Exposure and Antineutrophic cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) and Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane (Anti-GBM) in NYS These data will be used to study distribution of AAV and anti-GBM alone and in combination in various counties in NYS along with various environmental triggers and factors. 2005-2017 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Natalia Egorova Mount Sinai Medical Center 1901-04 Investigating Epidemiology, Long-term Outcomes of Treatment for Individuals with Cardiac Diseases These data will be used to study cardiovascular disease by identifying trends for patients with cardiac diseases. 1995-2021 IP/OP 1/25/2019 George Wanna New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai 1811-03 The Effect of Hospital and Surgeon Volume on Vestibular Schwannoma Outcomes: An investigation using the SPARCS database These data will be used to determine whether high-volume surgeons and high-volume hospitals have better outcomes when compared to lower volume centers and surgeons for lateral skull base surgery. 1982-2020 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Jason Wright New York Presbyterian Hospital 1901-02 Assessing the effect of neighborhood socioeconomic status on uterine and cervical cancer outcomes These data will be used to determine if neighborhood disadvantage (Area Deprivation Index, ADI) is an independent predictor of open surgery, greater resource utilization, and shorter survival for patients with endometrial cancer. 2000-2019 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Emanuela Taioli Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1901-03 Cancer Treatment Disparities in Elderly Patients with a Dual Dementia Diagnosis These data will be use to assess the intersection of dementia and cancer in elderly patients. 2007-2017 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Jane Clougherty Drexel University 1211-12 (A2) Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma These data will be used in investigating whether chronic community stressors alter individual susceptibility to urban air pollution in predicting cardiovascular disease events. 2005-2011 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Lorna Thorpe New York University School of Medicine 1710-01 (S) Evaluation of Smoke-Free Housing Policy Impacts on Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Health Outcomes These data will be used to study the impact of the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) policies in their developments. 2013-2020 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Maura Cosetti New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai 1811-01 Predictive Factors of Hospital Readmission following Cochlear Implantation: an Investigation using the SPARCS Database These data will be used to identify independent risk factors for unintended readmission following cochlear implantation and the overall cost burden of readmission following cochlear implantation. 1982-2020 IP/OP 1/14/2019 Steven Stern SUNY Stony Brook University 18122006 The effect of asymmetric information in Medicare Advantage on demand and competition These data will be used to develop and estimate a model of health plan demand in Medicare market. 2009-2014 IP/OP 1/14/2019 Jessica Athens New York State Health Foundation 18121808 Assessing Geographic and Temporal Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity Across New York State These data will be used to demonstrate geographic and temporal trends in severe maternal morbidity (SMM). 2011-2021 IP
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12/14/2018 Matthew Bonner University at Buffalo 18062102 Health Outcomes, Ambient Air Exposures, and Proximity to Tonawanda Coke Corporation These data will be used to investigate the associations between health outcomes such as COPD, cardiovascular events, and kidney disease and estimates of ambient air exposures. 2005-2015 IP/OP 11/26/2018 Paul Van Fossan OptumInsight 18110201 Coding and Documentation Benchmarking These data will be used to develop and introduce benchmarks into hospital performance reports for opportunities for improvements in coding quality and service delivery. 2016 IP 11/26/2018 Carlin Brickner Visiting Nurse Service of New York 1811-04 Health outcome monitoring and quality improvement for vulnerable patient populations These SPARCS data will be used to enable the VNSNY to coordinate and monitor patient outcomes with providers across settings and to pursue quality improvement activities. 2015-2020 IP/OP 11/21/2018 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A2) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. 2014-2017 IP 11/2/2018 Kieran Higgins Citrin Coopermaan 18101106 Ongoing Healthcare Consulting Project These data will be used to gain an understanding of healthcare shifts in New York State to help provide better outcomes at efficient cost levels. 2016-2017 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Shulamite Huang New York University College of Dentistry 18100304 A Dental "Dartmouth Atlas" for NYS These data will be used to examine whether unmet dental need is significantly correlated with the availability and use of dental resources across markets and specific subpopulations. 2005-2017 OP 11/2/2018 David Parker SBH Health System 18100203 Investigation of Diabetic Ketoacidosis among Persons with Inpatient Hospital Visits. These data will be used to determine differences in characteristics of persons with diabetic ketoacidosis receiving inpatient care over time. 2009-2017 IP 11/2/2018 Randi Roy Village Center for Care 18100101 Market review of hospital discharges These data will be used to better understand the reasons for hospital discharges and the various clinical conditions that patients have upon discharge from a hospital. 2017-2021 IP 11/2/2018 Peter Veazie University of Rochester Medical Center 18100102 Opioid-Related Hospital Use: Trends, Determinants, and Effects of Policy These data will be used to examine determinants and trends in opioid-related hospital use and mortality, and to evaluate effects of policy changes. 2005-2019 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Melissa Tracy SUNY Albany School of Public Health 18092508 Hospitalizations for intentional self-harm or suicide attempt in New York State These data will be used to evaluate suicides in cojunction with the Office of Mental Health's Zero Suicide project. These analyses will contribute to OMH suicide surveillance activities and planning for implementation of Zero Suicide activities across the state. 2012-2021 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Evan Siau St. Barnabas Hospital 18083005 Rate of Breast Cancer Screening in New York City Immigrant Population These data will be used to describe the rate of screening and the characteristics of the populations who do not have access to standard screening as per USPSTF recommendation to develop intervention to improve access. 2006-2017 OP 10/15/2018 Jonathan Albert Montefiore Medical Center 1801-01 (A) Population Health Analytics These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. 2012-2020 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Rie Sakai-Bizmark UCLA 1702-03 (A) Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening These data will be used to study Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening, using Pulse Oximetry (PO) in newborns. 2009-2017 IP, 2010-2017 OP ED only 10/15/2018 Juan Bucobo SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center 1703-04 (A) Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State These data will be used to understand the potential demographic differences amongst readmission rates in patients with all gastrointestinal diseases throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. 1995-2020 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Joseph Laquartra Cornell University 1810-03 Investigating predictive relationship between Air Quality and Asthma to create an early warning mechanism These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict possible occurrence of asthma and create an early warning system. 2008-2017 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Neloufar Rahai New York University School of Medicine 1810-01 Secondary Data Analysis of All Payer Data to Understand and Predict Opioid Overdoses and Deaths These data will be used to better understand the characteristics of patients with opioid use ED visits, and to create a predictive model to identify patients at risk for opioid overdose and death following overdose visits. 2011-2017 IP/OP 10/15/2018 John Leden Long Island Health Network 0910-07 (S2) Quality of Care Assessment: Hospital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department These data will be used to compare patient use patterns. 2008-2021 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Shao Lin SUNY Albany School of Public Health 1509-01 (A) Environmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes These data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures on health outcomes. 2001-2018 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Sue Kaplan New York University Langone Health 1808-01 Health & Housing Project These data will be used to evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at one public housing and one Section 8 housing project on health outcomes and utilization patterns. 2015-2019 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Shawn Calloway Highmark Health - Enterprise Analytics & Informatics 1807-01 Facility Performance, Regulatory Compliance, and Utilization Analytics, Ongoing Use of Data for Operational Analysis and Planning These data will be used to look at inpatient and outpatient data for hospitals and ASCs in the areas served. 2012-2017 IP/OP 7/18/2018 Kamel Hooman Weill Cornell Medical College 1805-02 Understanding Outcomes in Perioperative and Intensive Care Patients Focusing on Medical (Neurological/Cardiovascular) and Socioeconomic Risks that Influence Outcomes These data will be used to quantify risk factors that influence outcomes for critically ill and/or perioperative patients to improve care. 1997-2020 IP/OP 7/18/2018 May Hua New York Presbyterian Hospital 1202-09 (A4) Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care These data will be used to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care, adding the data element "place of death." 2008-2020 IP/OP 5/29/2018 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures The SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. 2007-2013 IP 2012-2013 OP 5/15/2018 Lauren Polvere SUNY Albany 18032012 Medicaid Redesign Team Supportive Housing Evaluation Project These data will be used to research inpatient and ED visits that homeless individuals had during the CY 2016 and in which county of service. 2016 IP/OP 5/10/2018 Peter Otto Clarkson University 18050202 Practice Patterns of Rural vs. Urban Emergency Room Providers in New York State These data will be used to evaluate the practice patterns of rural emergency providers as compared to their urban counterparts to determine if they differ. 2016 IP/OP 5/10/2018 Gail Callandrillo Valley Health System [Truven] 18042603 For Market Expert Tool These data will be used for ongoing market assessments. 2014-2018 IP 5/10/2018 Donna Casey Boston Children's Hospital [Truven] 18040302 Market Research: Examining Patient Demographics, Population and Discharge Trends to Support Strategic Initiatives These data will be used to conduct market analysis and research by examining discharge trends to meet market demands. 2016-2017 IP 4/24/2018 Jeffrey Butts CUNY John Jay College 1410-02 (A) Evaluation of Violence Reduction Programs in New York City The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD Crime Data to examine the effectiveness and impact of the Mayor's Action Plan (MAP). 1982/83-2021 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Nickolas Allardyce Ernst & Young, Valuation and Business Modeling 18030204 Truven Market Analysis These data will be used to gain additional insights into NY healthcare markets. 2016 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Mitchell Elkind Columbia University 0901-03 (A3) Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents. 1995-2021 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Tae Hwang Cleveland Clinic 1802-10 Big Data Analysis of Opioid Toxicity and Mortality at the Cleveland Clinic These data will be used for research on patient EHRs to identify and educate communities affected by opioid dependency. 2010-2016 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Craig Newgard Oregon Health & Science University 1804-01 The Value of Pediatric Readiness for the Emergency Care of Children These data will be used to evaluate the emergency care system for children in terms of quality, outcomes, and costs. 2012-2017 IP/OP 4/18/2018 John Harrison WebMD Health Services Group, Inc. [Truven] 18032207 NY Inpatient Hospital Study These data will be used in a hospital comparison tool. 2016 IP 4/11/2018 Joseph Laquartra Cornell University 18030101 Investigating Predictive Relationships Between Air Quality and Asthma to Create an Early Warning Mechanism These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict the occurrence of asthma and create a warning system. 2007-2017 IP 3/28/2018 Christopher Anderson Columbia University Medical Center 18032809 Retrospective Review of National and Statewide Databases These data will be used in developing new hypotheses to learn more about urologic diseases processes. 2007-2021 IP/OP 3/28/2018 Calin Moucha Mount Sinai Medical Center 18032810 Mapping the Changing Characteristics of the Lower Joint Replacement Patient Using New York State Data These data will be used to assess trends and inter-hospital variation in case mix and associations with outcomes/resource utilization for bundled payment programs. 2011-2017 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Julia Song Princeton University 18022602 Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York These data will be used to compare patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. 2006 IP 3/16/2018 Diane Dewar SUNY Albany School of Public Health 1802-09 Evaluation of NYS Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (Work done under contract for NYSDOH #163365) These data will be used to evaluate whether the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) DSRIP initiatives have achieved the desired impact. 2005-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Samita Mohanasundaram Stony Brook Emergency Department 1802-11 To Cure Hospital Crowding, Use Wasted Capacity These data will be used to analyze the impact of weekend and weekday flow on over capacity, length of stay, and mortality. 2014-2018 IP 3/16/2018 Paul Savage HealthCare Intelligence, LLC 1205-02 (S) Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities The purpose of this project is to identify patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care. 1997-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Jennifer Kuo Columbia University 1802-08 Surgical Outcomes and Health Care Disparities in Endocrine Surgery These data will be used to evaluate surgical outcomes and potential health care disparities in endocrine surgery using statewide database. 2007-2017 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Ian Kronish Columbia University 1802-06 Use of SPARCS Data to Understand the Impact of Psychological Distress on Prognosis Among Patients Hospitalized for Acute Cardiovascular Events These data will be used to assess the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms after suspected acute coronary syndrome or stoke/transient ischemic (TIA) events. 2013-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Hiroo Takayuama New York Presbyterian Hospital 1801-02 Long-Term and Short-Term Outcomes in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures. 1996-2016 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Joonhyun Ahn University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 1801-03 Global Climate Change and Heat Stress in the United States These data will be used to predict heat stress to protect outdoor workers and the community from heat-related stress, illnesses, and death. 1997,1999,2009-2014 IP/OP 2/16/2018 Katherine Blumhardt IBM Watson 18011809 Discharge Level Data Analysis These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures to improve patient care. 2018-2021 IP/OP 1/25/2018 Donald Brand Winthrop University Hospital 17121412 Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital These data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hyperglycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intesive care, or length of stay. 2009-2016 IP 1/24/2018 Jonathan Albert Montefiore Medical Center 1801-01 Population Health Analytics These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. 2012-2020 IP/OP 1/24/2018 John Billings New York University 1711-05 Health and Housing Initiative Pilot Project To evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at public and Section 8 housing projects on health outcomes and utilization patterns. 2013-2019 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Ling Li Old Dominion University 1711-03 Using Data Analytics to Evaluate Hospital Readmissions, Capacity Planning and Cost Performance These data will be used for analyzing the effects of the ACA on readmissions and hospital capacity planning. 2011-2016 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Stefanie Sarnat Emory University 1711-02 (A) A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity These data will be used to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only 1/24/2018 Tom Dougherty COPE Health Solutions 1709-03 (A) Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. 2014-2017 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Natalia Egorova Mount Sinai 1104-02 (A) Monitoring Obstretric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study These data will be used to assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available in the United States. 1999-2020 IP 1/24/2018 Jenny Schnair Truven Health Analytics 0904-03 (A2) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) HCUP databases are used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels 1988-2020 IP/OP 1/23/2018 Linda Miller Children's Hospital of Philidelphia 17110101 Health Planning, Resource Allocations, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients. These data will be used to understand current resource allocation of health-related services, as well as plan for future needs. 2016 IP 1/19/2018 Liza Kind Englewood Hospital 17081707 Market Assessment These data will be used for understanding patient provider usage in our greater market, and identifying gaps in care in local markets. 2016 IP/OP 1/16/2018 Matthew Symer New York Presbyterian Hospital 17120504 Quality of Surgical Care To assess quality of care and rates of hospital readmission after cardiothoracic surgery, urological surgery, neurosurgery, colon and rectal surgery (both benign and malignant), and vascular surgery. This research is intended to identify ways to improve outcomes and the quality of care for patients. 2007-2017 IP/OP 1/10/2018 Keith Bubblo Stroudwater Associates 18010302 Consulting Services Stroudwater Associates' use these data to assist with advisory services, which improve the planning and delivery of hospital services for residents of New York. 2016 IP 1/10/2018 Krishna Prasad Dexur 17120809 Benchmarking, Ranking & Analysis of Economic & Quality Outcomes of Hospitals These data will be used for benchmarking hospital length of stay for key areas (e.g. LOS & Discharge Volume in Joint Replacement), procedure utilization for key conditions (Ventilation use in respiratory failure), detailed benchmarks & correlations on disease states. 2013-2019 IP/OP 1/10/2018 William Wyatt Healthgrades 17120708 Quality Ratings and Analysis Healthgrades reports quality information for free on Healthgrades website. HealthGrades also provides comparative info to hospitals to measure performance against peers and national norms as well as providing additional on-site quality improvement consulting services to hospitals and work staff and physicians to improve quality. 2016 IP 1/4/2018 Julia Song Princeton University 17120810 Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York These data will be used for comparing patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. 2007-2009 IP 1/4/2018 James Hull Hull Resource Management Group 17111609 Data Development Use SPARCS data to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures 2016-2017 IP 1/4/2018 Barbara Delmore New York University 17102607 Refining Heel Pressure Injury Risk Factors in the Hospitalized Patient Best practice and standards put forth by governing bodies dictate that prevention strategies be implemented to reduce the occurrence of all pressure injuries in general. 2014-2015 IP 1/3/2018 David Goldberg University of Pennsylvania 18010201 Evaluating the Deceased Organ Donor Potential in NY The purpose is to evaluate the NY state inpatient database to estimate the deceased donor potential in NY, and to identify the hospitals with the greatest donor potential in order to develop targeted interventions to increase organ donation in NY. 2000-2016 IP
2017
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12/8/2017 Becky Ofrane Measure of America 1711-04 NYC Data2Go: HEALTH - A Compilation of Health-Related Data in NYC, for Geographic and Demographic Analysis SPARCS data will be used to calculate various rates of inpatient and outpatient hospital visits across New York City, by geographic districts and demographics. 2013-2017 IP OP 12/8/2017 Crystal Fuller Lewis Nathan S Kline Institute 1603-01 (A) Hotspotting NYS: Identifying patterns of behavioral health service use and community needs and comparisons with other high-risk communities. These data will be used to understand the impact of social factors on behavioral health utilization. 2000-2019 IP/OP 12/8/2017 David Lee New York University 1303-05 (S) The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures. 2003-2020 IP/OP 12/8/2017 Stefanie Sarnat Emory University 1711-02 A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity The study's purpose is to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only 12/8/2017 Lorna Thorpe New York University 1710-01 Evaluation of Smoke-Free Housing Policy Impacts on Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Health Outcomes SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) policies in their developments. 2015-2020 IP/OP 12/8/2017 Christy Duke United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. 1706-02 Saint Regis Mohawk Health Surveillance Project To determine the burden of disease among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people seen at the Saint Regis Mohawk Health Center. 2005-2019 IP/OP 11/20/2017 Benjamin Handel University of California - Berkeley Determinants of Productivity Within the Hospital This proposed project studies determinants of hospital and physician productivity and quality. 2005-2016 IP/OP 11/20/2017 Erin Coppersmith Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC. Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking The data will be used with other states' public health data to help healthcare providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost, and utilization to their peers. 2016-2020 IP 10/30/2017 Donald Brand New York University 17100501 Infant Admissions to the Hospital from the Emergency Department The primary objective is to estimate sample sizes in preparation for a research grant application involving infants who have been taken to an emergency department after experiencing a brief resolved unexplained event. 2014-2017 OP 10/26/2017 Ronald Lagoe Hospital Executive Council 17102506 Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies Health planning involving hospital inpatient data. 2017-2020 IP 10/26/2017 Ronald Crystal New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College 1709-07 Relationship Between Ambient Air Pollution and COPD Exacerbations These data will be used to focus on the relationship between ambient pollution and COPD exacerbations, examining correlations between daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM) exposure and air quality index (AQI), emergency room visits and hospital admissions. 2009-2017 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Christina Wong GuildNet 1709-04 Managed Long-Term Care Performance Measures To measure GuildNet's Managed Long-Term Care Performance in the areas of preventable hospitalizations and re-admissions in order to provide the best care to our clients. 2016-2020 IP 10/26/2017 Tom Dougherty COPE Health Solutions 1709-03 Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. The investigation will extend to the pr 2014-2016 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Elisa Chow ICL Inc. 1709-01 Valve Base Payments Project These data will be used to determine the actual usage of medical services our population utilizes so we can better work with our MCO partners in providing the services they need as it relates to the customers' overall costs. 2011-2017 IP/OP 10/26/2017 David Chang Harvard Medical School 1707-03 Evaluating the Quality of Care Within Surgery and Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes. These data will be used to evaluate the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level. 2000-2016 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Bernard Black Northwestern Law School 1706-03 Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and Their Children These data will be used to study the effect of the partial legalization of undocumented immigrants under President Obama's DACA executive order in 2012. 2005-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Anthony DelSignore Mount Sinai Medical Center 1709-05 Upper Airway Pathology Interaction and Outcomes These data will be used to find relationships between upper airway pathologies and their treatments that were not identifiable in smaller datasets. 1995-2017 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Sarah Yi Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1406-01 (S) Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status. 2008-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 May Hua New York Presbyterian Hospital 1202-09 (S3) Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. 2008-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Hassan Ghomrawi Northwestern University 1707-02 Evaluating the Quality and Safety of Surgical Care These data will be used to conduct health services research studies in the broad areas of surgical quality and outcomes, with particular focus on the areas of surgeon practice patterns, volume-outcome relationships, and utilization trends. 2004-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Susmita Pati SUNY Stony Brook 1205-05 (S) Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (keeping families healthy) population. 2009-2020 IP/OP 9/19/2017 John Elfar University of Rochester 1707-01 Trends in Orthopaedic Trauma To evaluate demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain orthopaedic trauma. 2000-2019 IP/OP 9/6/2017 Katie May Definitive Healthcare 17081809 National All-Payer Outpatient Procedure Estimation Definitive Healthcare is incorporating various claims data sets to inform an algorithm to extrapolate all-payer claims and charges for various diagnosis and procedure codes in the outpatient setting at a provider level. 2014 OP 8/25/2017 Joanne Sarachine DataBay Resources 17072408 NavigateNet DataBay's Navigate is an online tool used by Hospitals for strategic and medical staff planning for healthcare facilities to produce reports based on selected parameters. 2016-2019 IP/OP 8/25/2017 Mohammad Khasawneh SUNY Binghamton 17061301 A System Dynamics Approach to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Integrated Care on Access to Behavioral Health Care Services The data will be used for dissertation research to determine the impact of policy interventions on the utilization of behavioral healthcare services. 2005-2015 IP/OP ED only 8/9/2017 James Welsh CHCANYS; Community Health Care Association of NYS 17080302 Primary Care Planning and Evaluation To identify areas in need of enhanced primary care through geographic analysis of inpatient and ED outpatient characteristics such as PQIs, chronic conditions, behavioral health prevalence, hospital choice, etc., against background of existing FQHC sites. 2016 IP/OP 8/9/2017 William Milczarski CUNY Hunter College 17080201 Incidence of Pedestrian-Related Accidents and Injuries in New York State: A Time Series Analysis The research will focus on accidents involving pedestrians eventuating in a hospital visit in NYS. 2015-2020 IP/OP 8/9/2017 Bruce Hirsch Northwell Health Systems 17050802 Exploring Patient and Hospital-Related Outcomes Associated with Clostridium Difficile The SPARCS data will be used to compare in-patient patterns, associated costs, and selected patient outcomes of adult patients diagnosed with Clostridium difficile to matched patients without Clostridium difficile. 2014-2016 IP 8/1/2017 Babak Givi New York University 17072709 Hospital Volume and the Long-Term Outcome of Head and Neck Cancer Care in NYS Discrepancies in the outcome of head and neck cancer treatment exist between socioeconomic and racial divides. 1995-2017 IP 7/21/2017 Ekaterina Noyes SUNY Buffalo 1705-03 Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications. 2005-2020 IP/OP
06/30/2017
Ekaterina Noyes
SUNY Buffalo
1705-03
Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS
The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications.
2005-2020 IP
2005-2020 OP
05/31/2017
Karthik Madhavan
University of Miami
17052406
Surgical Outome and Resource Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Interventions
The data will be utilized to inverstigate the factors (gender, medical co-morbities, socioeconomic status) that affect the outcome and cost of patients receiving neurosurgical intervention. The outcomes of the study will be used to improve and augment patient care.
2013-2016 IP
05/31/2017
Eileen Fleck
Maryland Health Care Commission
17053108
Proportion of Outpatient Surgeries and Procedures in Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in 2015
The data will be used for policy formulation. Retrieved data will enable the MHCC to access the impact of NYS health policy on distribution of surgical procedures between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
2015 OP
05/26/2017
Paul Quindry
3M Health Information Systems
0710-06 (A)
3M Company Health Care Operations
3M is requesting SPARCS data for the health care operations of its payer, provider, ACO, government, and other health care customers; to prepare and deliver summaries, reports, analyses, and online analytic interactive software tools. The data will also be used for 3M internal business operations, research, and development in relation to products, tools, and services deployed to 3M customers.
2000-2020 IP
2000-2020 OP
04/21/2017
Jerry Huang
University of Michigan
17042006
Current Trends and Patterns in Hand and Wrist Surgery
The data will be used to evaluate frequency, patterns, trends, and revision rates in hand and wrist surgery to analyze current epidemiology and changes over time.
2000-2016 OP
04/04/2017
Juan Bucobo
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1703-04
Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State
The data will be used to understand potential differences amongst readmission rates in patients with C. difficile colitis throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. Identifying these populations will inform future practices regarding management.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
04/04/2017
Joellen Calice
CentraState Medical Center - Truven
17032313
NY Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to analyze inpatient market trends by hospital.
2013-2017 IP
04/03/2017
Alexander Dagum
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1508-01 (S)
A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate.
2001-2020 IP
2001-2020 OP
04/03/2017
Alfred Iloreta
Mount Sinai
1702-01
Investigative Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Investigate health disparities among patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis. Will consider access to care and quality of care across several dimensions.
1982-2020 IP
1983-2020 OP
04/03/2017
Rie Sakai-Bizmark
UCLA
1702-03
Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening
Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening using Pulse Oximetry (PO) has been implemented for over three years in most states and can accurately screen newborns. Impact on population health in terms of lives saved and reduced morbidities with early detection has not been evaluated. By estimating mortality rates before and after the implementation of PO screening using state death records and inpatient databases, this proposed study will cost-effectively and reproducibly examine the impact of screening on population health.
2009-2012, 2014-2016 IP
04/03/2017
Eileen Johns
Office of the Major - New York City
1703-03
The Effects of Evictions on Low-Income Families
The purpose of this study is to quantitatively explore the causes and consequences of eviction in New York City Housing Court on the outcomes of low-income families. This research investigates whether health problems and hospitalization trigger difficulty paying rent or arise in consequences of housing.
2004-2016 IP
2004-2016 OP
03/24/2017
Randy Burton
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
17030702
Patient Travel Benchmark Analysis
Benchmaking the distances pediatric patients travel for treatment across various types of conditions.
2012-2015 IP
03/23/2017
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
16092609
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements
The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State.
2014 IP
03/22/2017
Melissa Stockwell
Columbia University
17022702
Mobile Survellance for ARI/ILI in the Community (MOSAIC)
Inpatient hospitalization data will be used to calculate market share of specific hospitals within the community zip-codes. These values will help us calculate the community case-hospitalization ratio for respiratory viruses.
2013-2020 IP
03/20/2017
John Harrison
WebMD Health Services Group, Inc
17031611
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The SPARCS data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare.
2015 IP
03/01/2017
Carrie Ennis
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
17012710
New York State Market Planning and Evalutation
UPMC recently became the parent of an Article 28 facility in Chautauqua County, New York. In order to better understand the needs of the community that UPMC Chautauqua WCA serves, we plan to regularly review and analyze New York State.
2014-2020 IP
2014-2020 OP
02/20/2017
Jane Clougherty
Drexel University
1211-12(A)
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
The SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
02/20/2017
Art Sedrakyan
College of Cornell University
1306-06(A2)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
02/20/2017
Aurora Pryor
Stony Brook Unibversity Medical Center
1606-03 (A)
Assessment of Outcomes Following Surgical Procedures in the State of New York
The SPARCS data will be able to asses surgical procedure across New York.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
02/20/2017
Caroline Thirukumaran
University of Rochester
1702-04
Health Services Research for Investigating the Determinants and Outcomes of Orthopeadic Care
The SPARCS data will be used to study determinants and outcomes of surgical and medical management of orthopaedic conditions, with the objective of reducing variation in outcomes, and improving access, cost and quality of care for these patients.
2001-2019 IP
2001-2019 OP
02/20/2017
Abdissa Negassa
Albert Eintstein College of Medicine
1702-07
Prediction Models for Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure
The various prediction models currently in use have poor/moderate performance and an innovative modeling approach with a better performance and clinical utility is needed.
2014-2015 IP
2014-2015 OP
02/17/2017
James Hull
Hull Resource Mangement
17020601
Data Development
The SPARCS data will be used to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures.
2015-2016 IP
02/14/2017
Paul Lopatto
Indepent Budget Office
17010501
Analyzing NYC Hospital Discharge Characteristics/Trends in Inpatient & Outpatient Settings
The SPARCS data will be used to track trends in NYC hospital discharges, costs, ALOS, payments, etc. on an annual basis & report on findings when appropriate.
2009-2020 IP
2009-2020 OP
01/31/2017
Aurora Pryor
Stony Brook University Medical Center
17010603
Assessment of Outcome Following Common Surgical Procedures in the State of NY
In this research project, we seek to assess the outcomes following several common surgery procedures.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
01/27/2017
Ronald Campbell
Grant Thornton LLP
16112927
New York State Inpatient and Outpatient Market Analysis
The SPARCS data will be used to advise clients on how to better serve their patients.
2010-2020 IP
2010-2020 OP
01/23/2017
Barbara Delmore
NewYork University Medical Center
16081021
Validating Factors Associated with Acute Skin Failure in the Critical Care Population
The aim of this research is to build on our previous findings in identifying predictors of acute skin failure in the critically ill patient.
2014-2015 IP
01/20/2017
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (A2)
Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents
The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
01/20/2017
Marleen Radigan
New York State of Mental Health
1312-04 (A)
Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Room Presentations and Psychiatric Hospitalizations by Persons with Mental Illness or Co-Morbid Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
The SPARCS data will be used to provide state and county-level statistical reports for planning, budgeting and health care monitoring for persons with behavioral health disorders.
2011-2016 IP
2011-2016 OP
01/20/2017
Peter Schafer
New York Academy of Medicine
1610-05
The Impact of Primary Care, Mental Health and Pharmacy Services Co-located with Harm Reduction Services on Drug User Hospitalizations and Ed Visits
The SPARCS data will be used to identify control group participants through propensity score matching; and obtain emergency department and inpatient hospitalization data on both treat and control groups.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
01/20/2017
Jordan Matsudaira
Cornell University
1701-01
The Effect of Income on Health in the First Year of Life
Data will be used for determining the effect of family income in a child's first year of life on infant health outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
01/20/2017
Eun-Hye Yoo
SUNY Buffalo
1701-02
Geographical Analysis of Health and Social Effects of Air Pollution
The objective of this proposed research is twofold; we aim to improve our understanding of the geographical disparities and temporal trends in emergency department utilization in New York State and to determine health and social effects of air pollution.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
12/20/2017
Donald Kenkel
Cornell University
1701-03
Hot-Hand Bias in Medical Decision-Making
The goal of this project is to investigate potential biases in physician decision-making, and suggest ways in which biases can be mittigated. This could lead to immediate and significant improvements in patient outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
2016
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/19/2016
Daniel Gerena
Freed Maxick
16121504
Right Services for the Right Patient
We will leverage SPARCS data to determine if nursing homes are staying aligned with the changing and shifting discharge profiles from the neighboring inpatient hospitals
2009-2020 IP
2009-2020 OP
12/13/2016
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
16111404
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well-Being of Patients
The data will be use to analyze efficient resource allocation and improve access to care and clinical services. The data will allow assessments in quality, prioritization of services and improve patients' health.
2015 IP
12/07/2016
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (A2)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
Comparative effectiveness of moving to a low- versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
12/07/2016
Art Sedrakyan
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
1610-04
Validation of Anonymous Linkage Algorithm Between Registry and Administrative Data for Quality Improvement of Joint Replacement Research
The SPARCS data will be used to validate an anonymous linkage algorithm that can be used to link registry data to administative data.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
12/07/2016
Bay Gross
Sidewalk Labs
1610-06
Urban Factors and Social Determinants of Healthcare
The SPARCS data will be used to analyze how the structure of cities interact with and affect the health and healthcare needs of the people living in them.
2015 IP
2015 OP
12/07/2016
Eileen Johns
Office of the Mayor - New York City
1611-01
The Aging Homeless Adult Population
The SPARCS data will be used to propose solutions to mitigate homelessness and the related health care costs amond the aging homeless cohort.
2004-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
11/16/2016
Denise Nash
CUNY School of Public Health
16102408
Retrospective Analysis of Selected Injury Codes in Emergency Department Visits
This data is going to be used to characterize trends in various health outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
11/02/2016
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
16102007
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Emergency Department Utilization in New York State
The SPARCS data will be used to determine the effects of Medicaid expansion on ED use in New York State.
2005-2019 IP
2005-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Jerrold Hirsch
Northwell Health
1303-12 (A)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
To identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions include any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services and in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Pokala Kiran
Columbia University
1610-02
Hospital Variability in 30-day Morbidity, Length of Stay, and Cost After Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to investigate variability in institution-level outcomes, including length of stay, 30 day morbidity, and cost, for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
2011-2016 IP
2011-2016 OP
10/28/2016
Ingrid Ellen
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
1610-03
Health Homes:Testing the Impact of Public Housing Renovations
The SPARCS data will be used to study the effect of large-scale building renovations on the health and wellbeing of residents, living in buildings owned by the New York City Housing Authority.
2009-2019 IP
2009-2019 OP
10/16/2016
Samer Hasan
Cincinnnati Sports Medicine Research & Education
16092609
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospital is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements
The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State.
2014 IP
09/06/2016
Jason Kim
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1608-01
Complication Rates and Cost Effectiveness of Ureteral Stent Placement in Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to understand the utility, safety and cost of intraoperative placement of ureteral stents during colorectal surgery to prevent ureteral injury.
2000-2019 Ip
2000-2019 OP
09/06/2016
Larry Katz
Harvard University
1608-03
Decision Fatigue and the Usage of Heuristics among Emergency Department Physicians
The SPARCS data will be used to utilize quasi-random variation in case ordering and physician scheduling to assess the effect of decision fatigue on physician choices and patient outcomes, controlling for the characterstics of each case.
1987-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
09/06/2016
Steven Rokito
Northwell Health
16081104
Orthopaedic Trends in New York State
SPARCS data will be used to analyze the rates of orthopaedic surgeries in NYS over the outlined time period.
1982-2019 IP
1983-2019 OP
08/01/2016
Erick Lapice
St. Johns Riverside Hospital
16072907
Independent Physician Collaboration Model Development
The SPARCS data will be used to assess inpatient and outpatient utilization by service in our geographic region, and where patients are obtaining service, in order to determine whether the physician supply in our region.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
07/29/2016
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics
16072806
Continuing Ad Hoc Analysis of Health Systems Reform Opportunities
The SPARCS data will be used to provided ad hoc analysis of paitent use in response to questions posed by clients of Welsh Analytics.
2015-2019 IP
2015-2019 OP
07/22/2016
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
1607-05
Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures
The data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
07/08/2016
Robert Ostrum
University of North Carolina
16070703
Volume - Outcome Relationships in Orthopaedic Trauma Care
The data will be used to determine whether certain orthopaedic injuries are best treated by high volume surgeons or counters and if so, what thersholds contribute high volume.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
06/17/2016
Monique Barakat
Stanford Hosptials & Clinics
16053110
Impact of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act on ED Utilization, Hospitalizations, GI Resource Utilization & Procedures
The data will be used to understand the impact of medicaid expansion on healthcare utilization by comparing states that did and did not implement medicaid expansion-evaluating ED & inpatient utilization, GI ultilization and GI procedures.
2014 IP
2014 OP
06/15/2016
Jason Wright
New York Presbyterian Hospital
16061423
Analysis of Patters of Care of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgery and Oncology Care in New York State
The data will be used to examine the patterns of care and outcomes in gynecology and gyenecology oncology.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Edward Yoo
New York State Nurses Association
160613174
Nursing Quality Indicators and Patient Outcomes
In collaboration with the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Performance Tracking and Analytics Department (PTAD), the DOHMH Bureau of Epi Services will examine respiratory related diagnoses, focusing on asthma and its severity, among people living in the NYCH.
2005-2019 IP
2011-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Moira McManus
Old Dominion University
16061322
The Impact of Living Location on Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use
The data will be used to examine the influence and the constructs of the Aday-Andersen model on non-emergent ED utilization.
2014 OP
06/10/2016
Alex Federman
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1606-02
Clinic Based vs Home-Based Support to Improve Care and Outcomes for Older Asthmatics
The data will be used to compare the effectiveness of home-based vs. clinic-based care coordination and self-management support to improve asthma treatment and outcomes for older adult asthmatics from Latino and African-American communities.
2014-2017 IP
2014-2017 OP
06/10/2016
Eva Kassens-Noor
Michigan State University
1606-02
Predicting Influenza Hospitalizations in New York City and London through the use of Twitter
The data will be used to predict seasonal influenza emergency room admissions at hospitals in New York City through Twitter.
2014-2015 IP
2014-2015 OP
06/03/2016
Anthony Lo Sasso
University of Illinois
16051709
Medical Resident Characteristics and Hospital Resource Use
The data will be used to relate characteristics of medical residents at teaching hospitals in New York State to various measures of resource use at hospitals located in New York State.
2006-2008 IP
05/16/2016
Marianne Braunstein
WebMD Health Services Group, Inc-Truven
16051607
NY InPatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool, to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare.
2014 IP
05/11/2016
Etienne Pracht
University of South Florida
16051005
Evidence from Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions and Avoidable Hospitalizations
The data will be used in two projects involving analysis of patients admitted for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
05/10/2016
Elizabeth Kelvin
CUNY Hunter College
16022411
Examining How Factors Associated with Patients, Physicians, Hospitals and Surrounding Communities Affect Primary and Repeat Cesarean Delivery Likelihood through a Social-Ecological Lens
The data will be used to identify if and how clinical/practice-related and sociodemographic factors asociated with patients, physicians, hospitals, and surrounding neighborhoods affect primary and repeat cesarean delivery.
2011-2014 IP
05/09/2016
Trista Parker
Health Quest
16050904
Yearly Strategic Planning Updates and Research Projects
The data will be used to determine marketshare, LOS, volume trends and to explore the need for new services at our 3 hospitals.
2016-2019 IP
2016-2019 OP
05/05/2016
Steven Levine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
16050503
SIREN: Background Grant Information and New Project
The data will be used as background information for a grant and new project examining disparities across all of New York hospitals.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
05/03/2016
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1604-02
Investigating Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes of Infectious Endocarditis
The data will be used to investigate the epidemiology of infectious endocarditis in New York State and to analyze the long term outcomes for patietns with infectious endocarditis.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
05/02/2016
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1604-03
New Surveillance Strategy for Farming and Forestry Injury
The data will be used to accurately track non-fatal agricultural injuries in NYS; this will ain in the development of injury prevention programs, education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2000-2010 IP
04/29/2016
Artemio Jongco
Northwell Health Systems
16042806
Eluciadating the Epidemiology of Anaphyaxis in the Elderly
The data will be used to lay the foundation for future studies characterizing possible risk factors, as well as aid in designing interventions that specifically address the needs of elderly patients with anaphylaxis.
2008-2019 IP
2008-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Crystal Fuller Lewis
Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI)
1603-01
Hotspotting Brownsville, Identifying Patterns of Service Use and Community Needs and Comparisons With Other High Risk Communities Across New York State
The data will be used to examine potential relationships between high service utilization hotspots and social risk factors of a community to compare other New York State neighbors to Brownsville.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Bharat Rao
KPMG
1603-02
Measuring The Value Of Healthcare Assessing Costs, Outcomes and Quality
The data will be used to conduct analyses to create identified statistics, trends, findings or benchmarks to assist our clients with efforts and programs aimed at leading to improved quality of care for patients and reducing costs in New York City.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/22/2016
Dave Meintel
Rochester Regional Health
16032114
Development of Internally-Maintained SPARCS Database
The data will be used for health planning and resource allocation.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/17/2016
Brian Engel
Susquehanna Health
16031513
Susquehanna Health Customer Relationship Marketing Database - New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysist reporting allowing for better planning of customer relationship management and marketing projects.
2011-2019
2011-2019
03/11/2016
Rebecca Wolff
Merifian Health-Truven
16030710
On-going Access To Data In Support of Planning Activities For All Hospitals
The data will be used on planning activities including analysis of hospital utilization trends and created of annual strategic plan.
2015-2019 IP
03/02/2016
Richard Brown
Bassett Healthcare
16030101
A Multivariable study of Temporal and Geographic Variations In Opioid Use Across New York State from 2000-2015: Impact of The New York State I-STOP Program
The data will be used to examine temporal spatial and geographic patterns of the Opioid Epidemic in New York State and more specifically in Central New York State from 2000-2015.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/02/2016
Amy Ando
University of Illinois
16030209
The Effect of Shale Gas Development on Respiratory Health: Evidence from Pennsylvania and New York
The SPARCS data will be used in the graduate student Sarah Master's thesis, which examines the effect of shale gas development on respiratory ailment inpatient hospitalizations, by zip code.
2007-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Donald Brand
Winthrop University Hospital
16022410
Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital
The data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hypergy=lycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intensive care, or length of stay.
2010-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Sherry Glied
New York University
16022613
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to explain insurance and utilization decisions of individuals in the 65 to 68 year age group, a growing demographic with expenditures key to New York healthcare system.
2004-2007 IP
02/25/2016
Simon Swift
Methods Analytics
16020909
International Comparison of Health Related Outcomes
The data will be used to understand the difference between care delivery pathways and associated interventions between different countries health care delivery.
2006-2019 IP
2006-2019 OP
02/19/2016
Ellen Meara
Dartmouth College
16020406
Mental Health Care Under New Payment Strategies
The data will be used to examine whether and how emerging contracts between providers and insurers address physical and mental health care for patients with SMI.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
02/19/2016
Rob Grant
Evariant
16021707
Health Market Data Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient care lifecycle, analyze physician activity and utilization. Will also assist hospital systems to analyze activity and interaction with physicians and patients.
2014-2016 IP
2014-2016 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1312-05 (A)
30-Day Hospital Readmissions Following Surgery-Are Patients Returning to the Hospital of their Initial Operation
The purpose of this study would be to track patients for 30-days following common operative procedures to determine the overeall 30-day readmission rate as well as identify the percentage of readmissions in the original hospital of operation versus other.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Kathleen Stergiopoulos
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1512-01
The Impact of Heart Disease in Pregnancy on Mother and Baby During Delivery and 30 Day Readmission in New York State
The data will be used to assess mother and fetal/neonatal outcomes during and after delivery of women with heart disease during pregnancy.
2000-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Cande Ananth
Columbia University
1602-02
Air Pollution and Risk of Placental Abruption in New York City
The data will be use the geographic coordinates of the maternal address and the dates, each record will be assigned air pollution exposure estimates and we will use a time-stratified, bidirectional case-crossover design to model the relationship.
2007-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Stacey Plichta
CUNY Hunter College
1602-03
Testing a Social Disorganization Theory Framework To Examine Violence Victimization and Mental Illness Among NYC Residents
The data will be used in dissertation research on assault-related hospitalizations and co-occurring mental health diagnoses among New York City residents.
2009-2013 IP
02/09/2016
Fusheng Wang
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-04
Integrated Spatial Analytics for Public Health in New York State
The data will be used in this project to take a GIS and spatial oriented approach to analyze patient records in SPARCS database, by incorporating US census and TIGER databases, and additional enviornment data.
2005-2019 IP
2003-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Brian O'Hea
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-05
Analysis of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery Rates Among Women in New York State
The data will be used to examine the rates of implant based vs. tissue-based reconstructions among women of different racial backgrounds in New York State utilizing the SPARCS database.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
02/09/2016
Corita Grudzen
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1602-08
Determinants of Treatment Intensity in New York at the End of Life
The data will be used to link with NY State death index to describe the use of life-sustaining therapies, and to assess the role of the individual, provider, community, and hospital charateristics in the decision to use life-sustaining therapies for patients.
02/09/2016
Michael Palease
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1602-09
Analyzing the Implications and Trends of Subspecialization
The data will be used to link and find out at which point hospitals and physicians have reached sufficient caseload in order to benefit from this association.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-10
Assassment of Outcomes Following Procedures For Benign Esophageal Disease
The data will be used to track patients who have undergone procedures for benign esophageal disease and assess the rate at which they have undergone further procedures.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Julie Goodman
Gradient Risk Sciences Group
1602-11
Time Series Analysis of Air Pollution, Asthma Exacerbations, and Upper Respiratory Infections
The data will be used to benefit public health research by informing the interpretation of similar time series analyses conducted in the past.
1999-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
2015
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2015
LAcey Keller
New York State Office of the Attorney General
15121405
Intersection of Healthcare & Law Enforcement in New York State
The data will be used to develop a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of healthcare and law enforcement issues.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
12/21/2015
Gloria Ho
North Shore LIJ Health System
15120201
Prevalence of Aortic Dissection on Long Island, New York
The data will be used to examine utility of aortic dissection, so we can improve health services in our health system.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
12/21/2015
William Wyatt
Health Grades, Inc (TRUVEN)
15122108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to provided consumers needed information about the quality of healthcare services delivered at different hospitals in order to make better informed healthcare choices.
2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo
SUNY Oswego
15121003
Certificate of Need Project
The data will be used for student understanding of primary service area analysis and con process/analysis.
2010-2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo or Tyler Diez
SUNY Oswego
15121004
Urgent Care Facilities: An Integral Solution for PCP and ED Utilization
The data will be used to explore the role of urgent care facilities as a substitute for primary and emergency department care under differing metropolitan and socioeconomic conditions.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
12/03/2015
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
15111707
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes Research (Ed, Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient)
The data will be risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges and length of stay compared to expected values.
2014-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Eileen Jones
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03 (A3)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.) and Longitufinal Health Care and Services use of Homeless People
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2018 IP
2003-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
1409-01 (S)
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The SPARCS data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1511-01
Health Information Technology in Heart Failure
The data will be used to compare the benefit of these therapies to patients with a principal diagnosis of heart failure as well as in general hospitalized patients.
2012-2018 IP
11/10/2015
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
15110605
Hospital Procedure and Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from the hospital discharge data.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/22/2015
Lisa Ullman
New York State Department of Health/OPCOHSM
15102016
Market Share Analysis Under the New York State Department of Health's Certificate of Public Advantage Program
The data will be used by three contractors to evaluate aspects of COPA applications submitted by performing provider systems under DSRIP.
2014 IP
2014 OP
10/07/2015
Emily Hofer
Lexis Nexis, Risk Solutions, HealthCare
15100501
Marketview - Physicians and Facility Volumetrics
The data will be used for the volumetrics information we provide to gain market intelligence, track competitive activities and increase visibility into broader market.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Eric Niehaus
HANYS Services Inc.
1101-12 (S)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Requesting data for hospital discharge profiles, quality and re-admission analysis, and policy analysis and evaluation,develop policy and reimbursement proposals, and analyze SPARCS data.
1987-2018 IP
1987-2018 OP
10/06/2015
May Hua
Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (A3)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
10/06/2015
Shao Lin
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
1509-01
Enviornmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes
The data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures such as extreme weather/disaster.
2001-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
1509-04
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for Use In Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
The data will be used in order to be able to present it in aggregated form in the Infoshare system, allowing researchers, students, and the general public to make use of it for analytical and general public policy purposes.
2007-2018 IP
2007-2018 OP
10/2/2015
Subu Subramanian
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
15092914
The Spatial and Multi-level Association of Alcohol Exposure, Alcohol Misuse and HIV Outcomes
The data will be used to document the health effects and geographic disparities of alcohol exposure within neighborhoods. Finding may inform alcohol policy design to improve population health.
2009-2014 OP
09/25/2015
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
15092513
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients
The data will be used to prepare analyses focused on efficient resource allocation and improving access to care and clinical services.
2014 IP
09/14/2015
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
15090802
An Evaluation of Patient Management, Outcomes, and Disparities Among Varying Populations According to Oncologic Diagnoses
The data will be used for health services research to aide in the identification of best practices, opportunities for quality improvement at the system level, and to facilitate patient education in cancer-related care.
2007-2011 IP
09/14/2015
Sehwon Kang
University of Minnesota
15082708
Focus, Patient-Centeredness and Performance: An Empirical Examination in New York State
The data will be used to provide managerial implications to hospital show balancing patient-centeredness.
2011-2013 IP
09/02/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15090101
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
08/25/2015
Ghassam Samara
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
15060404
Safety of Concurrent Versus Staged Neck Dissection in Transoral Robotic Surgery For Head and Neck Cancer
The data will be used to prevent patients from being exposed to unnecessary risks when undergoing operative management of advanced head and neck cancer.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
08/24/2015
Keith Bubblo
Stroudwater Associates
15082106
Consulting Services
The data will be used to identify market trends and as part of our strategic planning efforts. The benefit is improved planning and delivery of inpatient hospital services in New York State.
2012-2014 IP
08/24/2015
Harlan Krumholz
Yale University
1508-08
Identifying Temporal Variation in Disease
The data will be used to better understand the temporal patterns of hospital admissions for groups of diseases as well as the environmental factors that are linked with these patterns in order to more efficiently guide the allocation of health care resources.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
08/24/2015
Ali Zaidi
Montefiore Medical Center
1508-04
Infective Endocarditis and Cerebrovascular Accidents in Adult Congenital Health Disease
The data will be used to obtain demographic data regarding the inpatient care for patients with adult congenital heart disease and to obtain specific outcome measurements of their cardiac and non-cardiac morbidities.
1995-2015 IP
08/24/2015
Alexander Dagum
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1508-01
A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate repair.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
08/14/2015
David Chang
Harvard Medical School
15081002
Evaluating The Quality of Care Within Surgery And Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes
This data will be used in evaluating the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
08/12/2015
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06 (A2)
2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goal of using SPARCS data is to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region.
1997-2018 IP
1997-2018 OP
08/10/2015
Gary Zigmann
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
15080701
Vermont Explor Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used to create hospital planning reports to help member hospitals more effectively provide care to their service areas.
2013-2018 IP
08/07/2015
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
15072714
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, to analyze whether hospital attributes such as quality and market leverage influence hospital prices, and to examine hospital price variation.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/22/2015
Matthew Willaert
SG2-MedAssets
15072113
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients (various hospitals and health systems)
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
07/20/2015
Sherry Glied
New York University
15071008
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to study the effect of a higher age requirement for social security on Medicare.
2002 & 2014 IP
07/17/2015
Ifeanyi Onyeji
Columbia University
15071409
Do Social Economic Status and/or Health Insurance Predict The Receipt of Surgical Intervention Among Patients With Erectile Dysfunction.
The data will be used to assess if low SES and/or insurance type predicts receipt of penile prosthesis surgery among men with a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction.
1997-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/17/2015
Brian Herdman
CBIZ K A Consulting Services, LLC
15070102
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for benchmarking and trending reports. The report will show trends related to charge levels, intensity of services, and levels of resource utilization.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Heather Strosnider
CDC
1507-06
A National Analysis of Short-term Associations Between Respiratory Morbidity and Ambient Air Pollutants
The data will be used to estimate short-term associations between air pollution and emergency department visits for all respiratory outcomes combined and specific outcomes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-05
Academic Research on Factors Determining Hospital Adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
The data will be used to study the patient, hospital, competitive environment, and other characteristics that effect whether, and when a hospital adopts electronic medical records.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-04
Academic Research on The Effect of Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to determine what effect public reporting of hospital infection rates have on actual infection rates.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-03
Academic Research On The Effect of Insurance Exchange Structure on Health Insurance Prices and Enrollment
The data will be used to study the effect of structure of the health insurance exchanges, created by New York and other states under the Affordable Care Act, on health insurance prices and consumer choice among health plans.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-02
Long-term Impact of Health Insurance on Health and Mortality
The data will be used to compare "treated persons" (without health insurance), to control persons (with health insurance), and also compare different types of health insurance.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Alfredo Morabia
CUNY Queens College
1507-01
WTC-Heart: A Cohort Study of Heart Diseases in World Trade Center Responders
The data will be used as a cohort study of the long-term cardiovascular impact of response to WTC disaster began in September 2011
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (S)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, Versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
The data will be used for a comparative effectiveness of moving to a low-versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care.
1995-2009 IP
1995-2009 OP
07/15/2015
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1107-04 (S)
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
The data will be used to focus on policy-related issues, related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered on the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1985-2018 IP
1985-2018 OP
07/10/2015
Renee McDonald-Fleming
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
15071007
Effects of the 2012 USPSTF PSA Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening and Detection in African American Men
The data will be used to see whether or not this recommendation has changed the screening trends for African American men, and has this recommendation impacted prostate cancer detection in African American men.
2009-2018 IP
2009-2018 OP
07/09/2015
Jim Strunk
iVantage Health Analytics
15070704
2015 Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Discharge Data
The data will be used on a patient level to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic planning and operations planning. These reports also provide forecasting of future demand.
2005-2018 IP
2015-2018 OP
07/01/2015
David Regan
Vermont Health Care Authority
15060101
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
The data will be used by the state to support aggregate and summary level reporting on outmigration for inpatient care to New York hospitals; to generate resident population-based inpatient hospitalization rates.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/25/2015
Laura Braslow
Manatt Health Solutions
15062419
Provided Market Share, Service Line and Community Needs Analyses Conducted as Part of Broad-Based Operational
The data will be used as part of a strategic and operational support MHS provides to PPS lead organizations and other providers under DSRIP.
2012-2018 IP
2012-2018 OP
06/17/2015
Anil Lalwani
New York Presbyterian
15060806
Incidence And Utilization of Inpatient And Ambulatory Mastoidectomy In New York State From 1995-2014
The data will be used to identify the incidence and utilization of mastoidectomy in both inpatient and ambulatory settings in New York State from 1995-2014. This study is important to the scientific community, clinicians and patients and may guide future treatment practices and policies.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/08/2015
Joe Harris
Intellimed International Corporation
15052006
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Janet Currie
Princeton University
1505-02
Unnecessary Hospitalization and Patient Outcomes.
The data will be used to recommend hospital admission practices which could lower health care spending and reduce complication area rates.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Jun Li
University of Michigan
1505-01
Cost-Effectiveness of Referring Patients to Centers of Excellance for Cardiac Surgeries
The data will be used to assess the relative costs and benefits to both patients and payers of receiving cardiac surgeries in a Center of excellence hospital instead of a non-center of excellance hospital.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
06/02/2015
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
15052921
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment, Annual Databooks, Data Updates, News Briefs, and Research Papers on Hospitalization, Emergency Room, and Ambulatory Service Utilizations
The data will be used to prepare community health assessment, annual data books, data updates, new briefs and relevant research papers to track and report disease prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
06/02/2015
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
15042111
Trends and Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Management in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal and geographic trends in methods for the diagnosis and procedural management of pancreatic cancer.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
06/01/2015
Nisha Branch
George Washington University
15052722
Assessment of Disparities, Utilization, Cost, Complications, and Factors Contributing to Perioperative Outcomes in Surgical Procedures Across Multiple Years in New York State
The data will be used to assess, evaluate, and identify any racial, gender, or other health disparities for patients undergoing surgery in New York State. Identification of trends could lead to prevention and/or elimination of health disparities.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
05/22/2015
Corey Maher
Oscar Insurance Group
15052009
SPARCS Data Analysis
The data will be used to investigate costs, outcomes and procedure affinity for providers in the SPARCS data set.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
05/20/2015
Javier Blanco
SUNY Buffalo
15051204
An Analysis of Pharmacogenectic Testing Utilization in New York State
The data will be used to examine the trends of utilizing pharmacogenomics testing in New York State from 2000-2017.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
04/25/2015
Alexis Pozen
CUNY School of Public Health
14100804
Perinatal Costs and Outcomes in New York Area Hospitals
The data will be used to compare costs, charges and outcomes of vaginal births and caesarian sections in New York.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
04/27/2015
Nizar Souayah
Rutgers University
1504-02
Trends in Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Specific Inflammatory Neurological Disorders Treated.
The data will be used to determine whether intravenous immunoglobulin provides benefits over other treatments in terms of length of stay, mortality, disability and general healthcare.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
04/27/2015
Jessica Athens
New York University Medical Center
1504-01
NYU Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The data will be used to establish a protocol for NYU investigators interested in using SPARCS.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
04/02/2015
Don De Moro
California Nurses Association
15032403
The Effect of Health Information Technology on Patient Outcomes
The data will be used to study the medical clinical, and social efficacy of health information technology (HIT) through the outcomes for hospital inpatient.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
03/18/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15031602
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2013 IP
2013 OP
03/12/2015
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital of Joint Diseases
15031101
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to compare orthopaedic readmissions rate, surgical infections and hospital costs and charges throughout New York State baseed on hospital volume and metro area.
2014-2018 IP
03/09/2015
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-04 (A)
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), A Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2018 IP
1999-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Gale Spencer
SUNY Binghamton
14101005
Correlation of High Impact Flood
Zones with Population Health
Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the direct impact of flooding on individuals physical and respiratory health, and their mental health status such as the prevalence of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorders.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Cynthia Taub
Montefiore Medical Center
1503-01
Long-Term Maternal Cardivascular orbidity In Women With Pre-Eclampsia, Eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes
The data will be used to investigate whether pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes increase the risk for long-term maternal cardiovascular disease.
1982-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Vratika Agarwal
University of California San Francisco
1503-02
Impack of Superstorm Sandy on Healthcare Cost and Utilization in the State of New York
The data will be used to evaluate the burden of hospital admission for cardiovascular event as well as overall admissions during nautal disasters using the example of Hurricane Sandy, which struck in the New York coastline on October 29, 2012.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Wade Norwood
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1503-03
Dispartities In Health Outcomes in Rochester, New York
The data will be used to reduce health disparities in the Finger Lake Region.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
02/25/2015
Anthony
Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
15022308
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 Year Analysis of Admissions Data
This study is a 5-year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates for patients presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
02/5/2015
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
15020502
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes
Research
The data will be used for risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges, and length of stay compared to expected values.
2011-2013 OP
01/27/2015
Sami Khan
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
1501-01
A Statewide Analysis of The
Quality, Complaint, and
Demographics of Readmissions
Following Breast Reconstructive
Surgery
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
01/26/2015
Jeryl Topalian
Western CT Health Network
(WCHN)
15012606
SPARCS Data
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
01/23/2015
Christopher Garmon
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
15012304
New York Health Care Provider
Merger Investigations and
Research
The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers in
New York and surrounding states,in research projects on health care provider competition and mergers.
2007-2018 IP
2013-2018 OP
01/15/2015
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical
Center
15011302
Prostate Cancer Health
Disparities in NYS: A Twenty
Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to compelete the dissertation requirements for
Mr. Parris's doctoral studies in our School of Public Health and as surveillance
to sustantiate the existence and describe the drivers of racial disparities.
2012-2015 IP
2014
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/29/2014
Anthony Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
14122616
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 year Analysis of Admissions Data
The data will be used to study a 5 year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates
for patietns presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
12/22/2014
Sophie Wheeley
University Hospital
Birmingham
14121813
International Hospital
Benchmarking
The data will be used to compare
clinical outcomes between hospital healthcare services globally.
2001-2017 IP
2001-2017 OP
12/15/2014
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
1412-06
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, and
to analyze whether hospital attributes, such as quality and market leverage, influence hospital prices.
2013 IP
2013 OP
12/15/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1412-05
Healthcare Costs and Burden
Associated with Post-Operative
Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care,
and calculate cost for postsurgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
14120402
Outpatient Resource Utilization by Patients Undergoing
Neurosurgical Procedures
The data will be used to study the incidence and types of outpatient procedures as well as
outpatients undergoing neurosurgical interventions, and how those correlated with improved outcomes.
2009-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Todd Griffin
SUNY Stonybrook-
Department of Obstetrics
1412-04
Outcomes Research in
Obstetrics, Gynecological,
Oncology
The data will be used to analyze 30-day readmission rates after surgery, which may affect regional
quality improvement programs aimed at improving surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1412-01
Tracking Hospital for Special
Surgery Patients Post-Discharge
The data will be used to identify predictors or risk factors of adverse events related to surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook
University Hospital
1403-02 (A)
Revisions Following Adjustable
Gastric Band
The data will be used to determine the rate of revision and explant of LAGB to see
how many patients have had the device explanted and have undergone other bariatric procedures.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury
1110-06 (A)
An Analysis of NYS Hospital
Utilization Rates for Ambulatory
Care Sensitive Diagnoses
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access
to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
12/10/2014
Stephen Wise
Mount Sinai Hospital - Chicago
14110601
Readmissions and Cost Analysis of Hernia Repairs
The data will be used for an evaluation of hernia readmissions and cost analysis of hernia repairs,
comparing different surgical techniques, demographic characteristics and operative costs.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
11/24/2014
Young Kwon
New York University School of Medicine
14111405
Assessment of Outcomes and Readmission Rates in Orthopaedic Surgery
The data will be used to determine what underlying patient factors, when coupled with a
specific orthopaedic surgical procedure, lead to either successs or failure.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/21/2014
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
14112108
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data are risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges,
and length of stay are compared to expected values.
2013-2017 IP
11/17/2014
Evan Johnson
Health Market Science, Inc.
14111404
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes in hospital discharges.
2013 IP
2013 OP
11/17/2014
Jeremy Henderson
Health Grades, Inc.
14111203
Quality Rating & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals,
create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2013 IP
11/10/2014
Jeffrey Butts
CUNY John Jay College
1410-02
Evaluation of The Cure Violence Project
The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD crime data.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/4/2014
Christopher Brooks
WebMD, Inc.
14102218
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how
hospital services compare.
2013 IP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-04
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment
Pathways Readmissions and
Costs By Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health, over the last few decades, is associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/31/2014
Chun-An Chou
SUNY Binghamton
1410-03
Prediction Analysis by
Correlating Weather Variables with Hospitals and ED
Admissions
The data will be used to understand the relationship between weather and health in upstate New York.
1990-2013 IP
1990-2013 OP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-01
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment Pathways, Readmissions and
Costs by Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health over the last few decades are associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
10/21/2014
Kalpana
Bhandarkar
Maimonides Medical Center
14101714
Strategic Planning
The data will be used to understand the supply
of inpatient healthcare services.
2013 IP
10/17/2014
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
14101609
Hospital Procedure and
Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from its hospital discharge data for 2001-2013.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/14/2014
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
14101407
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment and Annual Databooks
The data will be used to track and report diseases prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health status of Westchester County residents.
2013-2017 IP
2013-2017 OP
10/14/2014
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
14092916
Association Between Select
Chronic Diseases and
Hazardous Waste Sites in New
York State
The data will be used to assess the geographic distributions of several chronic diseases in New York State.
1995-2013 IP
10/8/2014
Thomas Lee
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-06
Review of Pediatric
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in New York State; Hospital and
Surgeon Differences in Surgical
Outcomes
The data will be used to provide information on the outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic surgeries, and the types of surgeons performing them.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1409-05
Outcomes, Complications, Risks and Survivorship after Orthopedic Procedures
The data will be used to analyze orthopaedic procedures and their outcomes and/or complications.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Crystal Fuller
Lewis
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public
Health
1409-04
Washington Heights: A
Community Diagnosis
The data will be used to characterize the Washington Heights neighborhood in terms of their healthcare diagnoses and healthcare access/usage.
2009-2017 IP
2009-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-03
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through
CCTA Imaging and Guided
Follow-up Referral Using the
Emergency Department as a
Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization patterns: including patient's use of multiple EDs, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals; and comparative outcomes across the state.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1409-02
Changes in Asthma Healthcare
Utilizations Under Current and
Future Aerosol Levels in New
York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current/baseline and future
periods.
2001-2010 IP
2001-2010 OP
10/8/2014
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care
Quality Institute
1409-01
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03 (S)
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in
Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, and the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans.
1998-2007 IP
1998-2007 OP
10/8/2014
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester Medical Center
1209-03 (A)
Trends in Upper Extremity Trauma
The data will be used to evaluate demographic, geographical, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain upper extremity trauma.
2000-2011 IP
2000-2011 OP
10/8/2014
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06 (S)
1. Potentially Avoid Hospital readmissions and Potentially Avoidable Complications 2. Analysis of Physician Specific Volumes
Analysis of potentially avoidable hospital readmission rates by type of care and by facility. Also, analysis of physician-specific volume.
2004-2017 IP
10/7/2014
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
14100602
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services, set healthcare service quality standards and develop strategic decision support measures.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/7/2014
Nallan Suresh
SUNY Buffalo
14100203
Empirical Research in Health Care Operations Management
The data will be used to investigate the relationship between internal hospital planning and scheduling practices and service quality outcomes.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
9/23/2014
Sheila Kee
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
14092313
Niagara - Orleans PPS DSRIP Analysis
The data will be used to assess the problem areas that need to be addressed during the 5 year DSRIP project.
2000-2017 IP
08/22/2014
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
14082121
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to determine regional variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location and population density.
2001-2013 IP
08/22/2014
Lisa McGiffert
Consumers Union
14082120
Costs of Hip and Knee Revision and Replacement to the State of New York
The data will be used to identify how much was charged to state program to pay for hip and knee replacement and revision surgeries, for advocacy purposes.
2012-2017 IP
08/18/2014
Paula Denoya
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14081105
Management Trends in Inflammmatory Bowel Disease In The Era of Immunomodulator Therapy
The data will be used to study IBD surgeries, emergent VS. elective, and the various rates and charges associated with each.
1985-2013 IP
08/15/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14080604
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study that will focus on data that captures prostatectomies based on race, and age group.
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
08/6/2014
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai-Icahn School of Medicine
14080403
Surgeon Specific Outcomes Associated with Surgery
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and costs associated with a variety of surgical procedures among surgeons in New York.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
08/5/2014
Khoi Pham
Hackensack Medical Center
14080402
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases & Market Share Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share by service area and NY provider
2013-2017 IP
08/04/2014
Shannon Lorbiecki
Navigant Consulting Inc
14080101
Assessing Opportunities for Consolidation or Regionalization of Hospital Services in Newark and Surrounding Towns for New Jersey Health Care Facilities
Financing Authority
The data will be used to understand outmigration of Newark area residents to hospitals in New York.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/31/2014
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
14072523
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to understand how hospital services are utilized across different community populations and to determine the appropriateness of the hospitalization given the diagnosis background.
1997-2017 IP
07/16/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14071104
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through CCTA Imaging and Guided Follow-up Referral Using the Emergency Department as a Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization
Medical Center patterns and comparative outcomes across the
State.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/08/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
14070802
Regional Disparities in Outcomes and Hospitalization Charges of Neurosurgical Procedures of New York State
The data will be used to investigate the association of these outcomes with the case volume of each hospital.
2009-2017 IP
07/07/2014
Dusan Bogunovic
Mount Sinai- Icahn School of Medicine
14070701
Genetic Predispostion to Neurolisteriosis
The data will be used to study people that cannot fight the germ called Listeria monocytogenes.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/27/2014
Michael Palese
Mount Sinai Medical Center
14062707
Studying the Correlation Between Incidence and Prevalence of Urological Diseases Among Populations Belonging to Different Patient Socio-Economic Tiers
The data will be searched by queries and records relevant to urology and of significance to the project will be extracted for multivariate statistical analysis.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Joseph Bosco
New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases
14061906
Regional Analysis of Orthopaedic Procedure Cost Data
SPARCS data will be used to determine regional
variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location.
2000, 2010 IP
06/20/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1406-11
Assessment of Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
The data will be used to determine whether there is a difference between the readmission and reoperation rates between kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty and to determine risk factors associated with readmission or reoperation.
1996-2017 IP
1996-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Lindsay Jubelt
New York University Langone Medical Center (NYU)
1406-10
Association of Hospital Disposition and Risk of Readmission
The data will be used to determine any correlation between hospital disposition at discharge, and readmission, for the purpose of improving coordination of care, and reducing overall healthcare costs.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
Jason Fletcher
University of Wisconsin
1406-08
Asthma Hospitalizations in Children Born via Cesarean Section
The data will be used to examine statistical assocations between method of delivery and subsequent diagnosis for asthma during childhood.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-07
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Hernia Repair and Complex Abdominal Surgery Using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess the longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization following hernia repair surgery using New York State SPARCS datasets.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Kevin Walter
University of Rochester Medical Center
1406-06
Reoperation Rates Following Spine Surgery using an Administrative Database
Data will be used in a retrospective study analyzing patient's spine surgery to better understand spine care and assess the rate of reoperations.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-05
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitundinal outcomes and cost utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-03
An Assessment of Surgical Outcomes following Multidisciplinary Management of Surgical Procedures Utilizing SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization of surgery when a multidisciplinary team operative approach may potentially involve reconstructive surgery.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Elliot Regenbogen
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1406-02
Characterizing Epidemiologic Trends Including Factors Related to Readmission Among Preterm Infants with Apnea of Prematurity
The data will be used to determine the frequency of apnea of premeaturity (AOP) among preterm infants and to identify factors affecting the frequency of readmissions.
1997-2017 IP
1997-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Rachel Slayton
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1406-01
Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer
The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
06/20/2014
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01 (A)
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
Data will be used to reconcile deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals. In accordance with the "Routine Referral Law", within our Donation Service Area (DSA). This data is of vital importance in identifying missed potential for donation.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
06/20/2014
David Lee
New York University, School of Medicine
1303-05 (A)
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
06/20/2014
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S2)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
06/19/2014
Jennifer Thomson
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Geneeral
14060301
Hospital Merger Investigations
The SPARCS data will be used to coordinate with data published by the Pennsylvania Health Care cost Containment Council.
2012 IP
06/18/2014
Mary Schroeder
University of IOWA
14061704
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and it's Associated Costs
The data will be used by a graduate student as requirements for part of a course. This project will study the costs associated with mastectomy surgery.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
06/17/2014
Tamar Polonsky
University of Chicago Medicine
14061002
Effect of Hospital Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in New York After Implementation of Trans Fat Bans
The data will be used to analyze rates of AMI and CVA based on county of residence to determine if the trans fat ban contributes to changes in incidence.
2002-2013 IP
06/06/2014
Christopher Snyder
Temple University Health System
14053028
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trends in
New York State.
2013 IP
05/29/2014
Emanuela Taioli
North Shore-LIJ Health System
14052726
Health Disparities in Thoracic Surgery Procedures for Cancer of the Lung, and Esophagus Mesothelium
The data will be used to assess if surgery is utilized at the same frequency in black and white patients affected by lung cancer, esophagcal cancer, or pleural mesothelioma; it will also assess if insurance coverage, SES, and other covariates influence the rate of surgery.
1995-2013 IP
05/22/2014
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
14052125
Health Services Research Projects
The data will be used for a variety of analyses examining the care at Memorial Hospital and other hospitals caring for cancer patients.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015 OP
05/21/2014
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
14052024
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
05/13/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
14050605
Changes in Asthma Healthcare Utilizations Under Current and Future Aerosol Levels in New York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current and future periods.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/09/2014
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
14050908
An Evaluation of Surgical Residencies Using Patient Outcomes of Program Graduates
A retrospective study to determine relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes.
2007-2011 IP
05/05/2014
Rajiv Jayadevan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Icahn
14050102
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
The data will be used to characterize prevalence, incidence and trends of access to care, rates of care, and predictors of access to, selection of, and outcome of various procedures.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
05/05/2014
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company Advisory Services
14032714
Market Analytics
The data will be used to complete market analytics on behalf of New York Hospital Clients.
2011-2017 IP
05/01/2014
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
14050103
New York Market and Cost 2013
The data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks using our standard cost stepdown methodolgy.
2013-2017 IP
04/23/2014
Deborah Lynch
Loeb & Troper, Health Care Consulting
14041114
Various Projects Related to Analysis of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used by consultants in the firms strategic planning division.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
04/22/2014
Polina Antonette
Lutheran Medical Center
14032713
Hospital and Benchmarking
The data will be used for Lutheran Medical Center for benchmarking purposes.
2011-2017 IP
2011-2017 OP
04/16/2014
Leslie Boyd
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
14041612
Future Quality Metrics in Gynecologic Oncology
This study will assess the characteristics of hospitals admitting patients for malignancies who will likely receive clinical bonuses based on outcome measures.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
04/16/2014
Philip Stieg
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
14041511
Market Research
The data will be used internally for research purposes.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
04/08/2014
Denise Wrinn
Cortland Regional Medical Center
14040702
Cortland Regional Medical Center Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Cortland Regional Medical Center.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
04/08/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14040301
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study which will focus on medicare data that capture prostatetomics in New York State during the time frame of interests.
2010-2003 IP
04/01/2014
Bruce Feig
Sachs Policy Group
14032712
Analysis of New York Health Care Utilization and Expenditure Patterns
The data will be used to generate summary-level
information on the cost and utilization of health
services.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
1403-08
Impact of Physician Density and Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissins
The data will be used to understand how distribution and characteristics of primary care physicians impact on ACSC readmissions.
2009-2011 IP
03/24/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1403-07
Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care, and calculate cost for post-surgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1403-06
Improved Risk Communication using a Multipollutant Air Quality Index
The data will be used to determine the effects of combinations of air pollutants on respiratory hopsital admissions and emergency department visits in New York State in order to develop a multipollutant air quality index and improve risk communication efforts surrounding exposure to ambient air pollution.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Jessica Castner
SUNY Buffalo
1403-05
Western New York Emergency Department Utilization
The data will be used to determine disparities in age, sex, ethnicity, and insurance status between frequent emergency department users as opposed to non-frequent users.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Colleen Lynch
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1403-04
Effect of High-Intensity Primary Care on Utiilization and Quality Measures for "Super-Utilizers"
The data will be used to identify if a subset of the patients population is responsible for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs; so called super-utilizers.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
03/24/2014
Kirsten Cleary
Columbia University
1403-03
Epidemiology of Adverse Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Outcomes in New York
The data will be used to analyze the epidemiology of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-02
Comparing Outcomes between Iaparoscopic Robotic Surgery Versus Iaparoscopic Surgery
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, between laparoscopic robotic surgeries and laparpscopic surgeries.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-01
Outcomes of Hospitals Performing Hepatobiliary, Foregut, and Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, in patients undergoing surgeries in hospitals comparing minimallyinvasive, hepatobiliary and foregut surgeries.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1306-06 (A)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/24/2014
Benjamin Charvat
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), Mayor's Office
1211-03 (A2)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
03/24/2014
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University
1101-14 (A2)
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
The data will be used to compare changes in admission rates, and racial and ethnic disparities in such rates, associated changes in inpatient costs in Massachusetts vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2010 IP
2003-2010 OP
03/24/2014
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05 (S)
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
SPARCS data will be used within the infoshare system, and will provide statistical information regarding demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
03/21/2014
Benjamin Iskhakov
Manhattan Billing and Collection, Inc.
13110706
Health Affordability Act, ASC Procedures
Data will be used to complete research on ASC based procedures under "Obamacare".
2010-2012 OP
03/05/2014
Edward Broccoli
Edward Broccoli
14030410
Beneficial Cost-Savings Changes in Utilization Patterns of Ambulatory Versus Inpatient
The data will be used to follow trends of ambulatory versus inpatient services to examine whether there are any cost-savings benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
03/03/2014
Amy Richards
VHA Mid-Atlantic
14022607
VHA Mid-Atlantic Performance Improvement
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities.
2010-2015 IP
02/26/2014
Trista Parker
Health Quest
14022606
Strategic Planning Process for Health Quest
The data will be used to review current services, volumes, and length of stay.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/24/2014
Adam Stolz
The Chartis Group, LLC
14022105
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of a Hospital Client
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2013-2017 IP
02/24/2014
Louis Catalano
Roosevelt Hospital
14021804
The Rising Incidence of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The data will be used to determine the rate of reverse total shoulder procedures performed from 2004 to present and the associated diagnoses as indicated by ICD-9 codes.
2004-2017 IP
2004-2017 OP
02/11/2014
Kimlee Roldan-Sanchez
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020602
Service Line Analysis
The data will be used for zip code analysis, incidence rates, and population demographics.
2012-2014 IP
02/11/2014
David Alge
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020601
General Market Trends, Understanding Hospital Utilization for Specific Services
The data will be used to summarize market or service trends in aggregrate, usually via graphs, and charts.
2012-2014 IP
02/04/2014
Sean Capperis
New York University
14012717
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data will be used for a comprehensive source of information on trends in New York City's housing and neighborhoods.
2012 IP
02/04/2014
Melvin Rosenwasser
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14012716
Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Among the Orthopaedic Sub-specialties
The data will be used to examine all patients who were operated on for distal radius fractures in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
01/30/2014
Jennifer Jamikowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14012711
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010-2017 OP
01/29/2014
Audrey Waltner
Dutchess County Department of Health
14012712
Routine Public Health Surveillance of Emergency Department Visitand Hospitalizations among Dutchess County Residents
The data will be used for ongoing public health surveillance of health conditions of concern,
including chronic diseases and substance abuse.
2000-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/27/2014
Marc Berg
KPMG LLP
14011506
Analysis for North Country Commission
The data will be used to make an analysis for the North Country on the population based needs in terms of the health care delivery system.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
01/22/2014
Margaret Formica
SUNY Upstate Medical University
14012109
Gastroschisis in Central New York State, 1996-2012
The data will be used as part of an exploratory study on gastroschisis in the CNY
Perinatal Region.
1996-2012 IP
01/22/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
14011607
Impact of Physician Density of Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissions
The data will be used to detrimine if physician characteristics have an impact on a patient's admission, or readmission.
2009-2011 IP
01/15/2014
Katherine Blumhardt
Truven Health Analytics
14011405
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be used to identify areas of concern in the healthcare industry.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/08/2014
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13122322
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be processed through our proprietary processing and risk adjustment procedure to obtain clinical outcomes.
2012 IP
01/07/2014
Sean Ossont
University of Rochester
14010601
University of Rochester Medical Center Market Utilization Analysis
The data will be used to conduct market analysis.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
2013
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12/27/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13122421
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System; Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital; Standford Hospital; and Catholic Health East
Hospital discharge data will be used to support short and long-term operational strategic planning efforts.
2010 IP
2010-2015 OP
12/23/2013
Kalpana Bhandarkar
13122320
Maimonides Medical Center
Strategic Planning
The data will be summarized to understand the supply of outpatient healthcare services.
2008-2012 OP
12/17/2013
Gary Zigmann
13121619
Vermont Hospital Association and Health System
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used for surveillance reporting for VT DOH-Asthma of VT residents.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/16/2013
Gerald Siberstein
13121205
The Sage Colleges, School of Management
Inpatient Revenue Prediction by Hospital
The data will be used to derive inpatient revenue predictions to be analyzed for use in predicting facility revenue on a time interval basis.
2010-2016 IP
12/13/2013
Stephen MacCormaack
13121102
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing Charging, and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/12/2013
Rick Henderson
13121103
Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
Healthcare Operations of Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
The data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2012 IP
12/11/2013
Nicole Ngo
1104-09 (A)
University of Oregon
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluation The Impacts of Bus Pullution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transits effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particulary asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
12/11/2013
Robert Silverman
1004-05 (A3)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-morbidites
The data will be used to invstigate the relationship between obstructibve lung disease morbidity with various ambient air polluntants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1982-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
12/6/2013
Gina Lovasi
13111209
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Quantifying the Effectiveness of New York City Policy Initiatives on Chronic Disease Prevention
The data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts in reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality rates.
1990-2012 IP
1990-2012 OP[
12/4/2013
Jeremy Henderson
13112919
Health Grades, Inc.
Quality Ratings & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2012 IP
12/4/2013
Phyllis Supino
13111511
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal trends in hospilization rates and mortality among patients with valvular heart disease.
1982 IP
2010-2012 IP
12/4/2013
Mike Underhill
13110707
CPM Healthgrades on behalf of Princeton Healthcare System
Customer Relations Marketing Database- New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysis reporting allowing gor better planning of customer relations management and marketing projects.
2010-2012 IP
11/29/2013
Danielle Rhubart
13111410
Penn State University
Rethinking Benzene Releasing Hazardous Waste Sites and Hematologic Cancers in Upstate New York
The data will be used to study the scientific evidence that now shows that exposure to benzene can lead to the development of blood and bone marrow cancers in humans.
2000-2011 IP
11/08/2013
Fabrice Smieliauskas
13110708
Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
The data will be used for the analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing intiatives of medical device manufactures.
2012 IP
11/08/2013
Sarah Gruskin
Health Market Science, Inc.
13102917
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes, and to identify Hospital identifiers.
2012 IP
2012 OP
11/7/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13110505
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Catholic Health East
The data will be used to support Capital Health System's short and long-term operational & strategic planning efforts.
2012-2013 IP
11/07/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Adirondack Medical Center
13103116
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 ASM
2011-2012 ED
11/7/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Orleans Community Health (dba, Medina Memorial Hospitals) In Medina, NY
13103110
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
11/07/2013
Matt Hilton
Cigna Healthcare, Medical Economics
13101505
Facility Chargemaster Review
The data will be used to determine if medical costs are being impacted by abnormal changes to a facility's charge description master.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
11/7/2013
Melinda Whitbeck
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
13090411
Greater Rochester Health Foundation Neighborhood Health Status Improvement Project Evaluation
The data will be used as indicators of change in health status of neighborhood residents for each of the areas participating in the Health Status Improvement Project of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
10/25/2013
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai Hospital
13101503
Surgeon-Specific Outcomes Associated With Colon Resection
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and cost associated with a single procedure.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Marvin Fried
Montefiore Medical Center
13101104
Demographics and Etiology of Nasal Polyposis in the New York Area.
The data will be used to see how these characteristics differ regionally when compared to published data on nasal polyposes from other parts of the world.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
13093014
New York University Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The SPARCS data will be used to become available for New York State Department of Health- approved investigators at New York University.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Michael Russell
Temple University Health System
13092005
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trend in New York State.
2011-2012 IP
10/25/2013
James Hull
Hull Resource Management Group
13090313
Market Research
The data will be used to measure variances in C.M.I. and L.O.S. between hospitals and by payor.
2012-2013 IP
10/15/2013
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Allianves, Inc. (SMA)
13090312
Market Analytics, New York State IPPS Hospitals, Online Analytic Tool
The data will be used for online analysis by authorized planning staff at New York State Hospitals.
2012 IP
2012 OP
10/08/2013
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S)
Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The data will be used to study long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2011-2012 IP
09/27/2013
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
13062404
Identifying Predictive Factors for Decreased Mobility and Cost of Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to produce a retrospective cohort study analyzing the effects of minimally invasive surgery.
2007-2011 IP
09/27/2013
David Savitz
Brown University
13032811
Social, Behavioral, Medical and Environmental Influences on the Health of Pregnancy in New York State Residents, 1995-2012
The data will be used to examine social, behavioral, medical and environmental factors that affect the health of pregnancy among New York State residents over the period of 1995-2012.
1995-2003 IP
09/26/2013
Stephen Sekely
DataBay Resources
13090302
Navigate Net
The SPARCS data will be used by DataBay Resources in a new tool to enable some healthcare organizations to be able to analyze and evaluate SPARCS data.
2012-2015 IP
2012-2015 OP
09/25/2013
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
The data will be used for reconciliation of deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network
0910-07 (S)
Quality of Care Assessment: Hopital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department
The data will be used to compare case-mix, and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics and health economics for patient use patterns.
2008-2016 IP
2013-2016 OP
2008-2012 ED
09/25/2013
Jenny Schnaier
Truven Health Analytics
0904-03 (A)
Health Cost and Utiliztion Project (HCUP)
The data will be used along with HCUP databases to support health services research and policy analyses.
1988-2016 IP
1988-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (S)
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: A Research Study of Stroke incidence and Acute Risk Factors
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups.
1983-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
09/20/2013
Michael Bilton
Verite Healthcare Consulting
13091506
Mount Sinai Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment
The data will be used to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment(CHNA) for Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Queens, New York City.
2012-2016 IP
2012-2016 OP
08/22/2013
Pamela Damsky
The Chartis Group, LLC
13081905
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of New York State
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2010-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
13080806
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2012 IP
2012 OP
08/22/2013
Ryan McKenna
SUNY Stony Brook
13080502
An Economic Analysis of Electronic Medical Records
The data will be used for the purpose of a dissertation.
1995-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Louise-Anne McNutt
SUNY Albany
13080501
Methods & Disease Study of Hospitalizations
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of missing data on the association between race, ethnicity and hospitalizations.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
2003-2012 AS
08/22/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
13080103
Patient Amenities and Hospital Demand: Evidence from Patient Choices and Hospital Deregulation
The study will aim to provide evidence on the role of amenities in hopsital demand.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
07/19/2013
Malika Krishna
New York University Stern School of Business
13071704
Understanding the Impact of Urgent Care Entry on Local Hospital Emergency Department
The goal of this research project is to study the recent growth of the urgent care industry and its effects on the US healthcare market.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/17/2013
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
13071103
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
The data will be used to help our clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and insured.
2011-2015 IP
07/09/2013
Robert Ren
Richmond University Medical Center
13062705
CON Application for Additional IP Child/Adolescence Pysch Beds
The data will be used to demonstrate the need for additional child/adolescent pysch beds in Staten Island, New York.
2011 IP
07/03/2013
Denise Buonopane
The Bounopane Group
13053112
Changing Trends & Pricing Benchmarks
The data will be used to analyze trends in charges and create pricing benchmark reports to benefit providers.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1306-08(S)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the
PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care
utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
2008-2012 IP
06/13/2013
Kenneth Gold
NYS Division of Budget
1306-07
Reducing Sepsis Mortality
Identify latent demographic, environmental, pre-conditions and clinical factors that correlate with a susceptibility to contract sepsis from common infections.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univeristy
1306-06
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothroracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
06/13/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc
1306-05
Outcome and Post-Surgery Follow Up Studies On Selected Outpatient Surgeries
The primary focus of Gold Health Strategies, Inc. is documenting quality of care and cost efficiency of clients - physicians and hospitals in New York State. This is consistent with the major objectives of health care reform. Outpatient surgeries (OS) provide significant cost efficiency compared to inpatient surgery (IS)visits, In addition to the cost savings brought by OS, we are also interested in the outcomes of OS.
2011-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1306-04
How Does Managed Care Do it? Evidence From State Medicaid Programs
The data will be used to analyze the efficacy of the outsourcing of Medicaid provision to private managed care plans, which New York State has done for an increasing share of Medicaid patients.
1997-2010 IP
1997-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, which currently cover about 25% of all Medicare recipients. We also plan to examine the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans, how treatment under these plans may differ from fee-for-service Medicare, and how treatment may change with changes to plan reimbursement levels.
1998-2003 IP
1998-2003 OP
06/13/2013
David Card
Univeristy of California-Berkeley
1306-02
Physician Productivity Across the Career
The proposed project studies the productivity and quality of ER physicians over their career paths. The objective is to provide a detailed empirical analysis of the evoluation of physician productivity and practices as physicians age.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1306-01
The Effect of Urban Empowerment Zones on Health Outcomes
The primary purpose of this project is to investigate the health effects of the empowerment zone (EZ) program. We propose to study the effects of these economic stimulus programs on the health status of individuals residing and working in these zones.
1982-2010 IP
1982-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Nicole Ngo
University of Oregon
1104-09 (A)
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluating the Impacts of Bus Pollution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
06/13/2013
Jennifer Norton
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (S)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analysis are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time.
2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP
06/04/2013
Steve Miller
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
13053011
Physician Admitting Patterns
The data will be used to analyze the admitting and referring patterns of physicians for Kings County. This information will help to identify referring strengths and weaknesses within our service area.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
06/04/2013
Kristian Stensland
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13053010
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
This data will be compared to demographic data secured from existing disease incidence and geographic databases.
1982-2012 IP
2003-2012 AS
05/30/2013
Mary Curran
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
13053009
Residents of NJ Receiving Patient Care in NY Healthcare Facilities
The data will be used to determine the volume of patients from the state of New Jersey, by zip code, who are receiving care in New York facilities by diagnosis and procedure code.
2011 IP
05/30/2013
Mary Beth Walsh
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
13052106
Burke Strategic Planning Review
Burke has initiated a strategic planning process at enhancing its care delivery and research mission. The data will be used to evaluate options including expansion and partnership.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
05/30/2013
James Welsh
Community Health Care Association of New York State
13042308
Planning for Primary Care Needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State
The data will be used to plan for Primary Care needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State.
1982-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
05/29/2013
Christopher Ahmad
New York Presbyterian Hospital
13052105
Trends in Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
The data will be used to identify the incidence, demographics and surgeon experience of Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction in New York State from 1984 to present.
1984 - 2011 OP
05/29/2013
Kenneth Egol
Hospital for Joint Diseases
13043007
A Study of Revenue Coding in Orthopedic Trauma Patients
The data will be used to run high powered retrospective study investigating the revenue charge for Orthopedic trauma patients.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
05/29/2013
Stacy Pereira
CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC
13032824
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for national benchmarking and trending reports.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
05/17/2013
Jonathan Werberg
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
13050301
Access and Quality of Care in the New York State Healthcare Market
The data will be used to produce reports for public consumption that assess the cost efficiency of the delivery of inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery services and the adequacy, quality accessibility and pricing of such services at the statewide, regional and facility-specific levels.
2012-2020 IP
2012-2020 OP
05/09/2013
Gregory Vetter
McGladrey Healthcare Services
13032108
New York Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used to benchmark New York hospitals and performance.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/06/2013
Ioannis Kakadiaris
University of Houston
13032806
Using Machine Learning to Enhance Identification of Patients at Risk to Unplanned Admissions/Readmissions/Visits to ED
The data will be used to identify patients at risk for admissions/readmissions/emergency room visits.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
04/28/2013
Barbara Wynn
RAND Corporation
13032807
Feasibility of Study of Ambulatory Surgical Center Facility Fees. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Valuation of Work Relative Value Units
We will use the SPARCS OR time data to help estimate times required to perform outpatient surgical procedures.
2011 AS
04/18/2013
Ronald Laqoe
Hospital Executive Council
13041704
Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies
Data will be used to identify inpatient populations for Upstate New York counties.
2007-2016 IP
04/18/2013
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
13032109
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knee Replacements
The data will help determine if there are hypothesis for this project is that more shoulder replacements are done by higher volume surgeons, compared with 1998 and that this may relate to the proliferation of shoulder and elbow fellowships responsible for training specialists in the field.
2006/2010 IP
04/18/2013
Sammy Elsamra
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
13030810
Robots and Robotic Surgery in New York State
The project seeks to identify those hospitals in New York State that employ the robot for urologic and non-urologic surgery and determine the utility of the robot as based on the overall percentage of cases performed.
2002-2012 IP
04/18/2013
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
13030805
Market Study
The data will be used for market studies on behalf of client hospitals.
2012 IP
04/02/2013
Kenneth Gold
New York State Division of Budget
13032713
Sepsis Mortality Reduction-Health Care Budget Analysis
The data will be used to identify patients susceptible to sepsis before an infection exhibits symptoms thereof.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
04/02/2013
Kirat Kharode
Liberty Health
12082214
Data Analysis for Markets
The data will be used for strategic planning.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yvonne Graham
New York State Department of Health
13032002
Health Disparity Surveillance
The data will be used to identify health disparity trends and produce reports on these trends.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yiyuan Sun
Adelphi University
13020706
Healthcare Outcomes Course Project
As part of class assignments, PhD students in the Healthcare System Track will develop research questions relevant to the data set, design research projects, learn how to manage and analyze the data, and complete project reports.
2009-2011 IP
03/27/2013
Jonathan Parisi
Valley Hospital
12072003
Understanding How Volume Impacts Quality
Data will be used to analyze volume by providers.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
03/20/2013
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1303-01
Long Term Longitudinal Analysis of Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery in New York State
The purpose of this study is to assess long term outcomes, as it pertains to mortality, following
bariatric surgery.
1995-2010 IP
1995-2010 OP
03/19/2013
Regina Zimmerman
New York City Department of Health
1303-14
NYC Valid Vital Data Project (NYC NVDP)
The intent of this project is to improve the quality and mental hygiene and accuracy of NYC's health indicators and health reporting through ongoing assessments of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data reliability and validity.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
03/19/2013
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1303-13 (S)
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the patient population of Blythedale Children's Hospital as it fits into the entire continuum of care, specifically understanding the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale, and determining the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2008-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1303-12 (S)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/19/2013
David Lee
University of Pennsylvania
1303-05
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
03/19/2013
Perry Sheffield
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1303-04
Children's Health and Vulnerability to Heat and Ozone in New York City
The project will examine the effects of ozone air pollution and high temperatures on children in New York City.
2005-2012 IP2005-2012 OP
03/19/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc.
1303-03 (S)
Review of Hospital Quality
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the quality of care across New York hospitals by using length of stay and readmission rates as indicators of quality. The main objective is to assess how client hospitals compare to others in New York State.
2005-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Kathleen Ciccone
HANYS Services Inc.
1303-02
The Relationship Between Patients and Hospital Staff Perceptions of Safety and Selected Outcomes of Care
The purpose of the project is to evaluate if patient reported satisfaction with care for selected areas and staff reported assessment of organizational culture of safety are associated with adverse events in NYS hospitals.
2010-2012 IP
03/19/2013
Jonathan Gordon
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1211-07 (D)
Do Academic Medical Centers Provide Care of Higher Value
The data will be used to assess whether academic medical centers provide care of greater value compared to medical centers not affiliated with an academic institution.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
03/18/2013
Matthew Saltzman
Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
13030801
The Rising Incidence of Operative Fixation of Acute Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures
The data will be used to identify whether or not orthopaedic surgeons have changed their treatment patterns for clavicle fractures over the past decade.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
02/22/2013
Lawrence Skye
Biome Analytics, Inc
13021909
Biome Analytics - Biome A
Data will be used in support of consulting work that advices NY hospital systems regarding their clinical performance priorities.
2010-2011 IP
02/22/2013
Martha Wojtowycz
SUNY Upstate Medical University
13021908
Onondaga County ED Utilization by Patients Homeless at the Time of Discharge
The data will be used for health services outcomes research. We intended to analyze patterns of ED utilization, by housing status, to investigate differences in ED utilization between the general patient population and patients experiencing homelessness.
1999-2013 IP
1999-2013 OP
02/21/2013
Benjamin Jackson
University of Pennsylvania
13021905
Utilization and Retrieval of IVC Filters
Data will be examined for procedure codes and diagnosis codes to establish annual rates of IVC filter insertion and retrieval.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
02/21/2013
Paul Bradley
MethodCare, Inc.
13021503
Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Healthcare Utilization Benchmarking to identify Improved Care with Cost Containment
The data will be used to construct aggregate benchmarking statistics and distributions to capture healthcare utilization.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
02/20/2013
Jayanth Kumar
New York State Department of Health, Division of Family Health
13021402
Trends in Non-Traumatic Dental Related Visits to Hospital Emergency and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Trends in non-traumatic dental related visits to hospital emergency and ambulatory surgery facilities and the associated costs for 2004-2011 in NYS
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
02/13/2013
Diane McAlpine
Albany Medical Center
13012207
Multiple Studies Throughout Year
Varies - As Requested by Management
2009-2013 IP
02/06/2013
Matt Galsky
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13011604
Access to High Volume Centers for Cancer Treatment in New York State
Data will be used to access volumes of specific procedures performed at hospitals, and the distance of patients seeking these procedures (via patient zip code data) from treatment centers within NYS. The data will then be compared to disease incidence and used to assess access to high volume treatment centers for patients seeking cancer treatments in NYS.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
02/06/2013
Scott Farr
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
13011603
Community Health Analysis
Data will be used to identify gaps in care, seek opportunities to reduce variation in outcomes, and create population health improvement efforts.
2011-2016 IP
02/05/2013
Jeffrey Ridge
SG-2, LLC
13011606
Operational and Long-Term Planning for Capital Health System (Trenton, NJ)
The data will be used to support Capital Health Systems' short and long-term operation and strategic planning efforts.
2009-2011 IP
02/05/2013
Chul-Young Roh
CUNY Lehman College
12111406
Linking Governance Characteristics and Organizational Performance:Case of Community Hospitals in State of New York
The requested data will be used to help in analyzing how hospital governance models influence the performance of each hospital in New York City.
2001-2010 IP
01/17/2013
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13011605
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
UB data for Clinical Outcomes Research
2011 IP
01/11/2013
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
12120408
An Investigational Study: Obesity on Young Adults in NYS
The data will be used for two objectives: 1) to study the effects of obesity on the risk of hypertension; and 2) the impact of obesity on the incidence of coronary artery thrombosis in young adults.
1982-20105 IP
1984-2015 OP
01/11/2013
Malini Cadambi
Committee of Interns and Residents
12112011
Access, Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital Patients
The research purpose of this project is to assess the access, cost, and quality, of care of outpatient and inpatient services.
2006-2015 IP
2006-2015 OP
01/7/2013
Tom Kruse
Hackensack Medical Center
12022203
Ongoing Market Analysis
The data will be used internally for market analysis studies, in determining and planning for growth and acquisitions.
2008-2011 IP
2008-2011 OP
2012
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12/17/2012
Donna Chen
Children's Hospital (MASS)
12072005
Market Potential Analysis in Support of Strategic Marketing Plans
Aggregated data analysis will be used to assess market potentials for each service line.
2008 - 2012 IP
2008 - 2012 OP
12/10/2012
Jeremy Henderson
Healthgrades, Inc.
12120704
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The purpose of this study is to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals and create targeted solutions based on quality metrics.
2011 IP
12/05/2012
Jane Clougherty
University of Pittsburgh
1211-12
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
This project will research the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2002- 2012 IP
2005 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1211-11
Estimating the Returns to Hospital Care: Evidence for Capacity Constraints
The data will be used to find evidence that an increase in spending affects treatment outcomes.
1982 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
1211-10 (S)
Identification of State Sanitary Code, Part 22, Case Reportings
The data will be used in a surveillance study to identify instances in which a facility is not reporting certain conditions, and to conduct outreach to these facilities regarding these conditions.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1211-09 (S)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The data will be used to update the EPHT portal with myocardial infarction and asthma data in New York State. In addition to the disease specific indicators, joint environmental and health indicators will also be developed to assess the health outcomes in areas of environmental concern.
1982 - 2015 OP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low - Versus Remaining in a High - Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Costs of Care
The data will be used to examine whether patterns of health care utilization, including emergency hospitalizations, use of inpatient and outpatient care, and medical costs differ for individuals who relocated to a low-poverty neighborhood, relative to a control group.
1998 - 2009 IP
1998 - 2009 OP
12/05/2012
Harry Feder
IPRO
1211-06 (S)
Ongoing Identification and Analyses of Patterns and Outcomes of Care
The data will be used to perform risk analysis and to draw samples for clinical data abstraction for quality improvement projects.
2006 - 2015 IP
2006 - 2015 OP
2006 PRI
12/05/2012
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1211-05
The Effect of Peak-Shaving Regulations on the Activity, Toxic Emissions, and Health Impacts of Local Power Plants
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of local peak-shaving following power plant activity on cardiovascular hospital admissions and emergency department visits in New York City.
2000 - 2015 IP
2000 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
John Shaw
Next Wave
1211-04 (S)
Validating Longitudinal, Cross-Setting, and Episode Payment Methodologies & Longitudinal Quality and Patient Safety Indicators in a Regulatory Environment
The primary purpose of this project is to support validation of fiscal and quality measures proposed for regulatory use.
1995 - 2015 IP
1995 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Lanora Callahan
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03
New York City Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2004 - 2012 IP
2004 - 2012 OP
12/05/2012
Joseph Engelberg
University of California - San Diego
1211-01
Economic Conditions and Health Outcomes
The purpose of this project is to assess the causal effect of macroeconomic conditions on stress-related health outcomes.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Steven Forand
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1209-05 (D)
Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor
To examine community health indicators in areas with brownfield redevelopment projects in order to include public health considerations in the redevelopment process.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1209-01 (D)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
Request Has Been Withdrawn
12/05/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1202-02 (A)
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, especially infertility treatments, such as ovulation-stimulating medications and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and how they adversely affect growth, motor, and social development.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/04/2012
Fabrice Smieliauskas
University of Chicago
12112709
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
SPARCS data will be used for an analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing initiatives of medical device manufacturers.
2002 - 2011 IP
12/04/2012
Sean Capperis
New York University, Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy
12112708
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data on asthma hospital admissions will be used as an indicator in our State of New York, City's Housing and Neighborhoods Report, and in our Data Search Tool website.
2011 IP
11/20/2012
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
12111405
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting and Infection Rates on Infection Rates
We plan to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates, and the impact of tort reform on health care outcomes.
2010, 2011 IP
10/31/2012
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions
12103010
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individuals hospital charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 - 2015 IP
2010 - 2015 OP
10/22/2012
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro NY
12101101
VHA New York Data Initiative
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding improvement, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 20 NYS hospitals that are members of VHA.
2010 - 2012 IP
10/19/2012
Sandra McGinnis
SUNY School of Public Health
12092611
Demand for Anesthesiology Services
Number and types of inpatient and outpatient surgeries will be used to determine demand for anesthesiology services.
2010 IP
2010 OP
09/24/2012
Linh Le
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management
1209-10(S)
Public Health Informatics for Emergency Preparedness and Response in New York State
This project focuses on the design and deployment of appropriate applications and techniques of automatic data-processing, pattern recognition, data mining, and knowledge extraction algorithms. These applications and techniques will aid in the early detection of bioterrorism events,disease outbreaks, and analysis of impact of pre- and post-health emergencies.
The time needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring and to detect, report and improve the timeliness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public's health.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Barbara Wallace
Center for Community Health
1209-09(S)
Use of SPARCS Data for Chronic Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention Program Planning,
Evaluation, Surveillance, Research and Quality Assurance
The Division of chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health addresses specific risk factors,
chronic diseases, and injuries associated with the leading causes of death and disability among New Yorkers. Identifying data is needed for the purpose of monitoring trends in morbidity and in emergency department and hospital utilization over time, to identify special populations at risk, understand the comorbidities or medical procedures in selected populations, and to compare and supplement information collection from other data systems. We will also identify patterns of care and the costs associated with chronic diseases, disabilities, and injury morbidity.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Frederick Matsen
University of Washington
1209-08
Indications and Reoperation Rates for Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State
The data will be used to look at indications and reoperation rates for patients who had shoulder and knee arthroplasty beteen January 1997 and December 2011.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2011 AS
09/24/2012
Samual Kleiner
Cornell University
1209-07
Medicaid Managed Care in New York State and Its Effects on Patient Health
This research will examine the causal effect of enrollment in the Medicaid managed care program on patient outcomes and hospital utilizations. Specifically, the researcher will analyze whether there is an increase or decrease in hospital utilizations under managed care, and whether the type of care and quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients changes.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1209-04
Drug Overdose Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Emergency Department Care
This retrospective study will utilize data from SPARCS to assess overdose mortality for a cohort of patients who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized.
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 ED
09/24/2012
John Claude Elfar
Strong Memorial Hospital
1209-03
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
The purpose of the research is to determine major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty performed for hip fractures in the State from 2000-2010. The hypothesis is that complication rates for total hip replacements performed for fractures will be higher than those performed for arthritis. The benefit of this research is to support or refute the utility of total hip replacements for treatment of fractures.
2000-2011 IP
2005-2011 ED
09/24/2012
Evelyn Talbot
University of Pittsburgh
1209-02
Linkage Study of Air Quality PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Effects Data from the Tracking Network
This project will study the association between PM2.5 air pollution and cardiovascular disease outcomes in order to make recommendations regarding additional research within the national and state level EPHT programs.
2000-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09(A)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents that underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
09/24/2012
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1101-10(A)
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State.
2007-2014 IP2007-2014 ED
09/24/2012
Horen Boyagian
Treo Solutions
0710-06(A)
Treo Solutions Healthcare Business Intelligence Services
SPARCS data will be used for physician level reporting for those patients who have had services provided by the physician.
Using the inpatient data and institutional cost reports (State-based or Medicare), Treo Services allows its subscribers to compare and trend hospital performance across a variety of indicators including: physician performance, resource usage, market share, quality indicators, and financial and operational performance.
2000-2015 IP2000-2015 OP
09/19/2012
Adam Wilcox
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091907
Comparative Effectiveness Research
The data will allow us to investigate a wide range of health outcomes associated with various diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and mental disabilities.
2005-2009 IP
2003-2009 AS
09/19/2012
Karl McCleary
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091906
Deceased Donor Potential in the United States
The data will be used to to help understand resource utilization, comorbidity and disease severity, quality of care, and health outcomes.
2009 IP
09/19/2012
Saskia Droesler
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091905
Health Services Research
The data will be used for health services research-to study the differences in access to, and quality of, primary healthcare between different states and between counties.
2009 IP
09/13/2012
Karen Madden
Office of Health Systems Management (OHSM)
12091001
New York State Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient and Emergency Department Utilization
We will use the data to evaluate New York State hospitals for certificate of need reviews, and to respond to DOH executive staff data requests.
1994-2015 IP
1994-2015 OP
09/01/2012
Akaki Lekiachvili
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082207
Public Health Related Issues in Care Utilization
SPARCS data will be used to research public health related issues in many areas. We plan to investigate health problems, treatments, utilization and cost,as well as prevention, access, disparity, environmental factors and related issues that are important for public health.
2009 IP
08/31/2012
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
12082212
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
SPARCS data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health-care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2008-2015 IP
08/31/2012
Edward Burleigh
IMS Health
12082211
Hospital Procedure and Diagnoses Summary
SPARCS data will be combined with other state data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedure volume at the national and facility level. Clients use the data to track trends in diagnoses and procedures, identify facilities that would be appropriate sites for clinical trials, and to better allocate resources based on procedure and diagnosis volume. /td>
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
08/31/2012
Aaron Scharff
RehabCare
12082210
Market Utilization by Service Line and MSDRG for Post Acute Continuum Services
This study will analyze the potential and utilized rehab services by patient origin and hospital destination, and then compare that analyses to CMS MedPAR and HMSA.
2008-2012 IP
08/31/2012
Stephan Mayer
Columbia University
12082203
Sociodemographic Determinants of Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
We will study the effect of the following three socioeconomic variables on mortality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: region of state as identified by patient zip code, population density, and insurance status. We will further stratify mortality outcome by creating a model of patient centered variables.
2005-2013 IP
08/22/2012
Gloria Bazzoli
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082205
Health Services Research, Organizational Analyses, and Studies that Examine the Effects of Public Policies on Hospitals and Patients
This project will focus on areas involving health services research, organizational analyses, and studies that examine the effects of public policies on hospitals and patients. The research will examinine care delivered by hospital organizations and how organizational and environmental features affect that care, such as, what are the effects of the adoption of quality improvement technologies (e.g. health information technology applications) and other hospital-based activities (e.g. evidence-based practices). The performance of these activities will be assessed using the patient-level hospital discharge data.
2005-2009 IP
08/22/2012
Askare Chukmaitov
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082206
Health Research Study
The project is a health services research study that will compare patient health outcomes after outpatient colonoscopy. We will follow patients across facilities and over time, which is important for development of proposed patient quality measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 AS
08/06/2012
Paul VanFossan
OptumInsight
12072009
Hospital Quality and Financial occurrence and Coding Analyses
The data will be used to create reports used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. Information they will be reviewing includes length of stay, costs of stay, charge of stay, reimbursement and coding, etc. The second use of the data is to produce reports used by Health Care Professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, costs, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities of their choosing, analyzing coding of claims, occurrences of codes in claims and additional ad-hoc requests.
2010 IP
07/20/2012
Lena Sun
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072008
Epidemiological Studies of Health Outcomes
We will use the data to perform epidemiological studies of health outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. Our investigations will include clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare quality, and health services research.
2007-2009 AS
07/20/2012
Linda Scheetz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072007
Mortality and Morbidity Injuries
The goals of this research are to identify the incidence and types of injuries that occurred in Bronx, NY during the last three years, identify risk factors for specific injuries, examine access to health care for the treatment of injuries, and examine injury outcomes, utilization and cost. Knowledge gained from this research will inform the development of injury prevention programs in the Bronx that should facilitate the attainment of the Healthy People 2020 target goals.
208-2009 IP
07/20/2012
Mahesh Shukla
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072006
Health Policy Dissertation Research
The data will be used to study causal impact of CABG Report Cards on CABG mortality and on hospital and surgeon volume as dissertation research.
1990, 1991, 2008, 2009 IP
07/20/2012
Susan Senecal
Office of Health Systems Management
12072004
New York State Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Project
SPARCS data will be examined to determine Episodes of care that meets study event criteria for the demonstration project. A study event is an adverse event that results in, or that may result in, serious harm to a patient while in the care of the
perioperative unit.
2007-2013 IP
07/20/2012
Stephen Mayer
Columbia University
12052102
Regional Outcome Variations in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The data will be used to study specific outcomes (including mortality and incidence of DNR) of young patients who present with severe traumatic brain injury requiring mechanical ventilation without significant systemic injury/extracranial injury (including
orthopedic and abdominal surgery). These outcomes will be stratified by patient zip code and utilization of specific interventions such as ICP monitoring, EVD placement, and craniotomy will be considered.
2005-2015 IP
07/16/2012
Regina Zimmerman
New York City of Health and Mental Hygiene
12053105
Validating Births, Deaths and Spontaneous Terminations Vital Record Data Against Hospital Discharg Data for Data Quality Imprmovement
The requested data would be used solely for quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, the assessment of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data quality, examination of hospital specific data quality improvement indicators and determination of targeted areas for data quality improvement interventions.
2008-2015 IP2008-2015 OP
07/03/2012
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates
12062212
Operational Insights Guided Analytics
The data will be used in combination with data from other states, and will be
summarized to show statistical information on
variations in health care patterns across hospitals and states.
We will also be estimating Medicare
reimbursement via automated Medicare Pricer
applications for Medicare patients and reviewing
payment information developed by using this
information.
2005-2015 IP
06/25/2012
Linda Scheetz
CUNY Lehman College
12062215
Validation of the Field Triage Decision Scheme Guidelines Physiologic Criteria for Injured Older Patients
This study aims to validate the Field Triage Decision Scheme (FTDS)criteria for older injured patients.
2009-2010 IP
06/11/2012
Roberta Williams
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
12061108
Study Costs and Consequences of our Present Policies of Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults
This project studies the costs and consequences of our present policies of healthcare coverage for young adults.
Remarkable gains in survival of serious childhood diseases have produced an emerging population of
young adults with complex chronic diseases who did not previously survive to that age.
Understanding the drivers of healthcare utilization of these young adults with chronic diseases is an
important first step in designing a health system that will preserve the societal investment that has
been made in these individuals during childhood. Understanding how resource utilization changes as these patients age
out of insurance coverage will help to determine the consequences of our present policies and provide
a base for tracking the effects of changes in these policies.
2005-2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
05/30/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
1205-06
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Prevalence Rates
This study evaluates the impact of the New York State Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management and Prevention) intervention program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2012 IP
05/30/2012
Susmita Pati
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1205-05
Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved
The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (Keeping Families Healthy) population. By promoting the use of recommended preventive care, encouraging patient compliance, and educating patients and parents about the control and self-management of chronic conditions, there is an expectaion of seeing a reduction in hospital admissions and the unnecessary use of ED services.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Thomas Matte
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-04
The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
This project will utilize SPARCS data to study the impact of ambient air pollution on pregnancy outcomes among New York City residents, focusing on particulate air pollution and its potential impact on fetal growth and preterm birth.
2008-2010 IP
05/30/2012
Cynthia Driver
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-03
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in NYC
The data will be used in surveillance activities supporting the work of the Division of Mental Hygeine in improving the lives of New Yorkers with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Paul Savage
HealthCare Intelligence, LLC
1205-02
Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities
The purpose of this project is to identify a multivariate criteria or specification recognizing patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care.
1997-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania
1101-11(A)
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery
The primary purpose of using the data is to examine variations in outcomes among patients aged 50 and over, treated in hospitals in New York State.
2004-2014 IP
05/30/2012
Seth Freedman
Indiana University
0804-05(A2)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care: Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation, and Infant Health Outcomes
This study will analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion.
1992-2003 IP
05/30/2012
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02(A3)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for
hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
05/23/2012
Richard Zhao
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
12052103
Market Analyses of Hospital Discharges
The primary purpose of the SPARCS data will be to estimate hospital referrals for home care and to determine demand for new products. The objective is to understand the community's need for home care services, derived by analyzing discharges by diagnoses and procedures, length of stay, and days in alternate levels of care.
2005-2015 IP
05/23/2012
Matthew Roe
New York City Department of Transportation
12052101
Road Safety in New York City
The study seeks to estimate the number of inpatient and outpatient cases resulting from roadway crashes in New York City, especially injuries to pedestrians or bicyclists resulting from motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle collisions.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
05/23/2012
Olga Pierce
ProPublica
12050704
Is Substandard Care Hurting Patients and Costing Taxpayers Money?
ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that plans to publish a series of stories that examine quality-of-care issues for patients. As a result, patients will benefit from greater transparency and improved care. Additionally, providers of service will be better informed about how their performance compares to others and how they can improve by adopting best practices.
2010 IP
04/27/2012
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
12042610
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
By studying SPARCS data, the company will be able to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and
under-insured via their DataiSight tools and ConsumerScope tool, letting Medicare and non-Medicare patients identify efficient and safe providers.
2010 IP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041909
New York Inpatient Hospital Study
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2007-2015 IP
04/23/2012
Nayer Khazeni
Stanford University
12041908
Comparative Effectiveness of Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza
Data will be used to measure influenza-related healthcare costs and utilization during a pandemic.
By analyzing inpatient and outpatient de-identified SPARCS data for New Yor State the company will use total
and mean 2009 (h1N1) influenza-related inpatient and outpatient costs and mean length of stay to
identify risk factors for increased healthcare utilization.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041907
2010 New York Ambulatory Surgery
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2010 AS
04/23/2012
Kelli Johnson
University of Minnesota
12041906
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Dashboard
The analysis of SPARCS data will address access and utilization at the state level.
Products we made available through a web portal will assist health policymakers, medical providers, and consumers in
New York by providing them accurate and timely state-level data.
2009 OP
2009 ED
04/23/2012
Vivian Ho
Rice University
12041905
The Relationship Between Volume and Outcome in Health Economics
Regression analysis on SPARCS data to see the relationship between surgery volume and outcome.
The results of the regression analysis will show how an incremental increase in surgery volume changes
the outcome controlling for other factors.
2000-2011 IP
04/23/2012
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
12041104
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
An analysis of SPARCS data will be used to assist Catholic Health in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the
community. The data requested will be utilized by creating links to descriptive text fields (clinical codes-DRG and ICD-9) as maintained by CMS and WHO. The links will contain information about hospitals from CMS, NYS DOH, and commercial sources.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015
04/10/2012
Rick Henderson
The Delta Group
12032005
Healthcare Operations of the Delta Group
SPARCS data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations - both
utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2010-2011 IP
03/30/2012
Rolando Tabora
Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Finance
11080803
Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used for benchmarking purposes.
2008-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
03/22/2012
Amanda Schneider
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
12031504
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in New York City
The primary objectives of this project are surveillance of hospitalizations and ED visits attributable to serious mental illness (SMI) and to substance abuse and dependency. This will help in improving the lives of New York residents with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
03/22/2012
Jane Corrarino
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
12022708
Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Analysis of New York State SPARCS Hospitalization and Emergency Department Data for 2009, 2010, 2011
Data will be analyzed and used in order to develop policies and programs for the county.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
03/22/2012
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
12022205
Crimson Market Advantage for NYU Langone Medical Center
The data will be used within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for New York University Langone Medical Center.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
03/21/2012
Ted Gates
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
12031503
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
This study will produce asthma surveillance reports on Vermont residents for the Vermont Department of Health. It will also produce hospital planning reports on market share trends.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 AS
03/21/2012
Deborah Lynch
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
12022204
Various Projects Related to Analyses of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used to create summary reports used by consultants in the strategic planning division of the firm.
2009-2010 IP
03/21/2012
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company, Strategy and Planning Division
12022202
Market Study
The data will be used in market studies conducted on behalf of client hospitals.
2008-2015 IP
03/14/2012
Simon Newman
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100318
State Specific Comparisons of Physician Outcomes
The data will be used to perform state-specific comparisons of physician outcomes, including metrics like mortality rates, length of stay, and complications.
2009 IP
03/14/2012
Grace Lee
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100317
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Nonpayment for Preventable Complications
This project will evaluate financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and how they impact quality of care.
2009 IP
03/01/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Policy Management and Behavior
12010905
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidents and Prevalence Rates
The study evaluates the impact of the New York Gold STAMP Intervention Program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2011 IP
02/29/2012
Virginia Maar
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
RELDID-091
Analyses for Strategic Planning
The data will be used for various projects related to the analyses of hospital discharges, and to support strategic planning efforts by client skilled nursing facilities.
2005-2008 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
The project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data.
1984-1987 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
02/29/2012
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classificaion Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI uses this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
02/28/2012
Wendy McKelvey
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health Services, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance Policy
12022201
An Evaluation of the Impact of Restaurant Sanitary Grade Posting on Health Hazard Reduction in New York City
The data will be utilized to evaluate rates of hospitalization and emergency department utilization for foodborne-related diagnoses from 2000-2020.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Fergal Fleming
Unversity of Rochester Medical Center
1202-12
Analysis of Venothromboembolism Risk Post-Discharge After Surgery
The purpose of this project is to determine the rate and risk factors for the development of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after discharge in patients under going major general surgery.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1202-11
Using NASA Satellite Aerosole Optical Depth Data to Create Representative PM2.5 Fields for Use in Human Health and Epidemiology Studies in Support of State and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Programs
Case crossover will be used to find odds ratios of respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes which potentially associated with PM2.5 air concentrations.
2004-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
02/22/2012
Alex Greenstein
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-10
Disparities in Therapy for Acute Cholecystitis by Insurance Status in New York State: A Longitudinal Analysis
The objective of this study will be to compare the treatment paradigm for acute cholecystitis (AC) in
the Medicaid versus private insurance groups within the New York State database.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesilogy
1202-09
Outcomes of New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
02/22/20112
Randall Brown
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
1202-08
Evaluation of Three Pioneering Managed Care Programs Developed Specifically for People with Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to rigorously evaluate the effects of the Commonwealth Care Alliance (Boston, MA) and the Independence Care System (New York City, New York) on costs and utilization of high-cost services and quality of care indicators among persons with serious disabilities.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Arthur Blank
Montefiore Medical Center
1202-07
Evaluation of Quality of Health Care Delivery Across Time Using Geospatial Information in the Five Boroughs of New York and Westchester 1995-2015 with Special Attention to Environmental Determinants and the Impact of Information Technology on Clinical Outcomes
This project will identify where clusters of illness are occurring so that efforts can be made to enhance the quality of care for patients with chronic illness.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center
1202-06
Outcomes of Heart Failure and Diabetes in the HHC Population
The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the outcomes and management
for patients with heart failure and co-morbid diabetes in a high risk urban population.
2007-2010 IP
02/22/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-05
The Impact of Provider and Hospital Procedural Volume on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) Outcomes in New York State
The main goal of this project is to characterize the impact of individual physician ERCP volume, hospital ERCP volume on post ERCP failures, complications, post-procedural length of stay and in-hospital mortality.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
02/22/2012
Jason Hockenberry
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1202-04
Human Capital and Organizational Factors Affecting Surgical Quality and Efficiency
The purpose of this project is to analyze human capital factors that impact patient outcomes and how organizational structures modify those factors.
2008-2015 IP
2008-2015 AS
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State, Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-03
Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MDSTARnet)
The goal of this project is to conduct population based surveillance of nine muscular dystrophies and to determine prevalence, demographics, healthcare coverage and types of clinics where patients receive care.
1982-2015 IP
1984-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-02
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, and how they adversely affect the growth, motor, and social development of neurodevelopmental impairments, along with physical growth patterns and proportionality.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Genevieve Pham-Kanter
University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy
1202-01
Exploring Disparities in Emergency Care
The purpose of this project is to examine how the post-accident outcomes of visitors to the emergency department are related to patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and insurance status.
2009-2010 ED
02/22/2012
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-15 (A)
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission
patterns in order to help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 ED
02/22/2012
William Allison
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-12 (A)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
SPARCS data will be used to produce hospital discharge profiles, as well as perform policy analysis, evaluation, strategic planning, and utilization analysis.
1987-2015 IP
1987-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A2)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1992-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 (A)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of this project is to better understand the relationship between health and the environment and to protect the health of the residents of the state, especially in areas of environmental concern.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Department of Economics
1001-06 (A2)
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence From Working-Age Individuals In New York
This study will characterize the evolution of medical expenditures for individuals over time and aid in the reforms of health insurance policies.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Hannah Jordan
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 (A2)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
This project will enable us to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare, and will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
02/15/2012
Gary Scherzer
SUNY Oswego, School of Business, Department of Markenting and Management
12013113
Managerial Epidemiology Course Project
Data will be used by students to learn how to analyze a population's use of health care. Output of data analysis will be a student project in Managerial Epidemiology.
2005 IP
02/15/2012
Jaymie Meliker
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Public Health
12010904
HRSA Grant CFDA Number 93.516, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Center
Data will be utilized to assist the center in accomplishing its mission of enhancing the quality of services provided by public health personnel in underserved areas of Long Island.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/02/2012
Jerome Ndayishimiye
SUNY Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing and Health Progessions
12013112
Alleviating Overcrowding of Patients in Emergency Rooms Using Optimal Resource Allocation Policies Derived From Queueing Theory and Dynamic Optimization Methods
This project will use the data to model the emergency room flow, in the hopes of establishing optimal resource allocation policies and best practices to help alleviate overcrowding of patients in emergency rooms.
2009 ED
01/31/2012
Chiarina Fanara
Quadra Med Corporation
12012410
National Benchmarking
This project will enable the customization of benchmark standards at anytime as often as it is required, giving greater flexibility in evaluating facilities information.
2010-2014 IP
01/31/2012
Brian Donaldson
Harlem Hospital, Department of Surgery
11113022
Overview of Trauma in Harlem Over the Last 50 Years
This study is an analysis of trauma, historically in the Harlem community.
2010-2014 IP
01/13/1965
Jean Moore
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health
12010906
The Effect of Hospitalist Physicians on Mortality and Length of Stay Across New York State Hospitals: A Multilevel Model Analysis
The purpose of this proposed research is to examine whether or not hospitalized patients who are attended by hospitalist versus non-hospitalist primary care physicians experience different outcomes.
2006 IP
01/13/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology
12010903
Trends in Volume and Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in New York State 1998-2011
This project will describe geographic, temporal and patient demographic patterns associated with physician
and hospital ERCP yearly volume.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
2003-2011 AS
2011
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01/13/2012
Judy Ippolito
New Solutions, Inc.
11121404
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
This project will anlayze UB data for clinical outcomes research.
2010 IP
12/22/2011
Frank Sloan
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Economics
11121503
Integrating Medicare and Medical Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries.
This project will seek to use payer codes to identify dual eligibles enrolled in HMO plans, and will also run regressions of various health indicators and variables against cost.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
12/15/2011
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics, LLC
11121502
Ad-Hoc Investigation of Healthcare Redesign Opportunities in New York State
The broad purpose of this study is to seek opportunities for reforming or redesigning regional health care systems through analysis of hospital markets and competetion.
2006-2014 IP
2006-2014 ED
12/15/2011
April Rowe
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11112920
Outmigration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York Hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
12/06/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stonybrook, Department of Planning
11113019
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project intends to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
1997-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Christopher Sukenik
BDC Advisors, LLC
11113018
Analysis of Patient Origin, Patient Migration and Referral Patterns for New York Hospitals
This study will analyze patient origin and migration for New York hospitals, as well as analyze physician referral patterns and physician preferences using multiple hospitals.
2010 IP
2010 OP
12/06/2011
Robert Lin
New York Downtown Hospital
11112921
Trends and Associated Clinico-Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
This study will access the incidences of Kawasaki's disese and other hypersensitivity disorders.
1990-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Mithun Patel
McKinsey and Company
11120601
Strategic Plan for South Florida
The data will be used to determine which patients are leaving South Florida to pursue medical care in the New York City area, and for which procedures.
2005-2011 IP
11/25/2011
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health
11111606
Planning and Marketing Analyses
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
11/25/2011
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
11111605
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
Data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers
increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality,
safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2010 IP
11/18/2011
Michael Mittleman
PSCH, Inc. - Headquarters Division
11110404
Preliminary Guidelines and Quality Indicators for Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Homes
The primary use of these data will be a series of analyses which will contribute to the development of patient-centered behavioral health home guidelines used to facilitate planning for and the continuation of high-quality services to patients and health home member organizations through the development of individual and organizational profiles and quality indicators.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/18/2011
David Manko
Rivkin Radler, LLP
11110403
Pre-Litigations Investigations
The project will aggregate data relating to payor information and hospital transfers for an
ambulatory surgery center.
2010-2014 AS
11/18/2011
Mark Humowiecji
New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
11110402
Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedule Study
The WCB is evaluating the financial implication of changing from PAS to either EAPG or APC for its
ambulatory surgery reimbursement rates. The data will be used to support financial analysis of new rate methodology.
2005-2011 IP
11/17/2011
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease
1110-13
NY/NY III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
The NY/NY III evaluation is designed to address a core set of questions, and this project pertains to that evaluation by analyzing publicly-funded health and social services and the health outcomes associated with placement in supportive housing.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Matthew Leary
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Care Research and Information Services
1110-12(S)
New York State Hospitalization and Utilization Performance Assessment
Summary statistics are needed for a variety of health care topics. The requestor will utilize SPARCS data in the examination of medical conditions, surgical services, and utilization patterns.
1990-2014 IP
1990-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Keith Servis
New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct
1110-11
Mandatory Investigations and Program Related Activities
This data will be used to identify outlier cases that need further exploration to identify patterns of care.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
1986-2006 PRI
11/17/2011
Mary De Masi
Council on Children and Families
1110-10
An Examination of Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York
The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of emergency department use by
children, and to help identify factors that predict the likelihood children will present to EDs for non-urgent care.
2009-2014 ED
11/17/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health
1110-09
Identifying a Target Population for C. Difficile Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to look at the ICD-9 and CPT codes of patients with C.difficile infection in order to identify any trends based on co-morbidities that identify a potential candidate who
would benefit from a vaccination.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Don Weiss
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
1110-08
Assessment of the Quality of Meningococcal Disease Reporting in New York City
This study seeks to determine the accuracy of the New York city surveillance of meningococcal disease.
1989-2014 IP
11/17/2011
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-07
Monitoring and Analyzing Utilization, Operation, and Finances of Hospitals in New York State
The data will be used to describe and analyze trends in the utilization, operation, and finances of
New York hospitals, with a clear focus on New York City hospitals.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
11/17/2001
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury, Department of Politics, Economics, and Law
1110-06
An Analysis of New York State Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses by Community Socio-Economic Status and Access to Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Reform
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
11/17/2011
David Cutler
National Bureau of Economic Research
1110-05
How Does Resource Availability Affect Care and Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
This study investigates how the availability of specialized hospital resources affects patterns of
care and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndromes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Giampaolo Greco
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1110-04
Modifiable Risk Factors of High Cost in Kidney Transplantation
The primary goal of this study is to identify predictors of resource utilization in kidney
transplant patients.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2001
Eric Strauss
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Sports Medicine
1110-03
Utility and Long-Term Efficacy of Meniscal Repair/Meniscectomy
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the utility and efficacy of knee
meniscectomy/meniscal repair.
1995-2014 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2014 AS
11/17/2001
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-02
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York hospitals.
2005-2009 IP
11/17/2011
David Ping
Health Quest
1110-01
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The purpose of this project is to plan, market and provide more effectively appropriate services to the community.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
1101-14(A)
The Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This project will compare changes in admission rates, racial/ethnic disparities in such rates, and associated changes in inpatient costs in MA vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Byung-Kwang Yoo
University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences
0807-03(A)
Effect of Individual Behavioral Responses on Benefits of Influenza Vaccination
The primary purpose of this study is to examine if there are disparities in hospitalization rates due to influenza
and its complications that can be prevented by influenza vaccination.
2003-2014 IP
11/04/2011
Jeremy Henderson
HealthGrades, Inc.
11103108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2010 IP
11/04/2011
Linda Fishel
E.J. Noble Hospital, IT Department
11103106
E.J. Noble Hospital & Kinney Nursing Home, Strategy Development
The data will be used to identify the volume of SNF discharges within E.J. Noble's relative market area.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Michael Williams
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
11101705
State of New York, City Housing and Neighborhoods
This project will utilize the data to study the state of New York City housing and neighborhoods.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
11101704
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals'
charges.
2011 IP
2011 OP
2011 AS
11/03/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Planning
11101703
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2007-2011 IP
11/03/2011
Lynn Shepard Scott
Upstate University Hospital
11092110
Upstate University Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Upstate New York, including total market volumes, utilization, and market share.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
10/31/2011
Nicole Hirt
HCR Home Care, Outreach Department
11101702
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze the data for hospital discharge trends, specifically usage of home health services.
2009-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Kate Hogerton
Bellevue Hospital (NYC), Finance Division, Revenue Integrity Department
11101701
APR DRG SOI Analysis for New York City Metropolitan Area Hospitals
Data will be used to compare Bellevue's inpatient discharges by APR DRG Severity of Illness (SOI) and LOS against hospital peers in the New York City Metropolitan area.
2010-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Sridhar Chilimuri
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine
11091203
Gallstone Disease in the Young
The data will be used in an epidemiological analysis of gallstone prevalance in young people.
1996-2010 IP
09/30/2011
Paul Savage
Healthcare Intelligence, LLC
11092712
Peer Planning and Simulation Modeling of Hospital Activity
This is a web based program for healthcare administrators and regulators to be used in planning for health facilities and community need.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013OP
2011-2013AS
09/26/2011
Paul Gruenewald
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center
11092111
Environmental Approaches to Prevention
The data will be used to create a time series tabulation of diagnoses at the county level, and will be used for exploratory analysis of substance use/abuse problems.
1982-2009 IP
09/23/2011
John Martin
Premier, Inc.
10122908
Free Benchmarking Tool/Select Practice Adjustment
The data is used to create a benchmarking tool to identify the performance of any New York State Hospital. The tool produces risk-adjusted outcomes (i.e., mortality, complications, LOS, costs, charges) based on Premier, Inc. methodology.
2005-2014 IP
09/19/2011
Karen Klevanosky
Captial District Physician's Health Plan, Inc.
11091204
Hospital Profiling
This project will use the data to study Hospital Admissions and Costs
2010 IP
09/19/2011
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester, Department of Orthodpedic Surgery
11091202
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
This project will examine data for femoral neck fracture patients with regards to treatment procedure code, re-admission within 1 year, subsequent procedures, PE, infection, hip dislocation and other documented complications.
2000-2010 IP
09/16/2011
Tara Schmidt
Milliman, Inc.
11091205
Actuarial Analyses
The data will be used in actuarial analyses performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables and clinical guidelines published by the firm. The data will be used to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures.
2010-2013 IP
09/14/2011
Matthew Dunphy
1798 Consultants, Inc.
11091207
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) Hospital Cost Analysis Within Inpatient Setting of Care
The data will be used to understand hospital costs related to inpatient discharges with CDAD secondary diagnosis.
2010 IP
09/14/2011
Larry Schoen
NY State, Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
11091206
Acute Myocardial Infarction in NY 1996-2008
The data will be used to calculate mortality rates, incident rates and discharge rates for New Yorkers with acute myocardial infarction.
1996-2008 IP
08/17/2011
Meg Jones
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Planning and new Business Development
11080807
Planning and Market Analysis
This study will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010 IP
08/17/2011
Tom Ralston
National Care Network, LLC
11080804
Data Analyses
Data will be used to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and underinsured via our DataSight tools and ConsumerScope tool allowing Medicare and non Medicare patients to identify efficient and safe providers.
2009 IP
08/17/2011
Gerald Richmond
Central New York Health Systems Agency
11062705
Central New York Emergency Room Use Study
This study will identify factors to drive and promote policies, procedures and programs to measurably reduce the number of potentially unnecessary emergency room visits in Central New York.
2008-2014 ED
08/16/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health, Center for Community Health
11080809
Identifying a Target Population for C Difficile Vaccine
The data will be used to determine if there is a trend to the number or type of co-morbidities in C.difficile vs non-C.difficile patients, in order to identify high risk patients for possible primary prevention of disease.
2010 IP
2010 AS
08/10/2011
Lora Lefebvre
NY State Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Management
11081008
Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Workgroup Data Analysis
The data will be used to support the MRT workgroup that is charged with analyzing the healthcare system in Brooklyn and recommending steps to ensure that efficient, patient-centered, high-quality care is available to its residents and others who use its facilities.
2004-2010 IP
2005-2010 ED
08/10/2011
Nancy Formella
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
11080502
Community Health Analysis
This data will allow the reseacher to identify gaps in care, and seek opportunities to reduce variations in outcomes, and to create population health improvement efforts.
2005-2009 IP
08/10/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11080501
Analysis of NY State Patient Discharges
The data will be used to analyze patient discharges on a zip-code by zip-code basis.
2003,05,07 IP
08/10/2011
James Lee
Lawrence Hospital Center
11060701
Crimson Market Advantage for Lawrence Hospital Center
The data will be used for the purposes of the physician market and analysis explicitly for Lawrence Hospital Center
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
1107-06
Health Services Research for Cancer Care
The data will be used in a variety of health services research projects. These projects focus on such issues as case mix measurement at specialized cancer facilities, quality assessment measures, analysis of episodes of care for cancer patients, and health economics related to cancer treatment.
1986-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Michelle Ng Gong
Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Critical Care Medicine
1107-05
Long Term Survival and Health Care Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients in New York State
The purpose of this study is to define clusters of clinically important outcomes after critical illnesses.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1107-04
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
This initiative will focus on policy issues related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered around the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
07/29/2011
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1107-03
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale. The second goal of this project is to determine the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2004-2009 IP
07/29/2011
Charlotte Druschel
NY State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-02
Stillbirth Surveillance
The primary purpose of this project is to establish surveillance of stillbirths.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Shao Lin
NY Stae Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-01
School Related Environment and Public Health Tracking
This project will explore the relationship between outdoor and indoor school-based hazard
indicators and children's respiratory health, as well as school performance outcome indicators.
1997-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09(A)
Does Healthcare Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Changes Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
This project will examine mortality, readmission and patient safety measures.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08(A)
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in NYS.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
07/29/2011
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06(A)
2020 Performance Commission (PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, and to avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use. The data will used to eliminate disparities in the Finger Lakes region.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
07/20/2011
Andy Short
Samaritan Medical Center
11071304
Ten Year Demand Forecast for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services
The data will be used to determine the market size of services by geography and clinical service line.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/15/2011
Stephen Glickel
Roosevelt Hospital, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center
11071303
Review of Closed Malpractice Cases Involving Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
The data will be used to report the incidence of shoulder fracture arthroplasty in the last 30 years and analyze potential trends associated with shoulder arthroplasty.
1982-2010 IP
1984-2010 OP
07/15/2011
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management/td>
11071302
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The reseacher plans to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates.
2009 IP
06/16/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11031407
Analysis of Hospital Service Areas
This study will analyze hospital service areas by patient
zipcode, payer group and ms-drg group.
2009-2013 IP
06/02/2011
Carol DeFrances
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
11052605
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This analysis of discharge data is critical to studying diseases, procedures,
health and delivery technology and health policy issues.
2010 IP
05/12/2011
Nicole Ngo
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
1104-09
Examining Health Impacts of Reducing Pollution Emissions from New York City Buses
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
05/12/2011
Andrew Beveridge
CUNY Queens College
1104-08
The Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Care Report Cards on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Acess to and Outcomes of CABG and PCI Surgery
This study will examine race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in access
to and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) surgery and Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention (PCI) from 1988-2010.
1988-2014 IP
1988-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Freling Smith
University of Phoenix
1104-07
A Retrospective Comparison of the Inpatient Mortality and 30-day Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients
The project will seek to identify differences between the inpatient mortality and 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients based on the proximity to two teaching hospitals; one in a densely populated area and one in a less densely populated area.
1999-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
05/12/2011
John Ulberg
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
1104-06
Medical Provider Reimbursement, Quality of Care and Evaluation
The Department of Health has various responsibilities mandated by legislations in respect to provider reimbursement and quality of care. The data collected will assist in the completion of these responsibilities.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Mitchell Berman
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
1104-05
Readmission and Complication Rates for Selected Surgical Procedures
The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate patient outcome following a variety of high-risk surgical procedures. These procedures include treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomy, and open heart procedures.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment
1104-04
Surveillance and Prevalence of Drug-Related and Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Discharges
The specific aim of this study is to quantify the burden of drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in NY, based on existing public health surveillance, mortality, health services utilization, and population survey data.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
05/12/2011
Rena Jones
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1104-03
Association Between Chemical Constituents of Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in New York State
The objective of this study is to examine independent effects of chemical constituents
of particulate matter in relation to cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities.
1999-2005 IP
05/12/2011
Elizabeth Howell
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
1104-02
Monitoring Obstetric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study
This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality
measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available
in the US, SPARCS and Vital Statistics.
1999-2014 IP
05/12/2011
Dina Hoefer
NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Comminicable Disease Control
1104-01
H1N1 Hospitalizations
The purpose of this study is to validate the Sentinel Hospital Program's (SHP) ability to capture Influenza-like illness admissions by comparing SHP cases to the hospital discharge data reported to SPARCS
2009-2010 IP
05/12/2011
Barbara Cornblatt
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital
1101-04
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis (EDIPP) New York Site: Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program
The purpose of this study is to compare patients in an experimental area that were administered an experimental
treatment to potentially reduce psychosis, to a larger control area of patients that did not receive
the experimental treatment.
1997-2013 IP
05/12/2011
William Greene
Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 (A)
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide us with the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high quality care by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care for our patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
05/12/2011
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
1001-05 (A)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2011
World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry
The WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort
of persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
05/04/2011
Andrew Epstein
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
11050203
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and their associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2014 IP
05/04/2011
Khoi Pham
Hackensack University Medical Center, Planning Department
11050202
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases and Market Share and Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share and analysis for New York providers.
2008-2012 IP
05/04/2011
Cody Smart
Cody Smarat (IHC)
11050201
SPARCS Info to Cost Report Analysis
SPARCS data will be used to identify hospitals where mistakes on the Institutional Cost Report may be causing the hospital to lose reimbursement monies.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
04/29/2011
George Mcglaughlin
Health Info Technics, L.L.C.
11042607
Aggregate Market Share Reports for Hospital Use in Marketing, Strategic Operations and Planning
This project uses demographic, CMS, and state data to create utilization rates and strategic planning reports.
2010 IP
2010 OP
04/29/2011
Amanda Goon
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
11042506
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS: 1983-2009
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2009 IP
04/27/2011
Philip Mossman
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
11042204
Potential Impact of Excluding Nursing Intensity Weights (NIWs) from APR-DRG Service Intensity Weight (SIW) Methodology
The data will be used to compare the difference between utilizing the NIW's in an SIW calculation and excluding the NIW's
2005-2009 IP
04/25/2011
Carol Cassell
P2 Collaborative of Western NY
11042103
Data Analyses and Technical Support for Health Planning
This project will use the data for community health planning.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
04/08/2011
Andrew Rokito
New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
11040801
Incidence of SLAP Lesions Repairs Since 'CPT-29807' Epidemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate and report if there is a rise in the frequency of SLAP lesion repairs being done since the advent of CPT code 29807 and if there is a frank indication of an interesting incidence of SLAP lesions (epidemic) versus non-clinical causes or both.
2002-2010 IP
2002-2010 AS
04/08/2011
William Stamp
Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Hospital
11020906
Market Analysis
The data will be used to present market share and other analytical elements to better understand market challenges and opportunities.
2009-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
3/29/2011
Drew Lerman
Bon Secours Charity Health System
11032906
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will monitor reporting and ongoing tracking of
key clinical and utilization measures.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
3/29/2011
Paul Staehle
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of
Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision Support
11032905
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing
strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiative
studies.
2008-2014 IP
3/21/2011
Matthew Cooper
Albany Medical Center, Department of Corporate Finance
11031602
Crimson Market Advantage for Albany Medical Center Hospital
and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus
Data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage
product for the purposes of physician market analyses explicitly
for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical
Center-South Clinical Campus.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/17/2011
Thomas McCarthy
National Economic Research Associates, NERA Inc.
11031604
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code
The data for this project will be used to analyze hospital
usage by patient zip code.
2009 IP
3/17/2011
Justin Wood
Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU
11031603
Access Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital
Patients
This project will assess the cost and quality of care of
outpatient and inpatient services provided by NY hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/7/2011
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
11022212
Planning and Market Analysis
The data will be used to determine patient utilization of
hospitals.
2008-2010 IP
3/2/2011
E. Kevin Conley
NYS Office of Mental Health
11020908
Emergency Room Utilization Among Patients With Psychiatric
Disorders
The data will be used to report Emergency Room rates of
patients with mental illness at hospital, county and regional
levels, and across multiple years (longitudinal and/or trend
analyses).
2007-2014 OP
3/2/2011
William Milczarki
Hunter College, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
11020905
Bicycle-Pedestrian Accidents in New York State
The purpose of this project is to analyze the frequency of
bike-ped accidents in NYS.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
2/17/2011
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11020907
Outmigration from Connecticut, Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients
going to New York hospitals.
2009 IP
2009 OP
2/11/2011
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Epidemiology Services
1004-07 (A) DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and
prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
Potential benefits will be to the population in general. Accurate
incidence and prevalence numbers for SLE are not currently
available in Manhattan. The results of this project will guide
appropriate funding for research and treatment of this disease.
Specifically, it will accurately estimate disparities in disease
burden across different race/ethnicity subsets, for which
information is currently sparse.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Care and Treatment
1101-16 DPRB
Drug User Estimation Study (DUES)
The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate
estimation of problematic drug users in New York City. The
methodology is the use of the capture-recapture method. Required
for this analysis is a unique case list. Two data sources, OASAS
and OVS will be used for case selection. The researcher intends
to link SPARCS data to these two data sources to eliminate
duplicates. This proposed study is to explore the feasibility of
using police arrest data as a source to acquire cases. Police
arrest data may be available on convictions, but the use of this
data has several problematic issues.
2009 IP
2/11/2011
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-15 DPRB
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and
analyze acute hospital readmission patterns. The main issues to
be addressed are to characterize the nature and frequency of
readmissions, to identify and quantify risk factors, and to
explore the role of the emergency department on the nature and
frequency of acute hospital readmissions. Understanding current
readmission rates and general risk factors for readmission, not
specific to disease conditions can help hospitals target at risk
patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General
Internal Medicine
1101-14 DPRB
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes,
and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health
Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant sponsored
study is examining the effect of the Massachusetts’ health
care reform to increase the number of insured. New York State
data will be used as a control for the following comparison to
Massachusetts’ rates; admission rates (all patient, race,
and ethnicity) and associated changes in inpatient costs for CV
ACS (cardiovascular disease acute coronary syndrome) conditions
including congestive heart failure (CHF) angina, and
hypertension, 30-day readmission rates (all patient, race, and
ethnicity) changes in inpatient costs for CHF and acute
myocardial infarction (AMI), changes in rates for
referral-sensitive cardiac procedures such as pacemaker
implantation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)Changes in utilization
rates in safety-net versus non safety net hospitals (all patient,
race, and ethnicity).
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
2/11/2011
Bruce Friedman
University of Rochester, Department of Community &
Preventative Medicine
1101-13 DPRB
Effectiveness of Stroke Treatment at Designated Stroke
Centers in New York State
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness
(mortality), cost and cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment at
hospitals with and without Designated Stroke Centers in NYS.
Analysis will be used to evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness
of stroke management at these specific centers.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
2/11/2011
William Allsion
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-12 DPRB
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Analysis of SPARCS data will produce hospital discharge
profiles, quality, and re-admission analysis. The data will also
be used for policy analysis and evaluation, strategic planning
and utilization analysis, and special projects/new product
development.
1987-2014 IP
1987-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leonard Davis
Institute for Health Economics
1101-11 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture
Surgery
The researcher is evaluating the effect of anesthesia method
on the outcomes patients receiving surgery for hip
fractures.
2/11/2011
Giulia Earle-Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine
and Health
1101-10 DPRB
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track
fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. This
will aid in the development of injury prevention programs,
education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09 DPRB
Does Health Care Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence
from Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
The researcher will examine whether costs of care for
patients living in similar neighborhoods (i.e. Census blocks or
streets) for whom a systematic difference exists that influences
the hospital at which they are treated. The researcher will
identify patients living equidistant to a high and low spending
hospital and track their outcomes. The metrics of the research
are mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. The
researcher ultimately will research the changes over time in
ambulance dispatch patterns and how these changes affect the
selection of the hospital and how this selection impacts the
quality of care delivered to patients.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08 DPRB
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence
from Medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The proposed study will examine the question if the expansion
of public insurance leads to changes in the rates of
hospitalizations for individuals eligible for these public
programs.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Patricia Shi
Mount Sinai Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology
1101-07 DPRB
Association of Morbidity, Mortality and Length of Stay of
Hospital Admissions in Sickle Cell Patients with Community
Hospital Characteristics
The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity,
mortality and length of stay during hospitalizations in sickle
cell patients is influence by community hospital characteristics
such as an academic versus non-academic setting or hospital
volume of sickle cell admissions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Igor Zurbenko
SUNY School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
& Biostatistics
1101-06 DPRB
Multivariate Time Series Analysis Methods with an Application
on Meteorological Condition and Air Pollution Effects on Human
Health
The researcher is examining the synoptic effect of air
pollutants and weather conditions on hospital conditions in New
York State due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
1982-2014 IP
2/11/2011
Ying Wang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1101-05 DPRB
Developing a Statewide, Population-based Surveillance System
for Hemoglobinopathies in New York State
The objective of this project is to establish a statewide,
population-based surveillance system for hemoglobinopathies in
NYS through collaboration among the Newborn Screening Program,
Hemoglobin Specialty Treatment Centers, Medicaid Program, the
Congenital Malformations Registry and other existing
administrative database systems to integrate data collection of
both short-term and long-term follow-up information for people in
NYS with hemoglobinopathies.
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Nina Bickell
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-03 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Eliminate Disparities
Initiative (CEREDI)
The requested data will be used to assist investigators in
identifying and monitoring racial, ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in health care; to develop and disseminate
interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities; to evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions in reducing or eliminating
disparities in healthcare. Current conditions under study include
hypertension, cancer, congestive heart failure and stroke.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-02 DPRB
Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Among Minorities: 2005 -
2009
The data will be used to derive the number of subjects
considered by physicians in NYS to have immune defects; the
demographics of these subjects, the other diagnosis codes for
complications that each patient has experienced over time, the
outpatient codes that were applied before the patient was given
the diagnosis of an immune defect, the kind of treatments given
and the costs of hospitalizations and other treatments.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Barbara Dennison
NYS Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease and
Injury Prevention, Policy and Research Translation Unit
1101-01 DPRB
Using Clinically Enhanced-Claims Data to Guide the Selection
of Coronary Procedures
The goal of this research program is to examine the
comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
procedures and percutaneous coronary artery interventions
(PCI).
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
2/4/2011
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
11012402
New York Market & Cost 2009
The purpose of this project is to create cost-based
benchmarks using the company's standard cost stepdown
methodology.
2009-2012 IP
2/4/2011
Dian Kahn
Vermont Department of Health (BISHCA), Department of Banking,
Insurance, Securities & Healthcare Administration
10111806
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset
Under 18 VSA 9405 and 9410, BISHCA is responsible for
developing data resources to analyze health care utilization for
services provided to Vermont residents within and outside of the
state of Vermont. In order to provide for its analytical
responsibility, the BISHCA needs access to selected hospitals
data from NYSDOH. Such data will be used for public health
purposes, health care utilization analyses, and studies of health
care trends.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
1/10/2011
Elizabeth McCullough
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.
10122907
Analysis of Clinical Risk Groupers (CRGs) on Ambulatory Care
Complications
The data will be used to determine how often ambulatory care
complications occur.
2008-2009 AS
2010
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12/16/2010
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
10121506
Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives
The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients.
2007-2009 IP
12/16/2010
Chris Gorman
McKinsey and Company
10121505
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services.
2009-2011 IP
12/10/2010
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
10120704
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals.
2008-2009 IP
12/10/2010
Matthew Eapen
New York Presbyterian Hospital
10120703
Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT)
This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement.
2009-2011 IP
12/02/2010
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
10120101
Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will be used to create cost reports.
2009 IP
11/10/2010
John O'Brien
Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC
10110904
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2006-2013 IP
11/4/2010
Jeff Schaller
Health Grades, Inc.
10110303
Quality Ratings and Analysis
This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2009 IP
11/3/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1010-13
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
11/3/2010
Charlotte Druschel
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-12 (S)
Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data
The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Matthew Reilly
NYS Education Department
1010-10
Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts
The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement.
2001-2013 IP
11/03/2010
Wanda Lizak Welles
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
1010-09
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Jennifer Frontera, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1010-08
Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study
SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost.
1990-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06
T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Douglas Almond
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics
1010-05
Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions
The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Syni-An Hwang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-04
An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes
The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater.
2000-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Deborah Fox
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1010-03
Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Lorna Thorpe
CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health
1010-02
Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly
The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
Wendy McKelvey
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health
1010-01
Environmental Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance.
1996-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A3)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics)
1001-06 (DA) DPRB
How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1984-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Jennifer Norton
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (A)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02 (A)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
10/21/2010
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology
10100702
Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights
The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals.
2005-2013 IP
10/21/2010
Rober Kanter
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics
10100601
Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals
This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria.
1996-2006 IP
10/21/2010
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
10100803
Trend Analysis
This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
10/08/2010
Richard Shin
Economists Inc.
10100803
Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area
The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set.
2009 IP
10/01/2010
Sarah Gerecke
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
10092005
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level.
2009 IP
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9/29/2010
William Levine, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
10091704
Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures.
2007-2009 OP
9/24/2010
Tim Feldman
Rochester General Hospital
10090303
Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General
The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General.
2008-2013 IP OP
9/10/2010
David Savitz
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine
10090302
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention.
1995-2003 IP
9/03/2010
Gerald Silberstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management
10082614
Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications
For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson.
2005-2009 IP
9/03/2010
James Doyle
SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC)
10082412
Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project
Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/30/2010
Robert Lin
NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College
10081108
Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared.
1990-2009 IP
2009-2011 OP
8/30/2010
Jo Surpin
Applied Medical Software, Inc.
10080303
Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms
The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios.
2008-2009 IP
8/30/2010
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department
10082615
Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data
Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings.
2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
8/20/2010
Palmer Bessey
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center
10081710
Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State
Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy.
1983-2013 IP
8/20/2010
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
10081709
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates.
2001-2008 IP
8/16/2010
Raymond Park
Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
10071603
New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia
The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children.
2004-2009 IP
8/03/2010
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1007-08
Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York
The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community.
1982-2013 IP
8/03/2010
David Strogatz
University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
1007-07
Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children
The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma.
2000-2010 IP
8/03/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1007-05 (S)
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Peter McGuire
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1007-04
Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Anna Colello
NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program
1007-03
Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Warren Enker, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York
1007-02
Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers.
1985-2005 IP
8/03/2010
Andrew Ryan
Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
1007-01 DPRB
The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality
The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states.
1986-2013 IP
8/03/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University
1001-07 (A2)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
0804-07 (A2)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
8/03/2010
Seth Freedman
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
0804-05 (A)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes
TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life.
1992-2003 IP
7/30/2010
Lorna Mason
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/30/2010
Tavora Buchman
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/08/2010
Shelley Hirshberg
P2 Collaborative of WNY
10070101
HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure
The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
7/06/2010
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
10063007
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 IP
2010 OP
6/21/2010
Carol DeFrances
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10062106
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey.
2009 IP
6/21/2010
Jeanne Mancision
Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department
10060904
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity.
2007-2010 IP
6/10/2010
Kerry Bommarito
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases
10050117
Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction.
2007 OP
6/10/2010
Christopher Chen
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College
10050116
Academic Health Services Research
The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult.
2004-2007 IP
6/10/2010
Kevin Kenny
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP
10050115
Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market
Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation.
2007 IP
6/7/2010
Mary Rojas
IPRO
10060302
Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures
The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
6/4/2010
Tyler Tracewski
Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC
10060301
Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development
In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate.
2008 IP
6/3/2010
Shannon Lorbiecki
Larson Allen, LLC
10051408
University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals.
2007-2008 IP
5/25/2010
Stephen Fillebrown
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
10050703
Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County
The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
5/25/2010
Robert Knauf
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance
10031506
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist.
2007-2010 IP
5/24/2010
Anthony Kouba
Health Care Futures
10051412
Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York.
2007-2009 IP
5/17/2010
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
10050704
Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting
Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1982-1983 IP
5/14/2010
Jayanth Kumar
NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health
10050805
Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State
For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
5/11/2010
Rafael Ruiz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association
10040107
Health Policy Analyses
Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
Mark Neuman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP
10040106
Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture
Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
James Hallick
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group
10040105
Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area
Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide.
2006-2007 OP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-09 DPRB
Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations.
1995-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
1004-07 DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Fabrice Smieliauskas
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
1004-06 DPRB
Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance
This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships.
2002-2008 IP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-05 DPRB
Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
David Foster
Thomson Reuters
1004-04 DPRB
Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia
The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Tom Talbot
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 DPRB
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
William Greene
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 DPRB
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development
1004-01 DPRB
Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut.
2007-2009 IP
2007-2009 OP
5/11/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A) DPRB
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research
1001-06 (D) DPRB
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
4/22/2010
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC)
10042002
Planning and Marketing
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2006-2011 IP
4/20/2010
Rakesh Shrestha
St. Barnabas Health Care System
10022605
Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY
The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc.
2008-2009 IP
4/20/2010
Carl Denney
Health InfoTechnics, LLC
09102308
Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning
The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
4/15/2010
Susan Wymer
IPRO
10041201
CMS AIM Hospice Special Project
The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis.
2006-2008 IP
4/8/2010
Matthew McHugh
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
10030109
Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes.
1995-2006 IP
4/8/2010
Daniel Barocas
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program
10030108
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer
This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer.
2005-2007 IP
4/7/2010
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 DPRB
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
2009
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2009
Roberta Sprague
Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care
09122304
Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York
The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital.
2005 - 2012 IP
2005 - 2012 OP
12/21/2009
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
0912803
Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures
Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries.
1990 - 2012 IP
1990 - 2012 OP
12/18/2009
Chip Richter
St. Jude Medical
09121001
Ad Hoc Market Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center.
2008 IP
11/25/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09111610
Patient Care Analyst
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician).
2009 AS
2009 IP
2009 OP
11/25/2009
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables.
1984-1987 IP
11/25/2009
Craig Storrow
Bassett Healthcare
09080301
Market Analysis and Database Assessment
Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities.
2007-2008 AS
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
11/19/2009
Andrew Epstein
Yale University
09103011
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2012 IP
11/12/2009
Scott Thomas
NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.)
09111004
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code.
This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files.
2007-2008 IP
11/10/2009
Jim Strunk
Data Advantage Corp.
09111003
State Data View Medical Benchmarking
The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered.
2008 IP
11/10/2009
Sandra Hapenney
Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies
09091703
Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals
This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 AS
10/29/2009
Paul Staehle
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division
09091003
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives.
2005-2009 IP
10/28/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
09102809
State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods
Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics.
2008 IP
10/23/2009
Denise Buonopane
The Buonopane Group
09042409
Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks
To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
10/22/2009
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network(LIHN)
0910-07 DPRB
Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions
The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 ED
10/22/2009
Alexander Opotowsky
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology
0910-06 DPRB
The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization.
1998-2012 IP
1998-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Rebecca Scheer
Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
0910-10 DPRB
Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition
The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Howard Berliner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management
0910-04 DPRB
Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s)
Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance.
2008 IP
2008 OP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-05 DPRB
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care.
2005-2007 IP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-11 DPRB
Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York
The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
10/22/2009
Wendy Wilcox
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health
0910-02 DPRB
Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City
This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women.
2009-2012 IP
10/22/2009
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development
0910-03 DPRB
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine
0910-01 DPRB
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees
The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant.
2006-2012 IP
10/49/2009
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
10/15/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems (CHS)
09101304
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community.
2006 IP
2006 OP
10/8/2009
Mary Paris
Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester)
09100803
The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State
The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
10/6/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
09100502
Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning
Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market.
2004-2012 IP
2004-2012 OP
10/6/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09100201
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 OP
9/30/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09092504
Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports.
2006-2008 AS
9/28/2009
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
09091002
Trends Analysis
The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges.
2008 IP
2008 OP
9/25/2009
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
08/31/2009
Giulia Earle Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center
09082105
Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS
Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state.
A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be
stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
08/25/2009
Steve Sinclair
Samaritan Medical Center
09081907
Admissions by Zip Code
The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties.
2008 IP
08/19/2009
Christy Duke
United South and Eastern Tribes
09081204
USET Hospital Discharge Project
The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca
Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health
issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings.
2007-2008 IP
08/17/2009
Clifford Waldman
Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics
09081103
Hospital Profiling
The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost.
2008-2012 IP
08/03/2009
Michael Quinn
Temple University Health System
09073120
NYS Inpatient Market Analysis
Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS.
2007 IP
07/29/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
09072719
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2000 IP
07/27/2009
Kyle Hansen
Health Grades, Inc.
09072113
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2008 IP
07/24/2009
Turner Osler
University of Vermont, Department of Surgery
09071710
Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers
The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors.
2004-2008 IP
07/24/2009
David Kao
University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology
09061707
Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization
The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease.
1994-2012 IP
1994-2012 OP
07/20/2009
William Neigher
Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning
09061705
Market Strategist Software
The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 AS
07/20/2009
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06
Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications
This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility.
2004-2012 IP
07/20/2009
William Flynn
Erie County Medical Center
0907-05
Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults
This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults.
1998-2012 IP
07/20/2009
Wanda Liza Welles
New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
0907-04 (S)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The
program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 ED
07/20/2009
Grace Wong
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
0907-03
Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses
This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
07/20/2009
Tom Bourgeois
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
0907-02
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages
This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage.
2006 IP
2007 OP
07/20/2009
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
0907-01
Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance
This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations
with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007 IP
2007 OP
07/17/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071005
Interactive Asthma Surveillance System
Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the
Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health.
2005-2012 IP
07/16/2009
Dale Schumacher
Rockburn Institute
09062906
Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN)
Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared.
2008-2009 IP
07/13/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071006
Ongoing Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs
assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
07/08/2009
Ronald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council
09070804
Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service
The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures
and provider in the Central NY region.
2008-2010 AS
07/07/2009
Paul Alois
New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit
09070703
Analysis of Medical Claims
The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
07/03/2009
Jiali Li
Westschester County DOH
09070302
2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research
WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues.
1995-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/03/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09070101
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System
The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
6/22/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09061203
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Carol DeFrances
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
09060302
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Michael Gusmano
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09060301
Access to Primary Care in New York
This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county
throughout New York State.
2003-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
5/20/2009
David Carpenter
UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09051903
Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS
This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
5/19/2009
Anemona Hartocollis
New York Times
09051102
News Stories
The requested data will be used for news stories.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
5/19/2009
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP)
09042706
Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions
This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions.
2007-2008 IP
5/18/2009
Susan Goodwin
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
09050601
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage
This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage.
2005-2007 IP
2005-2007 OP
5/12/2009
Gregory Bonk
HMS Associates
08041605
Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses
this project will anlayze health status and health services use.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Colleen McLaughlin
New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management
0904-05
Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety
The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Ira Feldman
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
0904-04 (S)
Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute
The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Jenny Schnaier
Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
0904-03
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues
such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment
effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels.
1988-2012 IP
1988-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Vincent Mor
Brown University, Department of Community Health
0904-02
Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries
This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies.
2004-2007 IP
5/5/2009
Samuel Kleiner
Carnegie Mellon University
0804-07 (A)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in
New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
4/30/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09042405
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
2001-2007 IP
4/23/2009
Marge Gandolfi
New York Blood Center
09042004
Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital
This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in
order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital.
2007 IP
4/23/2009
Kathleen Christensen
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
09042003
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
4/8/2009
Richard Hoffman
TUI University, College of Health Science
09032314
The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS
This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations.
1996 IP
2007 IP
4/7/2009
Ellen Post
ABT Associates, Inc.
09040301
Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects
This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups.
2007 IP
2007 OP
4/2/2009
Lawrence Lessner
SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09033113
Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure
The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
4/2/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
08090802
Market Analysis and Data Assessment
The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas.
2005-2008 IP
2005-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Aileen Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
09032509
Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy
The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Kathryn Friedman
University at Buffalo Regional Institute
09031808
Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Glen Johnson
Division of Family Health
09031307
Family Health Research
The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Donna Rundel
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
09031305
Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at
The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital.
2005-2011 IP
3/25/2009
Marjorie Geiger
Patient Safety Center
09030502
Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance
The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals,
ambulatory surgery and emergency departments.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
3/16/2009
Jeffrey Indes
Yale University
09031104
Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes.
2000-2010 IP
3/16/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09031103
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2007 IP
2007 OP
3/6/2009
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
09030201
Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State
This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
2/26/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09022610
Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York
The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/19/2009
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro New York
08120301
VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive
The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA.
2008-2009 IP
2/19/2009
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
08112107
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals.
2007 IP
2/10/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09020909
Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults
The data will be used for a Master's project and publication.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/10/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
09012205
Catholoc Health System Facility Planning
The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/4/2009
Michael Medvesky
Cener for Community Health
09020302
1990-2012 IP
2/4/2009
Shelby Solomon
Ingenix
09020301
Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis
The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking
care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities.
2002-2012 IP
1/30/2009
Josh Phillips
Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP)
09011403
Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County
The data will be used to track patient migration across new York.
2006 IP
1/27/2009
Maria Schymura
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health
0901-09
Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care
This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations.
2002-2012 IO
2002-2012 OP
2002-2006 PRI
1/27/2009
Hwa-Gan Chang
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health
0901-08
Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology
This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Shao Lin
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-07
The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York
State
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-06
Essential Health Services planning (EHSP)
This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources.
2004-2007 IP
2004-2007 OP
1/27/2009
Marc Gourevitch
New York University School of Medicine
0901-05
Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions.
This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hosptial Association
0901-04
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2012 IP
1999-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors.
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0901-02
New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ying Wang
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-01
Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs
The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with
newborn screening conditions.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding
demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide.
2007-2011 IP
2007-2011 OP
1/27/2009
Denise Paone
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0810-04
Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City
The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 OP
1/27/2009
Deborah Chollet
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
0810-02
Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs
This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use.
2004, 2007 IP
1/27/2009
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
0801-03 (A)
Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State
This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative
medical technology and allocate resources New York State.
2003-2007 IP
2003-2007 OP
1/15/2009
Todd Puglise
Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc)
09010502
Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data
The data will be used in performance or market share studies.
2004-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/13/2009
Mark Vitale
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08120402
The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007
This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on
outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007.
1996-2007 IP
1996-2007 OP
1/12/2009
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
08121503
New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis
The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 AS
1/12/2009
Marie Grause
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
08102108
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 AS
1/9/2009
Katherine Blumhardt
Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC)
09010801
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
1/9/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
08102104
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's
Housing and Neighborhood Information System website.
2000-2007 IP
2000-2007 OP
1/8/2009
Julius Santiago
Shriners Hospital for Children
08121704
Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition.
The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist.
2007 IP
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/23/2022 | Ismail Sirtalan | Greater New York Hospitals Association | 22090601(I) | Health policy research; Initiative to Align Hospital and Physician Incentives; QMS (Quaesitum Measurement System): a comparative quality and performance measurement system | Dr. Sirtalan and team will continue to conduct the same activities noted in prior applications and approved in 0901-04, 0901-04 (A); 0901-04 (A2). These research activities include conducting health policy research and performing comparative quality and performance analyses for hospitals in New York State. Through their QMS (Quaesitum Measurement System) they will run risk-adjusted quality, length of stay, readmission, and cost models to help hospital management make more informed decisions. Their work includes promoting an “Initiative to Align Hospital and Physician Incentives” program where their organization partners with participating hospital members to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in a hospital setting. The research will identify how physicians can become more efficient by targeting best practice norms and predetermined quality goals. Research also includes examining fiscal impact of policy changes at the state and the federal level, review hospitals’ performance in improving the population health and disparities in their communities, and for developing alternative policies for a more efficient delivery of health care services. | 1995-2025 IP/OP |
| 11/23/2022 | Charleen Hsuan | Pennsylvania State University | 22062901(IA) | Federal and State Laws and Policies Influencing Patient Disposition of Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Utilization | Dr. Hsuan would like to continue with their approved research scope examining how laws and policies influence ED and hospital utilization. The specific laws are: the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and state versions of these laws. They have three research aims: 1) to study how different hospitals transfer vulnerable patients in violation of EMTALA and the disparities of these transfers; 2) to study emergency department crowding after the ACA Medicaid expansion and whether the crowding influences care, focusing on if this change differs for vulnerable patients; and 3) to examine how the ACA’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) influences hospital utilization and ED crowding, focusing on length of stay and admission from the ED. They would like to expand one of the aims above to include the analysis of COVID-19 changes. Specifically, how does COVID-19 change how laws and policies (EMTALA, the ACA, HRRP) influence ED and hospital utilization? | 2010-2026 IP/OP |
| 11/23/2022 | May Hua | Columbia University | 22051801(IA) | Outcomes for intensive care unit survivors and high-risk surgical patients in New York State | Dr. Hua plans to continue their ongoing study aims focusing on examining outcomes and care delivery for critically ill patients, patients undergoing high-risk surgery, and patients with serious illness in New York State. Specifically, they will examine outcomes for patients who underwent an ICU stay, and patients who underwent high-risk surgery. They aim to identify risk factors for 6 month and 1 year mortality, as well as predictors of readmission for survivors of ICU care and patients undergoing high-risk surgery. We will also be investigating the prevalence of palliative care needs, patterns of acute care utilization, risk factors for acute care utilization, differences in resource utilization, and outcomes between different types of patients between different hospitals. | 2008-2025 IP/OP |
| 11/23/2022 | Lorna Thorpe | New York University | 22012405(I) | Evaluating the Health and Health Equity Benefits of Congestion Pricing | Dr. Thorpe will investigate the impact of New York’s landmark congestion pricing policy, scheduled to go into effect in 2023, on air quality and health outcomes. Aims 1 and 2 are to determine the impact of the congestion pricing plan on air quality and rates of adverse birth outcomes and childhood asthma acute care events in the congestion zone and directly impacted areas in NYC for five years before and up to two years after policy enactment and compare against trends in control areas. Aim 3 is to measure the impact of the congestion pricing plan on reducing or exacerbating racial and economic inequities in air quality exposure and health outcomes in the congestion zone and directly impacted areas and compare against trends in control areas. | 2017-2026 IP/OP |
| 10/27/22 | Angela Kadenhe-Chiweshe | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 22012604(L) | Variations in management in Hirschsprungs' disease in New York State | The objective of this study is to quantify the incidence and healthcare burden of delayed diagnosis of Hirshsprungs' disease in New York State. | 2005-2020 IP/OP |
| 10/14/22 | Ghassan Samara | Stony Brook University Hospital | 22050301(L) | Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State | The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different otolaryngologic surgeries including transphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other facotrs that may influence outcomes. | 2010-2020 IP/OP |
| 10/14/22 | Molly Pezzulo | Saratoga County Public Health Services | 22032402(L) | Community Health Assessmen | Saratoga County Public is conducting the 2022-2024 Community Health Assessment. SPARCS data will be used in various analyses to capture the health of Saratoga County | 2010-2021 IP/OP |
| 10/7/2022 | Aileen Thompson | Federal Trade Commission | 22093001(L) | Health Care Provider Merger Investigations | The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers (e.g., hospitals) in New York and surrounding states. The data will be used to measure competition between providers and the likely effects of proposed mergers on prices, services and quality of care. | 2007-2023 IP/OP |
| 10/5/2022 | Ghassan Samara | Stony Brook University Hospital | 22050301 | Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State | The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different Otolaryngologic surgeries including transsphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other factors that may influence outcomes such as demographics. | 2010-2020 IP/OP |
| 10/7/2022 | Aileen Thompson | Federal Trade Commission | 22093001(L) | Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State | The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different Otolaryngologic surgeries including transsphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other factors that may influence outcomes such as demographics. | 2007-2023 IP/OP |
| 10/5/2022 | Ghassan Samara | Stony Brook University Hospital | 22050301 | Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on short-term outcomes of Otolaryngologic surgery in New York State | The purpose of this study is to see if higher surgical volumes correlate with improved patient outcomes for different Otolaryngologic surgeries including transsphenoidal sinus surgery and cochlear implantation surgery. As secondary outcomes we will look at other factors that may influence outcomes such as demographics. | 2010-2020 IP/OP |
| 8/30/2022 | Hooman Kamel | Weill Cornell Medicine | 22051701(IA) | Understanding outcomes in perioperative and intensive care patients with a focus on medical (particularly neurologic/cardiovascular) and socioeconomic risks that influence outcomes. | Dr. Kamel of the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College researchers are studying predictors of improved outcomes after surgical procedures. The approved research involves examination of demographic and socioeconomic predictors as well as building upon previous research conducted by the team which found a connection between ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation. The research team intends to further study this connection, looking at type of surgery, demographic information, and previous care usage. Drs. Kamel and Khormaee are also looking for a connection between date of admission and length of stay, looking to see if the day of the week has any bearing on how long a patient may stay in the hospital. Additionally, they are looking at length of stay, comparing current length of stay and outcomes with length of stay from 20 years ago and outcomes, also including readmissions | 1997-2020 IP/OP |
| 8/30/2022 | Christina Pardo | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 21031903 | Social Vulnerability Index and Maternal Health Outcomes | Dr. Pardo plans on leveraging the social vulnerability index (SVI), which uses census tract data to measure a community's emergency preparedness and has been used in numerous studies to evaluate community makeup and health outcomes. SVI, however has never been studied in relation to severe maternal morbidity (SMM). In this study, they will examine SVI as a predictor of SMM. Their study may have implications on maternal health monitoring especially for expectant mothers in regions of low SVI, and policies addressing structural inequalities and health disparities. This is a retrospective study that will be conducted using datasets matched by the NYS DOH. Birth certificates from the Vital Statistics Office of the years 2014 to 2016 will be matched to SPARCS’ inpatient hospitalization discharge data of the same years. | 2016-2019 IP/OP |
| 8/30/2022 | Manasvini Singh | University of Massachusets Amherst | 22020802 | Understanding How Physicians Think, Learn, and Make Decisions | Dr. Singh will examine how physicians incorporate information from their patients, hospitals, and surroundings, how they translate this information into decisions, and the impact of these decisions on population-level health outcomes. They hope to learn how to improve the quality of healthcare service delivery, by understanding the role that physicians (and the hospitals they work in) play in shaping population-level health outcomes. | 2011-2021 IP/OP |
| 8/30/2022 | Ling Li | Old Dominion University | 22021704 | Using Data Analytics to Evaluate Hospital Process Quality and Financial Performance | Dr. Li intends to predict readmission and the timing of readmissions using SPARCS data. To do this, they will track the number of readmissions as well as length of stay. Dr. Li also intends to use predictive analysis for capacity planning for hospitals based on the effects of the Affordable Care Act. Using this information from SPARCS data, they will provide decision support information to hospital administrators and policy makers | 2008-2021 IP/ED |
| 8/8/2022 | Howard Jen | University of California | 22012303 | Health Disparities in Pediatric Surgical Patients | Dr. Jen and team will examine points of care for pediatric surgical patients in New York State and social disparities that may contribute to various patterns of care. Dr. Jen and team want to investigate the frequency with which patients encounter health care providers prior to admission and after discharge from the hospital, as well as the frequency and location/setting of follow-up encounters. Their hypothesis is that those from areas with higher area deprivation indices (ADI) will utilize quick cares or emergency rooms while those with low scores will use outpatient clinic appointments. The researchers further hypothesize that those with high ADI scores will have fewer follow-up visits generally. | 2017-2021 IP/OP |
| 8/8/2022 | Eric Frimpong | NYS Office of Mental Health | 22032404 | Service Utilization of Behavioral Health Clients in Comparison to Non-Behavioral Health | Dr. Frimpong is continuing the approved scope of research from SPARCS applications 1805-01 to examine system-wide service use trends of behavioral health (BH) clients relative to non-BH clients in order to better understand utilization trends and quality of care across populations. The analysis will examine results over time by facility, facility type, program type, geography (count/region) and population (adult/child, diagnosis family). | 2010-2020 IP/OP |
| 7/18/2022 | Jonathan Werberg | NYS Office of the Attorney General | 22021003 | Intersection of Healthcare & Law Enforcement in New York State | Develop a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of healthcare and law enforcement issues. Examples include, but not limited to, trend and geographic analysis of: drug overdoses, gunshot and otherindicia ofviolent crime, sexual assault, Medicaid billing, and other issues of concern for our areas of enforcement and regulation. | 2016-2024 IP/OP |
| 7/13/2022 | Jiali Li | Westchester County DOH | 22022306 | Westchester County Community Health Assessment | To collect the data regarding Hospitalizations and Outpatient Services (including Ambulatory Surgeries, Emergency Room Visits, and Outpatient Services | 2017-2021 IP/OP |
| 5/24/2022 | Charles Esenwa | Montefiore Medical Center | 20022707 | Leveraging Multi-Institutional Data to Identify Patient Health Outcomes in Stroke | Dr. Esenwa and team will examine the impact and effects of social determinants of health on stroke risk factors and develop a model that combines personalized and environmental factors to stratify risk of stroke recurrence in inner-city communities with majority Black, Indigenous, and person of color (BIPOC) residents. The study’s proposed primary outcome will be any recurrent cerebrovascular event (stroke, transient ischemic attack, intracerebral hemorrhage) and secondary outcomes will include cardiovascular events out to 10 years (proposed end date is 2024) and mortality out to 360 days (e.g., approximately 1 year) from initial presentation. The team estimates approximately 1,500 patients per year will meet their inclusion criteria and anticipate over 10,000 patients between years 2014 to 2021. | 2014-2024 IP/OP |
| 5/24/2022 | Fergal Fleming | University of Rochester Medical Center | 21030901 | Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events | Dr. Fleming is continuing the approved scope of research from SPARCS applications 1412-05; 1412-05 (S) that involve the analysis of patient characteristics and risk factors, identification of disparities in care, and calculation of utilization and cost for post-surgical complications, such as blood transfusion, blood clots, medical complications, readmission, ED visits, additional procedures, and long-term mortality. To examine disparities, geocoding was previously approved and implemented. To enhance the analysis, additional clinical information was linked to SPARCS Data. | 2000-2024 IP/OP |
| 5/24/2022 | Rachna Shah | University of Minnesota | 21123015 | The Role of Hospital Occupancy on Maternal Health Disparities | Professor Shah and student researcher Alison Murphy will examine whether staff workload and multitasking impact racial health disparities during the peripartum period. They propose to use inpatient discharge data, hospital characteristic data and other data on racial bias. | 2013-2020 IP |
| 5/24/2022 | Monika Ray | University of California Davis Health | 22011202 | CMS Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Patient Safety Measure Development and Maintenance | Dr. Ray is continuing the approved scope of research from SPARCS applications 2004-05 that involves the evaluation of existing measures against new data and in assisting in the development of new measures, including risk-adjusted sepsis mortality. | 2016-2024 IP, 2000-2024 OP |
| 5/24/2022 | Meng Wang | SUNY Buffalo | 22020701 | Investigating health effects of environmental exposure and mixtures on cause-specific disease morbidities in New York State | Dr. Wang and team will examine the effects of environmental exposure and mixtures on cause-specific disease morbidities in NYS. They will leverage existing environmental exposure databases and SPARCS data to look at 1) short-term effects of environmental exposure and mixtures on risks of inpatient and outpatient hospital admissions and costs in NYS, 2) the relative risks of long-term exposure to environmental stressors and mixtures on disease hospital admissions in NYS, and 3) the potential susceptibility and vulnerability among populations in these associations | 2000-2020 IP/OP |
| 5/6/2022 | Ted McCarthy | St. Peter's Health Partners | 21110101 | Operational and Long-Term Planning | St. Peter's Health Partners seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help St. Peter's Health Partners understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, St. Peter's Health Partners can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. | 2019-2023 IP/OP |
| 5/27/2022 | Inder Sandu-Gay | WMCHealth [SG2] | 21120908 | Operational and Long Term Planning | WMChealth seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help WMCHealth understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, WMChealth can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. | 2016-2020 |
| 5/6/2022 | Bryan Lari | Stamford Health, Inc. [SG2] | 21120909 | Operational and Long Term Planning | Stamford Health seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help Stamford Health understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, Stamford Health can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. | 2019-2023 IP |
| 4/19/2022 | Holly Sienkiewicz | Common Ground Health | 22040101 | 2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives | The 2020 PC Funded through a HEAL NY Phase 9 Grant from NYSDOH. The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. Development of interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care. The commission is charged with reducing ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations in Monroe County by 25% and low acuity ED visits by 15%. | 1997-2023 |
| 4/18/2022 | Yechu Hua | University of Rochester | 21112203 | Did Greater Price Transparency of Hospital Care Lower Health Care Costs? | This study aims to understand the mechanism through which price transparency efforts function in the health care market and to inform the effectiveness of PTW in cost saving. | 2015-2019 IP |
| 4/18/2022 | Robin Kinslow-Evans | Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc. [SG2] | 22012706 | Operational and Long Term Planning | Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY healthcare market includlng examination of Inpatient and ED utiltzatlon patterns In the state. The requested data wilI help Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital understand the market dynamnics and our organization's impact. It will also inform our planning effort to deliver services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using Sg2's online tools, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. | 2018-2023 IP/OP |
| 3/28/2022 | Nathanael Heckmann | University of Southern California | 21102604 | Recent Trends in Outpatient Elective Total Joint Arthroplasties | This study aims to characterize the trends in elective outpatient total hip and total knee arthroplasties and determine which demographic features for patients, hospitals, and regions are associated with increased rates of outpatient TJAs. | 2016-2024 IP/OP |
| 3/23/2022 | Craig Newgard | Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) | 2201-03 | NICHD R24: The Value of Pediatric Readiness for the Emergency Care of Children; HRSA: A Multi-State Evaluation of Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness: Guideline Uptake and Association with Quality, outcomes and Cost | Improving the value (maximized quality and outcomes for each dollar spent) of emergency care for children is critical for public health and the U.S. healthcare system. To improve the emergency care of children, national and state programs have sought to increase the “pediatric readiness” of emergency services. However, the evidence to inform such programs and characterize a high-value emergency care system for injured children is sparse. | 2012-2021 IP/OP |
| 3/23/2022 | Leslie Boyd | New York University School of Medicine | 2112-03 | The Impact of Surgeons of Hysterectomy Complications | Prior studies have reported on volume of surgeon and volume of hospital performing surgery as predictive factors for perioperative morbidity for patients undergoing hysterectomy. The objective if our study is to determine if surgeon-specific characteristics (e.g., residency, post-residency training, board licensure, time since licensure) affect perioperative hysterectomy morbidity. This study will allow us to characterize the impact of surgeon training in improving surgical outcomes. | 2009-2021 IP/OP |
| 3/23/2022 | Ryan Kahn | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | 2110-04 | Centralizing Ovarian Cancer Surgery: What is the Impact of Travel on Patients? | Previous literature has demonstrated a benefit of high hospital volume on complete gross resection rates and later prognoses among advanced stage high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer. However, it is unclear what impact centralizing ovarian cancer surgery may have on travel burden for patients. We aim to determine the impact of centralizing ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume centers on patient travel distance in NYS. | 2004-2018 IP |
| 3/23/2022 | Holly Sienkiewicz | Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency (Common Ground Health) | 1010-06 (A3) | 2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives | The 2020 PC Funded through a HEAL NY Phase 9 Grant from NYSDOH. The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. Development of interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care. The commission is charged with reducing ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations in Monroe County by 25% and low acuity ED visits by 15%. | 1997-2023 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2022 | Ashley Fox | SUNY Albany | 21102603 | "Safer" at home? School Reopening Policies and Deepening Disparities in Adverse Childhood Events in light of Covid-19 | This study aims to examine how remote schooling has affected child well-being in NYS by examining whether child visits to the emergency room for injury, accidents, and suspected abuse/neglect increased during the pandemic. Also whether there is differential effect on ER visits for these causes by school reopening plan (remote, hybrid, in person). Finally whether disparities in ER visits for these causes have increased between districts with high and low social disadvantage. | 2018-2021 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2022 | David Carpenter | University at Albany | 21022204 | Rates of hospitalization for respiratory and other diseases of residents living near to sites releasing air pollutants as determined from the National Emissions Inventory. | The National Emissions Inventory is a national database providing information on levels of various air pollutants by location. We will match these data to rates of hospitalization for respiratory and other diseases to determine that impact of air pollutants. | 2005-2023 OP |
| 3/16/2022 | Tanya Chin-Fatt | SG-2, LLC | 18062706 | Operational and Long-Term Planning for Multiple Clients | SG2 is requesting to use SPARCS data for Client Tools that we sell to clients. The Client Tools are the following products - Inpatient Market Forecast and State Data Analysis (IP & OP) | 2016-2023 IP/OP |
| 3/9/2022 | Vadim Hulse | New York Presbyterian | 21121311 | Operational and Long-Term Planning | NewYork-Presbyterian seeks to deepen our understanding of the New York health care market, including examination of inpatient and ED utilization patterns in the state. The requested data will help NYP understand the market dynamics and our org impact. It will imform our planning effort to deliver the services our patients need while driving value in our market. Using SG2's online tool, NYP seeks to understand their patient base and service mix in comparison to the overall market environment. With this info, NUP can conduct health resource planning for the communities we serve. | 2016-2021 IP/OP |
| 3/9/2022 | Alexander Slade | SUNY Stony Brook University | 21120202 | Quantifying the Influence of Geographic and Neighborhood Factors in Predicting Prostate Cancer disparities in the United States | The purpose of this work is to advance the equity in Prostate Cancer. We believe that given the prevalence of prostate cancer, there are significant implications for disparities which not only exist by race. We aim to use the SPARCS datasets to map prostate cancer disparities and predict locations at higher risks for disparities in uptake of advanced prostate imagine (specifically mpMRI and Fluciclovine F18) and salvage radiotherapy. | 2011-2019 IP/OP |
| 3/9/2022 | George Stouffer | University of North Carolina School of Medicine | 21092613 | Differences in Heart Disease Outcomes Among Inpatient | To better understand the differences in outcomes for patients with heart disease depnding on setting of onset, type of heart disease (coronary, valvular, cardiomyopathy, etc) Objective is to better identify these outcome differences to find targets for preventative action. | 2011-2021 IP |
| 3/9/2022 | Matthew Griffith | Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems | 21021602 | Vermont Explore Multi-State Hospital Dischare Database | To create Hospital Planning Reports to help our 14 member hospitals more effectively provide care to their service areas. | 2017-2025 IP/OP |
| 2/18/2022 | Allan Just | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 2003-03 (A) | Air pollution, extreme temperature, and adverse outcomes in a statewide registry | The goal of our work is to understand the contribution of environmental exposures to adverse health outcomes. The results of our work can be used for policy, healthcare delivery and patient management, and/or health education. | 2007-2023 IP/OP |
| 2/18/2022 | Carol Grebowieci | Valley Health System (SG2) | 21122214 | Operational and Long-Term Planning | Valley Health seeks to deepen our understanding of the NY health care system, including examination of IP and ED utilization patterns in the state. The requested data will help understand the market dynamics and our orgs impact. It will also inform our pl | 2019-2023 IP |
| 2/18/2022 | Elizabeth McNutt | RWJBH | 21121310 | Operational and Long-Term Planning | RWJBH seeks to deepen our understanding of the New York health care market, including examination of inpatient and ED utilization patterns io the state The requested data will help RWJBH loc understand the market dynam;cs and our organjzatjon's impact. It | 2019-2023 IP/OP |
| 2/18/2022 | Eve Hoar | University of Vermont Health Network (SG2) | 21120304 | Operational and Long-Term Planning | UVHN seeks to deepen our understanding of the New York health care market, including examination of inpatient and ED utilization patterns in the state. The requested data will help UVHN understand the market dynamics and our organization's impact. It will | 2018-2023 IP/OP |
| 2/18/2022 | Michael Palese | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1602-09 (S) | Analyzing the Implications and Trends of Subspecialization | The data will be used to link and find out at which point hospitals and physicians have reached sufficient caseload in order to benefit from this association. | 2004-2024 IP/OP |
| 2/18/2022 | Christopher Carpenter | Vanderbilt University | 2110-06 | Social Security Eligibility and Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Administrative Data | The data will be used to study the relationship between retirement and health care utilization in the United States. | 2011-2017 OP |
| 2/18/2022 | Rachel Lipari | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | 2112-01 | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) | As health care costs escalate in the United States and quality of care concerns become more pronounced, the need for accurate and timely health care data has increased dramatically. Policymakers, administrators, and the research community require comprehensive and precise data resources in order to evaluate cost, quality, and access to care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsors one such resource, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). | 2019-2025 IP/OP |
| 2/7/2022 | Fabienne Laraque | NYC Department of Homeless Services/Social Services | 2106-01 | Mapping the risk factors associated with acute care service among individuals experiencing homelessness and residing in DHS system for development, implementation and evaluation of intervientions | To understand pattern of health services usage among DHS population, how these pattern impact health outcomes, implement and inform programs and interventions (care coordination , health promotion) to reduce acute care use. and improve health outcomes amo | 2017-2024 IP/OP |
| 2/7/2022 | Art Sedrakyan | Weill Cornell Medical College | 2102-01 | Examining Priority Device Outcomes using Administrative and Registries Databases | This study is related to application 130606. The purpose of the entire project is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of devices, the impact of provider characteristics on patient outcomes, health disparities related to device use and outcomes, and the im | 1995-2024 IP/OP |
| 1/31/2022 | Amy Carver | Cayuga Health System | 21102805 | Operational and Long-Term Planning | CHS seeks to deepen its understanding of the NY health care market, including examination of IP and ED utilization patterns. The requested data will inform our health resource planning and improve access for the communities we serve. | 2016-2024 IP/OP |
| 1/31/2022 | Natalia Egorova | Mount Sinai Hospital | 21092312 | Disparities in failure to rescue among pediatric patients after surgery in New York State | Failure to rescue (FTR) is an important nationally endorsed quality indicator in surgical impatients This study aims to identify socioeconomic disparities in quality of care amongst pediatric surgical patients and compare them with adult hospitalizations | 2005-2023 IP/OP |
| 1/18/2022 | Lili Chan | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 2106-03 | Improving risk prediction of adverse outcomes in hemodialysis patients by incorporating non-traditional risk factors | The data will be used in a research study looking at the assocation of social determinants of health and hospitalizations in patients on hemodialysis. Identifying which social determinants of health are most associated with hospitalizations will allow for | 2015-2024 IP/OP |
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/15/2021 | Donald Dykstra | Atlantic Health System (SG2) | 21042909 | Annual market analysis. | The primary purpose for use of SPARCS data is to conduct market analyses and allocate resources for planning and population health. | 2017-2021 IP/OP |
| 12/10/2021 | Amy Richards | Yale New Haven Health | 21080901 | Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration | The Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) Office of Strategy Management will access and use the SPARCS data for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes. Specifically, it will be used to create derivative reports to analyze and trend the car | 2017-2023 IP/OP |
| 12/10/2021 | Varun Puvanesarajah | Columbia University Medical Center | 21090303 | Analysis of Spine Surgery Outcomes and Costs: A Machine Learning Approach | Analysis of Spine Surgery Outcomes and Costs: A Machine Learning Approach | 2010-2020 IP/OP |
| 12/9/2021 | Ismail Sirtalan | Greater New York Hospital Association | 0901-04 (A2) | Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a comparative quality and performance measurement system | The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in NYS. Specifically, through our QMS product, we will run risk-adjusted quality, length of stay, and cost models to help | 1999-2020 IP/OP |
| 12/9/2021 | Eileen Johns | Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI) | 2106-02 | Long Term Effects of Frequent Users System Engagement (FUSE) Supportive Housing Intervention: Housing, Health, Economic, and Social Well-being | Purpose is to evaluate long term (10-year) impacts of the NYC FUSE housing-based intervention for adults with health and mhealth needs who cycle between jail and homelessness, on housing, health, and criminal justice involvement. Results will be used to i | 2004-2019 IP, 2016-2019 OP |
| 12/9/2021 | Allan Just | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 2003-03 | Air pollution, extreme temperature, and adverse outcomes in a statewide registry | The goal of our work is to understand the contribution of environmental exposures to adverse health outcomes. The results of our work can be used for policy, healthcare delivery and patient management, and/or health education. | 2007-2023 IP/OP |
| 11/8/2021 | Deirdre Byrne | Hackensack Meridian Health | 21062103 | Hospital Planning - 2019 SPARCS data request | The data will be used for running market share reports at the hospital/system/service area/service line levels HMH relies on NY SPARCS data to analyze patterns of outmigration, particularly of Northern NJ residents, to assist in planning efforts to determ | 2019-2021 IP/OP |
| 10/4/2021 | Dave Meintel | Rochester Regional | 21040601 | Renewal of access request 16032114 for continued updating of internally-maintained SPARCS database. | For the past four years Rochester Regional Health has maintained an unidentifiable copy of the SPARCS database via request 16032114 for use in planning and resource allocation. That request is valid only through 2019 data. RRH wishes to continue receiving data updates for the foreseeable future. | 2017-2024 IP/OP |
| 10/4/2021 | Erik Nicholson | Healthcare Bluebook | 21052708 | Healthcare Operations of Heathcare Bluebook | SPARCS data will assist in the creation of medels that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilizationand quality outcomes for hospitals. These analytic models are based on several data sources including SPARCS. | 2010-2024 IP |
| 9/23/2021 | Caroline Thirukumaran | University of Rochester | 1702-04 (A) | Health Services Research for Investigating the Determinants and Outcomes of Orthopeadic Care | To study determinants and outcomes of surgical and medical management of orthopaedic conditions, with the objective of reducing variation in outcomes, and improving access, cost and quality of care for these patients. | 2020-2024 IP/OP |
| 9/22/2021 | Stefanie Sarnat | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health | 1711-02 (S) | A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity | The study's purpose is to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. | 2017-2019 IP/OP |
| 9/16/2021 | William Bernstein | Manatt Health | 21061802 | Hospital and Health Plan Support | Manatt is working with hospitals and health plans across the state on a variety of near-term and long-term priorities. | 2012-2024 IP/OP |
| 9/1/2021 | Eric Niehaus | DataGen, Inc. | 21041402 | Strategic planning and utilization analysis with DataGen Market Analytics (hereinafter referred to as “DMA”) for New York State hospitals. | This data will allow hospitals to request market analytics for strategic planning, utilization, length of stay, certificate of need (CON), market share, community health plans and other analytical reports which hospitals need to evaluate hospital performance. | 2014-2024 IP/OP |
| 9/1/2021 | Eric Niehaus | DataGen, Inc. | 21041408 | Strategic planning and utilization analysis with State Data Analysis from Sg2 (hereinafter referred to as "SDA") for NYS hostpitals | This data allows hospitals to access in one location, the data necessary for strategic planning, utilizaiton, length of stay, CON, market share, community health plans, and other analytical reports which hospitals need to evaluate hospital performance. | 2014-2024 IP/OP |
| 9/1/2021 | Tanya Chin-Fatt | SG-2, LLC | 21032908 | Operational and Long-Term Planning for multiple clients (various hospitals and health systems) | This data seeks to use the SPARCS discharge data in summaries and reports for its hospital and healthcare clients. | 2019-2023 IP/OP |
| 7/12/2021 | David Rubin | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | 2101-01 | Health Services Research for Cancer Care | The objective of this study is to validate the use of SPARCS data for identifying cancer patients and their treatment and outcomes. We will develop and validate claims-based provider-level quality measures. Findings will provide insight into trends in can | 2015-2023 IP/OP |
| 7/12/2021 | Janet Currie | Princeton University | 1505-02 (A) | Unnecessary Hospitalization and Patient Outcomes. | The data will be used to recomment hospital admission practices which could lower health care spending and reduce complication rates. | 2005-2023 IP/OP |
| 7/7/2021 | Brad Bowman | Healthgrades Marketplace LLC [IBM/Truven] | 21032307 | Quality Ratings and Analysis | Quality of healthcare services delivered at different hospitals allows consumers to make better informed healthcare choices, to measure quality outcomes for IP acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis & quality metrics reporting. | 2016-2022 IP |
| 6/30/2021 | Aileen Thompson | Federal Trade Commission | 21042807 | New York Health Care Provider Merger Investigations | The data will be used in the FTC's current and futuyre investigations of health care providers in NY and surrounding states. The data will be used to measure the extent and intensity of competition in relevant health care provider markets and the likely effects of the proposed mergers on prices, services, and quality in these markets. | 2015-2023 IP/OP |
| 6/30/2021 | Elizabeth McNutt | RWJBH System | 21022203 | RWJBH State Data Warehouse | Seeking to understand New York Discharges of patients originating in New Jersey in order to better match clinical offerings with patient demands. | 2015-2019 IP/OP |
| 6/30/2021 | Aileen Thompson | Federal Trade Commission | 20092907 | New York Health Care Provider Merger Investigations and Research | The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers (e.g. hospitals) in NY and surrounding states and in research projects on health care provider competition and mergers. The data will be used to measure the ente | 2015-2023 IP/OP |
| 6/22/2021 | Elizabeth Howll | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1104-02 (A2) | Monitoring Obstretric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study | This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available in the United States; discharge abstract data (SPARCS), which will include information | 2015-2020 OP |
| 6/11/2021 | Susan Khalil | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 20082806 | MIS Utilization and Outcomes | Study the utilization of minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic surgery, and evaluate perioperative outcomes. Benefit is to society and medicine, with evaluating use of patient centered surgical innovation and identify disparities and use in various gy | 2008-2017 IP/OP |
| 6/8/2021 | Shao Lin | SUNY Albany School of Public Health | 1509-01 (S) | Environmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes. | The data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures such as extreme weather/disaster. We aim to evaluate the relationships between extreme weather including respiratory/cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal disea | 2001-2021 IP/OP |
| 6/8/2021 | Perry Sheffield | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 2007-01 | Pediatric Health in Extreme Weather | The primary purpose of this work is to examine susceptibility of pediatric to ambient temperature and disseminate research-informed strategies on reducing heat risks to children's health to public health department and clinicians. | 2005-2020 IP/OP |
| 6/1/2021 | Nathan Donnelly | New York eHealth Cooperative (NYeC), Data and Analytics | 21011904 | Health information exchange value analysis | NYeC is the state's designated entity to collaboratively lead and coordinate the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY). The SHIN-NY aims to improve care and reduce costs. This project will quantify the value that the SHIN-NY is providing to the state. | 2020-2023 IP/OP |
| 5/25/2021 | Rebecca Duffin | Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC. | 21052105 | New York Hospital Assessment | Assessment of market dynamics in Westchester county are for an understanding of hospital market share by service line. | 2018-2020 IP/OP |
| 5/18/2021 | Jessica Nysenbaum | Manatt Health | 21021001 | Analysis to Support Hospital System Strategic Planning | The data will be used to help hospital systems and other providers develop strategic plans to improve patient healthcare services | 2019 IP/OP |
| 5/7/2021 | Todd Wagner | VA Health Economic Resource Center (HERC) | 2101-02 | Utilization and Health Outcomes for Veterans with Expanded Health Care Access | These data will be used to review existing measures of access and show the effect of improved access on Veteran health. | 2007-2020 IP/OP |
| 5/7/2021 | Omid Barzideh | New York University Long Island School of Medicine | 2011-01 | The correlation between benign prostate hyperplasia and elevated risk of prosthetic joint infection of the hip and knee | These data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the development of prosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the hip and knee. | 2005-2021 IP, 2007-2021 OP |
| 5/7/2021 | Jeremiah Hayanga | West Virginia University | 1912-03 | ECMO Outcomes: Risk Factors Impact on Mortality | These data will be used to assess risk factors for mortality in ECMO patients and to study effects of variations in types of anesthesia on outcomes in surgical patients. | 2012-2017 IP |
| 4/27/2021 | Joseph Bosco | New York University Langone Medical Center | 20033006 | Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmission Across NY State | These data will be used to compare orthopaedic readmission rates, surgical infections, and hospital costs and charges throughout NYS. | 2010-2020 IP/OP |
| 4/20/2021 | Jeffrey Villanueva | SUNY Upstate Medical University | 21010502 | Association of pediatric testicular pathology with adolescent and adult andrologic pathology | These data will be used to study pediatric testicular pathology and follow-up of these patients. | 1982-2024 IP, 1983-2024 OP |
| 4/20/2021 | Ruby Greywood | Montefiore Medical Center | 20101802 | Factors associated with disparities in colectomy rates among patients with ulcerative colitis | These data will be used to analyze patient level factors associated with elective vs. emergent colectomy and morality in ulcerative colitis. | 2010-2019 IP/OP |
| 4/20/2021 | Evan Schmidt | Hartford HealthCare Corporation | 20091402 | Market demand study of the needs of patients living in New York who travel to/from CT for their health care | These data will be used to understand patients travel patterns between NY and CT. | 2018-2019 IP/OP |
| 4/20/2021 | Audrey Lyndon | New York University Medical Center (NYU) | 20051302 | Looking at Birth Outcomes and their Relationship to Registered Nurse Staffing (Labor RNs) | These data will be used to measure relationships between nursing care during labor and birth and patient outcomes. | 2018 IP |
| 4/20/2021 | Samer Hasan | Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation | 20070701 | The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knew Replacements | These data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacement in NYS, studying how distribution has changed over time. | 2018 IP |
| 3/31/2021 | Lingzhi Chu | Yale School of Public Health | 2010-03 | The relationship between extreme temperature, humidity and air pollution, and cause-specific morbidity | These data will be used to assess the relationship between weather (e.g., temperature and humidity) and air pollution exposures and cause-specific morbidity. | 2007-2016 IP/OP |
| 3/30/2021 | Babak Navi | Weill Cornell Medicine | 2001-05 | Weill Cornell Stroke Registry: Long-term Follow-up | These data will be used to estimate the 1-year incidence of cancer among ~4,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke in the prospective Cornell Acute Stroke Academic Registry. | 2011-2020 IP/OP |
| 1/6/2021 | Jesse Hinde | RTI International | 20040902 | Federal Meta-Analysis Report | These data will be used for meta-evaluation. | 2010-2022 IP/OP |
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12/7/2020 Mitchell Levy Brown University 1909-05 (S) Clinical sepsis phenotype during statewide mandated care of sepsis These data will be used to study sepsis protocol and outcomes. 2018-2023 IP 12/7/2020 Alexander Greenstein Mount Sinai Hospital 1912-07 Effect of Operative Volume and Academic Hospital Status on Colectomy Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients These data will be used to determine whether surgical volume and academic status affect outcomes for patient undergoing colectomy for IBD. 2012-2018 IP 10/28/2020 Paul Kuo OnetoMap Analytics Lab 20010903 Surgeon Gender - impact on mortality and patient outcomes socioeconomic determinants of health These data will be used to contribute to current body of clinical research regarding gender and outcome disparities. 2009-2020 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Timothy Smith U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory 20070800 Resource Optimization in Prolonged Care Environments These data will be used to develop constructive model to simulate prolonged care (PC) scenarios and determine solutions to maximize survival rates. 2009-2014 IP 10/27/2020 Aleks Karnick University of Southern Mississippi 20042102 Geographically Weighted Analysis of Suicide and Self-Injury Trauma Center Admissions in NYS These data will be used to develop models of suicide and self-injury. 2009-2018 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Tamie Critelli O'Conco Healthcare Consultants 20011506 New York Market and Cost 2018 These data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks. 2018-2022 IP/OP 10/21/2020 Jason Fawley Harvard Medical School 2004-07 Trends in Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Admission Following Small Bowel Obstruction in NYS from 2005-2019 These date will be used to evaluate the temporal trends in emergency department (ED) utilization and hosptial admission for patients with small bowel obstruction in NYS. 2005-2019 IP/OP 10/19/2020 Jacob Morey Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1910-02 NYC MIST Cost-Effectiveness Analysis These data will be used to compare the cost-effectivenesss service endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke. 2016-2018 IP/OP 10/28/2020 Paul Kuo OnetoMap Analytics Lab 20010903 Surgeon Gender - impact on mortality and patient outcomes socioeconomic determinants of health These data will be used to contribute to current body of clinical research regarding gender and outcome disparities. 2009-2020 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Timothy Smith U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory 20070800 Resource Optimization in Prolonged Care Environments These data will be used to develop constructive model to simulate prolonged care (PC) scenarios and determine solutions to maximize survival rates. 2009-2014 IP 10/27/2020 Aleks Karnick University of Southern Mississippi 20042102 Geographically Weighted Analysis of Suicide and Self-Injury Trauma Center Admissions in NYS These data will be used to develop models of suicide and self-injury. 2009-2018 IP/OP 10/27/2020 Tamie Critelli O'Conco Healthcare Consultants 20011506 New York Market and Cost 2018 These data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks. 2018-2022 IP/OP 10/21/2020 Jason Fawley Harvard Medical School 2004-07 Trends in Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Admission Following Small Bowel Obstruction in NYS from 2005-2019 These date will be used to evaluate the temporal trends in emergency department (ED) utilization and hosptial admission for patients with small bowel obstruction in NYS. 2005-2019 IP/OP 10/19/2020 Jacob Morey Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1910-02 NYC MIST Cost-Effectiveness Analysis These data will be used to compare the cost-effectivenesss service endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke. 2016-2018 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Cynthia Khan Northwell Health 2004-06 Hospital and Market Utilization Study These data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient, and emergency utilization. 1995-2023 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Monika Ray University of California Davis Health 2004-05 CMS Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Patient Safety Measure Development and Maintenance These data will be used to develop, maintain, reevaluate, and implement patient safety measures. 2016-2018 IP 8/20/2020 Bernard Black Northwestern University 1910-04 (A) Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and their Children These data will be used to study the effect of DACA on those recipients' health. 1995-2020 IP, 2005-2020 OP 8/20/2020 Carlin Brickner Visiting Nurse Service of New York 1811-04 (A) Health outcome monitoring and quality improvement for vulnerable patient populations These data will be used to pursue quality improvement activities. 2015-2020 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Abdissa Negassa Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1702-07 (S) Prediction Models for Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure These data will be used to determine if an innovative modeling approach is needed to improve outcomes. 2014-2019 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A3) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures These data will be used to study outcomes in conjunction with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) data. 2007-2018 IP, 2012-2013 OP 8/20/2020 Fleming Fergal University of Rochester Medical Center 1412-05 (S) Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events These data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, Identify disparities in care, and mortality. 2000-2023 IP/OP 8/20/2020 Anthony Dias Connecticut Hospital Association (CHIME, Inc.) 19122305 NY Benchmark and Comparisons These data will be used to provide Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) hospital members with benchmarks and comparisons to NY hospitals. 2015-2018 IP/OP 6/30/2020 Subbu Ramanarayanan NERA Economic Consulting 20022808 Analysis of Inpatient Competition in Northern New Jersey and New York These data will be used to analyze the competitive impact of the mergers. 2016-2018 IP 6/30/2020 Katherine Aherns University of Southern Maine 20012411 Paid parental leave and respiratory syncytial virus infection in young infants These data will be used to determine if the introduction of paid parental leave in NYS was associated with a decrease in RSV. 2014-2020 IP 6/30/2020 Recai Yucel University at Albany School of Public Health 19110708 Orange County Community Health Assessment Technical Assistance These data will be used to comply with NYS public health law 602a. 2013-2017 IP/OP 6/30/2020 Jason Wright New York Presbyterian Hospital 19073113 Trends in Gastroenterology practices in New York State These data will be used to examine trends and outcomes in gastrointestinal practices. 2009-2019 IP/OP 6/30/2020 Herman Chen SUNY Downstate School of Public Health 19052209 Determining Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Prevalence in Local Brooklyn Populations Using Emergency Department Surveillance From 2013-2015 These data will be used to study lupus in specific populations. 2013-2015 IP/OP 1/29/2020 Mitchell Levy Brown University 1909-05 Clinical sepsis phenotype during statewide mandated care of sepsis These data will be used to study sepsis protocol and outcomes. 2014-2017 IP 1/29/2020 David Argue Economists Incorporated 19121002 Hospital Merger Evaluation in New York These data will be used to review hospital mergers that require review by state and federal regulators. 2018-2019 IP 1/29/2020 Andrew O'Donnell Mount Sinai Medical Center 19120301 Planning for the Mount Sinai Health System Utilizing New York State Data These data will be used to analyze and monitor market share and CON. 2012-2022 IP/OP 1/29/2020 David Nuzum McKinsey & Company, Healthcare Systems and Services Practice 19092305 Advancing the NCIP model through preliminary design and economic modeling These data will be used to perform claims-based analyses of patient and service flows in certain areas. 2016-2018 IP/OP 1/29/2020 Emily Walden NERA Economic Consulting 19071110 Analysis of Patient Flow Data in NY State These data will be used to analyze the competitive environment of NY health care providers. 2015-2018 IP/OP
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12/13/2019 Ann Nattinger Medical College of Wisconsin 1910-01 Can regionalization improve outcomes and reduce disparities related to breast cancer care? An evaluation of the NY Medicaid regionalization experiment. These data will be used to study and evaluate the 2009 regionalization policy for Medicaid beneficiaries with breast cancer. 2004-2018 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Charleen Hsuan Pennsylvania State University 1912-01 Federal and State Laws and Policies Influencing Patient Disposition of Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Utilization These data will be used to study how federal and state laws influence hospitalization utilization and quality. 2010-2022 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Kai Ruggeri Columbia University 1912-05 Nudging New York: Using data science to increase healthcare access in underserved communities. These data will be used to increase attendance at preventive medical appointments by using machine learning models to implement evidence-based interventions. 2017-2019 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Eric Niehaus HANYS Services, Inc. 1912-06 Healthcare delivery, cost, utilization and quality analyses These data will be used to provide information and analysis to help improve patient safety, quality, and the delivery of healthcare in their facilities. 2011-2022 IP/OP 12/13/2019 Eric Niehaus HANYS Services, Inc. 19102909 Strategic planning and utilization analysis with Market Expert® State Data Analyst for New York State hospitals. These data, through the Market Expert tool, will allow hospitals to access the data necessary for analytical reports to evaluate hospital performance. 2012-2022 IP/OP 11/5/2019 Bernard Black Northwestern University 1910-04 Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and their Children These data will be used to study the effect of the partial legalization of undocumented immigrants under President Obama's DACA. 1995-2020 IP
2005-2020 OP 11/5/2019 David Rothstein University at Buffalo 1907-05 Biliary Colic: Natural History of NY Children after the First ED Visit These data will be used to explore the outcomes of children presenting to the ED with biliary colic. 2009-2019 IP/OP 11/5/2019 David Essig Long Island Jewish Medical Center 1907-01 Assessment of Patient, Hospital, and Surgical Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Orthopaedic Procedures in NYS These data will be used to understand how certain procedures can be influenced by patient, hospitals, and surgeon variables. 2012-2022 IP/OP 11/5/2019 Hassan Ghomrawi Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University 1707-02 (A) Evaluating the Quality and Safety of Surgical Care These data will be used to study surgical quality and outcomes in New York State. 2004-2020 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Anita Vashi VA Palo Alto Health Care System 1909-01 Veteran Access to Emergency Care These data will be used to identify veterans' utilization of emergency department services. 2009-2022 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Justin Dimick University of Michigan, Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy 1908-02 Long-term Comparative Safety and Economic Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy These data will be used to evaluate safety and expenditure differences between sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass procedures. 2010-2022 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Lauren Wise Boston University School of Public Health 1907-04 Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) These data will be used to 1) validate data, and 2) ascertain pregnancy complications and birth outcomes. 2014-2022 IP 8/13/2019 Art Sedrakyan Weill Medical College of Cornell University 1306-06 (A3) Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care These data will be used to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care; this amendment will expand the scope of the project to include registry information. 1995-2020 IP/OP 8/13/2019 Alex Federman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1907-02 Home-based Primary Care for Homebound Seniors: a Randomized Controlled Trial These data will be used to evaluate the impact of home-based primary care among the homebound adults and their caregivers. 2016-2021 IP/OP 7/9/2019 Mark Shepard National Bureau of Economic Research 1907-03 Effects of Clinical Outsourcing and Regulation on Provision of Hospital Care These data will be used to study how clinical outsourcing affects price, quantity, and quality of care received in the hospital setting. 2005-2018 IP/OP 7/9/2019 Jean Yoon VA Health Economic Resource Center (HERC) 1902-03 Veteran's Choice in Hospital Care These data will be used to study use of hospital care provided by VA and non-VA sponsored care in 11 states. 2011-2017 IP 7/9/2019 Eric Frimpong NYS Office of Mental Health 1805-01 Service Utilization of Behavioral Health Clients in Comparison to Non-Behavioral Health These data will be used to examine system-wide service use trends of behavioral health (BH) clients and non-BH clients. 2010-2020 IP/OP 6/20/2019 Nathan Donnelly New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) 19050101 Health Information Exchange Value Analysis These data will be used to aid in the duties required to collaboratively lead and coordinate the stateside Health Information network for New York (SHIN-NY). 2017-2019 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Sarah Kuril CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy 19043006 An Evaluation of the Burden on Respiratory Ailments Given Current Trends in Climate Variability These data will be used to evaluate the burden of climate variability on various respiratory diagnoses. 2009-2018 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Jerry Kim Rutgers Business School 19031803 Tie Resilience in Physician Referrals These data will be used to understand the conditions under which physician pairs continue collaborating following different events. 2012-2016 IP 6/7/2019 John Decker Quantros Inc. 18122107 Healthcare Operations of Quantros, Inc. These data will be used to create tools to analyze utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. 2010-2020 IP 6/20/2019 Nathan Donnelly New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) 19050101 Health Information Exchange Value Analysis These data will be used to aid in the duties required to collaboratively lead and coordinate the stateside Health Information network for New York (SHIN-NY). 2017-2019 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Sarah Kuril CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy 19043006 An Evaluation of the Burden on Respiratory Ailments Given Current Trends in Climate Variability These data will be used to evaluate the burden of climate variability on various respiratory diagnoses. 2009-2018 IP/OP 6/7/2019 Jerry Kim Rutgers Business School 19031803 Tie Resilience in Physician Referrals These data will be used to understand the conditions under which physician pairs continue collaborating following different events. 2012-2016 IP 6/7/2019 John Decker Quantros Inc. 18122107 Healthcare Operations of Quantros, Inc. These data will be used to create tools to analyze utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. 2010-2020 IP 6/3/2019 Alexander Friedman Columbia University Medical Center 1905-02 Development and validation of a risk prediction model to assess the risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism in a U.S. population These data will be used to research the risk of VTE in individual postpartum women. 2007-2014 IP 6/3/2019 James Carey NYS Office of Mental Health 1905-01 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) 2017 grant These data will be used for quality improvement of the data submitted for voluntary and involuntary admissions of psychiatric treatment to the NICS registry. 2013-2018 IP 6/3/2019 Benjamin Goldsteen OneCity Health 1904-02 Analysis of SPARCS data to identify health care utilization patterns and costs to inform planning of population health, quality improvement, VBP and DSRIP initiatives. These data will be used to study health care utilization of patients in and around New York City. 2013-2021 IP/OP 6/3/2019 Brenda Velazquez Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) 1904-01 Internal Analysis The data will be used in conjunction with crime incident data to mitigate unnecessary criminal justice involvement. 2012-2022 IP/OP 4/18/2019 Elizabeth Cushman Healthgrades Operating Company, Inc. [TRUVEN] 19020101 Quality Ratings & Analytics These data will be used to evaluate the quality of Healthcare services delivered at different hospitals. 2017 IP/AmbSurg 3/20/2019 Kajal Lahiri Econometrics Research Institute, Economics Department, University at Albany 1902-06 Performance Spillovers in a Multi-payer Healthcare System: Case of New York These data will be used to study effect of Medicare payment reform on the likelihood of being readmitted or returning to a hospital Emergency Department within 30 days of initial discharge. 2005-2018 IP/OP 3/20/2019 Timothy Layton National Bureau of Economic Research 1902-02 Health and the Targeting of Federal Disability Programs These data will be used to study the health of recipients of federal disability insurance benefits before and after benefit receipt. 1997-2017 IP/OP 3/20/2019 Jonathan Shoag New York Presbyterian Hospital 1810-05 Identification of Prognostic Factors in Urological Malignancies Data will be used to study shifts in patient management and outcomes of urologic surgeries. 2007-2021 IP/OP 3/20/2019 Yan Li University of Rochester 1801-07 Clinical Outcome, Complication, and Disparity of Brain and Spine Surgery using New York State Administrative Database These data will be used to investigate the clinical data of different spine surgeries. 2000-2018 IP/OP 3/15/2019 Linda Miller Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 18112806 Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients These data will be used to improve access to clinical care and services. 2017-2020 IP 3/1/2019 John Harrison WebMD Health Services Group Inc./Truven 19012909 NY In-Patient Hospital Study These data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to compare hospital services. 2017 IP 1/25/2019 Aristides Cruz Brown University 19011504 Epidemiologic and Cost Trends in Orthopaedic Injuries of Pediatric Patients in New York These data will be used to describe the epidemiologic and cost trends in orthopaedic injuries in patients in New York. 2009-2018 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Rakesh Shrestha RWJBarnabas Health 18120301 Short and Long-term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Robotic and Non-Robotic Mitral Valve Repair/Plasty These data will be used to look at patients with open heart valvuloplasty (ICD9 35.12) and compare them with those who had robotic assisted procedures (ICD9 17.4). 2008-2020 IP 1/25/2019 Loay Salman Albany Medical College 1901-01 Environmental Exposure and Antineutrophic cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) and Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane (Anti-GBM) in NYS These data will be used to study distribution of AAV and anti-GBM alone and in combination in various counties in NYS along with various environmental triggers and factors. 2005-2017 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Natalia Egorova Mount Sinai Medical Center 1901-04 Investigating Epidemiology, Long-term Outcomes of Treatment for Individuals with Cardiac Diseases These data will be used to study cardiovascular disease by identifying trends for patients with cardiac diseases. 1995-2021 IP/OP 1/25/2019 George Wanna New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai 1811-03 The Effect of Hospital and Surgeon Volume on Vestibular Schwannoma Outcomes: An investigation using the SPARCS database These data will be used to determine whether high-volume surgeons and high-volume hospitals have better outcomes when compared to lower volume centers and surgeons for lateral skull base surgery. 1982-2020 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Jason Wright New York Presbyterian Hospital 1901-02 Assessing the effect of neighborhood socioeconomic status on uterine and cervical cancer outcomes These data will be used to determine if neighborhood disadvantage (Area Deprivation Index, ADI) is an independent predictor of open surgery, greater resource utilization, and shorter survival for patients with endometrial cancer. 2000-2019 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Emanuela Taioli Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1901-03 Cancer Treatment Disparities in Elderly Patients with a Dual Dementia Diagnosis These data will be use to assess the intersection of dementia and cancer in elderly patients. 2007-2017 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Jane Clougherty Drexel University 1211-12 (A2) Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma These data will be used in investigating whether chronic community stressors alter individual susceptibility to urban air pollution in predicting cardiovascular disease events. 2005-2011 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Lorna Thorpe New York University School of Medicine 1710-01 (S) Evaluation of Smoke-Free Housing Policy Impacts on Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Health Outcomes These data will be used to study the impact of the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) policies in their developments. 2013-2020 IP/OP 1/25/2019 Maura Cosetti New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai 1811-01 Predictive Factors of Hospital Readmission following Cochlear Implantation: an Investigation using the SPARCS Database These data will be used to identify independent risk factors for unintended readmission following cochlear implantation and the overall cost burden of readmission following cochlear implantation. 1982-2020 IP/OP 1/14/2019 Steven Stern SUNY Stony Brook University 18122006 The effect of asymmetric information in Medicare Advantage on demand and competition These data will be used to develop and estimate a model of health plan demand in Medicare market. 2009-2014 IP/OP 1/14/2019 Jessica Athens New York State Health Foundation 18121808 Assessing Geographic and Temporal Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity Across New York State These data will be used to demonstrate geographic and temporal trends in severe maternal morbidity (SMM). 2011-2021 IP
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12/14/2018 Matthew Bonner University at Buffalo 18062102 Health Outcomes, Ambient Air Exposures, and Proximity to Tonawanda Coke Corporation These data will be used to investigate the associations between health outcomes such as COPD, cardiovascular events, and kidney disease and estimates of ambient air exposures. 2005-2015 IP/OP 11/26/2018 Paul Van Fossan OptumInsight 18110201 Coding and Documentation Benchmarking These data will be used to develop and introduce benchmarks into hospital performance reports for opportunities for improvements in coding quality and service delivery. 2016 IP 11/26/2018 Carlin Brickner Visiting Nurse Service of New York 1811-04 Health outcome monitoring and quality improvement for vulnerable patient populations These SPARCS data will be used to enable the VNSNY to coordinate and monitor patient outcomes with providers across settings and to pursue quality improvement activities. 2015-2020 IP/OP 11/21/2018 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A2) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. 2014-2017 IP 11/2/2018 Kieran Higgins Citrin Coopermaan 18101106 Ongoing Healthcare Consulting Project These data will be used to gain an understanding of healthcare shifts in New York State to help provide better outcomes at efficient cost levels. 2016-2017 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Shulamite Huang New York University College of Dentistry 18100304 A Dental "Dartmouth Atlas" for NYS These data will be used to examine whether unmet dental need is significantly correlated with the availability and use of dental resources across markets and specific subpopulations. 2005-2017 OP 11/2/2018 David Parker SBH Health System 18100203 Investigation of Diabetic Ketoacidosis among Persons with Inpatient Hospital Visits. These data will be used to determine differences in characteristics of persons with diabetic ketoacidosis receiving inpatient care over time. 2009-2017 IP 11/2/2018 Randi Roy Village Center for Care 18100101 Market review of hospital discharges These data will be used to better understand the reasons for hospital discharges and the various clinical conditions that patients have upon discharge from a hospital. 2017-2021 IP 11/2/2018 Peter Veazie University of Rochester Medical Center 18100102 Opioid-Related Hospital Use: Trends, Determinants, and Effects of Policy These data will be used to examine determinants and trends in opioid-related hospital use and mortality, and to evaluate effects of policy changes. 2005-2019 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Melissa Tracy SUNY Albany School of Public Health 18092508 Hospitalizations for intentional self-harm or suicide attempt in New York State These data will be used to evaluate suicides in cojunction with the Office of Mental Health's Zero Suicide project. These analyses will contribute to OMH suicide surveillance activities and planning for implementation of Zero Suicide activities across the state. 2012-2021 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Evan Siau St. Barnabas Hospital 18083005 Rate of Breast Cancer Screening in New York City Immigrant Population These data will be used to describe the rate of screening and the characteristics of the populations who do not have access to standard screening as per USPSTF recommendation to develop intervention to improve access. 2006-2017 OP 10/15/2018 Jonathan Albert Montefiore Medical Center 1801-01 (A) Population Health Analytics These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. 2012-2020 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Rie Sakai-Bizmark UCLA 1702-03 (A) Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening These data will be used to study Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening, using Pulse Oximetry (PO) in newborns. 2009-2017 IP, 2010-2017 OP ED only 10/15/2018 Juan Bucobo SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center 1703-04 (A) Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State These data will be used to understand the potential demographic differences amongst readmission rates in patients with all gastrointestinal diseases throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. 1995-2020 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Joseph Laquartra Cornell University 1810-03 Investigating predictive relationship between Air Quality and Asthma to create an early warning mechanism These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict possible occurrence of asthma and create an early warning system. 2008-2017 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Neloufar Rahai New York University School of Medicine 1810-01 Secondary Data Analysis of All Payer Data to Understand and Predict Opioid Overdoses and Deaths These data will be used to better understand the characteristics of patients with opioid use ED visits, and to create a predictive model to identify patients at risk for opioid overdose and death following overdose visits. 2011-2017 IP/OP 10/15/2018 John Leden Long Island Health Network 0910-07 (S2) Quality of Care Assessment: Hospital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department These data will be used to compare patient use patterns. 2008-2021 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Shao Lin SUNY Albany School of Public Health 1509-01 (A) Environmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes These data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures on health outcomes. 2001-2018 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Sue Kaplan New York University Langone Health 1808-01 Health & Housing Project These data will be used to evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at one public housing and one Section 8 housing project on health outcomes and utilization patterns. 2015-2019 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Shawn Calloway Highmark Health - Enterprise Analytics & Informatics 1807-01 Facility Performance, Regulatory Compliance, and Utilization Analytics, Ongoing Use of Data for Operational Analysis and Planning These data will be used to look at inpatient and outpatient data for hospitals and ASCs in the areas served. 2012-2017 IP/OP 7/18/2018 Kamel Hooman Weill Cornell Medical College 1805-02 Understanding Outcomes in Perioperative and Intensive Care Patients Focusing on Medical (Neurological/Cardiovascular) and Socioeconomic Risks that Influence Outcomes These data will be used to quantify risk factors that influence outcomes for critically ill and/or perioperative patients to improve care. 1997-2020 IP/OP 7/18/2018 May Hua New York Presbyterian Hospital 1202-09 (A4) Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care These data will be used to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care, adding the data element "place of death." 2008-2020 IP/OP 5/29/2018 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures The SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. 2007-2013 IP 2012-2013 OP 5/15/2018 Lauren Polvere SUNY Albany 18032012 Medicaid Redesign Team Supportive Housing Evaluation Project These data will be used to research inpatient and ED visits that homeless individuals had during the CY 2016 and in which county of service. 2016 IP/OP 5/10/2018 Peter Otto Clarkson University 18050202 Practice Patterns of Rural vs. Urban Emergency Room Providers in New York State These data will be used to evaluate the practice patterns of rural emergency providers as compared to their urban counterparts to determine if they differ. 2016 IP/OP 5/10/2018 Gail Callandrillo Valley Health System [Truven] 18042603 For Market Expert Tool These data will be used for ongoing market assessments. 2014-2018 IP 5/10/2018 Donna Casey Boston Children's Hospital [Truven] 18040302 Market Research: Examining Patient Demographics, Population and Discharge Trends to Support Strategic Initiatives These data will be used to conduct market analysis and research by examining discharge trends to meet market demands. 2016-2017 IP 4/24/2018 Jeffrey Butts CUNY John Jay College 1410-02 (A) Evaluation of Violence Reduction Programs in New York City The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD Crime Data to examine the effectiveness and impact of the Mayor's Action Plan (MAP). 1982/83-2021 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Nickolas Allardyce Ernst & Young, Valuation and Business Modeling 18030204 Truven Market Analysis These data will be used to gain additional insights into NY healthcare markets. 2016 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Mitchell Elkind Columbia University 0901-03 (A3) Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents. 1995-2021 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Tae Hwang Cleveland Clinic 1802-10 Big Data Analysis of Opioid Toxicity and Mortality at the Cleveland Clinic These data will be used for research on patient EHRs to identify and educate communities affected by opioid dependency. 2010-2016 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Craig Newgard Oregon Health & Science University 1804-01 The Value of Pediatric Readiness for the Emergency Care of Children These data will be used to evaluate the emergency care system for children in terms of quality, outcomes, and costs. 2012-2017 IP/OP 4/18/2018 John Harrison WebMD Health Services Group, Inc. [Truven] 18032207 NY Inpatient Hospital Study These data will be used in a hospital comparison tool. 2016 IP 4/11/2018 Joseph Laquartra Cornell University 18030101 Investigating Predictive Relationships Between Air Quality and Asthma to Create an Early Warning Mechanism These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict the occurrence of asthma and create a warning system. 2007-2017 IP 3/28/2018 Christopher Anderson Columbia University Medical Center 18032809 Retrospective Review of National and Statewide Databases These data will be used in developing new hypotheses to learn more about urologic diseases processes. 2007-2021 IP/OP 3/28/2018 Calin Moucha Mount Sinai Medical Center 18032810 Mapping the Changing Characteristics of the Lower Joint Replacement Patient Using New York State Data These data will be used to assess trends and inter-hospital variation in case mix and associations with outcomes/resource utilization for bundled payment programs. 2011-2017 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Julia Song Princeton University 18022602 Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York These data will be used to compare patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. 2006 IP 3/16/2018 Diane Dewar SUNY Albany School of Public Health 1802-09 Evaluation of NYS Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (Work done under contract for NYSDOH #163365) These data will be used to evaluate whether the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) DSRIP initiatives have achieved the desired impact. 2005-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Samita Mohanasundaram Stony Brook Emergency Department 1802-11 To Cure Hospital Crowding, Use Wasted Capacity These data will be used to analyze the impact of weekend and weekday flow on over capacity, length of stay, and mortality. 2014-2018 IP 3/16/2018 Paul Savage HealthCare Intelligence, LLC 1205-02 (S) Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities The purpose of this project is to identify patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care. 1997-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Jennifer Kuo Columbia University 1802-08 Surgical Outcomes and Health Care Disparities in Endocrine Surgery These data will be used to evaluate surgical outcomes and potential health care disparities in endocrine surgery using statewide database. 2007-2017 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Ian Kronish Columbia University 1802-06 Use of SPARCS Data to Understand the Impact of Psychological Distress on Prognosis Among Patients Hospitalized for Acute Cardiovascular Events These data will be used to assess the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms after suspected acute coronary syndrome or stoke/transient ischemic (TIA) events. 2013-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Hiroo Takayuama New York Presbyterian Hospital 1801-02 Long-Term and Short-Term Outcomes in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures. 1996-2016 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Joonhyun Ahn University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 1801-03 Global Climate Change and Heat Stress in the United States These data will be used to predict heat stress to protect outdoor workers and the community from heat-related stress, illnesses, and death. 1997,1999,2009-2014 IP/OP 2/16/2018 Katherine Blumhardt IBM Watson 18011809 Discharge Level Data Analysis These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures to improve patient care. 2018-2021 IP/OP 1/25/2018 Donald Brand Winthrop University Hospital 17121412 Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital These data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hyperglycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intesive care, or length of stay. 2009-2016 IP 1/24/2018 Jonathan Albert Montefiore Medical Center 1801-01 Population Health Analytics These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. 2012-2020 IP/OP 1/24/2018 John Billings New York University 1711-05 Health and Housing Initiative Pilot Project To evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at public and Section 8 housing projects on health outcomes and utilization patterns. 2013-2019 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Ling Li Old Dominion University 1711-03 Using Data Analytics to Evaluate Hospital Readmissions, Capacity Planning and Cost Performance These data will be used for analyzing the effects of the ACA on readmissions and hospital capacity planning. 2011-2016 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Stefanie Sarnat Emory University 1711-02 (A) A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity These data will be used to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only 1/24/2018 Tom Dougherty COPE Health Solutions 1709-03 (A) Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. 2014-2017 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Natalia Egorova Mount Sinai 1104-02 (A) Monitoring Obstretric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study These data will be used to assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available in the United States. 1999-2020 IP 1/24/2018 Jenny Schnair Truven Health Analytics 0904-03 (A2) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) HCUP databases are used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels 1988-2020 IP/OP 1/23/2018 Linda Miller Children's Hospital of Philidelphia 17110101 Health Planning, Resource Allocations, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients. These data will be used to understand current resource allocation of health-related services, as well as plan for future needs. 2016 IP 1/19/2018 Liza Kind Englewood Hospital 17081707 Market Assessment These data will be used for understanding patient provider usage in our greater market, and identifying gaps in care in local markets. 2016 IP/OP 1/16/2018 Matthew Symer New York Presbyterian Hospital 17120504 Quality of Surgical Care To assess quality of care and rates of hospital readmission after cardiothoracic surgery, urological surgery, neurosurgery, colon and rectal surgery (both benign and malignant), and vascular surgery. This research is intended to identify ways to improve outcomes and the quality of care for patients. 2007-2017 IP/OP 1/10/2018 Keith Bubblo Stroudwater Associates 18010302 Consulting Services Stroudwater Associates' use these data to assist with advisory services, which improve the planning and delivery of hospital services for residents of New York. 2016 IP 1/10/2018 Krishna Prasad Dexur 17120809 Benchmarking, Ranking & Analysis of Economic & Quality Outcomes of Hospitals These data will be used for benchmarking hospital length of stay for key areas (e.g. LOS & Discharge Volume in Joint Replacement), procedure utilization for key conditions (Ventilation use in respiratory failure), detailed benchmarks & correlations on disease states. 2013-2019 IP/OP 1/10/2018 William Wyatt Healthgrades 17120708 Quality Ratings and Analysis Healthgrades reports quality information for free on Healthgrades website. HealthGrades also provides comparative info to hospitals to measure performance against peers and national norms as well as providing additional on-site quality improvement consulting services to hospitals and work staff and physicians to improve quality. 2016 IP 1/4/2018 Julia Song Princeton University 17120810 Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York These data will be used for comparing patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. 2007-2009 IP 1/4/2018 James Hull Hull Resource Management Group 17111609 Data Development Use SPARCS data to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures 2016-2017 IP 1/4/2018 Barbara Delmore New York University 17102607 Refining Heel Pressure Injury Risk Factors in the Hospitalized Patient Best practice and standards put forth by governing bodies dictate that prevention strategies be implemented to reduce the occurrence of all pressure injuries in general. 2014-2015 IP 1/3/2018 David Goldberg University of Pennsylvania 18010201 Evaluating the Deceased Organ Donor Potential in NY The purpose is to evaluate the NY state inpatient database to estimate the deceased donor potential in NY, and to identify the hospitals with the greatest donor potential in order to develop targeted interventions to increase organ donation in NY. 2000-2016 IP
2017
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/8/2017 Becky Ofrane Measure of America 1711-04 NYC Data2Go: HEALTH - A Compilation of Health-Related Data in NYC, for Geographic and Demographic Analysis SPARCS data will be used to calculate various rates of inpatient and outpatient hospital visits across New York City, by geographic districts and demographics. 2013-2017 IP OP 12/8/2017 Crystal Fuller Lewis Nathan S Kline Institute 1603-01 (A) Hotspotting NYS: Identifying patterns of behavioral health service use and community needs and comparisons with other high-risk communities. These data will be used to understand the impact of social factors on behavioral health utilization. 2000-2019 IP/OP 12/8/2017 David Lee New York University 1303-05 (S) The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures. 2003-2020 IP/OP 12/8/2017 Stefanie Sarnat Emory University 1711-02 A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity The study's purpose is to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only 12/8/2017 Lorna Thorpe New York University 1710-01 Evaluation of Smoke-Free Housing Policy Impacts on Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Health Outcomes SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) policies in their developments. 2015-2020 IP/OP 12/8/2017 Christy Duke United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. 1706-02 Saint Regis Mohawk Health Surveillance Project To determine the burden of disease among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people seen at the Saint Regis Mohawk Health Center. 2005-2019 IP/OP 11/20/2017 Benjamin Handel University of California - Berkeley Determinants of Productivity Within the Hospital This proposed project studies determinants of hospital and physician productivity and quality. 2005-2016 IP/OP 11/20/2017 Erin Coppersmith Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC. Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking The data will be used with other states' public health data to help healthcare providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost, and utilization to their peers. 2016-2020 IP 10/30/2017 Donald Brand New York University 17100501 Infant Admissions to the Hospital from the Emergency Department The primary objective is to estimate sample sizes in preparation for a research grant application involving infants who have been taken to an emergency department after experiencing a brief resolved unexplained event. 2014-2017 OP 10/26/2017 Ronald Lagoe Hospital Executive Council 17102506 Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies Health planning involving hospital inpatient data. 2017-2020 IP 10/26/2017 Ronald Crystal New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College 1709-07 Relationship Between Ambient Air Pollution and COPD Exacerbations These data will be used to focus on the relationship between ambient pollution and COPD exacerbations, examining correlations between daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM) exposure and air quality index (AQI), emergency room visits and hospital admissions. 2009-2017 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Christina Wong GuildNet 1709-04 Managed Long-Term Care Performance Measures To measure GuildNet's Managed Long-Term Care Performance in the areas of preventable hospitalizations and re-admissions in order to provide the best care to our clients. 2016-2020 IP 10/26/2017 Tom Dougherty COPE Health Solutions 1709-03 Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. The investigation will extend to the pr 2014-2016 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Elisa Chow ICL Inc. 1709-01 Valve Base Payments Project These data will be used to determine the actual usage of medical services our population utilizes so we can better work with our MCO partners in providing the services they need as it relates to the customers' overall costs. 2011-2017 IP/OP 10/26/2017 David Chang Harvard Medical School 1707-03 Evaluating the Quality of Care Within Surgery and Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes. These data will be used to evaluate the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level. 2000-2016 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Bernard Black Northwestern Law School 1706-03 Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and Their Children These data will be used to study the effect of the partial legalization of undocumented immigrants under President Obama's DACA executive order in 2012. 2005-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Anthony DelSignore Mount Sinai Medical Center 1709-05 Upper Airway Pathology Interaction and Outcomes These data will be used to find relationships between upper airway pathologies and their treatments that were not identifiable in smaller datasets. 1995-2017 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Sarah Yi Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1406-01 (S) Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status. 2008-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 May Hua New York Presbyterian Hospital 1202-09 (S3) Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. 2008-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Hassan Ghomrawi Northwestern University 1707-02 Evaluating the Quality and Safety of Surgical Care These data will be used to conduct health services research studies in the broad areas of surgical quality and outcomes, with particular focus on the areas of surgeon practice patterns, volume-outcome relationships, and utilization trends. 2004-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Susmita Pati SUNY Stony Brook 1205-05 (S) Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (keeping families healthy) population. 2009-2020 IP/OP 9/19/2017 John Elfar University of Rochester 1707-01 Trends in Orthopaedic Trauma To evaluate demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain orthopaedic trauma. 2000-2019 IP/OP 9/6/2017 Katie May Definitive Healthcare 17081809 National All-Payer Outpatient Procedure Estimation Definitive Healthcare is incorporating various claims data sets to inform an algorithm to extrapolate all-payer claims and charges for various diagnosis and procedure codes in the outpatient setting at a provider level. 2014 OP 8/25/2017 Joanne Sarachine DataBay Resources 17072408 NavigateNet DataBay's Navigate is an online tool used by Hospitals for strategic and medical staff planning for healthcare facilities to produce reports based on selected parameters. 2016-2019 IP/OP 8/25/2017 Mohammad Khasawneh SUNY Binghamton 17061301 A System Dynamics Approach to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Integrated Care on Access to Behavioral Health Care Services The data will be used for dissertation research to determine the impact of policy interventions on the utilization of behavioral healthcare services. 2005-2015 IP/OP ED only 8/9/2017 James Welsh CHCANYS; Community Health Care Association of NYS 17080302 Primary Care Planning and Evaluation To identify areas in need of enhanced primary care through geographic analysis of inpatient and ED outpatient characteristics such as PQIs, chronic conditions, behavioral health prevalence, hospital choice, etc., against background of existing FQHC sites. 2016 IP/OP 8/9/2017 William Milczarski CUNY Hunter College 17080201 Incidence of Pedestrian-Related Accidents and Injuries in New York State: A Time Series Analysis The research will focus on accidents involving pedestrians eventuating in a hospital visit in NYS. 2015-2020 IP/OP 8/9/2017 Bruce Hirsch Northwell Health Systems 17050802 Exploring Patient and Hospital-Related Outcomes Associated with Clostridium Difficile The SPARCS data will be used to compare in-patient patterns, associated costs, and selected patient outcomes of adult patients diagnosed with Clostridium difficile to matched patients without Clostridium difficile. 2014-2016 IP 8/1/2017 Babak Givi New York University 17072709 Hospital Volume and the Long-Term Outcome of Head and Neck Cancer Care in NYS Discrepancies in the outcome of head and neck cancer treatment exist between socioeconomic and racial divides. 1995-2017 IP 7/21/2017 Ekaterina Noyes SUNY Buffalo 1705-03 Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications. 2005-2020 IP/OP
06/30/2017
Ekaterina Noyes
SUNY Buffalo
1705-03
Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS
The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications.
2005-2020 IP
2005-2020 OP
05/31/2017
Karthik Madhavan
University of Miami
17052406
Surgical Outome and Resource Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Interventions
The data will be utilized to inverstigate the factors (gender, medical co-morbities, socioeconomic status) that affect the outcome and cost of patients receiving neurosurgical intervention. The outcomes of the study will be used to improve and augment patient care.
2013-2016 IP
05/31/2017
Eileen Fleck
Maryland Health Care Commission
17053108
Proportion of Outpatient Surgeries and Procedures in Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in 2015
The data will be used for policy formulation. Retrieved data will enable the MHCC to access the impact of NYS health policy on distribution of surgical procedures between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
2015 OP
05/26/2017
Paul Quindry
3M Health Information Systems
0710-06 (A)
3M Company Health Care Operations
3M is requesting SPARCS data for the health care operations of its payer, provider, ACO, government, and other health care customers; to prepare and deliver summaries, reports, analyses, and online analytic interactive software tools. The data will also be used for 3M internal business operations, research, and development in relation to products, tools, and services deployed to 3M customers.
2000-2020 IP
2000-2020 OP
04/21/2017
Jerry Huang
University of Michigan
17042006
Current Trends and Patterns in Hand and Wrist Surgery
The data will be used to evaluate frequency, patterns, trends, and revision rates in hand and wrist surgery to analyze current epidemiology and changes over time.
2000-2016 OP
04/04/2017
Juan Bucobo
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1703-04
Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State
The data will be used to understand potential differences amongst readmission rates in patients with C. difficile colitis throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. Identifying these populations will inform future practices regarding management.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
04/04/2017
Joellen Calice
CentraState Medical Center - Truven
17032313
NY Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to analyze inpatient market trends by hospital.
2013-2017 IP
04/03/2017
Alexander Dagum
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1508-01 (S)
A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate.
2001-2020 IP
2001-2020 OP
04/03/2017
Alfred Iloreta
Mount Sinai
1702-01
Investigative Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Investigate health disparities among patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis. Will consider access to care and quality of care across several dimensions.
1982-2020 IP
1983-2020 OP
04/03/2017
Rie Sakai-Bizmark
UCLA
1702-03
Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening
Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening using Pulse Oximetry (PO) has been implemented for over three years in most states and can accurately screen newborns. Impact on population health in terms of lives saved and reduced morbidities with early detection has not been evaluated. By estimating mortality rates before and after the implementation of PO screening using state death records and inpatient databases, this proposed study will cost-effectively and reproducibly examine the impact of screening on population health.
2009-2012, 2014-2016 IP
04/03/2017
Eileen Johns
Office of the Major - New York City
1703-03
The Effects of Evictions on Low-Income Families
The purpose of this study is to quantitatively explore the causes and consequences of eviction in New York City Housing Court on the outcomes of low-income families. This research investigates whether health problems and hospitalization trigger difficulty paying rent or arise in consequences of housing.
2004-2016 IP
2004-2016 OP
03/24/2017
Randy Burton
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
17030702
Patient Travel Benchmark Analysis
Benchmaking the distances pediatric patients travel for treatment across various types of conditions.
2012-2015 IP
03/23/2017
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
16092609
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements
The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State.
2014 IP
03/22/2017
Melissa Stockwell
Columbia University
17022702
Mobile Survellance for ARI/ILI in the Community (MOSAIC)
Inpatient hospitalization data will be used to calculate market share of specific hospitals within the community zip-codes. These values will help us calculate the community case-hospitalization ratio for respiratory viruses.
2013-2020 IP
03/20/2017
John Harrison
WebMD Health Services Group, Inc
17031611
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The SPARCS data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare.
2015 IP
03/01/2017
Carrie Ennis
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
17012710
New York State Market Planning and Evalutation
UPMC recently became the parent of an Article 28 facility in Chautauqua County, New York. In order to better understand the needs of the community that UPMC Chautauqua WCA serves, we plan to regularly review and analyze New York State.
2014-2020 IP
2014-2020 OP
02/20/2017
Jane Clougherty
Drexel University
1211-12(A)
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
The SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
02/20/2017
Art Sedrakyan
College of Cornell University
1306-06(A2)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
02/20/2017
Aurora Pryor
Stony Brook Unibversity Medical Center
1606-03 (A)
Assessment of Outcomes Following Surgical Procedures in the State of New York
The SPARCS data will be able to asses surgical procedure across New York.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
02/20/2017
Caroline Thirukumaran
University of Rochester
1702-04
Health Services Research for Investigating the Determinants and Outcomes of Orthopeadic Care
The SPARCS data will be used to study determinants and outcomes of surgical and medical management of orthopaedic conditions, with the objective of reducing variation in outcomes, and improving access, cost and quality of care for these patients.
2001-2019 IP
2001-2019 OP
02/20/2017
Abdissa Negassa
Albert Eintstein College of Medicine
1702-07
Prediction Models for Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure
The various prediction models currently in use have poor/moderate performance and an innovative modeling approach with a better performance and clinical utility is needed.
2014-2015 IP
2014-2015 OP
02/17/2017
James Hull
Hull Resource Mangement
17020601
Data Development
The SPARCS data will be used to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures.
2015-2016 IP
02/14/2017
Paul Lopatto
Indepent Budget Office
17010501
Analyzing NYC Hospital Discharge Characteristics/Trends in Inpatient & Outpatient Settings
The SPARCS data will be used to track trends in NYC hospital discharges, costs, ALOS, payments, etc. on an annual basis & report on findings when appropriate.
2009-2020 IP
2009-2020 OP
01/31/2017
Aurora Pryor
Stony Brook University Medical Center
17010603
Assessment of Outcome Following Common Surgical Procedures in the State of NY
In this research project, we seek to assess the outcomes following several common surgery procedures.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
01/27/2017
Ronald Campbell
Grant Thornton LLP
16112927
New York State Inpatient and Outpatient Market Analysis
The SPARCS data will be used to advise clients on how to better serve their patients.
2010-2020 IP
2010-2020 OP
01/23/2017
Barbara Delmore
NewYork University Medical Center
16081021
Validating Factors Associated with Acute Skin Failure in the Critical Care Population
The aim of this research is to build on our previous findings in identifying predictors of acute skin failure in the critically ill patient.
2014-2015 IP
01/20/2017
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (A2)
Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents
The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
01/20/2017
Marleen Radigan
New York State of Mental Health
1312-04 (A)
Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Room Presentations and Psychiatric Hospitalizations by Persons with Mental Illness or Co-Morbid Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
The SPARCS data will be used to provide state and county-level statistical reports for planning, budgeting and health care monitoring for persons with behavioral health disorders.
2011-2016 IP
2011-2016 OP
01/20/2017
Peter Schafer
New York Academy of Medicine
1610-05
The Impact of Primary Care, Mental Health and Pharmacy Services Co-located with Harm Reduction Services on Drug User Hospitalizations and Ed Visits
The SPARCS data will be used to identify control group participants through propensity score matching; and obtain emergency department and inpatient hospitalization data on both treat and control groups.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
01/20/2017
Jordan Matsudaira
Cornell University
1701-01
The Effect of Income on Health in the First Year of Life
Data will be used for determining the effect of family income in a child's first year of life on infant health outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
01/20/2017
Eun-Hye Yoo
SUNY Buffalo
1701-02
Geographical Analysis of Health and Social Effects of Air Pollution
The objective of this proposed research is twofold; we aim to improve our understanding of the geographical disparities and temporal trends in emergency department utilization in New York State and to determine health and social effects of air pollution.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
12/20/2017
Donald Kenkel
Cornell University
1701-03
Hot-Hand Bias in Medical Decision-Making
The goal of this project is to investigate potential biases in physician decision-making, and suggest ways in which biases can be mittigated. This could lead to immediate and significant improvements in patient outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
2016
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/19/2016
Daniel Gerena
Freed Maxick
16121504
Right Services for the Right Patient
We will leverage SPARCS data to determine if nursing homes are staying aligned with the changing and shifting discharge profiles from the neighboring inpatient hospitals
2009-2020 IP
2009-2020 OP
12/13/2016
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
16111404
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well-Being of Patients
The data will be use to analyze efficient resource allocation and improve access to care and clinical services. The data will allow assessments in quality, prioritization of services and improve patients' health.
2015 IP
12/07/2016
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (A2)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
Comparative effectiveness of moving to a low- versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
12/07/2016
Art Sedrakyan
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
1610-04
Validation of Anonymous Linkage Algorithm Between Registry and Administrative Data for Quality Improvement of Joint Replacement Research
The SPARCS data will be used to validate an anonymous linkage algorithm that can be used to link registry data to administative data.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
12/07/2016
Bay Gross
Sidewalk Labs
1610-06
Urban Factors and Social Determinants of Healthcare
The SPARCS data will be used to analyze how the structure of cities interact with and affect the health and healthcare needs of the people living in them.
2015 IP
2015 OP
12/07/2016
Eileen Johns
Office of the Mayor - New York City
1611-01
The Aging Homeless Adult Population
The SPARCS data will be used to propose solutions to mitigate homelessness and the related health care costs amond the aging homeless cohort.
2004-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
11/16/2016
Denise Nash
CUNY School of Public Health
16102408
Retrospective Analysis of Selected Injury Codes in Emergency Department Visits
This data is going to be used to characterize trends in various health outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
11/02/2016
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
16102007
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Emergency Department Utilization in New York State
The SPARCS data will be used to determine the effects of Medicaid expansion on ED use in New York State.
2005-2019 IP
2005-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Jerrold Hirsch
Northwell Health
1303-12 (A)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
To identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions include any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services and in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Pokala Kiran
Columbia University
1610-02
Hospital Variability in 30-day Morbidity, Length of Stay, and Cost After Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to investigate variability in institution-level outcomes, including length of stay, 30 day morbidity, and cost, for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
2011-2016 IP
2011-2016 OP
10/28/2016
Ingrid Ellen
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
1610-03
Health Homes:Testing the Impact of Public Housing Renovations
The SPARCS data will be used to study the effect of large-scale building renovations on the health and wellbeing of residents, living in buildings owned by the New York City Housing Authority.
2009-2019 IP
2009-2019 OP
10/16/2016
Samer Hasan
Cincinnnati Sports Medicine Research & Education
16092609
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospital is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements
The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State.
2014 IP
09/06/2016
Jason Kim
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1608-01
Complication Rates and Cost Effectiveness of Ureteral Stent Placement in Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to understand the utility, safety and cost of intraoperative placement of ureteral stents during colorectal surgery to prevent ureteral injury.
2000-2019 Ip
2000-2019 OP
09/06/2016
Larry Katz
Harvard University
1608-03
Decision Fatigue and the Usage of Heuristics among Emergency Department Physicians
The SPARCS data will be used to utilize quasi-random variation in case ordering and physician scheduling to assess the effect of decision fatigue on physician choices and patient outcomes, controlling for the characterstics of each case.
1987-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
09/06/2016
Steven Rokito
Northwell Health
16081104
Orthopaedic Trends in New York State
SPARCS data will be used to analyze the rates of orthopaedic surgeries in NYS over the outlined time period.
1982-2019 IP
1983-2019 OP
08/01/2016
Erick Lapice
St. Johns Riverside Hospital
16072907
Independent Physician Collaboration Model Development
The SPARCS data will be used to assess inpatient and outpatient utilization by service in our geographic region, and where patients are obtaining service, in order to determine whether the physician supply in our region.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
07/29/2016
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics
16072806
Continuing Ad Hoc Analysis of Health Systems Reform Opportunities
The SPARCS data will be used to provided ad hoc analysis of paitent use in response to questions posed by clients of Welsh Analytics.
2015-2019 IP
2015-2019 OP
07/22/2016
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
1607-05
Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures
The data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
07/08/2016
Robert Ostrum
University of North Carolina
16070703
Volume - Outcome Relationships in Orthopaedic Trauma Care
The data will be used to determine whether certain orthopaedic injuries are best treated by high volume surgeons or counters and if so, what thersholds contribute high volume.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
06/17/2016
Monique Barakat
Stanford Hosptials & Clinics
16053110
Impact of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act on ED Utilization, Hospitalizations, GI Resource Utilization & Procedures
The data will be used to understand the impact of medicaid expansion on healthcare utilization by comparing states that did and did not implement medicaid expansion-evaluating ED & inpatient utilization, GI ultilization and GI procedures.
2014 IP
2014 OP
06/15/2016
Jason Wright
New York Presbyterian Hospital
16061423
Analysis of Patters of Care of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgery and Oncology Care in New York State
The data will be used to examine the patterns of care and outcomes in gynecology and gyenecology oncology.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Edward Yoo
New York State Nurses Association
160613174
Nursing Quality Indicators and Patient Outcomes
In collaboration with the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Performance Tracking and Analytics Department (PTAD), the DOHMH Bureau of Epi Services will examine respiratory related diagnoses, focusing on asthma and its severity, among people living in the NYCH.
2005-2019 IP
2011-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Moira McManus
Old Dominion University
16061322
The Impact of Living Location on Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use
The data will be used to examine the influence and the constructs of the Aday-Andersen model on non-emergent ED utilization.
2014 OP
06/10/2016
Alex Federman
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1606-02
Clinic Based vs Home-Based Support to Improve Care and Outcomes for Older Asthmatics
The data will be used to compare the effectiveness of home-based vs. clinic-based care coordination and self-management support to improve asthma treatment and outcomes for older adult asthmatics from Latino and African-American communities.
2014-2017 IP
2014-2017 OP
06/10/2016
Eva Kassens-Noor
Michigan State University
1606-02
Predicting Influenza Hospitalizations in New York City and London through the use of Twitter
The data will be used to predict seasonal influenza emergency room admissions at hospitals in New York City through Twitter.
2014-2015 IP
2014-2015 OP
06/03/2016
Anthony Lo Sasso
University of Illinois
16051709
Medical Resident Characteristics and Hospital Resource Use
The data will be used to relate characteristics of medical residents at teaching hospitals in New York State to various measures of resource use at hospitals located in New York State.
2006-2008 IP
05/16/2016
Marianne Braunstein
WebMD Health Services Group, Inc-Truven
16051607
NY InPatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool, to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare.
2014 IP
05/11/2016
Etienne Pracht
University of South Florida
16051005
Evidence from Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions and Avoidable Hospitalizations
The data will be used in two projects involving analysis of patients admitted for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
05/10/2016
Elizabeth Kelvin
CUNY Hunter College
16022411
Examining How Factors Associated with Patients, Physicians, Hospitals and Surrounding Communities Affect Primary and Repeat Cesarean Delivery Likelihood through a Social-Ecological Lens
The data will be used to identify if and how clinical/practice-related and sociodemographic factors asociated with patients, physicians, hospitals, and surrounding neighborhoods affect primary and repeat cesarean delivery.
2011-2014 IP
05/09/2016
Trista Parker
Health Quest
16050904
Yearly Strategic Planning Updates and Research Projects
The data will be used to determine marketshare, LOS, volume trends and to explore the need for new services at our 3 hospitals.
2016-2019 IP
2016-2019 OP
05/05/2016
Steven Levine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
16050503
SIREN: Background Grant Information and New Project
The data will be used as background information for a grant and new project examining disparities across all of New York hospitals.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
05/03/2016
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1604-02
Investigating Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes of Infectious Endocarditis
The data will be used to investigate the epidemiology of infectious endocarditis in New York State and to analyze the long term outcomes for patietns with infectious endocarditis.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
05/02/2016
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1604-03
New Surveillance Strategy for Farming and Forestry Injury
The data will be used to accurately track non-fatal agricultural injuries in NYS; this will ain in the development of injury prevention programs, education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2000-2010 IP
04/29/2016
Artemio Jongco
Northwell Health Systems
16042806
Eluciadating the Epidemiology of Anaphyaxis in the Elderly
The data will be used to lay the foundation for future studies characterizing possible risk factors, as well as aid in designing interventions that specifically address the needs of elderly patients with anaphylaxis.
2008-2019 IP
2008-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Crystal Fuller Lewis
Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI)
1603-01
Hotspotting Brownsville, Identifying Patterns of Service Use and Community Needs and Comparisons With Other High Risk Communities Across New York State
The data will be used to examine potential relationships between high service utilization hotspots and social risk factors of a community to compare other New York State neighbors to Brownsville.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Bharat Rao
KPMG
1603-02
Measuring The Value Of Healthcare Assessing Costs, Outcomes and Quality
The data will be used to conduct analyses to create identified statistics, trends, findings or benchmarks to assist our clients with efforts and programs aimed at leading to improved quality of care for patients and reducing costs in New York City.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/22/2016
Dave Meintel
Rochester Regional Health
16032114
Development of Internally-Maintained SPARCS Database
The data will be used for health planning and resource allocation.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/17/2016
Brian Engel
Susquehanna Health
16031513
Susquehanna Health Customer Relationship Marketing Database - New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysist reporting allowing for better planning of customer relationship management and marketing projects.
2011-2019
2011-2019
03/11/2016
Rebecca Wolff
Merifian Health-Truven
16030710
On-going Access To Data In Support of Planning Activities For All Hospitals
The data will be used on planning activities including analysis of hospital utilization trends and created of annual strategic plan.
2015-2019 IP
03/02/2016
Richard Brown
Bassett Healthcare
16030101
A Multivariable study of Temporal and Geographic Variations In Opioid Use Across New York State from 2000-2015: Impact of The New York State I-STOP Program
The data will be used to examine temporal spatial and geographic patterns of the Opioid Epidemic in New York State and more specifically in Central New York State from 2000-2015.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/02/2016
Amy Ando
University of Illinois
16030209
The Effect of Shale Gas Development on Respiratory Health: Evidence from Pennsylvania and New York
The SPARCS data will be used in the graduate student Sarah Master's thesis, which examines the effect of shale gas development on respiratory ailment inpatient hospitalizations, by zip code.
2007-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Donald Brand
Winthrop University Hospital
16022410
Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital
The data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hypergy=lycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intensive care, or length of stay.
2010-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Sherry Glied
New York University
16022613
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to explain insurance and utilization decisions of individuals in the 65 to 68 year age group, a growing demographic with expenditures key to New York healthcare system.
2004-2007 IP
02/25/2016
Simon Swift
Methods Analytics
16020909
International Comparison of Health Related Outcomes
The data will be used to understand the difference between care delivery pathways and associated interventions between different countries health care delivery.
2006-2019 IP
2006-2019 OP
02/19/2016
Ellen Meara
Dartmouth College
16020406
Mental Health Care Under New Payment Strategies
The data will be used to examine whether and how emerging contracts between providers and insurers address physical and mental health care for patients with SMI.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
02/19/2016
Rob Grant
Evariant
16021707
Health Market Data Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient care lifecycle, analyze physician activity and utilization. Will also assist hospital systems to analyze activity and interaction with physicians and patients.
2014-2016 IP
2014-2016 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1312-05 (A)
30-Day Hospital Readmissions Following Surgery-Are Patients Returning to the Hospital of their Initial Operation
The purpose of this study would be to track patients for 30-days following common operative procedures to determine the overeall 30-day readmission rate as well as identify the percentage of readmissions in the original hospital of operation versus other.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Kathleen Stergiopoulos
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1512-01
The Impact of Heart Disease in Pregnancy on Mother and Baby During Delivery and 30 Day Readmission in New York State
The data will be used to assess mother and fetal/neonatal outcomes during and after delivery of women with heart disease during pregnancy.
2000-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Cande Ananth
Columbia University
1602-02
Air Pollution and Risk of Placental Abruption in New York City
The data will be use the geographic coordinates of the maternal address and the dates, each record will be assigned air pollution exposure estimates and we will use a time-stratified, bidirectional case-crossover design to model the relationship.
2007-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Stacey Plichta
CUNY Hunter College
1602-03
Testing a Social Disorganization Theory Framework To Examine Violence Victimization and Mental Illness Among NYC Residents
The data will be used in dissertation research on assault-related hospitalizations and co-occurring mental health diagnoses among New York City residents.
2009-2013 IP
02/09/2016
Fusheng Wang
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-04
Integrated Spatial Analytics for Public Health in New York State
The data will be used in this project to take a GIS and spatial oriented approach to analyze patient records in SPARCS database, by incorporating US census and TIGER databases, and additional enviornment data.
2005-2019 IP
2003-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Brian O'Hea
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-05
Analysis of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery Rates Among Women in New York State
The data will be used to examine the rates of implant based vs. tissue-based reconstructions among women of different racial backgrounds in New York State utilizing the SPARCS database.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
02/09/2016
Corita Grudzen
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1602-08
Determinants of Treatment Intensity in New York at the End of Life
The data will be used to link with NY State death index to describe the use of life-sustaining therapies, and to assess the role of the individual, provider, community, and hospital charateristics in the decision to use life-sustaining therapies for patients.
02/09/2016
Michael Palease
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1602-09
Analyzing the Implications and Trends of Subspecialization
The data will be used to link and find out at which point hospitals and physicians have reached sufficient caseload in order to benefit from this association.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-10
Assassment of Outcomes Following Procedures For Benign Esophageal Disease
The data will be used to track patients who have undergone procedures for benign esophageal disease and assess the rate at which they have undergone further procedures.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Julie Goodman
Gradient Risk Sciences Group
1602-11
Time Series Analysis of Air Pollution, Asthma Exacerbations, and Upper Respiratory Infections
The data will be used to benefit public health research by informing the interpretation of similar time series analyses conducted in the past.
1999-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
2015
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2015
LAcey Keller
New York State Office of the Attorney General
15121405
Intersection of Healthcare & Law Enforcement in New York State
The data will be used to develop a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of healthcare and law enforcement issues.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
12/21/2015
Gloria Ho
North Shore LIJ Health System
15120201
Prevalence of Aortic Dissection on Long Island, New York
The data will be used to examine utility of aortic dissection, so we can improve health services in our health system.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
12/21/2015
William Wyatt
Health Grades, Inc (TRUVEN)
15122108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to provided consumers needed information about the quality of healthcare services delivered at different hospitals in order to make better informed healthcare choices.
2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo
SUNY Oswego
15121003
Certificate of Need Project
The data will be used for student understanding of primary service area analysis and con process/analysis.
2010-2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo or Tyler Diez
SUNY Oswego
15121004
Urgent Care Facilities: An Integral Solution for PCP and ED Utilization
The data will be used to explore the role of urgent care facilities as a substitute for primary and emergency department care under differing metropolitan and socioeconomic conditions.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
12/03/2015
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
15111707
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes Research (Ed, Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient)
The data will be risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges and length of stay compared to expected values.
2014-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Eileen Jones
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03 (A3)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.) and Longitufinal Health Care and Services use of Homeless People
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2018 IP
2003-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
1409-01 (S)
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The SPARCS data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1511-01
Health Information Technology in Heart Failure
The data will be used to compare the benefit of these therapies to patients with a principal diagnosis of heart failure as well as in general hospitalized patients.
2012-2018 IP
11/10/2015
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
15110605
Hospital Procedure and Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from the hospital discharge data.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/22/2015
Lisa Ullman
New York State Department of Health/OPCOHSM
15102016
Market Share Analysis Under the New York State Department of Health's Certificate of Public Advantage Program
The data will be used by three contractors to evaluate aspects of COPA applications submitted by performing provider systems under DSRIP.
2014 IP
2014 OP
10/07/2015
Emily Hofer
Lexis Nexis, Risk Solutions, HealthCare
15100501
Marketview - Physicians and Facility Volumetrics
The data will be used for the volumetrics information we provide to gain market intelligence, track competitive activities and increase visibility into broader market.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Eric Niehaus
HANYS Services Inc.
1101-12 (S)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Requesting data for hospital discharge profiles, quality and re-admission analysis, and policy analysis and evaluation,develop policy and reimbursement proposals, and analyze SPARCS data.
1987-2018 IP
1987-2018 OP
10/06/2015
May Hua
Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (A3)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
10/06/2015
Shao Lin
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
1509-01
Enviornmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes
The data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures such as extreme weather/disaster.
2001-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
1509-04
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for Use In Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
The data will be used in order to be able to present it in aggregated form in the Infoshare system, allowing researchers, students, and the general public to make use of it for analytical and general public policy purposes.
2007-2018 IP
2007-2018 OP
10/2/2015
Subu Subramanian
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
15092914
The Spatial and Multi-level Association of Alcohol Exposure, Alcohol Misuse and HIV Outcomes
The data will be used to document the health effects and geographic disparities of alcohol exposure within neighborhoods. Finding may inform alcohol policy design to improve population health.
2009-2014 OP
09/25/2015
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
15092513
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients
The data will be used to prepare analyses focused on efficient resource allocation and improving access to care and clinical services.
2014 IP
09/14/2015
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
15090802
An Evaluation of Patient Management, Outcomes, and Disparities Among Varying Populations According to Oncologic Diagnoses
The data will be used for health services research to aide in the identification of best practices, opportunities for quality improvement at the system level, and to facilitate patient education in cancer-related care.
2007-2011 IP
09/14/2015
Sehwon Kang
University of Minnesota
15082708
Focus, Patient-Centeredness and Performance: An Empirical Examination in New York State
The data will be used to provide managerial implications to hospital show balancing patient-centeredness.
2011-2013 IP
09/02/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15090101
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
08/25/2015
Ghassam Samara
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
15060404
Safety of Concurrent Versus Staged Neck Dissection in Transoral Robotic Surgery For Head and Neck Cancer
The data will be used to prevent patients from being exposed to unnecessary risks when undergoing operative management of advanced head and neck cancer.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
08/24/2015
Keith Bubblo
Stroudwater Associates
15082106
Consulting Services
The data will be used to identify market trends and as part of our strategic planning efforts. The benefit is improved planning and delivery of inpatient hospital services in New York State.
2012-2014 IP
08/24/2015
Harlan Krumholz
Yale University
1508-08
Identifying Temporal Variation in Disease
The data will be used to better understand the temporal patterns of hospital admissions for groups of diseases as well as the environmental factors that are linked with these patterns in order to more efficiently guide the allocation of health care resources.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
08/24/2015
Ali Zaidi
Montefiore Medical Center
1508-04
Infective Endocarditis and Cerebrovascular Accidents in Adult Congenital Health Disease
The data will be used to obtain demographic data regarding the inpatient care for patients with adult congenital heart disease and to obtain specific outcome measurements of their cardiac and non-cardiac morbidities.
1995-2015 IP
08/24/2015
Alexander Dagum
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1508-01
A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate repair.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
08/14/2015
David Chang
Harvard Medical School
15081002
Evaluating The Quality of Care Within Surgery And Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes
This data will be used in evaluating the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
08/12/2015
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06 (A2)
2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goal of using SPARCS data is to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region.
1997-2018 IP
1997-2018 OP
08/10/2015
Gary Zigmann
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
15080701
Vermont Explor Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used to create hospital planning reports to help member hospitals more effectively provide care to their service areas.
2013-2018 IP
08/07/2015
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
15072714
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, to analyze whether hospital attributes such as quality and market leverage influence hospital prices, and to examine hospital price variation.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/22/2015
Matthew Willaert
SG2-MedAssets
15072113
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients (various hospitals and health systems)
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
07/20/2015
Sherry Glied
New York University
15071008
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to study the effect of a higher age requirement for social security on Medicare.
2002 & 2014 IP
07/17/2015
Ifeanyi Onyeji
Columbia University
15071409
Do Social Economic Status and/or Health Insurance Predict The Receipt of Surgical Intervention Among Patients With Erectile Dysfunction.
The data will be used to assess if low SES and/or insurance type predicts receipt of penile prosthesis surgery among men with a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction.
1997-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/17/2015
Brian Herdman
CBIZ K A Consulting Services, LLC
15070102
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for benchmarking and trending reports. The report will show trends related to charge levels, intensity of services, and levels of resource utilization.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Heather Strosnider
CDC
1507-06
A National Analysis of Short-term Associations Between Respiratory Morbidity and Ambient Air Pollutants
The data will be used to estimate short-term associations between air pollution and emergency department visits for all respiratory outcomes combined and specific outcomes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-05
Academic Research on Factors Determining Hospital Adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
The data will be used to study the patient, hospital, competitive environment, and other characteristics that effect whether, and when a hospital adopts electronic medical records.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-04
Academic Research on The Effect of Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to determine what effect public reporting of hospital infection rates have on actual infection rates.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-03
Academic Research On The Effect of Insurance Exchange Structure on Health Insurance Prices and Enrollment
The data will be used to study the effect of structure of the health insurance exchanges, created by New York and other states under the Affordable Care Act, on health insurance prices and consumer choice among health plans.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-02
Long-term Impact of Health Insurance on Health and Mortality
The data will be used to compare "treated persons" (without health insurance), to control persons (with health insurance), and also compare different types of health insurance.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Alfredo Morabia
CUNY Queens College
1507-01
WTC-Heart: A Cohort Study of Heart Diseases in World Trade Center Responders
The data will be used as a cohort study of the long-term cardiovascular impact of response to WTC disaster began in September 2011
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (S)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, Versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
The data will be used for a comparative effectiveness of moving to a low-versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care.
1995-2009 IP
1995-2009 OP
07/15/2015
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1107-04 (S)
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
The data will be used to focus on policy-related issues, related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered on the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1985-2018 IP
1985-2018 OP
07/10/2015
Renee McDonald-Fleming
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
15071007
Effects of the 2012 USPSTF PSA Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening and Detection in African American Men
The data will be used to see whether or not this recommendation has changed the screening trends for African American men, and has this recommendation impacted prostate cancer detection in African American men.
2009-2018 IP
2009-2018 OP
07/09/2015
Jim Strunk
iVantage Health Analytics
15070704
2015 Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Discharge Data
The data will be used on a patient level to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic planning and operations planning. These reports also provide forecasting of future demand.
2005-2018 IP
2015-2018 OP
07/01/2015
David Regan
Vermont Health Care Authority
15060101
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
The data will be used by the state to support aggregate and summary level reporting on outmigration for inpatient care to New York hospitals; to generate resident population-based inpatient hospitalization rates.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/25/2015
Laura Braslow
Manatt Health Solutions
15062419
Provided Market Share, Service Line and Community Needs Analyses Conducted as Part of Broad-Based Operational
The data will be used as part of a strategic and operational support MHS provides to PPS lead organizations and other providers under DSRIP.
2012-2018 IP
2012-2018 OP
06/17/2015
Anil Lalwani
New York Presbyterian
15060806
Incidence And Utilization of Inpatient And Ambulatory Mastoidectomy In New York State From 1995-2014
The data will be used to identify the incidence and utilization of mastoidectomy in both inpatient and ambulatory settings in New York State from 1995-2014. This study is important to the scientific community, clinicians and patients and may guide future treatment practices and policies.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/08/2015
Joe Harris
Intellimed International Corporation
15052006
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Janet Currie
Princeton University
1505-02
Unnecessary Hospitalization and Patient Outcomes.
The data will be used to recommend hospital admission practices which could lower health care spending and reduce complication area rates.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Jun Li
University of Michigan
1505-01
Cost-Effectiveness of Referring Patients to Centers of Excellance for Cardiac Surgeries
The data will be used to assess the relative costs and benefits to both patients and payers of receiving cardiac surgeries in a Center of excellence hospital instead of a non-center of excellance hospital.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
06/02/2015
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
15052921
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment, Annual Databooks, Data Updates, News Briefs, and Research Papers on Hospitalization, Emergency Room, and Ambulatory Service Utilizations
The data will be used to prepare community health assessment, annual data books, data updates, new briefs and relevant research papers to track and report disease prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
06/02/2015
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
15042111
Trends and Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Management in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal and geographic trends in methods for the diagnosis and procedural management of pancreatic cancer.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
06/01/2015
Nisha Branch
George Washington University
15052722
Assessment of Disparities, Utilization, Cost, Complications, and Factors Contributing to Perioperative Outcomes in Surgical Procedures Across Multiple Years in New York State
The data will be used to assess, evaluate, and identify any racial, gender, or other health disparities for patients undergoing surgery in New York State. Identification of trends could lead to prevention and/or elimination of health disparities.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
05/22/2015
Corey Maher
Oscar Insurance Group
15052009
SPARCS Data Analysis
The data will be used to investigate costs, outcomes and procedure affinity for providers in the SPARCS data set.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
05/20/2015
Javier Blanco
SUNY Buffalo
15051204
An Analysis of Pharmacogenectic Testing Utilization in New York State
The data will be used to examine the trends of utilizing pharmacogenomics testing in New York State from 2000-2017.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
04/25/2015
Alexis Pozen
CUNY School of Public Health
14100804
Perinatal Costs and Outcomes in New York Area Hospitals
The data will be used to compare costs, charges and outcomes of vaginal births and caesarian sections in New York.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
04/27/2015
Nizar Souayah
Rutgers University
1504-02
Trends in Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Specific Inflammatory Neurological Disorders Treated.
The data will be used to determine whether intravenous immunoglobulin provides benefits over other treatments in terms of length of stay, mortality, disability and general healthcare.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
04/27/2015
Jessica Athens
New York University Medical Center
1504-01
NYU Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The data will be used to establish a protocol for NYU investigators interested in using SPARCS.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
04/02/2015
Don De Moro
California Nurses Association
15032403
The Effect of Health Information Technology on Patient Outcomes
The data will be used to study the medical clinical, and social efficacy of health information technology (HIT) through the outcomes for hospital inpatient.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
03/18/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15031602
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2013 IP
2013 OP
03/12/2015
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital of Joint Diseases
15031101
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to compare orthopaedic readmissions rate, surgical infections and hospital costs and charges throughout New York State baseed on hospital volume and metro area.
2014-2018 IP
03/09/2015
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-04 (A)
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), A Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2018 IP
1999-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Gale Spencer
SUNY Binghamton
14101005
Correlation of High Impact Flood
Zones with Population Health
Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the direct impact of flooding on individuals physical and respiratory health, and their mental health status such as the prevalence of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorders.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Cynthia Taub
Montefiore Medical Center
1503-01
Long-Term Maternal Cardivascular orbidity In Women With Pre-Eclampsia, Eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes
The data will be used to investigate whether pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes increase the risk for long-term maternal cardiovascular disease.
1982-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Vratika Agarwal
University of California San Francisco
1503-02
Impack of Superstorm Sandy on Healthcare Cost and Utilization in the State of New York
The data will be used to evaluate the burden of hospital admission for cardiovascular event as well as overall admissions during nautal disasters using the example of Hurricane Sandy, which struck in the New York coastline on October 29, 2012.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Wade Norwood
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1503-03
Dispartities In Health Outcomes in Rochester, New York
The data will be used to reduce health disparities in the Finger Lake Region.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
02/25/2015
Anthony
Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
15022308
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 Year Analysis of Admissions Data
This study is a 5-year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates for patients presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
02/5/2015
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
15020502
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes
Research
The data will be used for risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges, and length of stay compared to expected values.
2011-2013 OP
01/27/2015
Sami Khan
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
1501-01
A Statewide Analysis of The
Quality, Complaint, and
Demographics of Readmissions
Following Breast Reconstructive
Surgery
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
01/26/2015
Jeryl Topalian
Western CT Health Network
(WCHN)
15012606
SPARCS Data
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
01/23/2015
Christopher Garmon
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
15012304
New York Health Care Provider
Merger Investigations and
Research
The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers in
New York and surrounding states,in research projects on health care provider competition and mergers.
2007-2018 IP
2013-2018 OP
01/15/2015
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical
Center
15011302
Prostate Cancer Health
Disparities in NYS: A Twenty
Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to compelete the dissertation requirements for
Mr. Parris's doctoral studies in our School of Public Health and as surveillance
to sustantiate the existence and describe the drivers of racial disparities.
2012-2015 IP
2014
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/29/2014
Anthony Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
14122616
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 year Analysis of Admissions Data
The data will be used to study a 5 year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates
for patietns presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
12/22/2014
Sophie Wheeley
University Hospital
Birmingham
14121813
International Hospital
Benchmarking
The data will be used to compare
clinical outcomes between hospital healthcare services globally.
2001-2017 IP
2001-2017 OP
12/15/2014
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
1412-06
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, and
to analyze whether hospital attributes, such as quality and market leverage, influence hospital prices.
2013 IP
2013 OP
12/15/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1412-05
Healthcare Costs and Burden
Associated with Post-Operative
Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care,
and calculate cost for postsurgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
14120402
Outpatient Resource Utilization by Patients Undergoing
Neurosurgical Procedures
The data will be used to study the incidence and types of outpatient procedures as well as
outpatients undergoing neurosurgical interventions, and how those correlated with improved outcomes.
2009-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Todd Griffin
SUNY Stonybrook-
Department of Obstetrics
1412-04
Outcomes Research in
Obstetrics, Gynecological,
Oncology
The data will be used to analyze 30-day readmission rates after surgery, which may affect regional
quality improvement programs aimed at improving surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1412-01
Tracking Hospital for Special
Surgery Patients Post-Discharge
The data will be used to identify predictors or risk factors of adverse events related to surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook
University Hospital
1403-02 (A)
Revisions Following Adjustable
Gastric Band
The data will be used to determine the rate of revision and explant of LAGB to see
how many patients have had the device explanted and have undergone other bariatric procedures.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury
1110-06 (A)
An Analysis of NYS Hospital
Utilization Rates for Ambulatory
Care Sensitive Diagnoses
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access
to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
12/10/2014
Stephen Wise
Mount Sinai Hospital - Chicago
14110601
Readmissions and Cost Analysis of Hernia Repairs
The data will be used for an evaluation of hernia readmissions and cost analysis of hernia repairs,
comparing different surgical techniques, demographic characteristics and operative costs.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
11/24/2014
Young Kwon
New York University School of Medicine
14111405
Assessment of Outcomes and Readmission Rates in Orthopaedic Surgery
The data will be used to determine what underlying patient factors, when coupled with a
specific orthopaedic surgical procedure, lead to either successs or failure.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/21/2014
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
14112108
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data are risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges,
and length of stay are compared to expected values.
2013-2017 IP
11/17/2014
Evan Johnson
Health Market Science, Inc.
14111404
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes in hospital discharges.
2013 IP
2013 OP
11/17/2014
Jeremy Henderson
Health Grades, Inc.
14111203
Quality Rating & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals,
create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2013 IP
11/10/2014
Jeffrey Butts
CUNY John Jay College
1410-02
Evaluation of The Cure Violence Project
The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD crime data.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/4/2014
Christopher Brooks
WebMD, Inc.
14102218
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how
hospital services compare.
2013 IP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-04
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment
Pathways Readmissions and
Costs By Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health, over the last few decades, is associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/31/2014
Chun-An Chou
SUNY Binghamton
1410-03
Prediction Analysis by
Correlating Weather Variables with Hospitals and ED
Admissions
The data will be used to understand the relationship between weather and health in upstate New York.
1990-2013 IP
1990-2013 OP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-01
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment Pathways, Readmissions and
Costs by Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health over the last few decades are associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
10/21/2014
Kalpana
Bhandarkar
Maimonides Medical Center
14101714
Strategic Planning
The data will be used to understand the supply
of inpatient healthcare services.
2013 IP
10/17/2014
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
14101609
Hospital Procedure and
Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from its hospital discharge data for 2001-2013.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/14/2014
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
14101407
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment and Annual Databooks
The data will be used to track and report diseases prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health status of Westchester County residents.
2013-2017 IP
2013-2017 OP
10/14/2014
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
14092916
Association Between Select
Chronic Diseases and
Hazardous Waste Sites in New
York State
The data will be used to assess the geographic distributions of several chronic diseases in New York State.
1995-2013 IP
10/8/2014
Thomas Lee
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-06
Review of Pediatric
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in New York State; Hospital and
Surgeon Differences in Surgical
Outcomes
The data will be used to provide information on the outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic surgeries, and the types of surgeons performing them.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1409-05
Outcomes, Complications, Risks and Survivorship after Orthopedic Procedures
The data will be used to analyze orthopaedic procedures and their outcomes and/or complications.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Crystal Fuller
Lewis
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public
Health
1409-04
Washington Heights: A
Community Diagnosis
The data will be used to characterize the Washington Heights neighborhood in terms of their healthcare diagnoses and healthcare access/usage.
2009-2017 IP
2009-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-03
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through
CCTA Imaging and Guided
Follow-up Referral Using the
Emergency Department as a
Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization patterns: including patient's use of multiple EDs, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals; and comparative outcomes across the state.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1409-02
Changes in Asthma Healthcare
Utilizations Under Current and
Future Aerosol Levels in New
York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current/baseline and future
periods.
2001-2010 IP
2001-2010 OP
10/8/2014
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care
Quality Institute
1409-01
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03 (S)
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in
Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, and the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans.
1998-2007 IP
1998-2007 OP
10/8/2014
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester Medical Center
1209-03 (A)
Trends in Upper Extremity Trauma
The data will be used to evaluate demographic, geographical, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain upper extremity trauma.
2000-2011 IP
2000-2011 OP
10/8/2014
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06 (S)
1. Potentially Avoid Hospital readmissions and Potentially Avoidable Complications 2. Analysis of Physician Specific Volumes
Analysis of potentially avoidable hospital readmission rates by type of care and by facility. Also, analysis of physician-specific volume.
2004-2017 IP
10/7/2014
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
14100602
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services, set healthcare service quality standards and develop strategic decision support measures.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/7/2014
Nallan Suresh
SUNY Buffalo
14100203
Empirical Research in Health Care Operations Management
The data will be used to investigate the relationship between internal hospital planning and scheduling practices and service quality outcomes.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
9/23/2014
Sheila Kee
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
14092313
Niagara - Orleans PPS DSRIP Analysis
The data will be used to assess the problem areas that need to be addressed during the 5 year DSRIP project.
2000-2017 IP
08/22/2014
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
14082121
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to determine regional variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location and population density.
2001-2013 IP
08/22/2014
Lisa McGiffert
Consumers Union
14082120
Costs of Hip and Knee Revision and Replacement to the State of New York
The data will be used to identify how much was charged to state program to pay for hip and knee replacement and revision surgeries, for advocacy purposes.
2012-2017 IP
08/18/2014
Paula Denoya
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14081105
Management Trends in Inflammmatory Bowel Disease In The Era of Immunomodulator Therapy
The data will be used to study IBD surgeries, emergent VS. elective, and the various rates and charges associated with each.
1985-2013 IP
08/15/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14080604
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study that will focus on data that captures prostatectomies based on race, and age group.
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
08/6/2014
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai-Icahn School of Medicine
14080403
Surgeon Specific Outcomes Associated with Surgery
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and costs associated with a variety of surgical procedures among surgeons in New York.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
08/5/2014
Khoi Pham
Hackensack Medical Center
14080402
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases & Market Share Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share by service area and NY provider
2013-2017 IP
08/04/2014
Shannon Lorbiecki
Navigant Consulting Inc
14080101
Assessing Opportunities for Consolidation or Regionalization of Hospital Services in Newark and Surrounding Towns for New Jersey Health Care Facilities
Financing Authority
The data will be used to understand outmigration of Newark area residents to hospitals in New York.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/31/2014
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
14072523
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to understand how hospital services are utilized across different community populations and to determine the appropriateness of the hospitalization given the diagnosis background.
1997-2017 IP
07/16/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14071104
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through CCTA Imaging and Guided Follow-up Referral Using the Emergency Department as a Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization
Medical Center patterns and comparative outcomes across the
State.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/08/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
14070802
Regional Disparities in Outcomes and Hospitalization Charges of Neurosurgical Procedures of New York State
The data will be used to investigate the association of these outcomes with the case volume of each hospital.
2009-2017 IP
07/07/2014
Dusan Bogunovic
Mount Sinai- Icahn School of Medicine
14070701
Genetic Predispostion to Neurolisteriosis
The data will be used to study people that cannot fight the germ called Listeria monocytogenes.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/27/2014
Michael Palese
Mount Sinai Medical Center
14062707
Studying the Correlation Between Incidence and Prevalence of Urological Diseases Among Populations Belonging to Different Patient Socio-Economic Tiers
The data will be searched by queries and records relevant to urology and of significance to the project will be extracted for multivariate statistical analysis.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Joseph Bosco
New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases
14061906
Regional Analysis of Orthopaedic Procedure Cost Data
SPARCS data will be used to determine regional
variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location.
2000, 2010 IP
06/20/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1406-11
Assessment of Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
The data will be used to determine whether there is a difference between the readmission and reoperation rates between kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty and to determine risk factors associated with readmission or reoperation.
1996-2017 IP
1996-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Lindsay Jubelt
New York University Langone Medical Center (NYU)
1406-10
Association of Hospital Disposition and Risk of Readmission
The data will be used to determine any correlation between hospital disposition at discharge, and readmission, for the purpose of improving coordination of care, and reducing overall healthcare costs.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
Jason Fletcher
University of Wisconsin
1406-08
Asthma Hospitalizations in Children Born via Cesarean Section
The data will be used to examine statistical assocations between method of delivery and subsequent diagnosis for asthma during childhood.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-07
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Hernia Repair and Complex Abdominal Surgery Using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess the longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization following hernia repair surgery using New York State SPARCS datasets.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Kevin Walter
University of Rochester Medical Center
1406-06
Reoperation Rates Following Spine Surgery using an Administrative Database
Data will be used in a retrospective study analyzing patient's spine surgery to better understand spine care and assess the rate of reoperations.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-05
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitundinal outcomes and cost utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-03
An Assessment of Surgical Outcomes following Multidisciplinary Management of Surgical Procedures Utilizing SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization of surgery when a multidisciplinary team operative approach may potentially involve reconstructive surgery.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Elliot Regenbogen
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1406-02
Characterizing Epidemiologic Trends Including Factors Related to Readmission Among Preterm Infants with Apnea of Prematurity
The data will be used to determine the frequency of apnea of premeaturity (AOP) among preterm infants and to identify factors affecting the frequency of readmissions.
1997-2017 IP
1997-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Rachel Slayton
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1406-01
Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer
The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
06/20/2014
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01 (A)
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
Data will be used to reconcile deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals. In accordance with the "Routine Referral Law", within our Donation Service Area (DSA). This data is of vital importance in identifying missed potential for donation.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
06/20/2014
David Lee
New York University, School of Medicine
1303-05 (A)
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
06/20/2014
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S2)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
06/19/2014
Jennifer Thomson
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Geneeral
14060301
Hospital Merger Investigations
The SPARCS data will be used to coordinate with data published by the Pennsylvania Health Care cost Containment Council.
2012 IP
06/18/2014
Mary Schroeder
University of IOWA
14061704
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and it's Associated Costs
The data will be used by a graduate student as requirements for part of a course. This project will study the costs associated with mastectomy surgery.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
06/17/2014
Tamar Polonsky
University of Chicago Medicine
14061002
Effect of Hospital Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in New York After Implementation of Trans Fat Bans
The data will be used to analyze rates of AMI and CVA based on county of residence to determine if the trans fat ban contributes to changes in incidence.
2002-2013 IP
06/06/2014
Christopher Snyder
Temple University Health System
14053028
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trends in
New York State.
2013 IP
05/29/2014
Emanuela Taioli
North Shore-LIJ Health System
14052726
Health Disparities in Thoracic Surgery Procedures for Cancer of the Lung, and Esophagus Mesothelium
The data will be used to assess if surgery is utilized at the same frequency in black and white patients affected by lung cancer, esophagcal cancer, or pleural mesothelioma; it will also assess if insurance coverage, SES, and other covariates influence the rate of surgery.
1995-2013 IP
05/22/2014
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
14052125
Health Services Research Projects
The data will be used for a variety of analyses examining the care at Memorial Hospital and other hospitals caring for cancer patients.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015 OP
05/21/2014
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
14052024
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
05/13/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
14050605
Changes in Asthma Healthcare Utilizations Under Current and Future Aerosol Levels in New York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current and future periods.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/09/2014
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
14050908
An Evaluation of Surgical Residencies Using Patient Outcomes of Program Graduates
A retrospective study to determine relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes.
2007-2011 IP
05/05/2014
Rajiv Jayadevan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Icahn
14050102
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
The data will be used to characterize prevalence, incidence and trends of access to care, rates of care, and predictors of access to, selection of, and outcome of various procedures.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
05/05/2014
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company Advisory Services
14032714
Market Analytics
The data will be used to complete market analytics on behalf of New York Hospital Clients.
2011-2017 IP
05/01/2014
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
14050103
New York Market and Cost 2013
The data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks using our standard cost stepdown methodolgy.
2013-2017 IP
04/23/2014
Deborah Lynch
Loeb & Troper, Health Care Consulting
14041114
Various Projects Related to Analysis of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used by consultants in the firms strategic planning division.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
04/22/2014
Polina Antonette
Lutheran Medical Center
14032713
Hospital and Benchmarking
The data will be used for Lutheran Medical Center for benchmarking purposes.
2011-2017 IP
2011-2017 OP
04/16/2014
Leslie Boyd
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
14041612
Future Quality Metrics in Gynecologic Oncology
This study will assess the characteristics of hospitals admitting patients for malignancies who will likely receive clinical bonuses based on outcome measures.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
04/16/2014
Philip Stieg
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
14041511
Market Research
The data will be used internally for research purposes.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
04/08/2014
Denise Wrinn
Cortland Regional Medical Center
14040702
Cortland Regional Medical Center Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Cortland Regional Medical Center.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
04/08/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14040301
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study which will focus on medicare data that capture prostatetomics in New York State during the time frame of interests.
2010-2003 IP
04/01/2014
Bruce Feig
Sachs Policy Group
14032712
Analysis of New York Health Care Utilization and Expenditure Patterns
The data will be used to generate summary-level
information on the cost and utilization of health
services.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
1403-08
Impact of Physician Density and Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissins
The data will be used to understand how distribution and characteristics of primary care physicians impact on ACSC readmissions.
2009-2011 IP
03/24/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1403-07
Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care, and calculate cost for post-surgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1403-06
Improved Risk Communication using a Multipollutant Air Quality Index
The data will be used to determine the effects of combinations of air pollutants on respiratory hopsital admissions and emergency department visits in New York State in order to develop a multipollutant air quality index and improve risk communication efforts surrounding exposure to ambient air pollution.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Jessica Castner
SUNY Buffalo
1403-05
Western New York Emergency Department Utilization
The data will be used to determine disparities in age, sex, ethnicity, and insurance status between frequent emergency department users as opposed to non-frequent users.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Colleen Lynch
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1403-04
Effect of High-Intensity Primary Care on Utiilization and Quality Measures for "Super-Utilizers"
The data will be used to identify if a subset of the patients population is responsible for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs; so called super-utilizers.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
03/24/2014
Kirsten Cleary
Columbia University
1403-03
Epidemiology of Adverse Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Outcomes in New York
The data will be used to analyze the epidemiology of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-02
Comparing Outcomes between Iaparoscopic Robotic Surgery Versus Iaparoscopic Surgery
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, between laparoscopic robotic surgeries and laparpscopic surgeries.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-01
Outcomes of Hospitals Performing Hepatobiliary, Foregut, and Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, in patients undergoing surgeries in hospitals comparing minimallyinvasive, hepatobiliary and foregut surgeries.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1306-06 (A)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/24/2014
Benjamin Charvat
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), Mayor's Office
1211-03 (A2)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
03/24/2014
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University
1101-14 (A2)
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
The data will be used to compare changes in admission rates, and racial and ethnic disparities in such rates, associated changes in inpatient costs in Massachusetts vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2010 IP
2003-2010 OP
03/24/2014
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05 (S)
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
SPARCS data will be used within the infoshare system, and will provide statistical information regarding demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
03/21/2014
Benjamin Iskhakov
Manhattan Billing and Collection, Inc.
13110706
Health Affordability Act, ASC Procedures
Data will be used to complete research on ASC based procedures under "Obamacare".
2010-2012 OP
03/05/2014
Edward Broccoli
Edward Broccoli
14030410
Beneficial Cost-Savings Changes in Utilization Patterns of Ambulatory Versus Inpatient
The data will be used to follow trends of ambulatory versus inpatient services to examine whether there are any cost-savings benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
03/03/2014
Amy Richards
VHA Mid-Atlantic
14022607
VHA Mid-Atlantic Performance Improvement
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities.
2010-2015 IP
02/26/2014
Trista Parker
Health Quest
14022606
Strategic Planning Process for Health Quest
The data will be used to review current services, volumes, and length of stay.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/24/2014
Adam Stolz
The Chartis Group, LLC
14022105
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of a Hospital Client
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2013-2017 IP
02/24/2014
Louis Catalano
Roosevelt Hospital
14021804
The Rising Incidence of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The data will be used to determine the rate of reverse total shoulder procedures performed from 2004 to present and the associated diagnoses as indicated by ICD-9 codes.
2004-2017 IP
2004-2017 OP
02/11/2014
Kimlee Roldan-Sanchez
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020602
Service Line Analysis
The data will be used for zip code analysis, incidence rates, and population demographics.
2012-2014 IP
02/11/2014
David Alge
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020601
General Market Trends, Understanding Hospital Utilization for Specific Services
The data will be used to summarize market or service trends in aggregrate, usually via graphs, and charts.
2012-2014 IP
02/04/2014
Sean Capperis
New York University
14012717
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data will be used for a comprehensive source of information on trends in New York City's housing and neighborhoods.
2012 IP
02/04/2014
Melvin Rosenwasser
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14012716
Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Among the Orthopaedic Sub-specialties
The data will be used to examine all patients who were operated on for distal radius fractures in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
01/30/2014
Jennifer Jamikowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14012711
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010-2017 OP
01/29/2014
Audrey Waltner
Dutchess County Department of Health
14012712
Routine Public Health Surveillance of Emergency Department Visitand Hospitalizations among Dutchess County Residents
The data will be used for ongoing public health surveillance of health conditions of concern,
including chronic diseases and substance abuse.
2000-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/27/2014
Marc Berg
KPMG LLP
14011506
Analysis for North Country Commission
The data will be used to make an analysis for the North Country on the population based needs in terms of the health care delivery system.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
01/22/2014
Margaret Formica
SUNY Upstate Medical University
14012109
Gastroschisis in Central New York State, 1996-2012
The data will be used as part of an exploratory study on gastroschisis in the CNY
Perinatal Region.
1996-2012 IP
01/22/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
14011607
Impact of Physician Density of Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissions
The data will be used to detrimine if physician characteristics have an impact on a patient's admission, or readmission.
2009-2011 IP
01/15/2014
Katherine Blumhardt
Truven Health Analytics
14011405
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be used to identify areas of concern in the healthcare industry.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/08/2014
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13122322
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be processed through our proprietary processing and risk adjustment procedure to obtain clinical outcomes.
2012 IP
01/07/2014
Sean Ossont
University of Rochester
14010601
University of Rochester Medical Center Market Utilization Analysis
The data will be used to conduct market analysis.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
2013
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12/27/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13122421
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System; Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital; Standford Hospital; and Catholic Health East
Hospital discharge data will be used to support short and long-term operational strategic planning efforts.
2010 IP
2010-2015 OP
12/23/2013
Kalpana Bhandarkar
13122320
Maimonides Medical Center
Strategic Planning
The data will be summarized to understand the supply of outpatient healthcare services.
2008-2012 OP
12/17/2013
Gary Zigmann
13121619
Vermont Hospital Association and Health System
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used for surveillance reporting for VT DOH-Asthma of VT residents.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/16/2013
Gerald Siberstein
13121205
The Sage Colleges, School of Management
Inpatient Revenue Prediction by Hospital
The data will be used to derive inpatient revenue predictions to be analyzed for use in predicting facility revenue on a time interval basis.
2010-2016 IP
12/13/2013
Stephen MacCormaack
13121102
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing Charging, and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/12/2013
Rick Henderson
13121103
Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
Healthcare Operations of Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
The data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2012 IP
12/11/2013
Nicole Ngo
1104-09 (A)
University of Oregon
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluation The Impacts of Bus Pullution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transits effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particulary asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
12/11/2013
Robert Silverman
1004-05 (A3)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-morbidites
The data will be used to invstigate the relationship between obstructibve lung disease morbidity with various ambient air polluntants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1982-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
12/6/2013
Gina Lovasi
13111209
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Quantifying the Effectiveness of New York City Policy Initiatives on Chronic Disease Prevention
The data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts in reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality rates.
1990-2012 IP
1990-2012 OP[
12/4/2013
Jeremy Henderson
13112919
Health Grades, Inc.
Quality Ratings & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2012 IP
12/4/2013
Phyllis Supino
13111511
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal trends in hospilization rates and mortality among patients with valvular heart disease.
1982 IP
2010-2012 IP
12/4/2013
Mike Underhill
13110707
CPM Healthgrades on behalf of Princeton Healthcare System
Customer Relations Marketing Database- New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysis reporting allowing gor better planning of customer relations management and marketing projects.
2010-2012 IP
11/29/2013
Danielle Rhubart
13111410
Penn State University
Rethinking Benzene Releasing Hazardous Waste Sites and Hematologic Cancers in Upstate New York
The data will be used to study the scientific evidence that now shows that exposure to benzene can lead to the development of blood and bone marrow cancers in humans.
2000-2011 IP
11/08/2013
Fabrice Smieliauskas
13110708
Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
The data will be used for the analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing intiatives of medical device manufactures.
2012 IP
11/08/2013
Sarah Gruskin
Health Market Science, Inc.
13102917
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes, and to identify Hospital identifiers.
2012 IP
2012 OP
11/7/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13110505
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Catholic Health East
The data will be used to support Capital Health System's short and long-term operational & strategic planning efforts.
2012-2013 IP
11/07/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Adirondack Medical Center
13103116
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 ASM
2011-2012 ED
11/7/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Orleans Community Health (dba, Medina Memorial Hospitals) In Medina, NY
13103110
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
11/07/2013
Matt Hilton
Cigna Healthcare, Medical Economics
13101505
Facility Chargemaster Review
The data will be used to determine if medical costs are being impacted by abnormal changes to a facility's charge description master.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
11/7/2013
Melinda Whitbeck
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
13090411
Greater Rochester Health Foundation Neighborhood Health Status Improvement Project Evaluation
The data will be used as indicators of change in health status of neighborhood residents for each of the areas participating in the Health Status Improvement Project of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
10/25/2013
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai Hospital
13101503
Surgeon-Specific Outcomes Associated With Colon Resection
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and cost associated with a single procedure.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Marvin Fried
Montefiore Medical Center
13101104
Demographics and Etiology of Nasal Polyposis in the New York Area.
The data will be used to see how these characteristics differ regionally when compared to published data on nasal polyposes from other parts of the world.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
13093014
New York University Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The SPARCS data will be used to become available for New York State Department of Health- approved investigators at New York University.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Michael Russell
Temple University Health System
13092005
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trend in New York State.
2011-2012 IP
10/25/2013
James Hull
Hull Resource Management Group
13090313
Market Research
The data will be used to measure variances in C.M.I. and L.O.S. between hospitals and by payor.
2012-2013 IP
10/15/2013
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Allianves, Inc. (SMA)
13090312
Market Analytics, New York State IPPS Hospitals, Online Analytic Tool
The data will be used for online analysis by authorized planning staff at New York State Hospitals.
2012 IP
2012 OP
10/08/2013
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S)
Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The data will be used to study long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2011-2012 IP
09/27/2013
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
13062404
Identifying Predictive Factors for Decreased Mobility and Cost of Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to produce a retrospective cohort study analyzing the effects of minimally invasive surgery.
2007-2011 IP
09/27/2013
David Savitz
Brown University
13032811
Social, Behavioral, Medical and Environmental Influences on the Health of Pregnancy in New York State Residents, 1995-2012
The data will be used to examine social, behavioral, medical and environmental factors that affect the health of pregnancy among New York State residents over the period of 1995-2012.
1995-2003 IP
09/26/2013
Stephen Sekely
DataBay Resources
13090302
Navigate Net
The SPARCS data will be used by DataBay Resources in a new tool to enable some healthcare organizations to be able to analyze and evaluate SPARCS data.
2012-2015 IP
2012-2015 OP
09/25/2013
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
The data will be used for reconciliation of deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network
0910-07 (S)
Quality of Care Assessment: Hopital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department
The data will be used to compare case-mix, and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics and health economics for patient use patterns.
2008-2016 IP
2013-2016 OP
2008-2012 ED
09/25/2013
Jenny Schnaier
Truven Health Analytics
0904-03 (A)
Health Cost and Utiliztion Project (HCUP)
The data will be used along with HCUP databases to support health services research and policy analyses.
1988-2016 IP
1988-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (S)
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: A Research Study of Stroke incidence and Acute Risk Factors
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups.
1983-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
09/20/2013
Michael Bilton
Verite Healthcare Consulting
13091506
Mount Sinai Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment
The data will be used to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment(CHNA) for Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Queens, New York City.
2012-2016 IP
2012-2016 OP
08/22/2013
Pamela Damsky
The Chartis Group, LLC
13081905
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of New York State
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2010-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
13080806
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2012 IP
2012 OP
08/22/2013
Ryan McKenna
SUNY Stony Brook
13080502
An Economic Analysis of Electronic Medical Records
The data will be used for the purpose of a dissertation.
1995-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Louise-Anne McNutt
SUNY Albany
13080501
Methods & Disease Study of Hospitalizations
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of missing data on the association between race, ethnicity and hospitalizations.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
2003-2012 AS
08/22/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
13080103
Patient Amenities and Hospital Demand: Evidence from Patient Choices and Hospital Deregulation
The study will aim to provide evidence on the role of amenities in hopsital demand.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
07/19/2013
Malika Krishna
New York University Stern School of Business
13071704
Understanding the Impact of Urgent Care Entry on Local Hospital Emergency Department
The goal of this research project is to study the recent growth of the urgent care industry and its effects on the US healthcare market.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/17/2013
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
13071103
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
The data will be used to help our clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and insured.
2011-2015 IP
07/09/2013
Robert Ren
Richmond University Medical Center
13062705
CON Application for Additional IP Child/Adolescence Pysch Beds
The data will be used to demonstrate the need for additional child/adolescent pysch beds in Staten Island, New York.
2011 IP
07/03/2013
Denise Buonopane
The Bounopane Group
13053112
Changing Trends & Pricing Benchmarks
The data will be used to analyze trends in charges and create pricing benchmark reports to benefit providers.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1306-08(S)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the
PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care
utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
2008-2012 IP
06/13/2013
Kenneth Gold
NYS Division of Budget
1306-07
Reducing Sepsis Mortality
Identify latent demographic, environmental, pre-conditions and clinical factors that correlate with a susceptibility to contract sepsis from common infections.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univeristy
1306-06
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothroracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
06/13/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc
1306-05
Outcome and Post-Surgery Follow Up Studies On Selected Outpatient Surgeries
The primary focus of Gold Health Strategies, Inc. is documenting quality of care and cost efficiency of clients - physicians and hospitals in New York State. This is consistent with the major objectives of health care reform. Outpatient surgeries (OS) provide significant cost efficiency compared to inpatient surgery (IS)visits, In addition to the cost savings brought by OS, we are also interested in the outcomes of OS.
2011-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1306-04
How Does Managed Care Do it? Evidence From State Medicaid Programs
The data will be used to analyze the efficacy of the outsourcing of Medicaid provision to private managed care plans, which New York State has done for an increasing share of Medicaid patients.
1997-2010 IP
1997-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, which currently cover about 25% of all Medicare recipients. We also plan to examine the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans, how treatment under these plans may differ from fee-for-service Medicare, and how treatment may change with changes to plan reimbursement levels.
1998-2003 IP
1998-2003 OP
06/13/2013
David Card
Univeristy of California-Berkeley
1306-02
Physician Productivity Across the Career
The proposed project studies the productivity and quality of ER physicians over their career paths. The objective is to provide a detailed empirical analysis of the evoluation of physician productivity and practices as physicians age.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1306-01
The Effect of Urban Empowerment Zones on Health Outcomes
The primary purpose of this project is to investigate the health effects of the empowerment zone (EZ) program. We propose to study the effects of these economic stimulus programs on the health status of individuals residing and working in these zones.
1982-2010 IP
1982-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Nicole Ngo
University of Oregon
1104-09 (A)
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluating the Impacts of Bus Pollution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
06/13/2013
Jennifer Norton
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (S)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analysis are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time.
2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP
06/04/2013
Steve Miller
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
13053011
Physician Admitting Patterns
The data will be used to analyze the admitting and referring patterns of physicians for Kings County. This information will help to identify referring strengths and weaknesses within our service area.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
06/04/2013
Kristian Stensland
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13053010
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
This data will be compared to demographic data secured from existing disease incidence and geographic databases.
1982-2012 IP
2003-2012 AS
05/30/2013
Mary Curran
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
13053009
Residents of NJ Receiving Patient Care in NY Healthcare Facilities
The data will be used to determine the volume of patients from the state of New Jersey, by zip code, who are receiving care in New York facilities by diagnosis and procedure code.
2011 IP
05/30/2013
Mary Beth Walsh
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
13052106
Burke Strategic Planning Review
Burke has initiated a strategic planning process at enhancing its care delivery and research mission. The data will be used to evaluate options including expansion and partnership.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
05/30/2013
James Welsh
Community Health Care Association of New York State
13042308
Planning for Primary Care Needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State
The data will be used to plan for Primary Care needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State.
1982-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
05/29/2013
Christopher Ahmad
New York Presbyterian Hospital
13052105
Trends in Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
The data will be used to identify the incidence, demographics and surgeon experience of Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction in New York State from 1984 to present.
1984 - 2011 OP
05/29/2013
Kenneth Egol
Hospital for Joint Diseases
13043007
A Study of Revenue Coding in Orthopedic Trauma Patients
The data will be used to run high powered retrospective study investigating the revenue charge for Orthopedic trauma patients.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
05/29/2013
Stacy Pereira
CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC
13032824
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for national benchmarking and trending reports.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
05/17/2013
Jonathan Werberg
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
13050301
Access and Quality of Care in the New York State Healthcare Market
The data will be used to produce reports for public consumption that assess the cost efficiency of the delivery of inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery services and the adequacy, quality accessibility and pricing of such services at the statewide, regional and facility-specific levels.
2012-2020 IP
2012-2020 OP
05/09/2013
Gregory Vetter
McGladrey Healthcare Services
13032108
New York Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used to benchmark New York hospitals and performance.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/06/2013
Ioannis Kakadiaris
University of Houston
13032806
Using Machine Learning to Enhance Identification of Patients at Risk to Unplanned Admissions/Readmissions/Visits to ED
The data will be used to identify patients at risk for admissions/readmissions/emergency room visits.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
04/28/2013
Barbara Wynn
RAND Corporation
13032807
Feasibility of Study of Ambulatory Surgical Center Facility Fees. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Valuation of Work Relative Value Units
We will use the SPARCS OR time data to help estimate times required to perform outpatient surgical procedures.
2011 AS
04/18/2013
Ronald Laqoe
Hospital Executive Council
13041704
Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies
Data will be used to identify inpatient populations for Upstate New York counties.
2007-2016 IP
04/18/2013
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
13032109
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knee Replacements
The data will help determine if there are hypothesis for this project is that more shoulder replacements are done by higher volume surgeons, compared with 1998 and that this may relate to the proliferation of shoulder and elbow fellowships responsible for training specialists in the field.
2006/2010 IP
04/18/2013
Sammy Elsamra
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
13030810
Robots and Robotic Surgery in New York State
The project seeks to identify those hospitals in New York State that employ the robot for urologic and non-urologic surgery and determine the utility of the robot as based on the overall percentage of cases performed.
2002-2012 IP
04/18/2013
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
13030805
Market Study
The data will be used for market studies on behalf of client hospitals.
2012 IP
04/02/2013
Kenneth Gold
New York State Division of Budget
13032713
Sepsis Mortality Reduction-Health Care Budget Analysis
The data will be used to identify patients susceptible to sepsis before an infection exhibits symptoms thereof.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
04/02/2013
Kirat Kharode
Liberty Health
12082214
Data Analysis for Markets
The data will be used for strategic planning.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yvonne Graham
New York State Department of Health
13032002
Health Disparity Surveillance
The data will be used to identify health disparity trends and produce reports on these trends.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yiyuan Sun
Adelphi University
13020706
Healthcare Outcomes Course Project
As part of class assignments, PhD students in the Healthcare System Track will develop research questions relevant to the data set, design research projects, learn how to manage and analyze the data, and complete project reports.
2009-2011 IP
03/27/2013
Jonathan Parisi
Valley Hospital
12072003
Understanding How Volume Impacts Quality
Data will be used to analyze volume by providers.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
03/20/2013
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1303-01
Long Term Longitudinal Analysis of Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery in New York State
The purpose of this study is to assess long term outcomes, as it pertains to mortality, following
bariatric surgery.
1995-2010 IP
1995-2010 OP
03/19/2013
Regina Zimmerman
New York City Department of Health
1303-14
NYC Valid Vital Data Project (NYC NVDP)
The intent of this project is to improve the quality and mental hygiene and accuracy of NYC's health indicators and health reporting through ongoing assessments of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data reliability and validity.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
03/19/2013
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1303-13 (S)
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the patient population of Blythedale Children's Hospital as it fits into the entire continuum of care, specifically understanding the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale, and determining the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2008-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1303-12 (S)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/19/2013
David Lee
University of Pennsylvania
1303-05
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
03/19/2013
Perry Sheffield
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1303-04
Children's Health and Vulnerability to Heat and Ozone in New York City
The project will examine the effects of ozone air pollution and high temperatures on children in New York City.
2005-2012 IP2005-2012 OP
03/19/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc.
1303-03 (S)
Review of Hospital Quality
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the quality of care across New York hospitals by using length of stay and readmission rates as indicators of quality. The main objective is to assess how client hospitals compare to others in New York State.
2005-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Kathleen Ciccone
HANYS Services Inc.
1303-02
The Relationship Between Patients and Hospital Staff Perceptions of Safety and Selected Outcomes of Care
The purpose of the project is to evaluate if patient reported satisfaction with care for selected areas and staff reported assessment of organizational culture of safety are associated with adverse events in NYS hospitals.
2010-2012 IP
03/19/2013
Jonathan Gordon
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1211-07 (D)
Do Academic Medical Centers Provide Care of Higher Value
The data will be used to assess whether academic medical centers provide care of greater value compared to medical centers not affiliated with an academic institution.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
03/18/2013
Matthew Saltzman
Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
13030801
The Rising Incidence of Operative Fixation of Acute Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures
The data will be used to identify whether or not orthopaedic surgeons have changed their treatment patterns for clavicle fractures over the past decade.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
02/22/2013
Lawrence Skye
Biome Analytics, Inc
13021909
Biome Analytics - Biome A
Data will be used in support of consulting work that advices NY hospital systems regarding their clinical performance priorities.
2010-2011 IP
02/22/2013
Martha Wojtowycz
SUNY Upstate Medical University
13021908
Onondaga County ED Utilization by Patients Homeless at the Time of Discharge
The data will be used for health services outcomes research. We intended to analyze patterns of ED utilization, by housing status, to investigate differences in ED utilization between the general patient population and patients experiencing homelessness.
1999-2013 IP
1999-2013 OP
02/21/2013
Benjamin Jackson
University of Pennsylvania
13021905
Utilization and Retrieval of IVC Filters
Data will be examined for procedure codes and diagnosis codes to establish annual rates of IVC filter insertion and retrieval.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
02/21/2013
Paul Bradley
MethodCare, Inc.
13021503
Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Healthcare Utilization Benchmarking to identify Improved Care with Cost Containment
The data will be used to construct aggregate benchmarking statistics and distributions to capture healthcare utilization.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
02/20/2013
Jayanth Kumar
New York State Department of Health, Division of Family Health
13021402
Trends in Non-Traumatic Dental Related Visits to Hospital Emergency and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Trends in non-traumatic dental related visits to hospital emergency and ambulatory surgery facilities and the associated costs for 2004-2011 in NYS
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
02/13/2013
Diane McAlpine
Albany Medical Center
13012207
Multiple Studies Throughout Year
Varies - As Requested by Management
2009-2013 IP
02/06/2013
Matt Galsky
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13011604
Access to High Volume Centers for Cancer Treatment in New York State
Data will be used to access volumes of specific procedures performed at hospitals, and the distance of patients seeking these procedures (via patient zip code data) from treatment centers within NYS. The data will then be compared to disease incidence and used to assess access to high volume treatment centers for patients seeking cancer treatments in NYS.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
02/06/2013
Scott Farr
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
13011603
Community Health Analysis
Data will be used to identify gaps in care, seek opportunities to reduce variation in outcomes, and create population health improvement efforts.
2011-2016 IP
02/05/2013
Jeffrey Ridge
SG-2, LLC
13011606
Operational and Long-Term Planning for Capital Health System (Trenton, NJ)
The data will be used to support Capital Health Systems' short and long-term operation and strategic planning efforts.
2009-2011 IP
02/05/2013
Chul-Young Roh
CUNY Lehman College
12111406
Linking Governance Characteristics and Organizational Performance:Case of Community Hospitals in State of New York
The requested data will be used to help in analyzing how hospital governance models influence the performance of each hospital in New York City.
2001-2010 IP
01/17/2013
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13011605
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
UB data for Clinical Outcomes Research
2011 IP
01/11/2013
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
12120408
An Investigational Study: Obesity on Young Adults in NYS
The data will be used for two objectives: 1) to study the effects of obesity on the risk of hypertension; and 2) the impact of obesity on the incidence of coronary artery thrombosis in young adults.
1982-20105 IP
1984-2015 OP
01/11/2013
Malini Cadambi
Committee of Interns and Residents
12112011
Access, Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital Patients
The research purpose of this project is to assess the access, cost, and quality, of care of outpatient and inpatient services.
2006-2015 IP
2006-2015 OP
01/7/2013
Tom Kruse
Hackensack Medical Center
12022203
Ongoing Market Analysis
The data will be used internally for market analysis studies, in determining and planning for growth and acquisitions.
2008-2011 IP
2008-2011 OP
2012
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12/17/2012
Donna Chen
Children's Hospital (MASS)
12072005
Market Potential Analysis in Support of Strategic Marketing Plans
Aggregated data analysis will be used to assess market potentials for each service line.
2008 - 2012 IP
2008 - 2012 OP
12/10/2012
Jeremy Henderson
Healthgrades, Inc.
12120704
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The purpose of this study is to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals and create targeted solutions based on quality metrics.
2011 IP
12/05/2012
Jane Clougherty
University of Pittsburgh
1211-12
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
This project will research the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2002- 2012 IP
2005 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1211-11
Estimating the Returns to Hospital Care: Evidence for Capacity Constraints
The data will be used to find evidence that an increase in spending affects treatment outcomes.
1982 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
1211-10 (S)
Identification of State Sanitary Code, Part 22, Case Reportings
The data will be used in a surveillance study to identify instances in which a facility is not reporting certain conditions, and to conduct outreach to these facilities regarding these conditions.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1211-09 (S)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The data will be used to update the EPHT portal with myocardial infarction and asthma data in New York State. In addition to the disease specific indicators, joint environmental and health indicators will also be developed to assess the health outcomes in areas of environmental concern.
1982 - 2015 OP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low - Versus Remaining in a High - Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Costs of Care
The data will be used to examine whether patterns of health care utilization, including emergency hospitalizations, use of inpatient and outpatient care, and medical costs differ for individuals who relocated to a low-poverty neighborhood, relative to a control group.
1998 - 2009 IP
1998 - 2009 OP
12/05/2012
Harry Feder
IPRO
1211-06 (S)
Ongoing Identification and Analyses of Patterns and Outcomes of Care
The data will be used to perform risk analysis and to draw samples for clinical data abstraction for quality improvement projects.
2006 - 2015 IP
2006 - 2015 OP
2006 PRI
12/05/2012
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1211-05
The Effect of Peak-Shaving Regulations on the Activity, Toxic Emissions, and Health Impacts of Local Power Plants
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of local peak-shaving following power plant activity on cardiovascular hospital admissions and emergency department visits in New York City.
2000 - 2015 IP
2000 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
John Shaw
Next Wave
1211-04 (S)
Validating Longitudinal, Cross-Setting, and Episode Payment Methodologies & Longitudinal Quality and Patient Safety Indicators in a Regulatory Environment
The primary purpose of this project is to support validation of fiscal and quality measures proposed for regulatory use.
1995 - 2015 IP
1995 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Lanora Callahan
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03
New York City Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2004 - 2012 IP
2004 - 2012 OP
12/05/2012
Joseph Engelberg
University of California - San Diego
1211-01
Economic Conditions and Health Outcomes
The purpose of this project is to assess the causal effect of macroeconomic conditions on stress-related health outcomes.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Steven Forand
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1209-05 (D)
Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor
To examine community health indicators in areas with brownfield redevelopment projects in order to include public health considerations in the redevelopment process.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1209-01 (D)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
Request Has Been Withdrawn
12/05/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1202-02 (A)
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, especially infertility treatments, such as ovulation-stimulating medications and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and how they adversely affect growth, motor, and social development.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/04/2012
Fabrice Smieliauskas
University of Chicago
12112709
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
SPARCS data will be used for an analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing initiatives of medical device manufacturers.
2002 - 2011 IP
12/04/2012
Sean Capperis
New York University, Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy
12112708
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data on asthma hospital admissions will be used as an indicator in our State of New York, City's Housing and Neighborhoods Report, and in our Data Search Tool website.
2011 IP
11/20/2012
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
12111405
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting and Infection Rates on Infection Rates
We plan to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates, and the impact of tort reform on health care outcomes.
2010, 2011 IP
10/31/2012
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions
12103010
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individuals hospital charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 - 2015 IP
2010 - 2015 OP
10/22/2012
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro NY
12101101
VHA New York Data Initiative
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding improvement, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 20 NYS hospitals that are members of VHA.
2010 - 2012 IP
10/19/2012
Sandra McGinnis
SUNY School of Public Health
12092611
Demand for Anesthesiology Services
Number and types of inpatient and outpatient surgeries will be used to determine demand for anesthesiology services.
2010 IP
2010 OP
09/24/2012
Linh Le
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management
1209-10(S)
Public Health Informatics for Emergency Preparedness and Response in New York State
This project focuses on the design and deployment of appropriate applications and techniques of automatic data-processing, pattern recognition, data mining, and knowledge extraction algorithms. These applications and techniques will aid in the early detection of bioterrorism events,disease outbreaks, and analysis of impact of pre- and post-health emergencies.
The time needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring and to detect, report and improve the timeliness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public's health.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Barbara Wallace
Center for Community Health
1209-09(S)
Use of SPARCS Data for Chronic Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention Program Planning,
Evaluation, Surveillance, Research and Quality Assurance
The Division of chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health addresses specific risk factors,
chronic diseases, and injuries associated with the leading causes of death and disability among New Yorkers. Identifying data is needed for the purpose of monitoring trends in morbidity and in emergency department and hospital utilization over time, to identify special populations at risk, understand the comorbidities or medical procedures in selected populations, and to compare and supplement information collection from other data systems. We will also identify patterns of care and the costs associated with chronic diseases, disabilities, and injury morbidity.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Frederick Matsen
University of Washington
1209-08
Indications and Reoperation Rates for Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State
The data will be used to look at indications and reoperation rates for patients who had shoulder and knee arthroplasty beteen January 1997 and December 2011.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2011 AS
09/24/2012
Samual Kleiner
Cornell University
1209-07
Medicaid Managed Care in New York State and Its Effects on Patient Health
This research will examine the causal effect of enrollment in the Medicaid managed care program on patient outcomes and hospital utilizations. Specifically, the researcher will analyze whether there is an increase or decrease in hospital utilizations under managed care, and whether the type of care and quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients changes.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1209-04
Drug Overdose Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Emergency Department Care
This retrospective study will utilize data from SPARCS to assess overdose mortality for a cohort of patients who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized.
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 ED
09/24/2012
John Claude Elfar
Strong Memorial Hospital
1209-03
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
The purpose of the research is to determine major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty performed for hip fractures in the State from 2000-2010. The hypothesis is that complication rates for total hip replacements performed for fractures will be higher than those performed for arthritis. The benefit of this research is to support or refute the utility of total hip replacements for treatment of fractures.
2000-2011 IP
2005-2011 ED
09/24/2012
Evelyn Talbot
University of Pittsburgh
1209-02
Linkage Study of Air Quality PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Effects Data from the Tracking Network
This project will study the association between PM2.5 air pollution and cardiovascular disease outcomes in order to make recommendations regarding additional research within the national and state level EPHT programs.
2000-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09(A)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents that underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
09/24/2012
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1101-10(A)
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State.
2007-2014 IP2007-2014 ED
09/24/2012
Horen Boyagian
Treo Solutions
0710-06(A)
Treo Solutions Healthcare Business Intelligence Services
SPARCS data will be used for physician level reporting for those patients who have had services provided by the physician.
Using the inpatient data and institutional cost reports (State-based or Medicare), Treo Services allows its subscribers to compare and trend hospital performance across a variety of indicators including: physician performance, resource usage, market share, quality indicators, and financial and operational performance.
2000-2015 IP2000-2015 OP
09/19/2012
Adam Wilcox
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091907
Comparative Effectiveness Research
The data will allow us to investigate a wide range of health outcomes associated with various diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and mental disabilities.
2005-2009 IP
2003-2009 AS
09/19/2012
Karl McCleary
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091906
Deceased Donor Potential in the United States
The data will be used to to help understand resource utilization, comorbidity and disease severity, quality of care, and health outcomes.
2009 IP
09/19/2012
Saskia Droesler
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091905
Health Services Research
The data will be used for health services research-to study the differences in access to, and quality of, primary healthcare between different states and between counties.
2009 IP
09/13/2012
Karen Madden
Office of Health Systems Management (OHSM)
12091001
New York State Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient and Emergency Department Utilization
We will use the data to evaluate New York State hospitals for certificate of need reviews, and to respond to DOH executive staff data requests.
1994-2015 IP
1994-2015 OP
09/01/2012
Akaki Lekiachvili
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082207
Public Health Related Issues in Care Utilization
SPARCS data will be used to research public health related issues in many areas. We plan to investigate health problems, treatments, utilization and cost,as well as prevention, access, disparity, environmental factors and related issues that are important for public health.
2009 IP
08/31/2012
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
12082212
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
SPARCS data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health-care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2008-2015 IP
08/31/2012
Edward Burleigh
IMS Health
12082211
Hospital Procedure and Diagnoses Summary
SPARCS data will be combined with other state data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedure volume at the national and facility level. Clients use the data to track trends in diagnoses and procedures, identify facilities that would be appropriate sites for clinical trials, and to better allocate resources based on procedure and diagnosis volume. /td>
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
08/31/2012
Aaron Scharff
RehabCare
12082210
Market Utilization by Service Line and MSDRG for Post Acute Continuum Services
This study will analyze the potential and utilized rehab services by patient origin and hospital destination, and then compare that analyses to CMS MedPAR and HMSA.
2008-2012 IP
08/31/2012
Stephan Mayer
Columbia University
12082203
Sociodemographic Determinants of Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
We will study the effect of the following three socioeconomic variables on mortality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: region of state as identified by patient zip code, population density, and insurance status. We will further stratify mortality outcome by creating a model of patient centered variables.
2005-2013 IP
08/22/2012
Gloria Bazzoli
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082205
Health Services Research, Organizational Analyses, and Studies that Examine the Effects of Public Policies on Hospitals and Patients
This project will focus on areas involving health services research, organizational analyses, and studies that examine the effects of public policies on hospitals and patients. The research will examinine care delivered by hospital organizations and how organizational and environmental features affect that care, such as, what are the effects of the adoption of quality improvement technologies (e.g. health information technology applications) and other hospital-based activities (e.g. evidence-based practices). The performance of these activities will be assessed using the patient-level hospital discharge data.
2005-2009 IP
08/22/2012
Askare Chukmaitov
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082206
Health Research Study
The project is a health services research study that will compare patient health outcomes after outpatient colonoscopy. We will follow patients across facilities and over time, which is important for development of proposed patient quality measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 AS
08/06/2012
Paul VanFossan
OptumInsight
12072009
Hospital Quality and Financial occurrence and Coding Analyses
The data will be used to create reports used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. Information they will be reviewing includes length of stay, costs of stay, charge of stay, reimbursement and coding, etc. The second use of the data is to produce reports used by Health Care Professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, costs, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities of their choosing, analyzing coding of claims, occurrences of codes in claims and additional ad-hoc requests.
2010 IP
07/20/2012
Lena Sun
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072008
Epidemiological Studies of Health Outcomes
We will use the data to perform epidemiological studies of health outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. Our investigations will include clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare quality, and health services research.
2007-2009 AS
07/20/2012
Linda Scheetz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072007
Mortality and Morbidity Injuries
The goals of this research are to identify the incidence and types of injuries that occurred in Bronx, NY during the last three years, identify risk factors for specific injuries, examine access to health care for the treatment of injuries, and examine injury outcomes, utilization and cost. Knowledge gained from this research will inform the development of injury prevention programs in the Bronx that should facilitate the attainment of the Healthy People 2020 target goals.
208-2009 IP
07/20/2012
Mahesh Shukla
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072006
Health Policy Dissertation Research
The data will be used to study causal impact of CABG Report Cards on CABG mortality and on hospital and surgeon volume as dissertation research.
1990, 1991, 2008, 2009 IP
07/20/2012
Susan Senecal
Office of Health Systems Management
12072004
New York State Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Project
SPARCS data will be examined to determine Episodes of care that meets study event criteria for the demonstration project. A study event is an adverse event that results in, or that may result in, serious harm to a patient while in the care of the
perioperative unit.
2007-2013 IP
07/20/2012
Stephen Mayer
Columbia University
12052102
Regional Outcome Variations in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The data will be used to study specific outcomes (including mortality and incidence of DNR) of young patients who present with severe traumatic brain injury requiring mechanical ventilation without significant systemic injury/extracranial injury (including
orthopedic and abdominal surgery). These outcomes will be stratified by patient zip code and utilization of specific interventions such as ICP monitoring, EVD placement, and craniotomy will be considered.
2005-2015 IP
07/16/2012
Regina Zimmerman
New York City of Health and Mental Hygiene
12053105
Validating Births, Deaths and Spontaneous Terminations Vital Record Data Against Hospital Discharg Data for Data Quality Imprmovement
The requested data would be used solely for quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, the assessment of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data quality, examination of hospital specific data quality improvement indicators and determination of targeted areas for data quality improvement interventions.
2008-2015 IP2008-2015 OP
07/03/2012
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates
12062212
Operational Insights Guided Analytics
The data will be used in combination with data from other states, and will be
summarized to show statistical information on
variations in health care patterns across hospitals and states.
We will also be estimating Medicare
reimbursement via automated Medicare Pricer
applications for Medicare patients and reviewing
payment information developed by using this
information.
2005-2015 IP
06/25/2012
Linda Scheetz
CUNY Lehman College
12062215
Validation of the Field Triage Decision Scheme Guidelines Physiologic Criteria for Injured Older Patients
This study aims to validate the Field Triage Decision Scheme (FTDS)criteria for older injured patients.
2009-2010 IP
06/11/2012
Roberta Williams
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
12061108
Study Costs and Consequences of our Present Policies of Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults
This project studies the costs and consequences of our present policies of healthcare coverage for young adults.
Remarkable gains in survival of serious childhood diseases have produced an emerging population of
young adults with complex chronic diseases who did not previously survive to that age.
Understanding the drivers of healthcare utilization of these young adults with chronic diseases is an
important first step in designing a health system that will preserve the societal investment that has
been made in these individuals during childhood. Understanding how resource utilization changes as these patients age
out of insurance coverage will help to determine the consequences of our present policies and provide
a base for tracking the effects of changes in these policies.
2005-2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
05/30/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
1205-06
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Prevalence Rates
This study evaluates the impact of the New York State Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management and Prevention) intervention program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2012 IP
05/30/2012
Susmita Pati
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1205-05
Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved
The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (Keeping Families Healthy) population. By promoting the use of recommended preventive care, encouraging patient compliance, and educating patients and parents about the control and self-management of chronic conditions, there is an expectaion of seeing a reduction in hospital admissions and the unnecessary use of ED services.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Thomas Matte
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-04
The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
This project will utilize SPARCS data to study the impact of ambient air pollution on pregnancy outcomes among New York City residents, focusing on particulate air pollution and its potential impact on fetal growth and preterm birth.
2008-2010 IP
05/30/2012
Cynthia Driver
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-03
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in NYC
The data will be used in surveillance activities supporting the work of the Division of Mental Hygeine in improving the lives of New Yorkers with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Paul Savage
HealthCare Intelligence, LLC
1205-02
Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities
The purpose of this project is to identify a multivariate criteria or specification recognizing patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care.
1997-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania
1101-11(A)
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery
The primary purpose of using the data is to examine variations in outcomes among patients aged 50 and over, treated in hospitals in New York State.
2004-2014 IP
05/30/2012
Seth Freedman
Indiana University
0804-05(A2)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care: Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation, and Infant Health Outcomes
This study will analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion.
1992-2003 IP
05/30/2012
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02(A3)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for
hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
05/23/2012
Richard Zhao
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
12052103
Market Analyses of Hospital Discharges
The primary purpose of the SPARCS data will be to estimate hospital referrals for home care and to determine demand for new products. The objective is to understand the community's need for home care services, derived by analyzing discharges by diagnoses and procedures, length of stay, and days in alternate levels of care.
2005-2015 IP
05/23/2012
Matthew Roe
New York City Department of Transportation
12052101
Road Safety in New York City
The study seeks to estimate the number of inpatient and outpatient cases resulting from roadway crashes in New York City, especially injuries to pedestrians or bicyclists resulting from motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle collisions.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
05/23/2012
Olga Pierce
ProPublica
12050704
Is Substandard Care Hurting Patients and Costing Taxpayers Money?
ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that plans to publish a series of stories that examine quality-of-care issues for patients. As a result, patients will benefit from greater transparency and improved care. Additionally, providers of service will be better informed about how their performance compares to others and how they can improve by adopting best practices.
2010 IP
04/27/2012
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
12042610
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
By studying SPARCS data, the company will be able to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and
under-insured via their DataiSight tools and ConsumerScope tool, letting Medicare and non-Medicare patients identify efficient and safe providers.
2010 IP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041909
New York Inpatient Hospital Study
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2007-2015 IP
04/23/2012
Nayer Khazeni
Stanford University
12041908
Comparative Effectiveness of Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza
Data will be used to measure influenza-related healthcare costs and utilization during a pandemic.
By analyzing inpatient and outpatient de-identified SPARCS data for New Yor State the company will use total
and mean 2009 (h1N1) influenza-related inpatient and outpatient costs and mean length of stay to
identify risk factors for increased healthcare utilization.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041907
2010 New York Ambulatory Surgery
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2010 AS
04/23/2012
Kelli Johnson
University of Minnesota
12041906
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Dashboard
The analysis of SPARCS data will address access and utilization at the state level.
Products we made available through a web portal will assist health policymakers, medical providers, and consumers in
New York by providing them accurate and timely state-level data.
2009 OP
2009 ED
04/23/2012
Vivian Ho
Rice University
12041905
The Relationship Between Volume and Outcome in Health Economics
Regression analysis on SPARCS data to see the relationship between surgery volume and outcome.
The results of the regression analysis will show how an incremental increase in surgery volume changes
the outcome controlling for other factors.
2000-2011 IP
04/23/2012
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
12041104
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
An analysis of SPARCS data will be used to assist Catholic Health in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the
community. The data requested will be utilized by creating links to descriptive text fields (clinical codes-DRG and ICD-9) as maintained by CMS and WHO. The links will contain information about hospitals from CMS, NYS DOH, and commercial sources.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015
04/10/2012
Rick Henderson
The Delta Group
12032005
Healthcare Operations of the Delta Group
SPARCS data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations - both
utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2010-2011 IP
03/30/2012
Rolando Tabora
Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Finance
11080803
Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used for benchmarking purposes.
2008-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
03/22/2012
Amanda Schneider
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
12031504
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in New York City
The primary objectives of this project are surveillance of hospitalizations and ED visits attributable to serious mental illness (SMI) and to substance abuse and dependency. This will help in improving the lives of New York residents with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
03/22/2012
Jane Corrarino
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
12022708
Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Analysis of New York State SPARCS Hospitalization and Emergency Department Data for 2009, 2010, 2011
Data will be analyzed and used in order to develop policies and programs for the county.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
03/22/2012
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
12022205
Crimson Market Advantage for NYU Langone Medical Center
The data will be used within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for New York University Langone Medical Center.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
03/21/2012
Ted Gates
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
12031503
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
This study will produce asthma surveillance reports on Vermont residents for the Vermont Department of Health. It will also produce hospital planning reports on market share trends.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 AS
03/21/2012
Deborah Lynch
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
12022204
Various Projects Related to Analyses of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used to create summary reports used by consultants in the strategic planning division of the firm.
2009-2010 IP
03/21/2012
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company, Strategy and Planning Division
12022202
Market Study
The data will be used in market studies conducted on behalf of client hospitals.
2008-2015 IP
03/14/2012
Simon Newman
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100318
State Specific Comparisons of Physician Outcomes
The data will be used to perform state-specific comparisons of physician outcomes, including metrics like mortality rates, length of stay, and complications.
2009 IP
03/14/2012
Grace Lee
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100317
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Nonpayment for Preventable Complications
This project will evaluate financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and how they impact quality of care.
2009 IP
03/01/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Policy Management and Behavior
12010905
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidents and Prevalence Rates
The study evaluates the impact of the New York Gold STAMP Intervention Program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2011 IP
02/29/2012
Virginia Maar
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
RELDID-091
Analyses for Strategic Planning
The data will be used for various projects related to the analyses of hospital discharges, and to support strategic planning efforts by client skilled nursing facilities.
2005-2008 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
The project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data.
1984-1987 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
02/29/2012
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classificaion Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI uses this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
02/28/2012
Wendy McKelvey
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health Services, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance Policy
12022201
An Evaluation of the Impact of Restaurant Sanitary Grade Posting on Health Hazard Reduction in New York City
The data will be utilized to evaluate rates of hospitalization and emergency department utilization for foodborne-related diagnoses from 2000-2020.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Fergal Fleming
Unversity of Rochester Medical Center
1202-12
Analysis of Venothromboembolism Risk Post-Discharge After Surgery
The purpose of this project is to determine the rate and risk factors for the development of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after discharge in patients under going major general surgery.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1202-11
Using NASA Satellite Aerosole Optical Depth Data to Create Representative PM2.5 Fields for Use in Human Health and Epidemiology Studies in Support of State and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Programs
Case crossover will be used to find odds ratios of respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes which potentially associated with PM2.5 air concentrations.
2004-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
02/22/2012
Alex Greenstein
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-10
Disparities in Therapy for Acute Cholecystitis by Insurance Status in New York State: A Longitudinal Analysis
The objective of this study will be to compare the treatment paradigm for acute cholecystitis (AC) in
the Medicaid versus private insurance groups within the New York State database.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesilogy
1202-09
Outcomes of New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
02/22/20112
Randall Brown
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
1202-08
Evaluation of Three Pioneering Managed Care Programs Developed Specifically for People with Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to rigorously evaluate the effects of the Commonwealth Care Alliance (Boston, MA) and the Independence Care System (New York City, New York) on costs and utilization of high-cost services and quality of care indicators among persons with serious disabilities.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Arthur Blank
Montefiore Medical Center
1202-07
Evaluation of Quality of Health Care Delivery Across Time Using Geospatial Information in the Five Boroughs of New York and Westchester 1995-2015 with Special Attention to Environmental Determinants and the Impact of Information Technology on Clinical Outcomes
This project will identify where clusters of illness are occurring so that efforts can be made to enhance the quality of care for patients with chronic illness.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center
1202-06
Outcomes of Heart Failure and Diabetes in the HHC Population
The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the outcomes and management
for patients with heart failure and co-morbid diabetes in a high risk urban population.
2007-2010 IP
02/22/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-05
The Impact of Provider and Hospital Procedural Volume on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) Outcomes in New York State
The main goal of this project is to characterize the impact of individual physician ERCP volume, hospital ERCP volume on post ERCP failures, complications, post-procedural length of stay and in-hospital mortality.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
02/22/2012
Jason Hockenberry
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1202-04
Human Capital and Organizational Factors Affecting Surgical Quality and Efficiency
The purpose of this project is to analyze human capital factors that impact patient outcomes and how organizational structures modify those factors.
2008-2015 IP
2008-2015 AS
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State, Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-03
Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MDSTARnet)
The goal of this project is to conduct population based surveillance of nine muscular dystrophies and to determine prevalence, demographics, healthcare coverage and types of clinics where patients receive care.
1982-2015 IP
1984-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-02
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, and how they adversely affect the growth, motor, and social development of neurodevelopmental impairments, along with physical growth patterns and proportionality.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Genevieve Pham-Kanter
University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy
1202-01
Exploring Disparities in Emergency Care
The purpose of this project is to examine how the post-accident outcomes of visitors to the emergency department are related to patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and insurance status.
2009-2010 ED
02/22/2012
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-15 (A)
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission
patterns in order to help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 ED
02/22/2012
William Allison
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-12 (A)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
SPARCS data will be used to produce hospital discharge profiles, as well as perform policy analysis, evaluation, strategic planning, and utilization analysis.
1987-2015 IP
1987-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A2)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1992-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 (A)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of this project is to better understand the relationship between health and the environment and to protect the health of the residents of the state, especially in areas of environmental concern.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Department of Economics
1001-06 (A2)
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence From Working-Age Individuals In New York
This study will characterize the evolution of medical expenditures for individuals over time and aid in the reforms of health insurance policies.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Hannah Jordan
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 (A2)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
This project will enable us to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare, and will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
02/15/2012
Gary Scherzer
SUNY Oswego, School of Business, Department of Markenting and Management
12013113
Managerial Epidemiology Course Project
Data will be used by students to learn how to analyze a population's use of health care. Output of data analysis will be a student project in Managerial Epidemiology.
2005 IP
02/15/2012
Jaymie Meliker
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Public Health
12010904
HRSA Grant CFDA Number 93.516, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Center
Data will be utilized to assist the center in accomplishing its mission of enhancing the quality of services provided by public health personnel in underserved areas of Long Island.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/02/2012
Jerome Ndayishimiye
SUNY Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing and Health Progessions
12013112
Alleviating Overcrowding of Patients in Emergency Rooms Using Optimal Resource Allocation Policies Derived From Queueing Theory and Dynamic Optimization Methods
This project will use the data to model the emergency room flow, in the hopes of establishing optimal resource allocation policies and best practices to help alleviate overcrowding of patients in emergency rooms.
2009 ED
01/31/2012
Chiarina Fanara
Quadra Med Corporation
12012410
National Benchmarking
This project will enable the customization of benchmark standards at anytime as often as it is required, giving greater flexibility in evaluating facilities information.
2010-2014 IP
01/31/2012
Brian Donaldson
Harlem Hospital, Department of Surgery
11113022
Overview of Trauma in Harlem Over the Last 50 Years
This study is an analysis of trauma, historically in the Harlem community.
2010-2014 IP
01/13/1965
Jean Moore
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health
12010906
The Effect of Hospitalist Physicians on Mortality and Length of Stay Across New York State Hospitals: A Multilevel Model Analysis
The purpose of this proposed research is to examine whether or not hospitalized patients who are attended by hospitalist versus non-hospitalist primary care physicians experience different outcomes.
2006 IP
01/13/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology
12010903
Trends in Volume and Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in New York State 1998-2011
This project will describe geographic, temporal and patient demographic patterns associated with physician
and hospital ERCP yearly volume.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
2003-2011 AS
2011
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Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
01/13/2012
Judy Ippolito
New Solutions, Inc.
11121404
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
This project will anlayze UB data for clinical outcomes research.
2010 IP
12/22/2011
Frank Sloan
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Economics
11121503
Integrating Medicare and Medical Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries.
This project will seek to use payer codes to identify dual eligibles enrolled in HMO plans, and will also run regressions of various health indicators and variables against cost.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
12/15/2011
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics, LLC
11121502
Ad-Hoc Investigation of Healthcare Redesign Opportunities in New York State
The broad purpose of this study is to seek opportunities for reforming or redesigning regional health care systems through analysis of hospital markets and competetion.
2006-2014 IP
2006-2014 ED
12/15/2011
April Rowe
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11112920
Outmigration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York Hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
12/06/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stonybrook, Department of Planning
11113019
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project intends to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
1997-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Christopher Sukenik
BDC Advisors, LLC
11113018
Analysis of Patient Origin, Patient Migration and Referral Patterns for New York Hospitals
This study will analyze patient origin and migration for New York hospitals, as well as analyze physician referral patterns and physician preferences using multiple hospitals.
2010 IP
2010 OP
12/06/2011
Robert Lin
New York Downtown Hospital
11112921
Trends and Associated Clinico-Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
This study will access the incidences of Kawasaki's disese and other hypersensitivity disorders.
1990-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Mithun Patel
McKinsey and Company
11120601
Strategic Plan for South Florida
The data will be used to determine which patients are leaving South Florida to pursue medical care in the New York City area, and for which procedures.
2005-2011 IP
11/25/2011
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health
11111606
Planning and Marketing Analyses
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
11/25/2011
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
11111605
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
Data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers
increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality,
safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2010 IP
11/18/2011
Michael Mittleman
PSCH, Inc. - Headquarters Division
11110404
Preliminary Guidelines and Quality Indicators for Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Homes
The primary use of these data will be a series of analyses which will contribute to the development of patient-centered behavioral health home guidelines used to facilitate planning for and the continuation of high-quality services to patients and health home member organizations through the development of individual and organizational profiles and quality indicators.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/18/2011
David Manko
Rivkin Radler, LLP
11110403
Pre-Litigations Investigations
The project will aggregate data relating to payor information and hospital transfers for an
ambulatory surgery center.
2010-2014 AS
11/18/2011
Mark Humowiecji
New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
11110402
Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedule Study
The WCB is evaluating the financial implication of changing from PAS to either EAPG or APC for its
ambulatory surgery reimbursement rates. The data will be used to support financial analysis of new rate methodology.
2005-2011 IP
11/17/2011
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease
1110-13
NY/NY III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
The NY/NY III evaluation is designed to address a core set of questions, and this project pertains to that evaluation by analyzing publicly-funded health and social services and the health outcomes associated with placement in supportive housing.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Matthew Leary
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Care Research and Information Services
1110-12(S)
New York State Hospitalization and Utilization Performance Assessment
Summary statistics are needed for a variety of health care topics. The requestor will utilize SPARCS data in the examination of medical conditions, surgical services, and utilization patterns.
1990-2014 IP
1990-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Keith Servis
New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct
1110-11
Mandatory Investigations and Program Related Activities
This data will be used to identify outlier cases that need further exploration to identify patterns of care.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
1986-2006 PRI
11/17/2011
Mary De Masi
Council on Children and Families
1110-10
An Examination of Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York
The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of emergency department use by
children, and to help identify factors that predict the likelihood children will present to EDs for non-urgent care.
2009-2014 ED
11/17/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health
1110-09
Identifying a Target Population for C. Difficile Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to look at the ICD-9 and CPT codes of patients with C.difficile infection in order to identify any trends based on co-morbidities that identify a potential candidate who
would benefit from a vaccination.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Don Weiss
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
1110-08
Assessment of the Quality of Meningococcal Disease Reporting in New York City
This study seeks to determine the accuracy of the New York city surveillance of meningococcal disease.
1989-2014 IP
11/17/2011
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-07
Monitoring and Analyzing Utilization, Operation, and Finances of Hospitals in New York State
The data will be used to describe and analyze trends in the utilization, operation, and finances of
New York hospitals, with a clear focus on New York City hospitals.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
11/17/2001
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury, Department of Politics, Economics, and Law
1110-06
An Analysis of New York State Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses by Community Socio-Economic Status and Access to Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Reform
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
11/17/2011
David Cutler
National Bureau of Economic Research
1110-05
How Does Resource Availability Affect Care and Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
This study investigates how the availability of specialized hospital resources affects patterns of
care and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndromes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Giampaolo Greco
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1110-04
Modifiable Risk Factors of High Cost in Kidney Transplantation
The primary goal of this study is to identify predictors of resource utilization in kidney
transplant patients.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2001
Eric Strauss
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Sports Medicine
1110-03
Utility and Long-Term Efficacy of Meniscal Repair/Meniscectomy
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the utility and efficacy of knee
meniscectomy/meniscal repair.
1995-2014 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2014 AS
11/17/2001
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-02
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York hospitals.
2005-2009 IP
11/17/2011
David Ping
Health Quest
1110-01
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The purpose of this project is to plan, market and provide more effectively appropriate services to the community.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
1101-14(A)
The Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This project will compare changes in admission rates, racial/ethnic disparities in such rates, and associated changes in inpatient costs in MA vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Byung-Kwang Yoo
University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences
0807-03(A)
Effect of Individual Behavioral Responses on Benefits of Influenza Vaccination
The primary purpose of this study is to examine if there are disparities in hospitalization rates due to influenza
and its complications that can be prevented by influenza vaccination.
2003-2014 IP
11/04/2011
Jeremy Henderson
HealthGrades, Inc.
11103108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2010 IP
11/04/2011
Linda Fishel
E.J. Noble Hospital, IT Department
11103106
E.J. Noble Hospital & Kinney Nursing Home, Strategy Development
The data will be used to identify the volume of SNF discharges within E.J. Noble's relative market area.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Michael Williams
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
11101705
State of New York, City Housing and Neighborhoods
This project will utilize the data to study the state of New York City housing and neighborhoods.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
11101704
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals'
charges.
2011 IP
2011 OP
2011 AS
11/03/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Planning
11101703
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2007-2011 IP
11/03/2011
Lynn Shepard Scott
Upstate University Hospital
11092110
Upstate University Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Upstate New York, including total market volumes, utilization, and market share.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
10/31/2011
Nicole Hirt
HCR Home Care, Outreach Department
11101702
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze the data for hospital discharge trends, specifically usage of home health services.
2009-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Kate Hogerton
Bellevue Hospital (NYC), Finance Division, Revenue Integrity Department
11101701
APR DRG SOI Analysis for New York City Metropolitan Area Hospitals
Data will be used to compare Bellevue's inpatient discharges by APR DRG Severity of Illness (SOI) and LOS against hospital peers in the New York City Metropolitan area.
2010-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Sridhar Chilimuri
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine
11091203
Gallstone Disease in the Young
The data will be used in an epidemiological analysis of gallstone prevalance in young people.
1996-2010 IP
09/30/2011
Paul Savage
Healthcare Intelligence, LLC
11092712
Peer Planning and Simulation Modeling of Hospital Activity
This is a web based program for healthcare administrators and regulators to be used in planning for health facilities and community need.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013OP
2011-2013AS
09/26/2011
Paul Gruenewald
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center
11092111
Environmental Approaches to Prevention
The data will be used to create a time series tabulation of diagnoses at the county level, and will be used for exploratory analysis of substance use/abuse problems.
1982-2009 IP
09/23/2011
John Martin
Premier, Inc.
10122908
Free Benchmarking Tool/Select Practice Adjustment
The data is used to create a benchmarking tool to identify the performance of any New York State Hospital. The tool produces risk-adjusted outcomes (i.e., mortality, complications, LOS, costs, charges) based on Premier, Inc. methodology.
2005-2014 IP
09/19/2011
Karen Klevanosky
Captial District Physician's Health Plan, Inc.
11091204
Hospital Profiling
This project will use the data to study Hospital Admissions and Costs
2010 IP
09/19/2011
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester, Department of Orthodpedic Surgery
11091202
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
This project will examine data for femoral neck fracture patients with regards to treatment procedure code, re-admission within 1 year, subsequent procedures, PE, infection, hip dislocation and other documented complications.
2000-2010 IP
09/16/2011
Tara Schmidt
Milliman, Inc.
11091205
Actuarial Analyses
The data will be used in actuarial analyses performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables and clinical guidelines published by the firm. The data will be used to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures.
2010-2013 IP
09/14/2011
Matthew Dunphy
1798 Consultants, Inc.
11091207
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) Hospital Cost Analysis Within Inpatient Setting of Care
The data will be used to understand hospital costs related to inpatient discharges with CDAD secondary diagnosis.
2010 IP
09/14/2011
Larry Schoen
NY State, Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
11091206
Acute Myocardial Infarction in NY 1996-2008
The data will be used to calculate mortality rates, incident rates and discharge rates for New Yorkers with acute myocardial infarction.
1996-2008 IP
08/17/2011
Meg Jones
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Planning and new Business Development
11080807
Planning and Market Analysis
This study will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010 IP
08/17/2011
Tom Ralston
National Care Network, LLC
11080804
Data Analyses
Data will be used to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and underinsured via our DataSight tools and ConsumerScope tool allowing Medicare and non Medicare patients to identify efficient and safe providers.
2009 IP
08/17/2011
Gerald Richmond
Central New York Health Systems Agency
11062705
Central New York Emergency Room Use Study
This study will identify factors to drive and promote policies, procedures and programs to measurably reduce the number of potentially unnecessary emergency room visits in Central New York.
2008-2014 ED
08/16/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health, Center for Community Health
11080809
Identifying a Target Population for C Difficile Vaccine
The data will be used to determine if there is a trend to the number or type of co-morbidities in C.difficile vs non-C.difficile patients, in order to identify high risk patients for possible primary prevention of disease.
2010 IP
2010 AS
08/10/2011
Lora Lefebvre
NY State Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Management
11081008
Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Workgroup Data Analysis
The data will be used to support the MRT workgroup that is charged with analyzing the healthcare system in Brooklyn and recommending steps to ensure that efficient, patient-centered, high-quality care is available to its residents and others who use its facilities.
2004-2010 IP
2005-2010 ED
08/10/2011
Nancy Formella
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
11080502
Community Health Analysis
This data will allow the reseacher to identify gaps in care, and seek opportunities to reduce variations in outcomes, and to create population health improvement efforts.
2005-2009 IP
08/10/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11080501
Analysis of NY State Patient Discharges
The data will be used to analyze patient discharges on a zip-code by zip-code basis.
2003,05,07 IP
08/10/2011
James Lee
Lawrence Hospital Center
11060701
Crimson Market Advantage for Lawrence Hospital Center
The data will be used for the purposes of the physician market and analysis explicitly for Lawrence Hospital Center
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
1107-06
Health Services Research for Cancer Care
The data will be used in a variety of health services research projects. These projects focus on such issues as case mix measurement at specialized cancer facilities, quality assessment measures, analysis of episodes of care for cancer patients, and health economics related to cancer treatment.
1986-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Michelle Ng Gong
Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Critical Care Medicine
1107-05
Long Term Survival and Health Care Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients in New York State
The purpose of this study is to define clusters of clinically important outcomes after critical illnesses.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1107-04
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
This initiative will focus on policy issues related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered around the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
07/29/2011
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1107-03
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale. The second goal of this project is to determine the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2004-2009 IP
07/29/2011
Charlotte Druschel
NY State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-02
Stillbirth Surveillance
The primary purpose of this project is to establish surveillance of stillbirths.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Shao Lin
NY Stae Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-01
School Related Environment and Public Health Tracking
This project will explore the relationship between outdoor and indoor school-based hazard
indicators and children's respiratory health, as well as school performance outcome indicators.
1997-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09(A)
Does Healthcare Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Changes Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
This project will examine mortality, readmission and patient safety measures.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08(A)
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in NYS.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
07/29/2011
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06(A)
2020 Performance Commission (PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, and to avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use. The data will used to eliminate disparities in the Finger Lakes region.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
07/20/2011
Andy Short
Samaritan Medical Center
11071304
Ten Year Demand Forecast for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services
The data will be used to determine the market size of services by geography and clinical service line.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/15/2011
Stephen Glickel
Roosevelt Hospital, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center
11071303
Review of Closed Malpractice Cases Involving Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
The data will be used to report the incidence of shoulder fracture arthroplasty in the last 30 years and analyze potential trends associated with shoulder arthroplasty.
1982-2010 IP
1984-2010 OP
07/15/2011
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management/td>
11071302
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The reseacher plans to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates.
2009 IP
06/16/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11031407
Analysis of Hospital Service Areas
This study will analyze hospital service areas by patient
zipcode, payer group and ms-drg group.
2009-2013 IP
06/02/2011
Carol DeFrances
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
11052605
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This analysis of discharge data is critical to studying diseases, procedures,
health and delivery technology and health policy issues.
2010 IP
05/12/2011
Nicole Ngo
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
1104-09
Examining Health Impacts of Reducing Pollution Emissions from New York City Buses
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
05/12/2011
Andrew Beveridge
CUNY Queens College
1104-08
The Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Care Report Cards on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Acess to and Outcomes of CABG and PCI Surgery
This study will examine race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in access
to and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) surgery and Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention (PCI) from 1988-2010.
1988-2014 IP
1988-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Freling Smith
University of Phoenix
1104-07
A Retrospective Comparison of the Inpatient Mortality and 30-day Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients
The project will seek to identify differences between the inpatient mortality and 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients based on the proximity to two teaching hospitals; one in a densely populated area and one in a less densely populated area.
1999-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
05/12/2011
John Ulberg
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
1104-06
Medical Provider Reimbursement, Quality of Care and Evaluation
The Department of Health has various responsibilities mandated by legislations in respect to provider reimbursement and quality of care. The data collected will assist in the completion of these responsibilities.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Mitchell Berman
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
1104-05
Readmission and Complication Rates for Selected Surgical Procedures
The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate patient outcome following a variety of high-risk surgical procedures. These procedures include treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomy, and open heart procedures.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment
1104-04
Surveillance and Prevalence of Drug-Related and Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Discharges
The specific aim of this study is to quantify the burden of drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in NY, based on existing public health surveillance, mortality, health services utilization, and population survey data.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
05/12/2011
Rena Jones
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1104-03
Association Between Chemical Constituents of Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in New York State
The objective of this study is to examine independent effects of chemical constituents
of particulate matter in relation to cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities.
1999-2005 IP
05/12/2011
Elizabeth Howell
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
1104-02
Monitoring Obstetric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study
This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality
measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available
in the US, SPARCS and Vital Statistics.
1999-2014 IP
05/12/2011
Dina Hoefer
NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Comminicable Disease Control
1104-01
H1N1 Hospitalizations
The purpose of this study is to validate the Sentinel Hospital Program's (SHP) ability to capture Influenza-like illness admissions by comparing SHP cases to the hospital discharge data reported to SPARCS
2009-2010 IP
05/12/2011
Barbara Cornblatt
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital
1101-04
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis (EDIPP) New York Site: Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program
The purpose of this study is to compare patients in an experimental area that were administered an experimental
treatment to potentially reduce psychosis, to a larger control area of patients that did not receive
the experimental treatment.
1997-2013 IP
05/12/2011
William Greene
Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 (A)
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide us with the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high quality care by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care for our patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
05/12/2011
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
1001-05 (A)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2011
World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry
The WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort
of persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
05/04/2011
Andrew Epstein
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
11050203
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and their associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2014 IP
05/04/2011
Khoi Pham
Hackensack University Medical Center, Planning Department
11050202
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases and Market Share and Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share and analysis for New York providers.
2008-2012 IP
05/04/2011
Cody Smart
Cody Smarat (IHC)
11050201
SPARCS Info to Cost Report Analysis
SPARCS data will be used to identify hospitals where mistakes on the Institutional Cost Report may be causing the hospital to lose reimbursement monies.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
04/29/2011
George Mcglaughlin
Health Info Technics, L.L.C.
11042607
Aggregate Market Share Reports for Hospital Use in Marketing, Strategic Operations and Planning
This project uses demographic, CMS, and state data to create utilization rates and strategic planning reports.
2010 IP
2010 OP
04/29/2011
Amanda Goon
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
11042506
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS: 1983-2009
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2009 IP
04/27/2011
Philip Mossman
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
11042204
Potential Impact of Excluding Nursing Intensity Weights (NIWs) from APR-DRG Service Intensity Weight (SIW) Methodology
The data will be used to compare the difference between utilizing the NIW's in an SIW calculation and excluding the NIW's
2005-2009 IP
04/25/2011
Carol Cassell
P2 Collaborative of Western NY
11042103
Data Analyses and Technical Support for Health Planning
This project will use the data for community health planning.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
04/08/2011
Andrew Rokito
New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
11040801
Incidence of SLAP Lesions Repairs Since 'CPT-29807' Epidemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate and report if there is a rise in the frequency of SLAP lesion repairs being done since the advent of CPT code 29807 and if there is a frank indication of an interesting incidence of SLAP lesions (epidemic) versus non-clinical causes or both.
2002-2010 IP
2002-2010 AS
04/08/2011
William Stamp
Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Hospital
11020906
Market Analysis
The data will be used to present market share and other analytical elements to better understand market challenges and opportunities.
2009-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
3/29/2011
Drew Lerman
Bon Secours Charity Health System
11032906
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will monitor reporting and ongoing tracking of
key clinical and utilization measures.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
3/29/2011
Paul Staehle
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of
Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision Support
11032905
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing
strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiative
studies.
2008-2014 IP
3/21/2011
Matthew Cooper
Albany Medical Center, Department of Corporate Finance
11031602
Crimson Market Advantage for Albany Medical Center Hospital
and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus
Data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage
product for the purposes of physician market analyses explicitly
for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical
Center-South Clinical Campus.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/17/2011
Thomas McCarthy
National Economic Research Associates, NERA Inc.
11031604
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code
The data for this project will be used to analyze hospital
usage by patient zip code.
2009 IP
3/17/2011
Justin Wood
Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU
11031603
Access Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital
Patients
This project will assess the cost and quality of care of
outpatient and inpatient services provided by NY hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/7/2011
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
11022212
Planning and Market Analysis
The data will be used to determine patient utilization of
hospitals.
2008-2010 IP
3/2/2011
E. Kevin Conley
NYS Office of Mental Health
11020908
Emergency Room Utilization Among Patients With Psychiatric
Disorders
The data will be used to report Emergency Room rates of
patients with mental illness at hospital, county and regional
levels, and across multiple years (longitudinal and/or trend
analyses).
2007-2014 OP
3/2/2011
William Milczarki
Hunter College, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
11020905
Bicycle-Pedestrian Accidents in New York State
The purpose of this project is to analyze the frequency of
bike-ped accidents in NYS.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
2/17/2011
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11020907
Outmigration from Connecticut, Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients
going to New York hospitals.
2009 IP
2009 OP
2/11/2011
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Epidemiology Services
1004-07 (A) DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and
prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
Potential benefits will be to the population in general. Accurate
incidence and prevalence numbers for SLE are not currently
available in Manhattan. The results of this project will guide
appropriate funding for research and treatment of this disease.
Specifically, it will accurately estimate disparities in disease
burden across different race/ethnicity subsets, for which
information is currently sparse.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Care and Treatment
1101-16 DPRB
Drug User Estimation Study (DUES)
The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate
estimation of problematic drug users in New York City. The
methodology is the use of the capture-recapture method. Required
for this analysis is a unique case list. Two data sources, OASAS
and OVS will be used for case selection. The researcher intends
to link SPARCS data to these two data sources to eliminate
duplicates. This proposed study is to explore the feasibility of
using police arrest data as a source to acquire cases. Police
arrest data may be available on convictions, but the use of this
data has several problematic issues.
2009 IP
2/11/2011
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-15 DPRB
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and
analyze acute hospital readmission patterns. The main issues to
be addressed are to characterize the nature and frequency of
readmissions, to identify and quantify risk factors, and to
explore the role of the emergency department on the nature and
frequency of acute hospital readmissions. Understanding current
readmission rates and general risk factors for readmission, not
specific to disease conditions can help hospitals target at risk
patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General
Internal Medicine
1101-14 DPRB
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes,
and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health
Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant sponsored
study is examining the effect of the Massachusetts’ health
care reform to increase the number of insured. New York State
data will be used as a control for the following comparison to
Massachusetts’ rates; admission rates (all patient, race,
and ethnicity) and associated changes in inpatient costs for CV
ACS (cardiovascular disease acute coronary syndrome) conditions
including congestive heart failure (CHF) angina, and
hypertension, 30-day readmission rates (all patient, race, and
ethnicity) changes in inpatient costs for CHF and acute
myocardial infarction (AMI), changes in rates for
referral-sensitive cardiac procedures such as pacemaker
implantation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)Changes in utilization
rates in safety-net versus non safety net hospitals (all patient,
race, and ethnicity).
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
2/11/2011
Bruce Friedman
University of Rochester, Department of Community &
Preventative Medicine
1101-13 DPRB
Effectiveness of Stroke Treatment at Designated Stroke
Centers in New York State
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness
(mortality), cost and cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment at
hospitals with and without Designated Stroke Centers in NYS.
Analysis will be used to evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness
of stroke management at these specific centers.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
2/11/2011
William Allsion
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-12 DPRB
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Analysis of SPARCS data will produce hospital discharge
profiles, quality, and re-admission analysis. The data will also
be used for policy analysis and evaluation, strategic planning
and utilization analysis, and special projects/new product
development.
1987-2014 IP
1987-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leonard Davis
Institute for Health Economics
1101-11 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture
Surgery
The researcher is evaluating the effect of anesthesia method
on the outcomes patients receiving surgery for hip
fractures.
2/11/2011
Giulia Earle-Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine
and Health
1101-10 DPRB
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track
fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. This
will aid in the development of injury prevention programs,
education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09 DPRB
Does Health Care Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence
from Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
The researcher will examine whether costs of care for
patients living in similar neighborhoods (i.e. Census blocks or
streets) for whom a systematic difference exists that influences
the hospital at which they are treated. The researcher will
identify patients living equidistant to a high and low spending
hospital and track their outcomes. The metrics of the research
are mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. The
researcher ultimately will research the changes over time in
ambulance dispatch patterns and how these changes affect the
selection of the hospital and how this selection impacts the
quality of care delivered to patients.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08 DPRB
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence
from Medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The proposed study will examine the question if the expansion
of public insurance leads to changes in the rates of
hospitalizations for individuals eligible for these public
programs.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Patricia Shi
Mount Sinai Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology
1101-07 DPRB
Association of Morbidity, Mortality and Length of Stay of
Hospital Admissions in Sickle Cell Patients with Community
Hospital Characteristics
The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity,
mortality and length of stay during hospitalizations in sickle
cell patients is influence by community hospital characteristics
such as an academic versus non-academic setting or hospital
volume of sickle cell admissions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Igor Zurbenko
SUNY School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
& Biostatistics
1101-06 DPRB
Multivariate Time Series Analysis Methods with an Application
on Meteorological Condition and Air Pollution Effects on Human
Health
The researcher is examining the synoptic effect of air
pollutants and weather conditions on hospital conditions in New
York State due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
1982-2014 IP
2/11/2011
Ying Wang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1101-05 DPRB
Developing a Statewide, Population-based Surveillance System
for Hemoglobinopathies in New York State
The objective of this project is to establish a statewide,
population-based surveillance system for hemoglobinopathies in
NYS through collaboration among the Newborn Screening Program,
Hemoglobin Specialty Treatment Centers, Medicaid Program, the
Congenital Malformations Registry and other existing
administrative database systems to integrate data collection of
both short-term and long-term follow-up information for people in
NYS with hemoglobinopathies.
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Nina Bickell
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-03 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Eliminate Disparities
Initiative (CEREDI)
The requested data will be used to assist investigators in
identifying and monitoring racial, ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in health care; to develop and disseminate
interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities; to evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions in reducing or eliminating
disparities in healthcare. Current conditions under study include
hypertension, cancer, congestive heart failure and stroke.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-02 DPRB
Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Among Minorities: 2005 -
2009
The data will be used to derive the number of subjects
considered by physicians in NYS to have immune defects; the
demographics of these subjects, the other diagnosis codes for
complications that each patient has experienced over time, the
outpatient codes that were applied before the patient was given
the diagnosis of an immune defect, the kind of treatments given
and the costs of hospitalizations and other treatments.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Barbara Dennison
NYS Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease and
Injury Prevention, Policy and Research Translation Unit
1101-01 DPRB
Using Clinically Enhanced-Claims Data to Guide the Selection
of Coronary Procedures
The goal of this research program is to examine the
comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
procedures and percutaneous coronary artery interventions
(PCI).
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
2/4/2011
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
11012402
New York Market & Cost 2009
The purpose of this project is to create cost-based
benchmarks using the company's standard cost stepdown
methodology.
2009-2012 IP
2/4/2011
Dian Kahn
Vermont Department of Health (BISHCA), Department of Banking,
Insurance, Securities & Healthcare Administration
10111806
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset
Under 18 VSA 9405 and 9410, BISHCA is responsible for
developing data resources to analyze health care utilization for
services provided to Vermont residents within and outside of the
state of Vermont. In order to provide for its analytical
responsibility, the BISHCA needs access to selected hospitals
data from NYSDOH. Such data will be used for public health
purposes, health care utilization analyses, and studies of health
care trends.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
1/10/2011
Elizabeth McCullough
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.
10122907
Analysis of Clinical Risk Groupers (CRGs) on Ambulatory Care
Complications
The data will be used to determine how often ambulatory care
complications occur.
2008-2009 AS
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12/16/2010
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
10121506
Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives
The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients.
2007-2009 IP
12/16/2010
Chris Gorman
McKinsey and Company
10121505
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services.
2009-2011 IP
12/10/2010
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
10120704
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals.
2008-2009 IP
12/10/2010
Matthew Eapen
New York Presbyterian Hospital
10120703
Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT)
This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement.
2009-2011 IP
12/02/2010
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
10120101
Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will be used to create cost reports.
2009 IP
11/10/2010
John O'Brien
Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC
10110904
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2006-2013 IP
11/4/2010
Jeff Schaller
Health Grades, Inc.
10110303
Quality Ratings and Analysis
This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2009 IP
11/3/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1010-13
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
11/3/2010
Charlotte Druschel
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-12 (S)
Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data
The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Matthew Reilly
NYS Education Department
1010-10
Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts
The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement.
2001-2013 IP
11/03/2010
Wanda Lizak Welles
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
1010-09
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Jennifer Frontera, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1010-08
Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study
SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost.
1990-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06
T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Douglas Almond
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics
1010-05
Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions
The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Syni-An Hwang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-04
An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes
The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater.
2000-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Deborah Fox
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1010-03
Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Lorna Thorpe
CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health
1010-02
Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly
The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
Wendy McKelvey
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health
1010-01
Environmental Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance.
1996-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A3)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics)
1001-06 (DA) DPRB
How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1984-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Jennifer Norton
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (A)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02 (A)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
10/21/2010
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology
10100702
Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights
The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals.
2005-2013 IP
10/21/2010
Rober Kanter
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics
10100601
Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals
This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria.
1996-2006 IP
10/21/2010
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
10100803
Trend Analysis
This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
10/08/2010
Richard Shin
Economists Inc.
10100803
Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area
The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set.
2009 IP
10/01/2010
Sarah Gerecke
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
10092005
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level.
2009 IP
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9/29/2010
William Levine, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
10091704
Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures.
2007-2009 OP
9/24/2010
Tim Feldman
Rochester General Hospital
10090303
Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General
The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General.
2008-2013 IP OP
9/10/2010
David Savitz
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine
10090302
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention.
1995-2003 IP
9/03/2010
Gerald Silberstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management
10082614
Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications
For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson.
2005-2009 IP
9/03/2010
James Doyle
SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC)
10082412
Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project
Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/30/2010
Robert Lin
NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College
10081108
Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared.
1990-2009 IP
2009-2011 OP
8/30/2010
Jo Surpin
Applied Medical Software, Inc.
10080303
Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms
The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios.
2008-2009 IP
8/30/2010
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department
10082615
Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data
Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings.
2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
8/20/2010
Palmer Bessey
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center
10081710
Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State
Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy.
1983-2013 IP
8/20/2010
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
10081709
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates.
2001-2008 IP
8/16/2010
Raymond Park
Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
10071603
New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia
The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children.
2004-2009 IP
8/03/2010
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1007-08
Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York
The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community.
1982-2013 IP
8/03/2010
David Strogatz
University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
1007-07
Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children
The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma.
2000-2010 IP
8/03/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1007-05 (S)
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Peter McGuire
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1007-04
Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Anna Colello
NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program
1007-03
Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Warren Enker, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York
1007-02
Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers.
1985-2005 IP
8/03/2010
Andrew Ryan
Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
1007-01 DPRB
The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality
The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states.
1986-2013 IP
8/03/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University
1001-07 (A2)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
0804-07 (A2)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
8/03/2010
Seth Freedman
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
0804-05 (A)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes
TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life.
1992-2003 IP
7/30/2010
Lorna Mason
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/30/2010
Tavora Buchman
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/08/2010
Shelley Hirshberg
P2 Collaborative of WNY
10070101
HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure
The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
7/06/2010
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
10063007
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 IP
2010 OP
6/21/2010
Carol DeFrances
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10062106
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey.
2009 IP
6/21/2010
Jeanne Mancision
Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department
10060904
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity.
2007-2010 IP
6/10/2010
Kerry Bommarito
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases
10050117
Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction.
2007 OP
6/10/2010
Christopher Chen
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College
10050116
Academic Health Services Research
The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult.
2004-2007 IP
6/10/2010
Kevin Kenny
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP
10050115
Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market
Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation.
2007 IP
6/7/2010
Mary Rojas
IPRO
10060302
Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures
The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
6/4/2010
Tyler Tracewski
Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC
10060301
Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development
In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate.
2008 IP
6/3/2010
Shannon Lorbiecki
Larson Allen, LLC
10051408
University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals.
2007-2008 IP
5/25/2010
Stephen Fillebrown
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
10050703
Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County
The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
5/25/2010
Robert Knauf
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance
10031506
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist.
2007-2010 IP
5/24/2010
Anthony Kouba
Health Care Futures
10051412
Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York.
2007-2009 IP
5/17/2010
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
10050704
Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting
Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1982-1983 IP
5/14/2010
Jayanth Kumar
NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health
10050805
Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State
For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
5/11/2010
Rafael Ruiz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association
10040107
Health Policy Analyses
Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
Mark Neuman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP
10040106
Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture
Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
James Hallick
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group
10040105
Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area
Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide.
2006-2007 OP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-09 DPRB
Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations.
1995-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
1004-07 DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Fabrice Smieliauskas
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
1004-06 DPRB
Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance
This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships.
2002-2008 IP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-05 DPRB
Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
David Foster
Thomson Reuters
1004-04 DPRB
Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia
The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Tom Talbot
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 DPRB
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
William Greene
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 DPRB
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development
1004-01 DPRB
Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut.
2007-2009 IP
2007-2009 OP
5/11/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A) DPRB
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research
1001-06 (D) DPRB
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
4/22/2010
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC)
10042002
Planning and Marketing
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2006-2011 IP
4/20/2010
Rakesh Shrestha
St. Barnabas Health Care System
10022605
Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY
The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc.
2008-2009 IP
4/20/2010
Carl Denney
Health InfoTechnics, LLC
09102308
Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning
The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
4/15/2010
Susan Wymer
IPRO
10041201
CMS AIM Hospice Special Project
The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis.
2006-2008 IP
4/8/2010
Matthew McHugh
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
10030109
Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes.
1995-2006 IP
4/8/2010
Daniel Barocas
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program
10030108
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer
This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer.
2005-2007 IP
4/7/2010
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 DPRB
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
2009
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2009
Roberta Sprague
Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care
09122304
Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York
The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital.
2005 - 2012 IP
2005 - 2012 OP
12/21/2009
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
0912803
Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures
Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries.
1990 - 2012 IP
1990 - 2012 OP
12/18/2009
Chip Richter
St. Jude Medical
09121001
Ad Hoc Market Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center.
2008 IP
11/25/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09111610
Patient Care Analyst
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician).
2009 AS
2009 IP
2009 OP
11/25/2009
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables.
1984-1987 IP
11/25/2009
Craig Storrow
Bassett Healthcare
09080301
Market Analysis and Database Assessment
Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities.
2007-2008 AS
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
11/19/2009
Andrew Epstein
Yale University
09103011
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2012 IP
11/12/2009
Scott Thomas
NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.)
09111004
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code.
This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files.
2007-2008 IP
11/10/2009
Jim Strunk
Data Advantage Corp.
09111003
State Data View Medical Benchmarking
The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered.
2008 IP
11/10/2009
Sandra Hapenney
Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies
09091703
Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals
This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 AS
10/29/2009
Paul Staehle
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division
09091003
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives.
2005-2009 IP
10/28/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
09102809
State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods
Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics.
2008 IP
10/23/2009
Denise Buonopane
The Buonopane Group
09042409
Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks
To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
10/22/2009
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network(LIHN)
0910-07 DPRB
Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions
The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 ED
10/22/2009
Alexander Opotowsky
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology
0910-06 DPRB
The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization.
1998-2012 IP
1998-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Rebecca Scheer
Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
0910-10 DPRB
Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition
The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Howard Berliner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management
0910-04 DPRB
Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s)
Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance.
2008 IP
2008 OP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-05 DPRB
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care.
2005-2007 IP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-11 DPRB
Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York
The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
10/22/2009
Wendy Wilcox
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health
0910-02 DPRB
Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City
This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women.
2009-2012 IP
10/22/2009
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development
0910-03 DPRB
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine
0910-01 DPRB
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees
The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant.
2006-2012 IP
10/49/2009
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
10/15/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems (CHS)
09101304
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community.
2006 IP
2006 OP
10/8/2009
Mary Paris
Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester)
09100803
The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State
The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
10/6/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
09100502
Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning
Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market.
2004-2012 IP
2004-2012 OP
10/6/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09100201
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 OP
9/30/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09092504
Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports.
2006-2008 AS
9/28/2009
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
09091002
Trends Analysis
The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges.
2008 IP
2008 OP
9/25/2009
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
08/31/2009
Giulia Earle Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center
09082105
Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS
Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state.
A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be
stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
08/25/2009
Steve Sinclair
Samaritan Medical Center
09081907
Admissions by Zip Code
The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties.
2008 IP
08/19/2009
Christy Duke
United South and Eastern Tribes
09081204
USET Hospital Discharge Project
The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca
Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health
issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings.
2007-2008 IP
08/17/2009
Clifford Waldman
Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics
09081103
Hospital Profiling
The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost.
2008-2012 IP
08/03/2009
Michael Quinn
Temple University Health System
09073120
NYS Inpatient Market Analysis
Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS.
2007 IP
07/29/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
09072719
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2000 IP
07/27/2009
Kyle Hansen
Health Grades, Inc.
09072113
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2008 IP
07/24/2009
Turner Osler
University of Vermont, Department of Surgery
09071710
Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers
The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors.
2004-2008 IP
07/24/2009
David Kao
University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology
09061707
Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization
The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease.
1994-2012 IP
1994-2012 OP
07/20/2009
William Neigher
Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning
09061705
Market Strategist Software
The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 AS
07/20/2009
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06
Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications
This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility.
2004-2012 IP
07/20/2009
William Flynn
Erie County Medical Center
0907-05
Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults
This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults.
1998-2012 IP
07/20/2009
Wanda Liza Welles
New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
0907-04 (S)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The
program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 ED
07/20/2009
Grace Wong
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
0907-03
Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses
This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
07/20/2009
Tom Bourgeois
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
0907-02
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages
This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage.
2006 IP
2007 OP
07/20/2009
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
0907-01
Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance
This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations
with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007 IP
2007 OP
07/17/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071005
Interactive Asthma Surveillance System
Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the
Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health.
2005-2012 IP
07/16/2009
Dale Schumacher
Rockburn Institute
09062906
Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN)
Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared.
2008-2009 IP
07/13/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071006
Ongoing Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs
assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
07/08/2009
Ronald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council
09070804
Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service
The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures
and provider in the Central NY region.
2008-2010 AS
07/07/2009
Paul Alois
New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit
09070703
Analysis of Medical Claims
The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
07/03/2009
Jiali Li
Westschester County DOH
09070302
2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research
WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues.
1995-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/03/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09070101
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System
The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
6/22/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09061203
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Carol DeFrances
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
09060302
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Michael Gusmano
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09060301
Access to Primary Care in New York
This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county
throughout New York State.
2003-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
5/20/2009
David Carpenter
UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09051903
Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS
This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
5/19/2009
Anemona Hartocollis
New York Times
09051102
News Stories
The requested data will be used for news stories.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
5/19/2009
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP)
09042706
Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions
This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions.
2007-2008 IP
5/18/2009
Susan Goodwin
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
09050601
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage
This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage.
2005-2007 IP
2005-2007 OP
5/12/2009
Gregory Bonk
HMS Associates
08041605
Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses
this project will anlayze health status and health services use.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Colleen McLaughlin
New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management
0904-05
Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety
The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Ira Feldman
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
0904-04 (S)
Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute
The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Jenny Schnaier
Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
0904-03
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues
such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment
effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels.
1988-2012 IP
1988-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Vincent Mor
Brown University, Department of Community Health
0904-02
Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries
This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies.
2004-2007 IP
5/5/2009
Samuel Kleiner
Carnegie Mellon University
0804-07 (A)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in
New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
4/30/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09042405
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
2001-2007 IP
4/23/2009
Marge Gandolfi
New York Blood Center
09042004
Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital
This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in
order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital.
2007 IP
4/23/2009
Kathleen Christensen
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
09042003
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
4/8/2009
Richard Hoffman
TUI University, College of Health Science
09032314
The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS
This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations.
1996 IP
2007 IP
4/7/2009
Ellen Post
ABT Associates, Inc.
09040301
Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects
This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups.
2007 IP
2007 OP
4/2/2009
Lawrence Lessner
SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09033113
Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure
The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
4/2/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
08090802
Market Analysis and Data Assessment
The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas.
2005-2008 IP
2005-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Aileen Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
09032509
Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy
The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Kathryn Friedman
University at Buffalo Regional Institute
09031808
Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Glen Johnson
Division of Family Health
09031307
Family Health Research
The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Donna Rundel
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
09031305
Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at
The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital.
2005-2011 IP
3/25/2009
Marjorie Geiger
Patient Safety Center
09030502
Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance
The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals,
ambulatory surgery and emergency departments.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
3/16/2009
Jeffrey Indes
Yale University
09031104
Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes.
2000-2010 IP
3/16/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09031103
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2007 IP
2007 OP
3/6/2009
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
09030201
Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State
This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
2/26/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09022610
Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York
The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/19/2009
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro New York
08120301
VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive
The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA.
2008-2009 IP
2/19/2009
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
08112107
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals.
2007 IP
2/10/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09020909
Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults
The data will be used for a Master's project and publication.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/10/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
09012205
Catholoc Health System Facility Planning
The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/4/2009
Michael Medvesky
Cener for Community Health
09020302
1990-2012 IP
2/4/2009
Shelby Solomon
Ingenix
09020301
Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis
The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking
care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities.
2002-2012 IP
1/30/2009
Josh Phillips
Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP)
09011403
Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County
The data will be used to track patient migration across new York.
2006 IP
1/27/2009
Maria Schymura
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health
0901-09
Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care
This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations.
2002-2012 IO
2002-2012 OP
2002-2006 PRI
1/27/2009
Hwa-Gan Chang
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health
0901-08
Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology
This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Shao Lin
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-07
The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York
State
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-06
Essential Health Services planning (EHSP)
This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources.
2004-2007 IP
2004-2007 OP
1/27/2009
Marc Gourevitch
New York University School of Medicine
0901-05
Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions.
This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hosptial Association
0901-04
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2012 IP
1999-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors.
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0901-02
New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ying Wang
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-01
Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs
The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with
newborn screening conditions.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding
demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide.
2007-2011 IP
2007-2011 OP
1/27/2009
Denise Paone
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0810-04
Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City
The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 OP
1/27/2009
Deborah Chollet
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
0810-02
Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs
This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use.
2004, 2007 IP
1/27/2009
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
0801-03 (A)
Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State
This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative
medical technology and allocate resources New York State.
2003-2007 IP
2003-2007 OP
1/15/2009
Todd Puglise
Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc)
09010502
Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data
The data will be used in performance or market share studies.
2004-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/13/2009
Mark Vitale
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08120402
The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007
This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on
outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007.
1996-2007 IP
1996-2007 OP
1/12/2009
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
08121503
New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis
The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 AS
1/12/2009
Marie Grause
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
08102108
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 AS
1/9/2009
Katherine Blumhardt
Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC)
09010801
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
1/9/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
08102104
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's
Housing and Neighborhood Information System website.
2000-2007 IP
2000-2007 OP
1/8/2009
Julius Santiago
Shriners Hospital for Children
08121704
Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition.
The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist.
2007 IP
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/7/2020 | Mitchell Levy | Brown University | 1909-05 (S) | Clinical sepsis phenotype during statewide mandated care of sepsis | These data will be used to study sepsis protocol and outcomes. | 2018-2023 IP |
| 12/7/2020 | Alexander Greenstein | Mount Sinai Hospital | 1912-07 | Effect of Operative Volume and Academic Hospital Status on Colectomy Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients | These data will be used to determine whether surgical volume and academic status affect outcomes for patient undergoing colectomy for IBD. | 2012-2018 IP |
| 10/28/2020 | Paul Kuo | OnetoMap Analytics Lab | 20010903 | Surgeon Gender - impact on mortality and patient outcomes socioeconomic determinants of health | These data will be used to contribute to current body of clinical research regarding gender and outcome disparities. | 2009-2020 IP/OP |
| 10/27/2020 | Timothy Smith | U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory | 20070800 | Resource Optimization in Prolonged Care Environments | These data will be used to develop constructive model to simulate prolonged care (PC) scenarios and determine solutions to maximize survival rates. | 2009-2014 IP |
| 10/27/2020 | Aleks Karnick | University of Southern Mississippi | 20042102 | Geographically Weighted Analysis of Suicide and Self-Injury Trauma Center Admissions in NYS | These data will be used to develop models of suicide and self-injury. | 2009-2018 IP/OP |
| 10/27/2020 | Tamie Critelli | O'Conco Healthcare Consultants | 20011506 | New York Market and Cost 2018 | These data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks. | 2018-2022 IP/OP |
| 10/21/2020 | Jason Fawley | Harvard Medical School | 2004-07 | Trends in Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Admission Following Small Bowel Obstruction in NYS from 2005-2019 | These date will be used to evaluate the temporal trends in emergency department (ED) utilization and hosptial admission for patients with small bowel obstruction in NYS. | 2005-2019 IP/OP |
| 10/19/2020 | Jacob Morey | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 1910-02 | NYC MIST Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | These data will be used to compare the cost-effectivenesss service endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke. | 2016-2018 IP/OP |
| 10/28/2020 | Paul Kuo | OnetoMap Analytics Lab | 20010903 | Surgeon Gender - impact on mortality and patient outcomes socioeconomic determinants of health | These data will be used to contribute to current body of clinical research regarding gender and outcome disparities. | 2009-2020 IP/OP |
| 10/27/2020 | Timothy Smith | U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory | 20070800 | Resource Optimization in Prolonged Care Environments | These data will be used to develop constructive model to simulate prolonged care (PC) scenarios and determine solutions to maximize survival rates. | 2009-2014 IP |
| 10/27/2020 | Aleks Karnick | University of Southern Mississippi | 20042102 | Geographically Weighted Analysis of Suicide and Self-Injury Trauma Center Admissions in NYS | These data will be used to develop models of suicide and self-injury. | 2009-2018 IP/OP |
| 10/27/2020 | Tamie Critelli | O'Conco Healthcare Consultants | 20011506 | New York Market and Cost 2018 | These data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks. | 2018-2022 IP/OP |
| 10/21/2020 | Jason Fawley | Harvard Medical School | 2004-07 | Trends in Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Admission Following Small Bowel Obstruction in NYS from 2005-2019 | These date will be used to evaluate the temporal trends in emergency department (ED) utilization and hosptial admission for patients with small bowel obstruction in NYS. | 2005-2019 IP/OP |
| 10/19/2020 | Jacob Morey | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 1910-02 | NYC MIST Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | These data will be used to compare the cost-effectivenesss service endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke. | 2016-2018 IP/OP |
| 8/20/2020 | Cynthia Khan | Northwell Health | 2004-06 | Hospital and Market Utilization Study | These data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient, and emergency utilization. | 1995-2023 IP/OP |
| 8/20/2020 | Monika Ray | University of California Davis Health | 2004-05 | CMS Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Patient Safety Measure Development and Maintenance | These data will be used to develop, maintain, reevaluate, and implement patient safety measures. | 2016-2018 IP |
| 8/20/2020 | Bernard Black | Northwestern University | 1910-04 (A) | Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and their Children | These data will be used to study the effect of DACA on those recipients' health. | 1995-2020 IP, 2005-2020 OP |
| 8/20/2020 | Carlin Brickner | Visiting Nurse Service of New York | 1811-04 (A) | Health outcome monitoring and quality improvement for vulnerable patient populations | These data will be used to pursue quality improvement activities. | 2015-2020 IP/OP |
| 8/20/2020 | Abdissa Negassa | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 1702-07 (S) | Prediction Models for Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure | These data will be used to determine if an innovative modeling approach is needed to improve outcomes. | 2014-2019 IP/OP |
| 8/20/2020 | Rachel Kelz | University of Pennsylvania | 1607-05 (A3) | Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures | These data will be used to study outcomes in conjunction with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) data. | 2007-2018 IP, 2012-2013 OP |
| 8/20/2020 | Fleming Fergal | University of Rochester Medical Center | 1412-05 (S) | Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events | These data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, Identify disparities in care, and mortality. | 2000-2023 IP/OP |
| 8/20/2020 | Anthony Dias | Connecticut Hospital Association (CHIME, Inc.) | 19122305 | NY Benchmark and Comparisons | These data will be used to provide Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) hospital members with benchmarks and comparisons to NY hospitals. | 2015-2018 IP/OP |
| 6/30/2020 | Subbu Ramanarayanan | NERA Economic Consulting | 20022808 | Analysis of Inpatient Competition in Northern New Jersey and New York | These data will be used to analyze the competitive impact of the mergers. | 2016-2018 IP |
| 6/30/2020 | Katherine Aherns | University of Southern Maine | 20012411 | Paid parental leave and respiratory syncytial virus infection in young infants | These data will be used to determine if the introduction of paid parental leave in NYS was associated with a decrease in RSV. | 2014-2020 IP |
| 6/30/2020 | Recai Yucel | University at Albany School of Public Health | 19110708 | Orange County Community Health Assessment Technical Assistance | These data will be used to comply with NYS public health law 602a. | 2013-2017 IP/OP |
| 6/30/2020 | Jason Wright | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 19073113 | Trends in Gastroenterology practices in New York State | These data will be used to examine trends and outcomes in gastrointestinal practices. | 2009-2019 IP/OP |
| 6/30/2020 | Herman Chen | SUNY Downstate School of Public Health | 19052209 | Determining Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Prevalence in Local Brooklyn Populations Using Emergency Department Surveillance From 2013-2015 | These data will be used to study lupus in specific populations. | 2013-2015 IP/OP |
| 1/29/2020 | Mitchell Levy | Brown University | 1909-05 | Clinical sepsis phenotype during statewide mandated care of sepsis | These data will be used to study sepsis protocol and outcomes. | 2014-2017 IP |
| 1/29/2020 | David Argue | Economists Incorporated | 19121002 | Hospital Merger Evaluation in New York | These data will be used to review hospital mergers that require review by state and federal regulators. | 2018-2019 IP |
| 1/29/2020 | Andrew O'Donnell | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 19120301 | Planning for the Mount Sinai Health System Utilizing New York State Data | These data will be used to analyze and monitor market share and CON. | 2012-2022 IP/OP |
| 1/29/2020 | David Nuzum | McKinsey & Company, Healthcare Systems and Services Practice | 19092305 | Advancing the NCIP model through preliminary design and economic modeling | These data will be used to perform claims-based analyses of patient and service flows in certain areas. | 2016-2018 IP/OP |
| 1/29/2020 | Emily Walden | NERA Economic Consulting | 19071110 | Analysis of Patient Flow Data in NY State | These data will be used to analyze the competitive environment of NY health care providers. | 2015-2018 IP/OP |
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2019 | Ann Nattinger | Medical College of Wisconsin | 1910-01 | Can regionalization improve outcomes and reduce disparities related to breast cancer care? An evaluation of the NY Medicaid regionalization experiment. | These data will be used to study and evaluate the 2009 regionalization policy for Medicaid beneficiaries with breast cancer. | 2004-2018 IP/OP |
| 12/13/2019 | Charleen Hsuan | Pennsylvania State University | 1912-01 | Federal and State Laws and Policies Influencing Patient Disposition of Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Utilization | These data will be used to study how federal and state laws influence hospitalization utilization and quality. | 2010-2022 IP/OP |
| 12/13/2019 | Kai Ruggeri | Columbia University | 1912-05 | Nudging New York: Using data science to increase healthcare access in underserved communities. | These data will be used to increase attendance at preventive medical appointments by using machine learning models to implement evidence-based interventions. | 2017-2019 IP/OP |
| 12/13/2019 | Eric Niehaus | HANYS Services, Inc. | 1912-06 | Healthcare delivery, cost, utilization and quality analyses | These data will be used to provide information and analysis to help improve patient safety, quality, and the delivery of healthcare in their facilities. | 2011-2022 IP/OP |
| 12/13/2019 | Eric Niehaus | HANYS Services, Inc. | 19102909 | Strategic planning and utilization analysis with Market Expert® State Data Analyst for New York State hospitals. | These data, through the Market Expert tool, will allow hospitals to access the data necessary for analytical reports to evaluate hospital performance. | 2012-2022 IP/OP |
| 11/5/2019 | Bernard Black | Northwestern University | 1910-04 | Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and their Children | These data will be used to study the effect of the partial legalization of undocumented immigrants under President Obama's DACA. | 1995-2020 IP 2005-2020 OP |
| 11/5/2019 | David Rothstein | University at Buffalo | 1907-05 | Biliary Colic: Natural History of NY Children after the First ED Visit | These data will be used to explore the outcomes of children presenting to the ED with biliary colic. | 2009-2019 IP/OP |
| 11/5/2019 | David Essig | Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 1907-01 | Assessment of Patient, Hospital, and Surgical Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Orthopaedic Procedures in NYS | These data will be used to understand how certain procedures can be influenced by patient, hospitals, and surgeon variables. | 2012-2022 IP/OP |
| 11/5/2019 | Hassan Ghomrawi | Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University | 1707-02 (A) | Evaluating the Quality and Safety of Surgical Care | These data will be used to study surgical quality and outcomes in New York State. | 2004-2020 IP/OP |
| 8/13/2019 | Anita Vashi | VA Palo Alto Health Care System | 1909-01 | Veteran Access to Emergency Care | These data will be used to identify veterans' utilization of emergency department services. | 2009-2022 IP/OP |
| 8/13/2019 | Justin Dimick | University of Michigan, Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy | 1908-02 | Long-term Comparative Safety and Economic Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy | These data will be used to evaluate safety and expenditure differences between sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass procedures. | 2010-2022 IP/OP |
| 8/13/2019 | Lauren Wise | Boston University School of Public Health | 1907-04 | Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) | These data will be used to 1) validate data, and 2) ascertain pregnancy complications and birth outcomes. | 2014-2022 IP |
| 8/13/2019 | Art Sedrakyan | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | 1306-06 (A3) | Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care | These data will be used to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care; this amendment will expand the scope of the project to include registry information. | 1995-2020 IP/OP |
| 8/13/2019 | Alex Federman | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 1907-02 | Home-based Primary Care for Homebound Seniors: a Randomized Controlled Trial | These data will be used to evaluate the impact of home-based primary care among the homebound adults and their caregivers. | 2016-2021 IP/OP |
| 7/9/2019 | Mark Shepard | National Bureau of Economic Research | 1907-03 | Effects of Clinical Outsourcing and Regulation on Provision of Hospital Care | These data will be used to study how clinical outsourcing affects price, quantity, and quality of care received in the hospital setting. | 2005-2018 IP/OP |
| 7/9/2019 | Jean Yoon | VA Health Economic Resource Center (HERC) | 1902-03 | Veteran's Choice in Hospital Care | These data will be used to study use of hospital care provided by VA and non-VA sponsored care in 11 states. | 2011-2017 IP |
| 7/9/2019 | Eric Frimpong | NYS Office of Mental Health | 1805-01 | Service Utilization of Behavioral Health Clients in Comparison to Non-Behavioral Health | These data will be used to examine system-wide service use trends of behavioral health (BH) clients and non-BH clients. | 2010-2020 IP/OP |
| 6/20/2019 | Nathan Donnelly | New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) | 19050101 | Health Information Exchange Value Analysis | These data will be used to aid in the duties required to collaboratively lead and coordinate the stateside Health Information network for New York (SHIN-NY). | 2017-2019 IP/OP |
| 6/7/2019 | Sarah Kuril | CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy | 19043006 | An Evaluation of the Burden on Respiratory Ailments Given Current Trends in Climate Variability | These data will be used to evaluate the burden of climate variability on various respiratory diagnoses. | 2009-2018 IP/OP |
| 6/7/2019 | Jerry Kim | Rutgers Business School | 19031803 | Tie Resilience in Physician Referrals | These data will be used to understand the conditions under which physician pairs continue collaborating following different events. | 2012-2016 IP |
| 6/7/2019 | John Decker | Quantros Inc. | 18122107 | Healthcare Operations of Quantros, Inc. | These data will be used to create tools to analyze utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. | 2010-2020 IP |
| 6/20/2019 | Nathan Donnelly | New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) | 19050101 | Health Information Exchange Value Analysis | These data will be used to aid in the duties required to collaboratively lead and coordinate the stateside Health Information network for New York (SHIN-NY). | 2017-2019 IP/OP |
| 6/7/2019 | Sarah Kuril | CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy | 19043006 | An Evaluation of the Burden on Respiratory Ailments Given Current Trends in Climate Variability | These data will be used to evaluate the burden of climate variability on various respiratory diagnoses. | 2009-2018 IP/OP |
| 6/7/2019 | Jerry Kim | Rutgers Business School | 19031803 | Tie Resilience in Physician Referrals | These data will be used to understand the conditions under which physician pairs continue collaborating following different events. | 2012-2016 IP |
| 6/7/2019 | John Decker | Quantros Inc. | 18122107 | Healthcare Operations of Quantros, Inc. | These data will be used to create tools to analyze utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. | 2010-2020 IP |
| 6/3/2019 | Alexander Friedman | Columbia University Medical Center | 1905-02 | Development and validation of a risk prediction model to assess the risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism in a U.S. population | These data will be used to research the risk of VTE in individual postpartum women. | 2007-2014 IP |
| 6/3/2019 | James Carey | NYS Office of Mental Health | 1905-01 | NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) 2017 grant | These data will be used for quality improvement of the data submitted for voluntary and involuntary admissions of psychiatric treatment to the NICS registry. | 2013-2018 IP |
| 6/3/2019 | Benjamin Goldsteen | OneCity Health | 1904-02 | Analysis of SPARCS data to identify health care utilization patterns and costs to inform planning of population health, quality improvement, VBP and DSRIP initiatives. | These data will be used to study health care utilization of patients in and around New York City. | 2013-2021 IP/OP |
| 6/3/2019 | Brenda Velazquez | Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) | 1904-01 | Internal Analysis | The data will be used in conjunction with crime incident data to mitigate unnecessary criminal justice involvement. | 2012-2022 IP/OP |
| 4/18/2019 | Elizabeth Cushman | Healthgrades Operating Company, Inc. [TRUVEN] | 19020101 | Quality Ratings & Analytics | These data will be used to evaluate the quality of Healthcare services delivered at different hospitals. | 2017 IP/AmbSurg |
| 3/20/2019 | Kajal Lahiri | Econometrics Research Institute, Economics Department, University at Albany | 1902-06 | Performance Spillovers in a Multi-payer Healthcare System: Case of New York | These data will be used to study effect of Medicare payment reform on the likelihood of being readmitted or returning to a hospital Emergency Department within 30 days of initial discharge. | 2005-2018 IP/OP |
| 3/20/2019 | Timothy Layton | National Bureau of Economic Research | 1902-02 | Health and the Targeting of Federal Disability Programs | These data will be used to study the health of recipients of federal disability insurance benefits before and after benefit receipt. | 1997-2017 IP/OP |
| 3/20/2019 | Jonathan Shoag | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1810-05 | Identification of Prognostic Factors in Urological Malignancies | Data will be used to study shifts in patient management and outcomes of urologic surgeries. | 2007-2021 IP/OP |
| 3/20/2019 | Yan Li | University of Rochester | 1801-07 | Clinical Outcome, Complication, and Disparity of Brain and Spine Surgery using New York State Administrative Database | These data will be used to investigate the clinical data of different spine surgeries. | 2000-2018 IP/OP |
| 3/15/2019 | Linda Miller | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 18112806 | Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients | These data will be used to improve access to clinical care and services. | 2017-2020 IP |
| 3/1/2019 | John Harrison | WebMD Health Services Group Inc./Truven | 19012909 | NY In-Patient Hospital Study | These data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to compare hospital services. | 2017 IP |
| 1/25/2019 | Aristides Cruz | Brown University | 19011504 | Epidemiologic and Cost Trends in Orthopaedic Injuries of Pediatric Patients in New York | These data will be used to describe the epidemiologic and cost trends in orthopaedic injuries in patients in New York. | 2009-2018 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | Rakesh Shrestha | RWJBarnabas Health | 18120301 | Short and Long-term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Robotic and Non-Robotic Mitral Valve Repair/Plasty | These data will be used to look at patients with open heart valvuloplasty (ICD9 35.12) and compare them with those who had robotic assisted procedures (ICD9 17.4). | 2008-2020 IP |
| 1/25/2019 | Loay Salman | Albany Medical College | 1901-01 | Environmental Exposure and Antineutrophic cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) and Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane (Anti-GBM) in NYS | These data will be used to study distribution of AAV and anti-GBM alone and in combination in various counties in NYS along with various environmental triggers and factors. | 2005-2017 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | Natalia Egorova | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1901-04 | Investigating Epidemiology, Long-term Outcomes of Treatment for Individuals with Cardiac Diseases | These data will be used to study cardiovascular disease by identifying trends for patients with cardiac diseases. | 1995-2021 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | George Wanna | New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | 1811-03 | The Effect of Hospital and Surgeon Volume on Vestibular Schwannoma Outcomes: An investigation using the SPARCS database | These data will be used to determine whether high-volume surgeons and high-volume hospitals have better outcomes when compared to lower volume centers and surgeons for lateral skull base surgery. | 1982-2020 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | Jason Wright | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1901-02 | Assessing the effect of neighborhood socioeconomic status on uterine and cervical cancer outcomes | These data will be used to determine if neighborhood disadvantage (Area Deprivation Index, ADI) is an independent predictor of open surgery, greater resource utilization, and shorter survival for patients with endometrial cancer. | 2000-2019 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | Emanuela Taioli | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 1901-03 | Cancer Treatment Disparities in Elderly Patients with a Dual Dementia Diagnosis | These data will be use to assess the intersection of dementia and cancer in elderly patients. | 2007-2017 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | Jane Clougherty | Drexel University | 1211-12 (A2) | Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma | These data will be used in investigating whether chronic community stressors alter individual susceptibility to urban air pollution in predicting cardiovascular disease events. | 2005-2011 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | Lorna Thorpe | New York University School of Medicine | 1710-01 (S) | Evaluation of Smoke-Free Housing Policy Impacts on Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Health Outcomes | These data will be used to study the impact of the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) policies in their developments. | 2013-2020 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2019 | Maura Cosetti | New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | 1811-01 | Predictive Factors of Hospital Readmission following Cochlear Implantation: an Investigation using the SPARCS Database | These data will be used to identify independent risk factors for unintended readmission following cochlear implantation and the overall cost burden of readmission following cochlear implantation. | 1982-2020 IP/OP |
| 1/14/2019 | Steven Stern | SUNY Stony Brook University | 18122006 | The effect of asymmetric information in Medicare Advantage on demand and competition | These data will be used to develop and estimate a model of health plan demand in Medicare market. | 2009-2014 IP/OP |
| 1/14/2019 | Jessica Athens | New York State Health Foundation | 18121808 | Assessing Geographic and Temporal Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity Across New York State | These data will be used to demonstrate geographic and temporal trends in severe maternal morbidity (SMM). | 2011-2021 IP |
2018
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/14/2018 Matthew Bonner University at Buffalo 18062102 Health Outcomes, Ambient Air Exposures, and Proximity to Tonawanda Coke Corporation These data will be used to investigate the associations between health outcomes such as COPD, cardiovascular events, and kidney disease and estimates of ambient air exposures. 2005-2015 IP/OP 11/26/2018 Paul Van Fossan OptumInsight 18110201 Coding and Documentation Benchmarking These data will be used to develop and introduce benchmarks into hospital performance reports for opportunities for improvements in coding quality and service delivery. 2016 IP 11/26/2018 Carlin Brickner Visiting Nurse Service of New York 1811-04 Health outcome monitoring and quality improvement for vulnerable patient populations These SPARCS data will be used to enable the VNSNY to coordinate and monitor patient outcomes with providers across settings and to pursue quality improvement activities. 2015-2020 IP/OP 11/21/2018 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A2) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. 2014-2017 IP 11/2/2018 Kieran Higgins Citrin Coopermaan 18101106 Ongoing Healthcare Consulting Project These data will be used to gain an understanding of healthcare shifts in New York State to help provide better outcomes at efficient cost levels. 2016-2017 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Shulamite Huang New York University College of Dentistry 18100304 A Dental "Dartmouth Atlas" for NYS These data will be used to examine whether unmet dental need is significantly correlated with the availability and use of dental resources across markets and specific subpopulations. 2005-2017 OP 11/2/2018 David Parker SBH Health System 18100203 Investigation of Diabetic Ketoacidosis among Persons with Inpatient Hospital Visits. These data will be used to determine differences in characteristics of persons with diabetic ketoacidosis receiving inpatient care over time. 2009-2017 IP 11/2/2018 Randi Roy Village Center for Care 18100101 Market review of hospital discharges These data will be used to better understand the reasons for hospital discharges and the various clinical conditions that patients have upon discharge from a hospital. 2017-2021 IP 11/2/2018 Peter Veazie University of Rochester Medical Center 18100102 Opioid-Related Hospital Use: Trends, Determinants, and Effects of Policy These data will be used to examine determinants and trends in opioid-related hospital use and mortality, and to evaluate effects of policy changes. 2005-2019 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Melissa Tracy SUNY Albany School of Public Health 18092508 Hospitalizations for intentional self-harm or suicide attempt in New York State These data will be used to evaluate suicides in cojunction with the Office of Mental Health's Zero Suicide project. These analyses will contribute to OMH suicide surveillance activities and planning for implementation of Zero Suicide activities across the state. 2012-2021 IP/OP 11/2/2018 Evan Siau St. Barnabas Hospital 18083005 Rate of Breast Cancer Screening in New York City Immigrant Population These data will be used to describe the rate of screening and the characteristics of the populations who do not have access to standard screening as per USPSTF recommendation to develop intervention to improve access. 2006-2017 OP 10/15/2018 Jonathan Albert Montefiore Medical Center 1801-01 (A) Population Health Analytics These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. 2012-2020 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Rie Sakai-Bizmark UCLA 1702-03 (A) Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening These data will be used to study Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening, using Pulse Oximetry (PO) in newborns. 2009-2017 IP, 2010-2017 OP ED only 10/15/2018 Juan Bucobo SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center 1703-04 (A) Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State These data will be used to understand the potential demographic differences amongst readmission rates in patients with all gastrointestinal diseases throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. 1995-2020 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Joseph Laquartra Cornell University 1810-03 Investigating predictive relationship between Air Quality and Asthma to create an early warning mechanism These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict possible occurrence of asthma and create an early warning system. 2008-2017 IP/OP 10/15/2018 Neloufar Rahai New York University School of Medicine 1810-01 Secondary Data Analysis of All Payer Data to Understand and Predict Opioid Overdoses and Deaths These data will be used to better understand the characteristics of patients with opioid use ED visits, and to create a predictive model to identify patients at risk for opioid overdose and death following overdose visits. 2011-2017 IP/OP 10/15/2018 John Leden Long Island Health Network 0910-07 (S2) Quality of Care Assessment: Hospital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department These data will be used to compare patient use patterns. 2008-2021 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Shao Lin SUNY Albany School of Public Health 1509-01 (A) Environmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes These data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures on health outcomes. 2001-2018 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Sue Kaplan New York University Langone Health 1808-01 Health & Housing Project These data will be used to evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at one public housing and one Section 8 housing project on health outcomes and utilization patterns. 2015-2019 IP/OP 8/28/2018 Shawn Calloway Highmark Health - Enterprise Analytics & Informatics 1807-01 Facility Performance, Regulatory Compliance, and Utilization Analytics, Ongoing Use of Data for Operational Analysis and Planning These data will be used to look at inpatient and outpatient data for hospitals and ASCs in the areas served. 2012-2017 IP/OP 7/18/2018 Kamel Hooman Weill Cornell Medical College 1805-02 Understanding Outcomes in Perioperative and Intensive Care Patients Focusing on Medical (Neurological/Cardiovascular) and Socioeconomic Risks that Influence Outcomes These data will be used to quantify risk factors that influence outcomes for critically ill and/or perioperative patients to improve care. 1997-2020 IP/OP 7/18/2018 May Hua New York Presbyterian Hospital 1202-09 (A4) Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care These data will be used to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care, adding the data element "place of death." 2008-2020 IP/OP 5/29/2018 Rachel Kelz University of Pennsylvania 1607-05 (A) Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures The SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. 2007-2013 IP 2012-2013 OP 5/15/2018 Lauren Polvere SUNY Albany 18032012 Medicaid Redesign Team Supportive Housing Evaluation Project These data will be used to research inpatient and ED visits that homeless individuals had during the CY 2016 and in which county of service. 2016 IP/OP 5/10/2018 Peter Otto Clarkson University 18050202 Practice Patterns of Rural vs. Urban Emergency Room Providers in New York State These data will be used to evaluate the practice patterns of rural emergency providers as compared to their urban counterparts to determine if they differ. 2016 IP/OP 5/10/2018 Gail Callandrillo Valley Health System [Truven] 18042603 For Market Expert Tool These data will be used for ongoing market assessments. 2014-2018 IP 5/10/2018 Donna Casey Boston Children's Hospital [Truven] 18040302 Market Research: Examining Patient Demographics, Population and Discharge Trends to Support Strategic Initiatives These data will be used to conduct market analysis and research by examining discharge trends to meet market demands. 2016-2017 IP 4/24/2018 Jeffrey Butts CUNY John Jay College 1410-02 (A) Evaluation of Violence Reduction Programs in New York City The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD Crime Data to examine the effectiveness and impact of the Mayor's Action Plan (MAP). 1982/83-2021 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Nickolas Allardyce Ernst & Young, Valuation and Business Modeling 18030204 Truven Market Analysis These data will be used to gain additional insights into NY healthcare markets. 2016 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Mitchell Elkind Columbia University 0901-03 (A3) Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents. 1995-2021 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Tae Hwang Cleveland Clinic 1802-10 Big Data Analysis of Opioid Toxicity and Mortality at the Cleveland Clinic These data will be used for research on patient EHRs to identify and educate communities affected by opioid dependency. 2010-2016 IP/OP 4/24/2018 Craig Newgard Oregon Health & Science University 1804-01 The Value of Pediatric Readiness for the Emergency Care of Children These data will be used to evaluate the emergency care system for children in terms of quality, outcomes, and costs. 2012-2017 IP/OP 4/18/2018 John Harrison WebMD Health Services Group, Inc. [Truven] 18032207 NY Inpatient Hospital Study These data will be used in a hospital comparison tool. 2016 IP 4/11/2018 Joseph Laquartra Cornell University 18030101 Investigating Predictive Relationships Between Air Quality and Asthma to Create an Early Warning Mechanism These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict the occurrence of asthma and create a warning system. 2007-2017 IP 3/28/2018 Christopher Anderson Columbia University Medical Center 18032809 Retrospective Review of National and Statewide Databases These data will be used in developing new hypotheses to learn more about urologic diseases processes. 2007-2021 IP/OP 3/28/2018 Calin Moucha Mount Sinai Medical Center 18032810 Mapping the Changing Characteristics of the Lower Joint Replacement Patient Using New York State Data These data will be used to assess trends and inter-hospital variation in case mix and associations with outcomes/resource utilization for bundled payment programs. 2011-2017 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Julia Song Princeton University 18022602 Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York These data will be used to compare patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. 2006 IP 3/16/2018 Diane Dewar SUNY Albany School of Public Health 1802-09 Evaluation of NYS Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (Work done under contract for NYSDOH #163365) These data will be used to evaluate whether the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) DSRIP initiatives have achieved the desired impact. 2005-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Samita Mohanasundaram Stony Brook Emergency Department 1802-11 To Cure Hospital Crowding, Use Wasted Capacity These data will be used to analyze the impact of weekend and weekday flow on over capacity, length of stay, and mortality. 2014-2018 IP 3/16/2018 Paul Savage HealthCare Intelligence, LLC 1205-02 (S) Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities The purpose of this project is to identify patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care. 1997-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Jennifer Kuo Columbia University 1802-08 Surgical Outcomes and Health Care Disparities in Endocrine Surgery These data will be used to evaluate surgical outcomes and potential health care disparities in endocrine surgery using statewide database. 2007-2017 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Ian Kronish Columbia University 1802-06 Use of SPARCS Data to Understand the Impact of Psychological Distress on Prognosis Among Patients Hospitalized for Acute Cardiovascular Events These data will be used to assess the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms after suspected acute coronary syndrome or stoke/transient ischemic (TIA) events. 2013-2020 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Hiroo Takayuama New York Presbyterian Hospital 1801-02 Long-Term and Short-Term Outcomes in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures. 1996-2016 IP/OP 3/16/2018 Joonhyun Ahn University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 1801-03 Global Climate Change and Heat Stress in the United States These data will be used to predict heat stress to protect outdoor workers and the community from heat-related stress, illnesses, and death. 1997,1999,2009-2014 IP/OP 2/16/2018 Katherine Blumhardt IBM Watson 18011809 Discharge Level Data Analysis These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures to improve patient care. 2018-2021 IP/OP 1/25/2018 Donald Brand Winthrop University Hospital 17121412 Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital These data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hyperglycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intesive care, or length of stay. 2009-2016 IP 1/24/2018 Jonathan Albert Montefiore Medical Center 1801-01 Population Health Analytics These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. 2012-2020 IP/OP 1/24/2018 John Billings New York University 1711-05 Health and Housing Initiative Pilot Project To evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at public and Section 8 housing projects on health outcomes and utilization patterns. 2013-2019 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Ling Li Old Dominion University 1711-03 Using Data Analytics to Evaluate Hospital Readmissions, Capacity Planning and Cost Performance These data will be used for analyzing the effects of the ACA on readmissions and hospital capacity planning. 2011-2016 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Stefanie Sarnat Emory University 1711-02 (A) A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity These data will be used to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only 1/24/2018 Tom Dougherty COPE Health Solutions 1709-03 (A) Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. 2014-2017 IP/OP 1/24/2018 Natalia Egorova Mount Sinai 1104-02 (A) Monitoring Obstretric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study These data will be used to assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available in the United States. 1999-2020 IP 1/24/2018 Jenny Schnair Truven Health Analytics 0904-03 (A2) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) HCUP databases are used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels 1988-2020 IP/OP 1/23/2018 Linda Miller Children's Hospital of Philidelphia 17110101 Health Planning, Resource Allocations, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients. These data will be used to understand current resource allocation of health-related services, as well as plan for future needs. 2016 IP 1/19/2018 Liza Kind Englewood Hospital 17081707 Market Assessment These data will be used for understanding patient provider usage in our greater market, and identifying gaps in care in local markets. 2016 IP/OP 1/16/2018 Matthew Symer New York Presbyterian Hospital 17120504 Quality of Surgical Care To assess quality of care and rates of hospital readmission after cardiothoracic surgery, urological surgery, neurosurgery, colon and rectal surgery (both benign and malignant), and vascular surgery. This research is intended to identify ways to improve outcomes and the quality of care for patients. 2007-2017 IP/OP 1/10/2018 Keith Bubblo Stroudwater Associates 18010302 Consulting Services Stroudwater Associates' use these data to assist with advisory services, which improve the planning and delivery of hospital services for residents of New York. 2016 IP 1/10/2018 Krishna Prasad Dexur 17120809 Benchmarking, Ranking & Analysis of Economic & Quality Outcomes of Hospitals These data will be used for benchmarking hospital length of stay for key areas (e.g. LOS & Discharge Volume in Joint Replacement), procedure utilization for key conditions (Ventilation use in respiratory failure), detailed benchmarks & correlations on disease states. 2013-2019 IP/OP 1/10/2018 William Wyatt Healthgrades 17120708 Quality Ratings and Analysis Healthgrades reports quality information for free on Healthgrades website. HealthGrades also provides comparative info to hospitals to measure performance against peers and national norms as well as providing additional on-site quality improvement consulting services to hospitals and work staff and physicians to improve quality. 2016 IP 1/4/2018 Julia Song Princeton University 17120810 Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York These data will be used for comparing patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. 2007-2009 IP 1/4/2018 James Hull Hull Resource Management Group 17111609 Data Development Use SPARCS data to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures 2016-2017 IP 1/4/2018 Barbara Delmore New York University 17102607 Refining Heel Pressure Injury Risk Factors in the Hospitalized Patient Best practice and standards put forth by governing bodies dictate that prevention strategies be implemented to reduce the occurrence of all pressure injuries in general. 2014-2015 IP 1/3/2018 David Goldberg University of Pennsylvania 18010201 Evaluating the Deceased Organ Donor Potential in NY The purpose is to evaluate the NY state inpatient database to estimate the deceased donor potential in NY, and to identify the hospitals with the greatest donor potential in order to develop targeted interventions to increase organ donation in NY. 2000-2016 IP
2017
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/8/2017 Becky Ofrane Measure of America 1711-04 NYC Data2Go: HEALTH - A Compilation of Health-Related Data in NYC, for Geographic and Demographic Analysis SPARCS data will be used to calculate various rates of inpatient and outpatient hospital visits across New York City, by geographic districts and demographics. 2013-2017 IP OP 12/8/2017 Crystal Fuller Lewis Nathan S Kline Institute 1603-01 (A) Hotspotting NYS: Identifying patterns of behavioral health service use and community needs and comparisons with other high-risk communities. These data will be used to understand the impact of social factors on behavioral health utilization. 2000-2019 IP/OP 12/8/2017 David Lee New York University 1303-05 (S) The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures. 2003-2020 IP/OP 12/8/2017 Stefanie Sarnat Emory University 1711-02 A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity The study's purpose is to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only 12/8/2017 Lorna Thorpe New York University 1710-01 Evaluation of Smoke-Free Housing Policy Impacts on Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Health Outcomes SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) policies in their developments. 2015-2020 IP/OP 12/8/2017 Christy Duke United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. 1706-02 Saint Regis Mohawk Health Surveillance Project To determine the burden of disease among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people seen at the Saint Regis Mohawk Health Center. 2005-2019 IP/OP 11/20/2017 Benjamin Handel University of California - Berkeley Determinants of Productivity Within the Hospital This proposed project studies determinants of hospital and physician productivity and quality. 2005-2016 IP/OP 11/20/2017 Erin Coppersmith Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC. Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking The data will be used with other states' public health data to help healthcare providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost, and utilization to their peers. 2016-2020 IP 10/30/2017 Donald Brand New York University 17100501 Infant Admissions to the Hospital from the Emergency Department The primary objective is to estimate sample sizes in preparation for a research grant application involving infants who have been taken to an emergency department after experiencing a brief resolved unexplained event. 2014-2017 OP 10/26/2017 Ronald Lagoe Hospital Executive Council 17102506 Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies Health planning involving hospital inpatient data. 2017-2020 IP 10/26/2017 Ronald Crystal New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College 1709-07 Relationship Between Ambient Air Pollution and COPD Exacerbations These data will be used to focus on the relationship between ambient pollution and COPD exacerbations, examining correlations between daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM) exposure and air quality index (AQI), emergency room visits and hospital admissions. 2009-2017 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Christina Wong GuildNet 1709-04 Managed Long-Term Care Performance Measures To measure GuildNet's Managed Long-Term Care Performance in the areas of preventable hospitalizations and re-admissions in order to provide the best care to our clients. 2016-2020 IP 10/26/2017 Tom Dougherty COPE Health Solutions 1709-03 Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. The investigation will extend to the pr 2014-2016 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Elisa Chow ICL Inc. 1709-01 Valve Base Payments Project These data will be used to determine the actual usage of medical services our population utilizes so we can better work with our MCO partners in providing the services they need as it relates to the customers' overall costs. 2011-2017 IP/OP 10/26/2017 David Chang Harvard Medical School 1707-03 Evaluating the Quality of Care Within Surgery and Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes. These data will be used to evaluate the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level. 2000-2016 IP/OP 10/26/2017 Bernard Black Northwestern Law School 1706-03 Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and Their Children These data will be used to study the effect of the partial legalization of undocumented immigrants under President Obama's DACA executive order in 2012. 2005-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Anthony DelSignore Mount Sinai Medical Center 1709-05 Upper Airway Pathology Interaction and Outcomes These data will be used to find relationships between upper airway pathologies and their treatments that were not identifiable in smaller datasets. 1995-2017 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Sarah Yi Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1406-01 (S) Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status. 2008-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 May Hua New York Presbyterian Hospital 1202-09 (S3) Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. 2008-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Hassan Ghomrawi Northwestern University 1707-02 Evaluating the Quality and Safety of Surgical Care These data will be used to conduct health services research studies in the broad areas of surgical quality and outcomes, with particular focus on the areas of surgeon practice patterns, volume-outcome relationships, and utilization trends. 2004-2020 IP/OP 9/22/2017 Susmita Pati SUNY Stony Brook 1205-05 (S) Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (keeping families healthy) population. 2009-2020 IP/OP 9/19/2017 John Elfar University of Rochester 1707-01 Trends in Orthopaedic Trauma To evaluate demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain orthopaedic trauma. 2000-2019 IP/OP 9/6/2017 Katie May Definitive Healthcare 17081809 National All-Payer Outpatient Procedure Estimation Definitive Healthcare is incorporating various claims data sets to inform an algorithm to extrapolate all-payer claims and charges for various diagnosis and procedure codes in the outpatient setting at a provider level. 2014 OP 8/25/2017 Joanne Sarachine DataBay Resources 17072408 NavigateNet DataBay's Navigate is an online tool used by Hospitals for strategic and medical staff planning for healthcare facilities to produce reports based on selected parameters. 2016-2019 IP/OP 8/25/2017 Mohammad Khasawneh SUNY Binghamton 17061301 A System Dynamics Approach to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Integrated Care on Access to Behavioral Health Care Services The data will be used for dissertation research to determine the impact of policy interventions on the utilization of behavioral healthcare services. 2005-2015 IP/OP ED only 8/9/2017 James Welsh CHCANYS; Community Health Care Association of NYS 17080302 Primary Care Planning and Evaluation To identify areas in need of enhanced primary care through geographic analysis of inpatient and ED outpatient characteristics such as PQIs, chronic conditions, behavioral health prevalence, hospital choice, etc., against background of existing FQHC sites. 2016 IP/OP 8/9/2017 William Milczarski CUNY Hunter College 17080201 Incidence of Pedestrian-Related Accidents and Injuries in New York State: A Time Series Analysis The research will focus on accidents involving pedestrians eventuating in a hospital visit in NYS. 2015-2020 IP/OP 8/9/2017 Bruce Hirsch Northwell Health Systems 17050802 Exploring Patient and Hospital-Related Outcomes Associated with Clostridium Difficile The SPARCS data will be used to compare in-patient patterns, associated costs, and selected patient outcomes of adult patients diagnosed with Clostridium difficile to matched patients without Clostridium difficile. 2014-2016 IP 8/1/2017 Babak Givi New York University 17072709 Hospital Volume and the Long-Term Outcome of Head and Neck Cancer Care in NYS Discrepancies in the outcome of head and neck cancer treatment exist between socioeconomic and racial divides. 1995-2017 IP 7/21/2017 Ekaterina Noyes SUNY Buffalo 1705-03 Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications. 2005-2020 IP/OP
06/30/2017
Ekaterina Noyes
SUNY Buffalo
1705-03
Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS
The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications.
2005-2020 IP
2005-2020 OP
05/31/2017
Karthik Madhavan
University of Miami
17052406
Surgical Outome and Resource Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Interventions
The data will be utilized to inverstigate the factors (gender, medical co-morbities, socioeconomic status) that affect the outcome and cost of patients receiving neurosurgical intervention. The outcomes of the study will be used to improve and augment patient care.
2013-2016 IP
05/31/2017
Eileen Fleck
Maryland Health Care Commission
17053108
Proportion of Outpatient Surgeries and Procedures in Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in 2015
The data will be used for policy formulation. Retrieved data will enable the MHCC to access the impact of NYS health policy on distribution of surgical procedures between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
2015 OP
05/26/2017
Paul Quindry
3M Health Information Systems
0710-06 (A)
3M Company Health Care Operations
3M is requesting SPARCS data for the health care operations of its payer, provider, ACO, government, and other health care customers; to prepare and deliver summaries, reports, analyses, and online analytic interactive software tools. The data will also be used for 3M internal business operations, research, and development in relation to products, tools, and services deployed to 3M customers.
2000-2020 IP
2000-2020 OP
04/21/2017
Jerry Huang
University of Michigan
17042006
Current Trends and Patterns in Hand and Wrist Surgery
The data will be used to evaluate frequency, patterns, trends, and revision rates in hand and wrist surgery to analyze current epidemiology and changes over time.
2000-2016 OP
04/04/2017
Juan Bucobo
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1703-04
Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State
The data will be used to understand potential differences amongst readmission rates in patients with C. difficile colitis throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. Identifying these populations will inform future practices regarding management.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
04/04/2017
Joellen Calice
CentraState Medical Center - Truven
17032313
NY Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to analyze inpatient market trends by hospital.
2013-2017 IP
04/03/2017
Alexander Dagum
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1508-01 (S)
A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate.
2001-2020 IP
2001-2020 OP
04/03/2017
Alfred Iloreta
Mount Sinai
1702-01
Investigative Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Investigate health disparities among patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis. Will consider access to care and quality of care across several dimensions.
1982-2020 IP
1983-2020 OP
04/03/2017
Rie Sakai-Bizmark
UCLA
1702-03
Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening
Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening using Pulse Oximetry (PO) has been implemented for over three years in most states and can accurately screen newborns. Impact on population health in terms of lives saved and reduced morbidities with early detection has not been evaluated. By estimating mortality rates before and after the implementation of PO screening using state death records and inpatient databases, this proposed study will cost-effectively and reproducibly examine the impact of screening on population health.
2009-2012, 2014-2016 IP
04/03/2017
Eileen Johns
Office of the Major - New York City
1703-03
The Effects of Evictions on Low-Income Families
The purpose of this study is to quantitatively explore the causes and consequences of eviction in New York City Housing Court on the outcomes of low-income families. This research investigates whether health problems and hospitalization trigger difficulty paying rent or arise in consequences of housing.
2004-2016 IP
2004-2016 OP
03/24/2017
Randy Burton
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
17030702
Patient Travel Benchmark Analysis
Benchmaking the distances pediatric patients travel for treatment across various types of conditions.
2012-2015 IP
03/23/2017
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
16092609
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements
The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State.
2014 IP
03/22/2017
Melissa Stockwell
Columbia University
17022702
Mobile Survellance for ARI/ILI in the Community (MOSAIC)
Inpatient hospitalization data will be used to calculate market share of specific hospitals within the community zip-codes. These values will help us calculate the community case-hospitalization ratio for respiratory viruses.
2013-2020 IP
03/20/2017
John Harrison
WebMD Health Services Group, Inc
17031611
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The SPARCS data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare.
2015 IP
03/01/2017
Carrie Ennis
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
17012710
New York State Market Planning and Evalutation
UPMC recently became the parent of an Article 28 facility in Chautauqua County, New York. In order to better understand the needs of the community that UPMC Chautauqua WCA serves, we plan to regularly review and analyze New York State.
2014-2020 IP
2014-2020 OP
02/20/2017
Jane Clougherty
Drexel University
1211-12(A)
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
The SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
02/20/2017
Art Sedrakyan
College of Cornell University
1306-06(A2)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
02/20/2017
Aurora Pryor
Stony Brook Unibversity Medical Center
1606-03 (A)
Assessment of Outcomes Following Surgical Procedures in the State of New York
The SPARCS data will be able to asses surgical procedure across New York.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
02/20/2017
Caroline Thirukumaran
University of Rochester
1702-04
Health Services Research for Investigating the Determinants and Outcomes of Orthopeadic Care
The SPARCS data will be used to study determinants and outcomes of surgical and medical management of orthopaedic conditions, with the objective of reducing variation in outcomes, and improving access, cost and quality of care for these patients.
2001-2019 IP
2001-2019 OP
02/20/2017
Abdissa Negassa
Albert Eintstein College of Medicine
1702-07
Prediction Models for Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure
The various prediction models currently in use have poor/moderate performance and an innovative modeling approach with a better performance and clinical utility is needed.
2014-2015 IP
2014-2015 OP
02/17/2017
James Hull
Hull Resource Mangement
17020601
Data Development
The SPARCS data will be used to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures.
2015-2016 IP
02/14/2017
Paul Lopatto
Indepent Budget Office
17010501
Analyzing NYC Hospital Discharge Characteristics/Trends in Inpatient & Outpatient Settings
The SPARCS data will be used to track trends in NYC hospital discharges, costs, ALOS, payments, etc. on an annual basis & report on findings when appropriate.
2009-2020 IP
2009-2020 OP
01/31/2017
Aurora Pryor
Stony Brook University Medical Center
17010603
Assessment of Outcome Following Common Surgical Procedures in the State of NY
In this research project, we seek to assess the outcomes following several common surgery procedures.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
01/27/2017
Ronald Campbell
Grant Thornton LLP
16112927
New York State Inpatient and Outpatient Market Analysis
The SPARCS data will be used to advise clients on how to better serve their patients.
2010-2020 IP
2010-2020 OP
01/23/2017
Barbara Delmore
NewYork University Medical Center
16081021
Validating Factors Associated with Acute Skin Failure in the Critical Care Population
The aim of this research is to build on our previous findings in identifying predictors of acute skin failure in the critically ill patient.
2014-2015 IP
01/20/2017
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (A2)
Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents
The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents.
1995-2020 IP
1995-2020 OP
01/20/2017
Marleen Radigan
New York State of Mental Health
1312-04 (A)
Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Room Presentations and Psychiatric Hospitalizations by Persons with Mental Illness or Co-Morbid Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
The SPARCS data will be used to provide state and county-level statistical reports for planning, budgeting and health care monitoring for persons with behavioral health disorders.
2011-2016 IP
2011-2016 OP
01/20/2017
Peter Schafer
New York Academy of Medicine
1610-05
The Impact of Primary Care, Mental Health and Pharmacy Services Co-located with Harm Reduction Services on Drug User Hospitalizations and Ed Visits
The SPARCS data will be used to identify control group participants through propensity score matching; and obtain emergency department and inpatient hospitalization data on both treat and control groups.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
01/20/2017
Jordan Matsudaira
Cornell University
1701-01
The Effect of Income on Health in the First Year of Life
Data will be used for determining the effect of family income in a child's first year of life on infant health outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
01/20/2017
Eun-Hye Yoo
SUNY Buffalo
1701-02
Geographical Analysis of Health and Social Effects of Air Pollution
The objective of this proposed research is twofold; we aim to improve our understanding of the geographical disparities and temporal trends in emergency department utilization in New York State and to determine health and social effects of air pollution.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
12/20/2017
Donald Kenkel
Cornell University
1701-03
Hot-Hand Bias in Medical Decision-Making
The goal of this project is to investigate potential biases in physician decision-making, and suggest ways in which biases can be mittigated. This could lead to immediate and significant improvements in patient outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
2016
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/19/2016
Daniel Gerena
Freed Maxick
16121504
Right Services for the Right Patient
We will leverage SPARCS data to determine if nursing homes are staying aligned with the changing and shifting discharge profiles from the neighboring inpatient hospitals
2009-2020 IP
2009-2020 OP
12/13/2016
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
16111404
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well-Being of Patients
The data will be use to analyze efficient resource allocation and improve access to care and clinical services. The data will allow assessments in quality, prioritization of services and improve patients' health.
2015 IP
12/07/2016
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (A2)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
Comparative effectiveness of moving to a low- versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
12/07/2016
Art Sedrakyan
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
1610-04
Validation of Anonymous Linkage Algorithm Between Registry and Administrative Data for Quality Improvement of Joint Replacement Research
The SPARCS data will be used to validate an anonymous linkage algorithm that can be used to link registry data to administative data.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
12/07/2016
Bay Gross
Sidewalk Labs
1610-06
Urban Factors and Social Determinants of Healthcare
The SPARCS data will be used to analyze how the structure of cities interact with and affect the health and healthcare needs of the people living in them.
2015 IP
2015 OP
12/07/2016
Eileen Johns
Office of the Mayor - New York City
1611-01
The Aging Homeless Adult Population
The SPARCS data will be used to propose solutions to mitigate homelessness and the related health care costs amond the aging homeless cohort.
2004-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
11/16/2016
Denise Nash
CUNY School of Public Health
16102408
Retrospective Analysis of Selected Injury Codes in Emergency Department Visits
This data is going to be used to characterize trends in various health outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
11/02/2016
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
16102007
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Emergency Department Utilization in New York State
The SPARCS data will be used to determine the effects of Medicaid expansion on ED use in New York State.
2005-2019 IP
2005-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Jerrold Hirsch
Northwell Health
1303-12 (A)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
To identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions include any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services and in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Pokala Kiran
Columbia University
1610-02
Hospital Variability in 30-day Morbidity, Length of Stay, and Cost After Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to investigate variability in institution-level outcomes, including length of stay, 30 day morbidity, and cost, for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
2011-2016 IP
2011-2016 OP
10/28/2016
Ingrid Ellen
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
1610-03
Health Homes:Testing the Impact of Public Housing Renovations
The SPARCS data will be used to study the effect of large-scale building renovations on the health and wellbeing of residents, living in buildings owned by the New York City Housing Authority.
2009-2019 IP
2009-2019 OP
10/16/2016
Samer Hasan
Cincinnnati Sports Medicine Research & Education
16092609
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospital is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements
The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State.
2014 IP
09/06/2016
Jason Kim
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1608-01
Complication Rates and Cost Effectiveness of Ureteral Stent Placement in Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to understand the utility, safety and cost of intraoperative placement of ureteral stents during colorectal surgery to prevent ureteral injury.
2000-2019 Ip
2000-2019 OP
09/06/2016
Larry Katz
Harvard University
1608-03
Decision Fatigue and the Usage of Heuristics among Emergency Department Physicians
The SPARCS data will be used to utilize quasi-random variation in case ordering and physician scheduling to assess the effect of decision fatigue on physician choices and patient outcomes, controlling for the characterstics of each case.
1987-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
09/06/2016
Steven Rokito
Northwell Health
16081104
Orthopaedic Trends in New York State
SPARCS data will be used to analyze the rates of orthopaedic surgeries in NYS over the outlined time period.
1982-2019 IP
1983-2019 OP
08/01/2016
Erick Lapice
St. Johns Riverside Hospital
16072907
Independent Physician Collaboration Model Development
The SPARCS data will be used to assess inpatient and outpatient utilization by service in our geographic region, and where patients are obtaining service, in order to determine whether the physician supply in our region.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
07/29/2016
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics
16072806
Continuing Ad Hoc Analysis of Health Systems Reform Opportunities
The SPARCS data will be used to provided ad hoc analysis of paitent use in response to questions posed by clients of Welsh Analytics.
2015-2019 IP
2015-2019 OP
07/22/2016
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
1607-05
Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures
The data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
07/08/2016
Robert Ostrum
University of North Carolina
16070703
Volume - Outcome Relationships in Orthopaedic Trauma Care
The data will be used to determine whether certain orthopaedic injuries are best treated by high volume surgeons or counters and if so, what thersholds contribute high volume.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
06/17/2016
Monique Barakat
Stanford Hosptials & Clinics
16053110
Impact of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act on ED Utilization, Hospitalizations, GI Resource Utilization & Procedures
The data will be used to understand the impact of medicaid expansion on healthcare utilization by comparing states that did and did not implement medicaid expansion-evaluating ED & inpatient utilization, GI ultilization and GI procedures.
2014 IP
2014 OP
06/15/2016
Jason Wright
New York Presbyterian Hospital
16061423
Analysis of Patters of Care of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgery and Oncology Care in New York State
The data will be used to examine the patterns of care and outcomes in gynecology and gyenecology oncology.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Edward Yoo
New York State Nurses Association
160613174
Nursing Quality Indicators and Patient Outcomes
In collaboration with the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Performance Tracking and Analytics Department (PTAD), the DOHMH Bureau of Epi Services will examine respiratory related diagnoses, focusing on asthma and its severity, among people living in the NYCH.
2005-2019 IP
2011-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Moira McManus
Old Dominion University
16061322
The Impact of Living Location on Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use
The data will be used to examine the influence and the constructs of the Aday-Andersen model on non-emergent ED utilization.
2014 OP
06/10/2016
Alex Federman
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1606-02
Clinic Based vs Home-Based Support to Improve Care and Outcomes for Older Asthmatics
The data will be used to compare the effectiveness of home-based vs. clinic-based care coordination and self-management support to improve asthma treatment and outcomes for older adult asthmatics from Latino and African-American communities.
2014-2017 IP
2014-2017 OP
06/10/2016
Eva Kassens-Noor
Michigan State University
1606-02
Predicting Influenza Hospitalizations in New York City and London through the use of Twitter
The data will be used to predict seasonal influenza emergency room admissions at hospitals in New York City through Twitter.
2014-2015 IP
2014-2015 OP
06/03/2016
Anthony Lo Sasso
University of Illinois
16051709
Medical Resident Characteristics and Hospital Resource Use
The data will be used to relate characteristics of medical residents at teaching hospitals in New York State to various measures of resource use at hospitals located in New York State.
2006-2008 IP
05/16/2016
Marianne Braunstein
WebMD Health Services Group, Inc-Truven
16051607
NY InPatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool, to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare.
2014 IP
05/11/2016
Etienne Pracht
University of South Florida
16051005
Evidence from Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions and Avoidable Hospitalizations
The data will be used in two projects involving analysis of patients admitted for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
05/10/2016
Elizabeth Kelvin
CUNY Hunter College
16022411
Examining How Factors Associated with Patients, Physicians, Hospitals and Surrounding Communities Affect Primary and Repeat Cesarean Delivery Likelihood through a Social-Ecological Lens
The data will be used to identify if and how clinical/practice-related and sociodemographic factors asociated with patients, physicians, hospitals, and surrounding neighborhoods affect primary and repeat cesarean delivery.
2011-2014 IP
05/09/2016
Trista Parker
Health Quest
16050904
Yearly Strategic Planning Updates and Research Projects
The data will be used to determine marketshare, LOS, volume trends and to explore the need for new services at our 3 hospitals.
2016-2019 IP
2016-2019 OP
05/05/2016
Steven Levine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
16050503
SIREN: Background Grant Information and New Project
The data will be used as background information for a grant and new project examining disparities across all of New York hospitals.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
05/03/2016
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1604-02
Investigating Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes of Infectious Endocarditis
The data will be used to investigate the epidemiology of infectious endocarditis in New York State and to analyze the long term outcomes for patietns with infectious endocarditis.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
05/02/2016
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1604-03
New Surveillance Strategy for Farming and Forestry Injury
The data will be used to accurately track non-fatal agricultural injuries in NYS; this will ain in the development of injury prevention programs, education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2000-2010 IP
04/29/2016
Artemio Jongco
Northwell Health Systems
16042806
Eluciadating the Epidemiology of Anaphyaxis in the Elderly
The data will be used to lay the foundation for future studies characterizing possible risk factors, as well as aid in designing interventions that specifically address the needs of elderly patients with anaphylaxis.
2008-2019 IP
2008-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Crystal Fuller Lewis
Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI)
1603-01
Hotspotting Brownsville, Identifying Patterns of Service Use and Community Needs and Comparisons With Other High Risk Communities Across New York State
The data will be used to examine potential relationships between high service utilization hotspots and social risk factors of a community to compare other New York State neighbors to Brownsville.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Bharat Rao
KPMG
1603-02
Measuring The Value Of Healthcare Assessing Costs, Outcomes and Quality
The data will be used to conduct analyses to create identified statistics, trends, findings or benchmarks to assist our clients with efforts and programs aimed at leading to improved quality of care for patients and reducing costs in New York City.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/22/2016
Dave Meintel
Rochester Regional Health
16032114
Development of Internally-Maintained SPARCS Database
The data will be used for health planning and resource allocation.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/17/2016
Brian Engel
Susquehanna Health
16031513
Susquehanna Health Customer Relationship Marketing Database - New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysist reporting allowing for better planning of customer relationship management and marketing projects.
2011-2019
2011-2019
03/11/2016
Rebecca Wolff
Merifian Health-Truven
16030710
On-going Access To Data In Support of Planning Activities For All Hospitals
The data will be used on planning activities including analysis of hospital utilization trends and created of annual strategic plan.
2015-2019 IP
03/02/2016
Richard Brown
Bassett Healthcare
16030101
A Multivariable study of Temporal and Geographic Variations In Opioid Use Across New York State from 2000-2015: Impact of The New York State I-STOP Program
The data will be used to examine temporal spatial and geographic patterns of the Opioid Epidemic in New York State and more specifically in Central New York State from 2000-2015.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/02/2016
Amy Ando
University of Illinois
16030209
The Effect of Shale Gas Development on Respiratory Health: Evidence from Pennsylvania and New York
The SPARCS data will be used in the graduate student Sarah Master's thesis, which examines the effect of shale gas development on respiratory ailment inpatient hospitalizations, by zip code.
2007-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Donald Brand
Winthrop University Hospital
16022410
Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital
The data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hypergy=lycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intensive care, or length of stay.
2010-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Sherry Glied
New York University
16022613
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to explain insurance and utilization decisions of individuals in the 65 to 68 year age group, a growing demographic with expenditures key to New York healthcare system.
2004-2007 IP
02/25/2016
Simon Swift
Methods Analytics
16020909
International Comparison of Health Related Outcomes
The data will be used to understand the difference between care delivery pathways and associated interventions between different countries health care delivery.
2006-2019 IP
2006-2019 OP
02/19/2016
Ellen Meara
Dartmouth College
16020406
Mental Health Care Under New Payment Strategies
The data will be used to examine whether and how emerging contracts between providers and insurers address physical and mental health care for patients with SMI.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
02/19/2016
Rob Grant
Evariant
16021707
Health Market Data Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient care lifecycle, analyze physician activity and utilization. Will also assist hospital systems to analyze activity and interaction with physicians and patients.
2014-2016 IP
2014-2016 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1312-05 (A)
30-Day Hospital Readmissions Following Surgery-Are Patients Returning to the Hospital of their Initial Operation
The purpose of this study would be to track patients for 30-days following common operative procedures to determine the overeall 30-day readmission rate as well as identify the percentage of readmissions in the original hospital of operation versus other.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Kathleen Stergiopoulos
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1512-01
The Impact of Heart Disease in Pregnancy on Mother and Baby During Delivery and 30 Day Readmission in New York State
The data will be used to assess mother and fetal/neonatal outcomes during and after delivery of women with heart disease during pregnancy.
2000-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Cande Ananth
Columbia University
1602-02
Air Pollution and Risk of Placental Abruption in New York City
The data will be use the geographic coordinates of the maternal address and the dates, each record will be assigned air pollution exposure estimates and we will use a time-stratified, bidirectional case-crossover design to model the relationship.
2007-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Stacey Plichta
CUNY Hunter College
1602-03
Testing a Social Disorganization Theory Framework To Examine Violence Victimization and Mental Illness Among NYC Residents
The data will be used in dissertation research on assault-related hospitalizations and co-occurring mental health diagnoses among New York City residents.
2009-2013 IP
02/09/2016
Fusheng Wang
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-04
Integrated Spatial Analytics for Public Health in New York State
The data will be used in this project to take a GIS and spatial oriented approach to analyze patient records in SPARCS database, by incorporating US census and TIGER databases, and additional enviornment data.
2005-2019 IP
2003-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Brian O'Hea
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-05
Analysis of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery Rates Among Women in New York State
The data will be used to examine the rates of implant based vs. tissue-based reconstructions among women of different racial backgrounds in New York State utilizing the SPARCS database.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
02/09/2016
Corita Grudzen
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1602-08
Determinants of Treatment Intensity in New York at the End of Life
The data will be used to link with NY State death index to describe the use of life-sustaining therapies, and to assess the role of the individual, provider, community, and hospital charateristics in the decision to use life-sustaining therapies for patients.
02/09/2016
Michael Palease
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1602-09
Analyzing the Implications and Trends of Subspecialization
The data will be used to link and find out at which point hospitals and physicians have reached sufficient caseload in order to benefit from this association.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-10
Assassment of Outcomes Following Procedures For Benign Esophageal Disease
The data will be used to track patients who have undergone procedures for benign esophageal disease and assess the rate at which they have undergone further procedures.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Julie Goodman
Gradient Risk Sciences Group
1602-11
Time Series Analysis of Air Pollution, Asthma Exacerbations, and Upper Respiratory Infections
The data will be used to benefit public health research by informing the interpretation of similar time series analyses conducted in the past.
1999-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
2015
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2015
LAcey Keller
New York State Office of the Attorney General
15121405
Intersection of Healthcare & Law Enforcement in New York State
The data will be used to develop a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of healthcare and law enforcement issues.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
12/21/2015
Gloria Ho
North Shore LIJ Health System
15120201
Prevalence of Aortic Dissection on Long Island, New York
The data will be used to examine utility of aortic dissection, so we can improve health services in our health system.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
12/21/2015
William Wyatt
Health Grades, Inc (TRUVEN)
15122108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to provided consumers needed information about the quality of healthcare services delivered at different hospitals in order to make better informed healthcare choices.
2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo
SUNY Oswego
15121003
Certificate of Need Project
The data will be used for student understanding of primary service area analysis and con process/analysis.
2010-2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo or Tyler Diez
SUNY Oswego
15121004
Urgent Care Facilities: An Integral Solution for PCP and ED Utilization
The data will be used to explore the role of urgent care facilities as a substitute for primary and emergency department care under differing metropolitan and socioeconomic conditions.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
12/03/2015
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
15111707
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes Research (Ed, Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient)
The data will be risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges and length of stay compared to expected values.
2014-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Eileen Jones
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03 (A3)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.) and Longitufinal Health Care and Services use of Homeless People
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2018 IP
2003-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
1409-01 (S)
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The SPARCS data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1511-01
Health Information Technology in Heart Failure
The data will be used to compare the benefit of these therapies to patients with a principal diagnosis of heart failure as well as in general hospitalized patients.
2012-2018 IP
11/10/2015
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
15110605
Hospital Procedure and Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from the hospital discharge data.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/22/2015
Lisa Ullman
New York State Department of Health/OPCOHSM
15102016
Market Share Analysis Under the New York State Department of Health's Certificate of Public Advantage Program
The data will be used by three contractors to evaluate aspects of COPA applications submitted by performing provider systems under DSRIP.
2014 IP
2014 OP
10/07/2015
Emily Hofer
Lexis Nexis, Risk Solutions, HealthCare
15100501
Marketview - Physicians and Facility Volumetrics
The data will be used for the volumetrics information we provide to gain market intelligence, track competitive activities and increase visibility into broader market.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Eric Niehaus
HANYS Services Inc.
1101-12 (S)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Requesting data for hospital discharge profiles, quality and re-admission analysis, and policy analysis and evaluation,develop policy and reimbursement proposals, and analyze SPARCS data.
1987-2018 IP
1987-2018 OP
10/06/2015
May Hua
Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (A3)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
10/06/2015
Shao Lin
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
1509-01
Enviornmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes
The data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures such as extreme weather/disaster.
2001-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
1509-04
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for Use In Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
The data will be used in order to be able to present it in aggregated form in the Infoshare system, allowing researchers, students, and the general public to make use of it for analytical and general public policy purposes.
2007-2018 IP
2007-2018 OP
10/2/2015
Subu Subramanian
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
15092914
The Spatial and Multi-level Association of Alcohol Exposure, Alcohol Misuse and HIV Outcomes
The data will be used to document the health effects and geographic disparities of alcohol exposure within neighborhoods. Finding may inform alcohol policy design to improve population health.
2009-2014 OP
09/25/2015
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
15092513
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients
The data will be used to prepare analyses focused on efficient resource allocation and improving access to care and clinical services.
2014 IP
09/14/2015
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
15090802
An Evaluation of Patient Management, Outcomes, and Disparities Among Varying Populations According to Oncologic Diagnoses
The data will be used for health services research to aide in the identification of best practices, opportunities for quality improvement at the system level, and to facilitate patient education in cancer-related care.
2007-2011 IP
09/14/2015
Sehwon Kang
University of Minnesota
15082708
Focus, Patient-Centeredness and Performance: An Empirical Examination in New York State
The data will be used to provide managerial implications to hospital show balancing patient-centeredness.
2011-2013 IP
09/02/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15090101
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
08/25/2015
Ghassam Samara
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
15060404
Safety of Concurrent Versus Staged Neck Dissection in Transoral Robotic Surgery For Head and Neck Cancer
The data will be used to prevent patients from being exposed to unnecessary risks when undergoing operative management of advanced head and neck cancer.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
08/24/2015
Keith Bubblo
Stroudwater Associates
15082106
Consulting Services
The data will be used to identify market trends and as part of our strategic planning efforts. The benefit is improved planning and delivery of inpatient hospital services in New York State.
2012-2014 IP
08/24/2015
Harlan Krumholz
Yale University
1508-08
Identifying Temporal Variation in Disease
The data will be used to better understand the temporal patterns of hospital admissions for groups of diseases as well as the environmental factors that are linked with these patterns in order to more efficiently guide the allocation of health care resources.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
08/24/2015
Ali Zaidi
Montefiore Medical Center
1508-04
Infective Endocarditis and Cerebrovascular Accidents in Adult Congenital Health Disease
The data will be used to obtain demographic data regarding the inpatient care for patients with adult congenital heart disease and to obtain specific outcome measurements of their cardiac and non-cardiac morbidities.
1995-2015 IP
08/24/2015
Alexander Dagum
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1508-01
A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate repair.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
08/14/2015
David Chang
Harvard Medical School
15081002
Evaluating The Quality of Care Within Surgery And Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes
This data will be used in evaluating the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
08/12/2015
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06 (A2)
2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goal of using SPARCS data is to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region.
1997-2018 IP
1997-2018 OP
08/10/2015
Gary Zigmann
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
15080701
Vermont Explor Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used to create hospital planning reports to help member hospitals more effectively provide care to their service areas.
2013-2018 IP
08/07/2015
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
15072714
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, to analyze whether hospital attributes such as quality and market leverage influence hospital prices, and to examine hospital price variation.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/22/2015
Matthew Willaert
SG2-MedAssets
15072113
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients (various hospitals and health systems)
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
07/20/2015
Sherry Glied
New York University
15071008
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to study the effect of a higher age requirement for social security on Medicare.
2002 & 2014 IP
07/17/2015
Ifeanyi Onyeji
Columbia University
15071409
Do Social Economic Status and/or Health Insurance Predict The Receipt of Surgical Intervention Among Patients With Erectile Dysfunction.
The data will be used to assess if low SES and/or insurance type predicts receipt of penile prosthesis surgery among men with a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction.
1997-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/17/2015
Brian Herdman
CBIZ K A Consulting Services, LLC
15070102
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for benchmarking and trending reports. The report will show trends related to charge levels, intensity of services, and levels of resource utilization.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Heather Strosnider
CDC
1507-06
A National Analysis of Short-term Associations Between Respiratory Morbidity and Ambient Air Pollutants
The data will be used to estimate short-term associations between air pollution and emergency department visits for all respiratory outcomes combined and specific outcomes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-05
Academic Research on Factors Determining Hospital Adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
The data will be used to study the patient, hospital, competitive environment, and other characteristics that effect whether, and when a hospital adopts electronic medical records.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-04
Academic Research on The Effect of Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to determine what effect public reporting of hospital infection rates have on actual infection rates.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-03
Academic Research On The Effect of Insurance Exchange Structure on Health Insurance Prices and Enrollment
The data will be used to study the effect of structure of the health insurance exchanges, created by New York and other states under the Affordable Care Act, on health insurance prices and consumer choice among health plans.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-02
Long-term Impact of Health Insurance on Health and Mortality
The data will be used to compare "treated persons" (without health insurance), to control persons (with health insurance), and also compare different types of health insurance.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Alfredo Morabia
CUNY Queens College
1507-01
WTC-Heart: A Cohort Study of Heart Diseases in World Trade Center Responders
The data will be used as a cohort study of the long-term cardiovascular impact of response to WTC disaster began in September 2011
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (S)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, Versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
The data will be used for a comparative effectiveness of moving to a low-versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care.
1995-2009 IP
1995-2009 OP
07/15/2015
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1107-04 (S)
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
The data will be used to focus on policy-related issues, related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered on the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1985-2018 IP
1985-2018 OP
07/10/2015
Renee McDonald-Fleming
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
15071007
Effects of the 2012 USPSTF PSA Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening and Detection in African American Men
The data will be used to see whether or not this recommendation has changed the screening trends for African American men, and has this recommendation impacted prostate cancer detection in African American men.
2009-2018 IP
2009-2018 OP
07/09/2015
Jim Strunk
iVantage Health Analytics
15070704
2015 Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Discharge Data
The data will be used on a patient level to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic planning and operations planning. These reports also provide forecasting of future demand.
2005-2018 IP
2015-2018 OP
07/01/2015
David Regan
Vermont Health Care Authority
15060101
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
The data will be used by the state to support aggregate and summary level reporting on outmigration for inpatient care to New York hospitals; to generate resident population-based inpatient hospitalization rates.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/25/2015
Laura Braslow
Manatt Health Solutions
15062419
Provided Market Share, Service Line and Community Needs Analyses Conducted as Part of Broad-Based Operational
The data will be used as part of a strategic and operational support MHS provides to PPS lead organizations and other providers under DSRIP.
2012-2018 IP
2012-2018 OP
06/17/2015
Anil Lalwani
New York Presbyterian
15060806
Incidence And Utilization of Inpatient And Ambulatory Mastoidectomy In New York State From 1995-2014
The data will be used to identify the incidence and utilization of mastoidectomy in both inpatient and ambulatory settings in New York State from 1995-2014. This study is important to the scientific community, clinicians and patients and may guide future treatment practices and policies.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/08/2015
Joe Harris
Intellimed International Corporation
15052006
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Janet Currie
Princeton University
1505-02
Unnecessary Hospitalization and Patient Outcomes.
The data will be used to recommend hospital admission practices which could lower health care spending and reduce complication area rates.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Jun Li
University of Michigan
1505-01
Cost-Effectiveness of Referring Patients to Centers of Excellance for Cardiac Surgeries
The data will be used to assess the relative costs and benefits to both patients and payers of receiving cardiac surgeries in a Center of excellence hospital instead of a non-center of excellance hospital.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
06/02/2015
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
15052921
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment, Annual Databooks, Data Updates, News Briefs, and Research Papers on Hospitalization, Emergency Room, and Ambulatory Service Utilizations
The data will be used to prepare community health assessment, annual data books, data updates, new briefs and relevant research papers to track and report disease prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
06/02/2015
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
15042111
Trends and Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Management in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal and geographic trends in methods for the diagnosis and procedural management of pancreatic cancer.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
06/01/2015
Nisha Branch
George Washington University
15052722
Assessment of Disparities, Utilization, Cost, Complications, and Factors Contributing to Perioperative Outcomes in Surgical Procedures Across Multiple Years in New York State
The data will be used to assess, evaluate, and identify any racial, gender, or other health disparities for patients undergoing surgery in New York State. Identification of trends could lead to prevention and/or elimination of health disparities.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
05/22/2015
Corey Maher
Oscar Insurance Group
15052009
SPARCS Data Analysis
The data will be used to investigate costs, outcomes and procedure affinity for providers in the SPARCS data set.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
05/20/2015
Javier Blanco
SUNY Buffalo
15051204
An Analysis of Pharmacogenectic Testing Utilization in New York State
The data will be used to examine the trends of utilizing pharmacogenomics testing in New York State from 2000-2017.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
04/25/2015
Alexis Pozen
CUNY School of Public Health
14100804
Perinatal Costs and Outcomes in New York Area Hospitals
The data will be used to compare costs, charges and outcomes of vaginal births and caesarian sections in New York.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
04/27/2015
Nizar Souayah
Rutgers University
1504-02
Trends in Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Specific Inflammatory Neurological Disorders Treated.
The data will be used to determine whether intravenous immunoglobulin provides benefits over other treatments in terms of length of stay, mortality, disability and general healthcare.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
04/27/2015
Jessica Athens
New York University Medical Center
1504-01
NYU Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The data will be used to establish a protocol for NYU investigators interested in using SPARCS.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
04/02/2015
Don De Moro
California Nurses Association
15032403
The Effect of Health Information Technology on Patient Outcomes
The data will be used to study the medical clinical, and social efficacy of health information technology (HIT) through the outcomes for hospital inpatient.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
03/18/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15031602
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2013 IP
2013 OP
03/12/2015
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital of Joint Diseases
15031101
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to compare orthopaedic readmissions rate, surgical infections and hospital costs and charges throughout New York State baseed on hospital volume and metro area.
2014-2018 IP
03/09/2015
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-04 (A)
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), A Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2018 IP
1999-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Gale Spencer
SUNY Binghamton
14101005
Correlation of High Impact Flood
Zones with Population Health
Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the direct impact of flooding on individuals physical and respiratory health, and their mental health status such as the prevalence of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorders.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Cynthia Taub
Montefiore Medical Center
1503-01
Long-Term Maternal Cardivascular orbidity In Women With Pre-Eclampsia, Eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes
The data will be used to investigate whether pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes increase the risk for long-term maternal cardiovascular disease.
1982-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Vratika Agarwal
University of California San Francisco
1503-02
Impack of Superstorm Sandy on Healthcare Cost and Utilization in the State of New York
The data will be used to evaluate the burden of hospital admission for cardiovascular event as well as overall admissions during nautal disasters using the example of Hurricane Sandy, which struck in the New York coastline on October 29, 2012.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Wade Norwood
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1503-03
Dispartities In Health Outcomes in Rochester, New York
The data will be used to reduce health disparities in the Finger Lake Region.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
02/25/2015
Anthony
Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
15022308
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 Year Analysis of Admissions Data
This study is a 5-year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates for patients presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
02/5/2015
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
15020502
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes
Research
The data will be used for risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges, and length of stay compared to expected values.
2011-2013 OP
01/27/2015
Sami Khan
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
1501-01
A Statewide Analysis of The
Quality, Complaint, and
Demographics of Readmissions
Following Breast Reconstructive
Surgery
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
01/26/2015
Jeryl Topalian
Western CT Health Network
(WCHN)
15012606
SPARCS Data
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
01/23/2015
Christopher Garmon
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
15012304
New York Health Care Provider
Merger Investigations and
Research
The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers in
New York and surrounding states,in research projects on health care provider competition and mergers.
2007-2018 IP
2013-2018 OP
01/15/2015
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical
Center
15011302
Prostate Cancer Health
Disparities in NYS: A Twenty
Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to compelete the dissertation requirements for
Mr. Parris's doctoral studies in our School of Public Health and as surveillance
to sustantiate the existence and describe the drivers of racial disparities.
2012-2015 IP
2014
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/29/2014
Anthony Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
14122616
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 year Analysis of Admissions Data
The data will be used to study a 5 year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates
for patietns presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
12/22/2014
Sophie Wheeley
University Hospital
Birmingham
14121813
International Hospital
Benchmarking
The data will be used to compare
clinical outcomes between hospital healthcare services globally.
2001-2017 IP
2001-2017 OP
12/15/2014
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
1412-06
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, and
to analyze whether hospital attributes, such as quality and market leverage, influence hospital prices.
2013 IP
2013 OP
12/15/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1412-05
Healthcare Costs and Burden
Associated with Post-Operative
Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care,
and calculate cost for postsurgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
14120402
Outpatient Resource Utilization by Patients Undergoing
Neurosurgical Procedures
The data will be used to study the incidence and types of outpatient procedures as well as
outpatients undergoing neurosurgical interventions, and how those correlated with improved outcomes.
2009-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Todd Griffin
SUNY Stonybrook-
Department of Obstetrics
1412-04
Outcomes Research in
Obstetrics, Gynecological,
Oncology
The data will be used to analyze 30-day readmission rates after surgery, which may affect regional
quality improvement programs aimed at improving surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1412-01
Tracking Hospital for Special
Surgery Patients Post-Discharge
The data will be used to identify predictors or risk factors of adverse events related to surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook
University Hospital
1403-02 (A)
Revisions Following Adjustable
Gastric Band
The data will be used to determine the rate of revision and explant of LAGB to see
how many patients have had the device explanted and have undergone other bariatric procedures.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury
1110-06 (A)
An Analysis of NYS Hospital
Utilization Rates for Ambulatory
Care Sensitive Diagnoses
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access
to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
12/10/2014
Stephen Wise
Mount Sinai Hospital - Chicago
14110601
Readmissions and Cost Analysis of Hernia Repairs
The data will be used for an evaluation of hernia readmissions and cost analysis of hernia repairs,
comparing different surgical techniques, demographic characteristics and operative costs.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
11/24/2014
Young Kwon
New York University School of Medicine
14111405
Assessment of Outcomes and Readmission Rates in Orthopaedic Surgery
The data will be used to determine what underlying patient factors, when coupled with a
specific orthopaedic surgical procedure, lead to either successs or failure.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/21/2014
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
14112108
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data are risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges,
and length of stay are compared to expected values.
2013-2017 IP
11/17/2014
Evan Johnson
Health Market Science, Inc.
14111404
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes in hospital discharges.
2013 IP
2013 OP
11/17/2014
Jeremy Henderson
Health Grades, Inc.
14111203
Quality Rating & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals,
create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2013 IP
11/10/2014
Jeffrey Butts
CUNY John Jay College
1410-02
Evaluation of The Cure Violence Project
The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD crime data.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/4/2014
Christopher Brooks
WebMD, Inc.
14102218
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how
hospital services compare.
2013 IP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-04
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment
Pathways Readmissions and
Costs By Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health, over the last few decades, is associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/31/2014
Chun-An Chou
SUNY Binghamton
1410-03
Prediction Analysis by
Correlating Weather Variables with Hospitals and ED
Admissions
The data will be used to understand the relationship between weather and health in upstate New York.
1990-2013 IP
1990-2013 OP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-01
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment Pathways, Readmissions and
Costs by Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health over the last few decades are associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
10/21/2014
Kalpana
Bhandarkar
Maimonides Medical Center
14101714
Strategic Planning
The data will be used to understand the supply
of inpatient healthcare services.
2013 IP
10/17/2014
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
14101609
Hospital Procedure and
Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from its hospital discharge data for 2001-2013.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/14/2014
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
14101407
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment and Annual Databooks
The data will be used to track and report diseases prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health status of Westchester County residents.
2013-2017 IP
2013-2017 OP
10/14/2014
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
14092916
Association Between Select
Chronic Diseases and
Hazardous Waste Sites in New
York State
The data will be used to assess the geographic distributions of several chronic diseases in New York State.
1995-2013 IP
10/8/2014
Thomas Lee
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-06
Review of Pediatric
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in New York State; Hospital and
Surgeon Differences in Surgical
Outcomes
The data will be used to provide information on the outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic surgeries, and the types of surgeons performing them.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1409-05
Outcomes, Complications, Risks and Survivorship after Orthopedic Procedures
The data will be used to analyze orthopaedic procedures and their outcomes and/or complications.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Crystal Fuller
Lewis
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public
Health
1409-04
Washington Heights: A
Community Diagnosis
The data will be used to characterize the Washington Heights neighborhood in terms of their healthcare diagnoses and healthcare access/usage.
2009-2017 IP
2009-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-03
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through
CCTA Imaging and Guided
Follow-up Referral Using the
Emergency Department as a
Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization patterns: including patient's use of multiple EDs, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals; and comparative outcomes across the state.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1409-02
Changes in Asthma Healthcare
Utilizations Under Current and
Future Aerosol Levels in New
York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current/baseline and future
periods.
2001-2010 IP
2001-2010 OP
10/8/2014
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care
Quality Institute
1409-01
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03 (S)
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in
Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, and the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans.
1998-2007 IP
1998-2007 OP
10/8/2014
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester Medical Center
1209-03 (A)
Trends in Upper Extremity Trauma
The data will be used to evaluate demographic, geographical, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain upper extremity trauma.
2000-2011 IP
2000-2011 OP
10/8/2014
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06 (S)
1. Potentially Avoid Hospital readmissions and Potentially Avoidable Complications 2. Analysis of Physician Specific Volumes
Analysis of potentially avoidable hospital readmission rates by type of care and by facility. Also, analysis of physician-specific volume.
2004-2017 IP
10/7/2014
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
14100602
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services, set healthcare service quality standards and develop strategic decision support measures.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/7/2014
Nallan Suresh
SUNY Buffalo
14100203
Empirical Research in Health Care Operations Management
The data will be used to investigate the relationship between internal hospital planning and scheduling practices and service quality outcomes.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
9/23/2014
Sheila Kee
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
14092313
Niagara - Orleans PPS DSRIP Analysis
The data will be used to assess the problem areas that need to be addressed during the 5 year DSRIP project.
2000-2017 IP
08/22/2014
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
14082121
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to determine regional variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location and population density.
2001-2013 IP
08/22/2014
Lisa McGiffert
Consumers Union
14082120
Costs of Hip and Knee Revision and Replacement to the State of New York
The data will be used to identify how much was charged to state program to pay for hip and knee replacement and revision surgeries, for advocacy purposes.
2012-2017 IP
08/18/2014
Paula Denoya
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14081105
Management Trends in Inflammmatory Bowel Disease In The Era of Immunomodulator Therapy
The data will be used to study IBD surgeries, emergent VS. elective, and the various rates and charges associated with each.
1985-2013 IP
08/15/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14080604
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study that will focus on data that captures prostatectomies based on race, and age group.
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
08/6/2014
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai-Icahn School of Medicine
14080403
Surgeon Specific Outcomes Associated with Surgery
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and costs associated with a variety of surgical procedures among surgeons in New York.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
08/5/2014
Khoi Pham
Hackensack Medical Center
14080402
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases & Market Share Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share by service area and NY provider
2013-2017 IP
08/04/2014
Shannon Lorbiecki
Navigant Consulting Inc
14080101
Assessing Opportunities for Consolidation or Regionalization of Hospital Services in Newark and Surrounding Towns for New Jersey Health Care Facilities
Financing Authority
The data will be used to understand outmigration of Newark area residents to hospitals in New York.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/31/2014
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
14072523
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to understand how hospital services are utilized across different community populations and to determine the appropriateness of the hospitalization given the diagnosis background.
1997-2017 IP
07/16/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14071104
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through CCTA Imaging and Guided Follow-up Referral Using the Emergency Department as a Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization
Medical Center patterns and comparative outcomes across the
State.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/08/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
14070802
Regional Disparities in Outcomes and Hospitalization Charges of Neurosurgical Procedures of New York State
The data will be used to investigate the association of these outcomes with the case volume of each hospital.
2009-2017 IP
07/07/2014
Dusan Bogunovic
Mount Sinai- Icahn School of Medicine
14070701
Genetic Predispostion to Neurolisteriosis
The data will be used to study people that cannot fight the germ called Listeria monocytogenes.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/27/2014
Michael Palese
Mount Sinai Medical Center
14062707
Studying the Correlation Between Incidence and Prevalence of Urological Diseases Among Populations Belonging to Different Patient Socio-Economic Tiers
The data will be searched by queries and records relevant to urology and of significance to the project will be extracted for multivariate statistical analysis.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Joseph Bosco
New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases
14061906
Regional Analysis of Orthopaedic Procedure Cost Data
SPARCS data will be used to determine regional
variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location.
2000, 2010 IP
06/20/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1406-11
Assessment of Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
The data will be used to determine whether there is a difference between the readmission and reoperation rates between kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty and to determine risk factors associated with readmission or reoperation.
1996-2017 IP
1996-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Lindsay Jubelt
New York University Langone Medical Center (NYU)
1406-10
Association of Hospital Disposition and Risk of Readmission
The data will be used to determine any correlation between hospital disposition at discharge, and readmission, for the purpose of improving coordination of care, and reducing overall healthcare costs.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
Jason Fletcher
University of Wisconsin
1406-08
Asthma Hospitalizations in Children Born via Cesarean Section
The data will be used to examine statistical assocations between method of delivery and subsequent diagnosis for asthma during childhood.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-07
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Hernia Repair and Complex Abdominal Surgery Using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess the longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization following hernia repair surgery using New York State SPARCS datasets.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Kevin Walter
University of Rochester Medical Center
1406-06
Reoperation Rates Following Spine Surgery using an Administrative Database
Data will be used in a retrospective study analyzing patient's spine surgery to better understand spine care and assess the rate of reoperations.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-05
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitundinal outcomes and cost utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-03
An Assessment of Surgical Outcomes following Multidisciplinary Management of Surgical Procedures Utilizing SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization of surgery when a multidisciplinary team operative approach may potentially involve reconstructive surgery.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Elliot Regenbogen
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1406-02
Characterizing Epidemiologic Trends Including Factors Related to Readmission Among Preterm Infants with Apnea of Prematurity
The data will be used to determine the frequency of apnea of premeaturity (AOP) among preterm infants and to identify factors affecting the frequency of readmissions.
1997-2017 IP
1997-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Rachel Slayton
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1406-01
Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer
The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
06/20/2014
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01 (A)
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
Data will be used to reconcile deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals. In accordance with the "Routine Referral Law", within our Donation Service Area (DSA). This data is of vital importance in identifying missed potential for donation.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
06/20/2014
David Lee
New York University, School of Medicine
1303-05 (A)
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
06/20/2014
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S2)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
06/19/2014
Jennifer Thomson
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Geneeral
14060301
Hospital Merger Investigations
The SPARCS data will be used to coordinate with data published by the Pennsylvania Health Care cost Containment Council.
2012 IP
06/18/2014
Mary Schroeder
University of IOWA
14061704
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and it's Associated Costs
The data will be used by a graduate student as requirements for part of a course. This project will study the costs associated with mastectomy surgery.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
06/17/2014
Tamar Polonsky
University of Chicago Medicine
14061002
Effect of Hospital Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in New York After Implementation of Trans Fat Bans
The data will be used to analyze rates of AMI and CVA based on county of residence to determine if the trans fat ban contributes to changes in incidence.
2002-2013 IP
06/06/2014
Christopher Snyder
Temple University Health System
14053028
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trends in
New York State.
2013 IP
05/29/2014
Emanuela Taioli
North Shore-LIJ Health System
14052726
Health Disparities in Thoracic Surgery Procedures for Cancer of the Lung, and Esophagus Mesothelium
The data will be used to assess if surgery is utilized at the same frequency in black and white patients affected by lung cancer, esophagcal cancer, or pleural mesothelioma; it will also assess if insurance coverage, SES, and other covariates influence the rate of surgery.
1995-2013 IP
05/22/2014
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
14052125
Health Services Research Projects
The data will be used for a variety of analyses examining the care at Memorial Hospital and other hospitals caring for cancer patients.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015 OP
05/21/2014
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
14052024
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
05/13/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
14050605
Changes in Asthma Healthcare Utilizations Under Current and Future Aerosol Levels in New York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current and future periods.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/09/2014
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
14050908
An Evaluation of Surgical Residencies Using Patient Outcomes of Program Graduates
A retrospective study to determine relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes.
2007-2011 IP
05/05/2014
Rajiv Jayadevan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Icahn
14050102
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
The data will be used to characterize prevalence, incidence and trends of access to care, rates of care, and predictors of access to, selection of, and outcome of various procedures.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
05/05/2014
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company Advisory Services
14032714
Market Analytics
The data will be used to complete market analytics on behalf of New York Hospital Clients.
2011-2017 IP
05/01/2014
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
14050103
New York Market and Cost 2013
The data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks using our standard cost stepdown methodolgy.
2013-2017 IP
04/23/2014
Deborah Lynch
Loeb & Troper, Health Care Consulting
14041114
Various Projects Related to Analysis of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used by consultants in the firms strategic planning division.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
04/22/2014
Polina Antonette
Lutheran Medical Center
14032713
Hospital and Benchmarking
The data will be used for Lutheran Medical Center for benchmarking purposes.
2011-2017 IP
2011-2017 OP
04/16/2014
Leslie Boyd
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
14041612
Future Quality Metrics in Gynecologic Oncology
This study will assess the characteristics of hospitals admitting patients for malignancies who will likely receive clinical bonuses based on outcome measures.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
04/16/2014
Philip Stieg
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
14041511
Market Research
The data will be used internally for research purposes.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
04/08/2014
Denise Wrinn
Cortland Regional Medical Center
14040702
Cortland Regional Medical Center Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Cortland Regional Medical Center.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
04/08/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14040301
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study which will focus on medicare data that capture prostatetomics in New York State during the time frame of interests.
2010-2003 IP
04/01/2014
Bruce Feig
Sachs Policy Group
14032712
Analysis of New York Health Care Utilization and Expenditure Patterns
The data will be used to generate summary-level
information on the cost and utilization of health
services.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
1403-08
Impact of Physician Density and Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissins
The data will be used to understand how distribution and characteristics of primary care physicians impact on ACSC readmissions.
2009-2011 IP
03/24/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1403-07
Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care, and calculate cost for post-surgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1403-06
Improved Risk Communication using a Multipollutant Air Quality Index
The data will be used to determine the effects of combinations of air pollutants on respiratory hopsital admissions and emergency department visits in New York State in order to develop a multipollutant air quality index and improve risk communication efforts surrounding exposure to ambient air pollution.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Jessica Castner
SUNY Buffalo
1403-05
Western New York Emergency Department Utilization
The data will be used to determine disparities in age, sex, ethnicity, and insurance status between frequent emergency department users as opposed to non-frequent users.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Colleen Lynch
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1403-04
Effect of High-Intensity Primary Care on Utiilization and Quality Measures for "Super-Utilizers"
The data will be used to identify if a subset of the patients population is responsible for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs; so called super-utilizers.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
03/24/2014
Kirsten Cleary
Columbia University
1403-03
Epidemiology of Adverse Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Outcomes in New York
The data will be used to analyze the epidemiology of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-02
Comparing Outcomes between Iaparoscopic Robotic Surgery Versus Iaparoscopic Surgery
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, between laparoscopic robotic surgeries and laparpscopic surgeries.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-01
Outcomes of Hospitals Performing Hepatobiliary, Foregut, and Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, in patients undergoing surgeries in hospitals comparing minimallyinvasive, hepatobiliary and foregut surgeries.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1306-06 (A)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/24/2014
Benjamin Charvat
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), Mayor's Office
1211-03 (A2)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
03/24/2014
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University
1101-14 (A2)
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
The data will be used to compare changes in admission rates, and racial and ethnic disparities in such rates, associated changes in inpatient costs in Massachusetts vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2010 IP
2003-2010 OP
03/24/2014
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05 (S)
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
SPARCS data will be used within the infoshare system, and will provide statistical information regarding demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
03/21/2014
Benjamin Iskhakov
Manhattan Billing and Collection, Inc.
13110706
Health Affordability Act, ASC Procedures
Data will be used to complete research on ASC based procedures under "Obamacare".
2010-2012 OP
03/05/2014
Edward Broccoli
Edward Broccoli
14030410
Beneficial Cost-Savings Changes in Utilization Patterns of Ambulatory Versus Inpatient
The data will be used to follow trends of ambulatory versus inpatient services to examine whether there are any cost-savings benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
03/03/2014
Amy Richards
VHA Mid-Atlantic
14022607
VHA Mid-Atlantic Performance Improvement
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities.
2010-2015 IP
02/26/2014
Trista Parker
Health Quest
14022606
Strategic Planning Process for Health Quest
The data will be used to review current services, volumes, and length of stay.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/24/2014
Adam Stolz
The Chartis Group, LLC
14022105
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of a Hospital Client
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2013-2017 IP
02/24/2014
Louis Catalano
Roosevelt Hospital
14021804
The Rising Incidence of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The data will be used to determine the rate of reverse total shoulder procedures performed from 2004 to present and the associated diagnoses as indicated by ICD-9 codes.
2004-2017 IP
2004-2017 OP
02/11/2014
Kimlee Roldan-Sanchez
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020602
Service Line Analysis
The data will be used for zip code analysis, incidence rates, and population demographics.
2012-2014 IP
02/11/2014
David Alge
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020601
General Market Trends, Understanding Hospital Utilization for Specific Services
The data will be used to summarize market or service trends in aggregrate, usually via graphs, and charts.
2012-2014 IP
02/04/2014
Sean Capperis
New York University
14012717
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data will be used for a comprehensive source of information on trends in New York City's housing and neighborhoods.
2012 IP
02/04/2014
Melvin Rosenwasser
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14012716
Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Among the Orthopaedic Sub-specialties
The data will be used to examine all patients who were operated on for distal radius fractures in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
01/30/2014
Jennifer Jamikowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14012711
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010-2017 OP
01/29/2014
Audrey Waltner
Dutchess County Department of Health
14012712
Routine Public Health Surveillance of Emergency Department Visitand Hospitalizations among Dutchess County Residents
The data will be used for ongoing public health surveillance of health conditions of concern,
including chronic diseases and substance abuse.
2000-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/27/2014
Marc Berg
KPMG LLP
14011506
Analysis for North Country Commission
The data will be used to make an analysis for the North Country on the population based needs in terms of the health care delivery system.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
01/22/2014
Margaret Formica
SUNY Upstate Medical University
14012109
Gastroschisis in Central New York State, 1996-2012
The data will be used as part of an exploratory study on gastroschisis in the CNY
Perinatal Region.
1996-2012 IP
01/22/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
14011607
Impact of Physician Density of Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissions
The data will be used to detrimine if physician characteristics have an impact on a patient's admission, or readmission.
2009-2011 IP
01/15/2014
Katherine Blumhardt
Truven Health Analytics
14011405
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be used to identify areas of concern in the healthcare industry.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/08/2014
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13122322
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be processed through our proprietary processing and risk adjustment procedure to obtain clinical outcomes.
2012 IP
01/07/2014
Sean Ossont
University of Rochester
14010601
University of Rochester Medical Center Market Utilization Analysis
The data will be used to conduct market analysis.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
2013
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Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/27/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13122421
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System; Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital; Standford Hospital; and Catholic Health East
Hospital discharge data will be used to support short and long-term operational strategic planning efforts.
2010 IP
2010-2015 OP
12/23/2013
Kalpana Bhandarkar
13122320
Maimonides Medical Center
Strategic Planning
The data will be summarized to understand the supply of outpatient healthcare services.
2008-2012 OP
12/17/2013
Gary Zigmann
13121619
Vermont Hospital Association and Health System
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used for surveillance reporting for VT DOH-Asthma of VT residents.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/16/2013
Gerald Siberstein
13121205
The Sage Colleges, School of Management
Inpatient Revenue Prediction by Hospital
The data will be used to derive inpatient revenue predictions to be analyzed for use in predicting facility revenue on a time interval basis.
2010-2016 IP
12/13/2013
Stephen MacCormaack
13121102
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing Charging, and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/12/2013
Rick Henderson
13121103
Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
Healthcare Operations of Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
The data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2012 IP
12/11/2013
Nicole Ngo
1104-09 (A)
University of Oregon
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluation The Impacts of Bus Pullution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transits effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particulary asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
12/11/2013
Robert Silverman
1004-05 (A3)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-morbidites
The data will be used to invstigate the relationship between obstructibve lung disease morbidity with various ambient air polluntants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1982-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
12/6/2013
Gina Lovasi
13111209
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Quantifying the Effectiveness of New York City Policy Initiatives on Chronic Disease Prevention
The data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts in reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality rates.
1990-2012 IP
1990-2012 OP[
12/4/2013
Jeremy Henderson
13112919
Health Grades, Inc.
Quality Ratings & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2012 IP
12/4/2013
Phyllis Supino
13111511
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal trends in hospilization rates and mortality among patients with valvular heart disease.
1982 IP
2010-2012 IP
12/4/2013
Mike Underhill
13110707
CPM Healthgrades on behalf of Princeton Healthcare System
Customer Relations Marketing Database- New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysis reporting allowing gor better planning of customer relations management and marketing projects.
2010-2012 IP
11/29/2013
Danielle Rhubart
13111410
Penn State University
Rethinking Benzene Releasing Hazardous Waste Sites and Hematologic Cancers in Upstate New York
The data will be used to study the scientific evidence that now shows that exposure to benzene can lead to the development of blood and bone marrow cancers in humans.
2000-2011 IP
11/08/2013
Fabrice Smieliauskas
13110708
Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
The data will be used for the analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing intiatives of medical device manufactures.
2012 IP
11/08/2013
Sarah Gruskin
Health Market Science, Inc.
13102917
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes, and to identify Hospital identifiers.
2012 IP
2012 OP
11/7/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13110505
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Catholic Health East
The data will be used to support Capital Health System's short and long-term operational & strategic planning efforts.
2012-2013 IP
11/07/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Adirondack Medical Center
13103116
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 ASM
2011-2012 ED
11/7/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Orleans Community Health (dba, Medina Memorial Hospitals) In Medina, NY
13103110
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
11/07/2013
Matt Hilton
Cigna Healthcare, Medical Economics
13101505
Facility Chargemaster Review
The data will be used to determine if medical costs are being impacted by abnormal changes to a facility's charge description master.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
11/7/2013
Melinda Whitbeck
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
13090411
Greater Rochester Health Foundation Neighborhood Health Status Improvement Project Evaluation
The data will be used as indicators of change in health status of neighborhood residents for each of the areas participating in the Health Status Improvement Project of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
10/25/2013
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai Hospital
13101503
Surgeon-Specific Outcomes Associated With Colon Resection
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and cost associated with a single procedure.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Marvin Fried
Montefiore Medical Center
13101104
Demographics and Etiology of Nasal Polyposis in the New York Area.
The data will be used to see how these characteristics differ regionally when compared to published data on nasal polyposes from other parts of the world.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
13093014
New York University Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The SPARCS data will be used to become available for New York State Department of Health- approved investigators at New York University.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Michael Russell
Temple University Health System
13092005
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trend in New York State.
2011-2012 IP
10/25/2013
James Hull
Hull Resource Management Group
13090313
Market Research
The data will be used to measure variances in C.M.I. and L.O.S. between hospitals and by payor.
2012-2013 IP
10/15/2013
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Allianves, Inc. (SMA)
13090312
Market Analytics, New York State IPPS Hospitals, Online Analytic Tool
The data will be used for online analysis by authorized planning staff at New York State Hospitals.
2012 IP
2012 OP
10/08/2013
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S)
Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The data will be used to study long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2011-2012 IP
09/27/2013
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
13062404
Identifying Predictive Factors for Decreased Mobility and Cost of Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to produce a retrospective cohort study analyzing the effects of minimally invasive surgery.
2007-2011 IP
09/27/2013
David Savitz
Brown University
13032811
Social, Behavioral, Medical and Environmental Influences on the Health of Pregnancy in New York State Residents, 1995-2012
The data will be used to examine social, behavioral, medical and environmental factors that affect the health of pregnancy among New York State residents over the period of 1995-2012.
1995-2003 IP
09/26/2013
Stephen Sekely
DataBay Resources
13090302
Navigate Net
The SPARCS data will be used by DataBay Resources in a new tool to enable some healthcare organizations to be able to analyze and evaluate SPARCS data.
2012-2015 IP
2012-2015 OP
09/25/2013
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
The data will be used for reconciliation of deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network
0910-07 (S)
Quality of Care Assessment: Hopital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department
The data will be used to compare case-mix, and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics and health economics for patient use patterns.
2008-2016 IP
2013-2016 OP
2008-2012 ED
09/25/2013
Jenny Schnaier
Truven Health Analytics
0904-03 (A)
Health Cost and Utiliztion Project (HCUP)
The data will be used along with HCUP databases to support health services research and policy analyses.
1988-2016 IP
1988-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (S)
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: A Research Study of Stroke incidence and Acute Risk Factors
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups.
1983-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
09/20/2013
Michael Bilton
Verite Healthcare Consulting
13091506
Mount Sinai Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment
The data will be used to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment(CHNA) for Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Queens, New York City.
2012-2016 IP
2012-2016 OP
08/22/2013
Pamela Damsky
The Chartis Group, LLC
13081905
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of New York State
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2010-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
13080806
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2012 IP
2012 OP
08/22/2013
Ryan McKenna
SUNY Stony Brook
13080502
An Economic Analysis of Electronic Medical Records
The data will be used for the purpose of a dissertation.
1995-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Louise-Anne McNutt
SUNY Albany
13080501
Methods & Disease Study of Hospitalizations
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of missing data on the association between race, ethnicity and hospitalizations.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
2003-2012 AS
08/22/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
13080103
Patient Amenities and Hospital Demand: Evidence from Patient Choices and Hospital Deregulation
The study will aim to provide evidence on the role of amenities in hopsital demand.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
07/19/2013
Malika Krishna
New York University Stern School of Business
13071704
Understanding the Impact of Urgent Care Entry on Local Hospital Emergency Department
The goal of this research project is to study the recent growth of the urgent care industry and its effects on the US healthcare market.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/17/2013
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
13071103
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
The data will be used to help our clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and insured.
2011-2015 IP
07/09/2013
Robert Ren
Richmond University Medical Center
13062705
CON Application for Additional IP Child/Adolescence Pysch Beds
The data will be used to demonstrate the need for additional child/adolescent pysch beds in Staten Island, New York.
2011 IP
07/03/2013
Denise Buonopane
The Bounopane Group
13053112
Changing Trends & Pricing Benchmarks
The data will be used to analyze trends in charges and create pricing benchmark reports to benefit providers.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1306-08(S)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the
PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care
utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
2008-2012 IP
06/13/2013
Kenneth Gold
NYS Division of Budget
1306-07
Reducing Sepsis Mortality
Identify latent demographic, environmental, pre-conditions and clinical factors that correlate with a susceptibility to contract sepsis from common infections.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univeristy
1306-06
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothroracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
06/13/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc
1306-05
Outcome and Post-Surgery Follow Up Studies On Selected Outpatient Surgeries
The primary focus of Gold Health Strategies, Inc. is documenting quality of care and cost efficiency of clients - physicians and hospitals in New York State. This is consistent with the major objectives of health care reform. Outpatient surgeries (OS) provide significant cost efficiency compared to inpatient surgery (IS)visits, In addition to the cost savings brought by OS, we are also interested in the outcomes of OS.
2011-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1306-04
How Does Managed Care Do it? Evidence From State Medicaid Programs
The data will be used to analyze the efficacy of the outsourcing of Medicaid provision to private managed care plans, which New York State has done for an increasing share of Medicaid patients.
1997-2010 IP
1997-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, which currently cover about 25% of all Medicare recipients. We also plan to examine the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans, how treatment under these plans may differ from fee-for-service Medicare, and how treatment may change with changes to plan reimbursement levels.
1998-2003 IP
1998-2003 OP
06/13/2013
David Card
Univeristy of California-Berkeley
1306-02
Physician Productivity Across the Career
The proposed project studies the productivity and quality of ER physicians over their career paths. The objective is to provide a detailed empirical analysis of the evoluation of physician productivity and practices as physicians age.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1306-01
The Effect of Urban Empowerment Zones on Health Outcomes
The primary purpose of this project is to investigate the health effects of the empowerment zone (EZ) program. We propose to study the effects of these economic stimulus programs on the health status of individuals residing and working in these zones.
1982-2010 IP
1982-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Nicole Ngo
University of Oregon
1104-09 (A)
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluating the Impacts of Bus Pollution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
06/13/2013
Jennifer Norton
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (S)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analysis are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time.
2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP
06/04/2013
Steve Miller
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
13053011
Physician Admitting Patterns
The data will be used to analyze the admitting and referring patterns of physicians for Kings County. This information will help to identify referring strengths and weaknesses within our service area.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
06/04/2013
Kristian Stensland
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13053010
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
This data will be compared to demographic data secured from existing disease incidence and geographic databases.
1982-2012 IP
2003-2012 AS
05/30/2013
Mary Curran
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
13053009
Residents of NJ Receiving Patient Care in NY Healthcare Facilities
The data will be used to determine the volume of patients from the state of New Jersey, by zip code, who are receiving care in New York facilities by diagnosis and procedure code.
2011 IP
05/30/2013
Mary Beth Walsh
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
13052106
Burke Strategic Planning Review
Burke has initiated a strategic planning process at enhancing its care delivery and research mission. The data will be used to evaluate options including expansion and partnership.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
05/30/2013
James Welsh
Community Health Care Association of New York State
13042308
Planning for Primary Care Needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State
The data will be used to plan for Primary Care needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State.
1982-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
05/29/2013
Christopher Ahmad
New York Presbyterian Hospital
13052105
Trends in Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
The data will be used to identify the incidence, demographics and surgeon experience of Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction in New York State from 1984 to present.
1984 - 2011 OP
05/29/2013
Kenneth Egol
Hospital for Joint Diseases
13043007
A Study of Revenue Coding in Orthopedic Trauma Patients
The data will be used to run high powered retrospective study investigating the revenue charge for Orthopedic trauma patients.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
05/29/2013
Stacy Pereira
CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC
13032824
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for national benchmarking and trending reports.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
05/17/2013
Jonathan Werberg
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
13050301
Access and Quality of Care in the New York State Healthcare Market
The data will be used to produce reports for public consumption that assess the cost efficiency of the delivery of inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery services and the adequacy, quality accessibility and pricing of such services at the statewide, regional and facility-specific levels.
2012-2020 IP
2012-2020 OP
05/09/2013
Gregory Vetter
McGladrey Healthcare Services
13032108
New York Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used to benchmark New York hospitals and performance.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/06/2013
Ioannis Kakadiaris
University of Houston
13032806
Using Machine Learning to Enhance Identification of Patients at Risk to Unplanned Admissions/Readmissions/Visits to ED
The data will be used to identify patients at risk for admissions/readmissions/emergency room visits.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
04/28/2013
Barbara Wynn
RAND Corporation
13032807
Feasibility of Study of Ambulatory Surgical Center Facility Fees. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Valuation of Work Relative Value Units
We will use the SPARCS OR time data to help estimate times required to perform outpatient surgical procedures.
2011 AS
04/18/2013
Ronald Laqoe
Hospital Executive Council
13041704
Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies
Data will be used to identify inpatient populations for Upstate New York counties.
2007-2016 IP
04/18/2013
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
13032109
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knee Replacements
The data will help determine if there are hypothesis for this project is that more shoulder replacements are done by higher volume surgeons, compared with 1998 and that this may relate to the proliferation of shoulder and elbow fellowships responsible for training specialists in the field.
2006/2010 IP
04/18/2013
Sammy Elsamra
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
13030810
Robots and Robotic Surgery in New York State
The project seeks to identify those hospitals in New York State that employ the robot for urologic and non-urologic surgery and determine the utility of the robot as based on the overall percentage of cases performed.
2002-2012 IP
04/18/2013
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
13030805
Market Study
The data will be used for market studies on behalf of client hospitals.
2012 IP
04/02/2013
Kenneth Gold
New York State Division of Budget
13032713
Sepsis Mortality Reduction-Health Care Budget Analysis
The data will be used to identify patients susceptible to sepsis before an infection exhibits symptoms thereof.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
04/02/2013
Kirat Kharode
Liberty Health
12082214
Data Analysis for Markets
The data will be used for strategic planning.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yvonne Graham
New York State Department of Health
13032002
Health Disparity Surveillance
The data will be used to identify health disparity trends and produce reports on these trends.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yiyuan Sun
Adelphi University
13020706
Healthcare Outcomes Course Project
As part of class assignments, PhD students in the Healthcare System Track will develop research questions relevant to the data set, design research projects, learn how to manage and analyze the data, and complete project reports.
2009-2011 IP
03/27/2013
Jonathan Parisi
Valley Hospital
12072003
Understanding How Volume Impacts Quality
Data will be used to analyze volume by providers.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
03/20/2013
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1303-01
Long Term Longitudinal Analysis of Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery in New York State
The purpose of this study is to assess long term outcomes, as it pertains to mortality, following
bariatric surgery.
1995-2010 IP
1995-2010 OP
03/19/2013
Regina Zimmerman
New York City Department of Health
1303-14
NYC Valid Vital Data Project (NYC NVDP)
The intent of this project is to improve the quality and mental hygiene and accuracy of NYC's health indicators and health reporting through ongoing assessments of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data reliability and validity.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
03/19/2013
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1303-13 (S)
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the patient population of Blythedale Children's Hospital as it fits into the entire continuum of care, specifically understanding the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale, and determining the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2008-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1303-12 (S)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/19/2013
David Lee
University of Pennsylvania
1303-05
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
03/19/2013
Perry Sheffield
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1303-04
Children's Health and Vulnerability to Heat and Ozone in New York City
The project will examine the effects of ozone air pollution and high temperatures on children in New York City.
2005-2012 IP2005-2012 OP
03/19/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc.
1303-03 (S)
Review of Hospital Quality
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the quality of care across New York hospitals by using length of stay and readmission rates as indicators of quality. The main objective is to assess how client hospitals compare to others in New York State.
2005-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Kathleen Ciccone
HANYS Services Inc.
1303-02
The Relationship Between Patients and Hospital Staff Perceptions of Safety and Selected Outcomes of Care
The purpose of the project is to evaluate if patient reported satisfaction with care for selected areas and staff reported assessment of organizational culture of safety are associated with adverse events in NYS hospitals.
2010-2012 IP
03/19/2013
Jonathan Gordon
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1211-07 (D)
Do Academic Medical Centers Provide Care of Higher Value
The data will be used to assess whether academic medical centers provide care of greater value compared to medical centers not affiliated with an academic institution.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
03/18/2013
Matthew Saltzman
Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
13030801
The Rising Incidence of Operative Fixation of Acute Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures
The data will be used to identify whether or not orthopaedic surgeons have changed their treatment patterns for clavicle fractures over the past decade.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
02/22/2013
Lawrence Skye
Biome Analytics, Inc
13021909
Biome Analytics - Biome A
Data will be used in support of consulting work that advices NY hospital systems regarding their clinical performance priorities.
2010-2011 IP
02/22/2013
Martha Wojtowycz
SUNY Upstate Medical University
13021908
Onondaga County ED Utilization by Patients Homeless at the Time of Discharge
The data will be used for health services outcomes research. We intended to analyze patterns of ED utilization, by housing status, to investigate differences in ED utilization between the general patient population and patients experiencing homelessness.
1999-2013 IP
1999-2013 OP
02/21/2013
Benjamin Jackson
University of Pennsylvania
13021905
Utilization and Retrieval of IVC Filters
Data will be examined for procedure codes and diagnosis codes to establish annual rates of IVC filter insertion and retrieval.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
02/21/2013
Paul Bradley
MethodCare, Inc.
13021503
Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Healthcare Utilization Benchmarking to identify Improved Care with Cost Containment
The data will be used to construct aggregate benchmarking statistics and distributions to capture healthcare utilization.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
02/20/2013
Jayanth Kumar
New York State Department of Health, Division of Family Health
13021402
Trends in Non-Traumatic Dental Related Visits to Hospital Emergency and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Trends in non-traumatic dental related visits to hospital emergency and ambulatory surgery facilities and the associated costs for 2004-2011 in NYS
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
02/13/2013
Diane McAlpine
Albany Medical Center
13012207
Multiple Studies Throughout Year
Varies - As Requested by Management
2009-2013 IP
02/06/2013
Matt Galsky
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13011604
Access to High Volume Centers for Cancer Treatment in New York State
Data will be used to access volumes of specific procedures performed at hospitals, and the distance of patients seeking these procedures (via patient zip code data) from treatment centers within NYS. The data will then be compared to disease incidence and used to assess access to high volume treatment centers for patients seeking cancer treatments in NYS.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
02/06/2013
Scott Farr
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
13011603
Community Health Analysis
Data will be used to identify gaps in care, seek opportunities to reduce variation in outcomes, and create population health improvement efforts.
2011-2016 IP
02/05/2013
Jeffrey Ridge
SG-2, LLC
13011606
Operational and Long-Term Planning for Capital Health System (Trenton, NJ)
The data will be used to support Capital Health Systems' short and long-term operation and strategic planning efforts.
2009-2011 IP
02/05/2013
Chul-Young Roh
CUNY Lehman College
12111406
Linking Governance Characteristics and Organizational Performance:Case of Community Hospitals in State of New York
The requested data will be used to help in analyzing how hospital governance models influence the performance of each hospital in New York City.
2001-2010 IP
01/17/2013
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13011605
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
UB data for Clinical Outcomes Research
2011 IP
01/11/2013
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
12120408
An Investigational Study: Obesity on Young Adults in NYS
The data will be used for two objectives: 1) to study the effects of obesity on the risk of hypertension; and 2) the impact of obesity on the incidence of coronary artery thrombosis in young adults.
1982-20105 IP
1984-2015 OP
01/11/2013
Malini Cadambi
Committee of Interns and Residents
12112011
Access, Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital Patients
The research purpose of this project is to assess the access, cost, and quality, of care of outpatient and inpatient services.
2006-2015 IP
2006-2015 OP
01/7/2013
Tom Kruse
Hackensack Medical Center
12022203
Ongoing Market Analysis
The data will be used internally for market analysis studies, in determining and planning for growth and acquisitions.
2008-2011 IP
2008-2011 OP
2012
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Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/17/2012
Donna Chen
Children's Hospital (MASS)
12072005
Market Potential Analysis in Support of Strategic Marketing Plans
Aggregated data analysis will be used to assess market potentials for each service line.
2008 - 2012 IP
2008 - 2012 OP
12/10/2012
Jeremy Henderson
Healthgrades, Inc.
12120704
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The purpose of this study is to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals and create targeted solutions based on quality metrics.
2011 IP
12/05/2012
Jane Clougherty
University of Pittsburgh
1211-12
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
This project will research the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2002- 2012 IP
2005 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1211-11
Estimating the Returns to Hospital Care: Evidence for Capacity Constraints
The data will be used to find evidence that an increase in spending affects treatment outcomes.
1982 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
1211-10 (S)
Identification of State Sanitary Code, Part 22, Case Reportings
The data will be used in a surveillance study to identify instances in which a facility is not reporting certain conditions, and to conduct outreach to these facilities regarding these conditions.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1211-09 (S)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The data will be used to update the EPHT portal with myocardial infarction and asthma data in New York State. In addition to the disease specific indicators, joint environmental and health indicators will also be developed to assess the health outcomes in areas of environmental concern.
1982 - 2015 OP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low - Versus Remaining in a High - Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Costs of Care
The data will be used to examine whether patterns of health care utilization, including emergency hospitalizations, use of inpatient and outpatient care, and medical costs differ for individuals who relocated to a low-poverty neighborhood, relative to a control group.
1998 - 2009 IP
1998 - 2009 OP
12/05/2012
Harry Feder
IPRO
1211-06 (S)
Ongoing Identification and Analyses of Patterns and Outcomes of Care
The data will be used to perform risk analysis and to draw samples for clinical data abstraction for quality improvement projects.
2006 - 2015 IP
2006 - 2015 OP
2006 PRI
12/05/2012
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1211-05
The Effect of Peak-Shaving Regulations on the Activity, Toxic Emissions, and Health Impacts of Local Power Plants
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of local peak-shaving following power plant activity on cardiovascular hospital admissions and emergency department visits in New York City.
2000 - 2015 IP
2000 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
John Shaw
Next Wave
1211-04 (S)
Validating Longitudinal, Cross-Setting, and Episode Payment Methodologies & Longitudinal Quality and Patient Safety Indicators in a Regulatory Environment
The primary purpose of this project is to support validation of fiscal and quality measures proposed for regulatory use.
1995 - 2015 IP
1995 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Lanora Callahan
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03
New York City Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2004 - 2012 IP
2004 - 2012 OP
12/05/2012
Joseph Engelberg
University of California - San Diego
1211-01
Economic Conditions and Health Outcomes
The purpose of this project is to assess the causal effect of macroeconomic conditions on stress-related health outcomes.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Steven Forand
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1209-05 (D)
Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor
To examine community health indicators in areas with brownfield redevelopment projects in order to include public health considerations in the redevelopment process.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1209-01 (D)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
Request Has Been Withdrawn
12/05/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1202-02 (A)
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, especially infertility treatments, such as ovulation-stimulating medications and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and how they adversely affect growth, motor, and social development.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/04/2012
Fabrice Smieliauskas
University of Chicago
12112709
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
SPARCS data will be used for an analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing initiatives of medical device manufacturers.
2002 - 2011 IP
12/04/2012
Sean Capperis
New York University, Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy
12112708
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data on asthma hospital admissions will be used as an indicator in our State of New York, City's Housing and Neighborhoods Report, and in our Data Search Tool website.
2011 IP
11/20/2012
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
12111405
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting and Infection Rates on Infection Rates
We plan to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates, and the impact of tort reform on health care outcomes.
2010, 2011 IP
10/31/2012
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions
12103010
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individuals hospital charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 - 2015 IP
2010 - 2015 OP
10/22/2012
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro NY
12101101
VHA New York Data Initiative
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding improvement, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 20 NYS hospitals that are members of VHA.
2010 - 2012 IP
10/19/2012
Sandra McGinnis
SUNY School of Public Health
12092611
Demand for Anesthesiology Services
Number and types of inpatient and outpatient surgeries will be used to determine demand for anesthesiology services.
2010 IP
2010 OP
09/24/2012
Linh Le
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management
1209-10(S)
Public Health Informatics for Emergency Preparedness and Response in New York State
This project focuses on the design and deployment of appropriate applications and techniques of automatic data-processing, pattern recognition, data mining, and knowledge extraction algorithms. These applications and techniques will aid in the early detection of bioterrorism events,disease outbreaks, and analysis of impact of pre- and post-health emergencies.
The time needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring and to detect, report and improve the timeliness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public's health.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Barbara Wallace
Center for Community Health
1209-09(S)
Use of SPARCS Data for Chronic Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention Program Planning,
Evaluation, Surveillance, Research and Quality Assurance
The Division of chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health addresses specific risk factors,
chronic diseases, and injuries associated with the leading causes of death and disability among New Yorkers. Identifying data is needed for the purpose of monitoring trends in morbidity and in emergency department and hospital utilization over time, to identify special populations at risk, understand the comorbidities or medical procedures in selected populations, and to compare and supplement information collection from other data systems. We will also identify patterns of care and the costs associated with chronic diseases, disabilities, and injury morbidity.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Frederick Matsen
University of Washington
1209-08
Indications and Reoperation Rates for Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State
The data will be used to look at indications and reoperation rates for patients who had shoulder and knee arthroplasty beteen January 1997 and December 2011.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2011 AS
09/24/2012
Samual Kleiner
Cornell University
1209-07
Medicaid Managed Care in New York State and Its Effects on Patient Health
This research will examine the causal effect of enrollment in the Medicaid managed care program on patient outcomes and hospital utilizations. Specifically, the researcher will analyze whether there is an increase or decrease in hospital utilizations under managed care, and whether the type of care and quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients changes.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1209-04
Drug Overdose Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Emergency Department Care
This retrospective study will utilize data from SPARCS to assess overdose mortality for a cohort of patients who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized.
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 ED
09/24/2012
John Claude Elfar
Strong Memorial Hospital
1209-03
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
The purpose of the research is to determine major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty performed for hip fractures in the State from 2000-2010. The hypothesis is that complication rates for total hip replacements performed for fractures will be higher than those performed for arthritis. The benefit of this research is to support or refute the utility of total hip replacements for treatment of fractures.
2000-2011 IP
2005-2011 ED
09/24/2012
Evelyn Talbot
University of Pittsburgh
1209-02
Linkage Study of Air Quality PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Effects Data from the Tracking Network
This project will study the association between PM2.5 air pollution and cardiovascular disease outcomes in order to make recommendations regarding additional research within the national and state level EPHT programs.
2000-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09(A)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents that underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
09/24/2012
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1101-10(A)
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State.
2007-2014 IP2007-2014 ED
09/24/2012
Horen Boyagian
Treo Solutions
0710-06(A)
Treo Solutions Healthcare Business Intelligence Services
SPARCS data will be used for physician level reporting for those patients who have had services provided by the physician.
Using the inpatient data and institutional cost reports (State-based or Medicare), Treo Services allows its subscribers to compare and trend hospital performance across a variety of indicators including: physician performance, resource usage, market share, quality indicators, and financial and operational performance.
2000-2015 IP2000-2015 OP
09/19/2012
Adam Wilcox
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091907
Comparative Effectiveness Research
The data will allow us to investigate a wide range of health outcomes associated with various diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and mental disabilities.
2005-2009 IP
2003-2009 AS
09/19/2012
Karl McCleary
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091906
Deceased Donor Potential in the United States
The data will be used to to help understand resource utilization, comorbidity and disease severity, quality of care, and health outcomes.
2009 IP
09/19/2012
Saskia Droesler
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091905
Health Services Research
The data will be used for health services research-to study the differences in access to, and quality of, primary healthcare between different states and between counties.
2009 IP
09/13/2012
Karen Madden
Office of Health Systems Management (OHSM)
12091001
New York State Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient and Emergency Department Utilization
We will use the data to evaluate New York State hospitals for certificate of need reviews, and to respond to DOH executive staff data requests.
1994-2015 IP
1994-2015 OP
09/01/2012
Akaki Lekiachvili
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082207
Public Health Related Issues in Care Utilization
SPARCS data will be used to research public health related issues in many areas. We plan to investigate health problems, treatments, utilization and cost,as well as prevention, access, disparity, environmental factors and related issues that are important for public health.
2009 IP
08/31/2012
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
12082212
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
SPARCS data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health-care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2008-2015 IP
08/31/2012
Edward Burleigh
IMS Health
12082211
Hospital Procedure and Diagnoses Summary
SPARCS data will be combined with other state data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedure volume at the national and facility level. Clients use the data to track trends in diagnoses and procedures, identify facilities that would be appropriate sites for clinical trials, and to better allocate resources based on procedure and diagnosis volume. /td>
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
08/31/2012
Aaron Scharff
RehabCare
12082210
Market Utilization by Service Line and MSDRG for Post Acute Continuum Services
This study will analyze the potential and utilized rehab services by patient origin and hospital destination, and then compare that analyses to CMS MedPAR and HMSA.
2008-2012 IP
08/31/2012
Stephan Mayer
Columbia University
12082203
Sociodemographic Determinants of Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
We will study the effect of the following three socioeconomic variables on mortality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: region of state as identified by patient zip code, population density, and insurance status. We will further stratify mortality outcome by creating a model of patient centered variables.
2005-2013 IP
08/22/2012
Gloria Bazzoli
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082205
Health Services Research, Organizational Analyses, and Studies that Examine the Effects of Public Policies on Hospitals and Patients
This project will focus on areas involving health services research, organizational analyses, and studies that examine the effects of public policies on hospitals and patients. The research will examinine care delivered by hospital organizations and how organizational and environmental features affect that care, such as, what are the effects of the adoption of quality improvement technologies (e.g. health information technology applications) and other hospital-based activities (e.g. evidence-based practices). The performance of these activities will be assessed using the patient-level hospital discharge data.
2005-2009 IP
08/22/2012
Askare Chukmaitov
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082206
Health Research Study
The project is a health services research study that will compare patient health outcomes after outpatient colonoscopy. We will follow patients across facilities and over time, which is important for development of proposed patient quality measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 AS
08/06/2012
Paul VanFossan
OptumInsight
12072009
Hospital Quality and Financial occurrence and Coding Analyses
The data will be used to create reports used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. Information they will be reviewing includes length of stay, costs of stay, charge of stay, reimbursement and coding, etc. The second use of the data is to produce reports used by Health Care Professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, costs, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities of their choosing, analyzing coding of claims, occurrences of codes in claims and additional ad-hoc requests.
2010 IP
07/20/2012
Lena Sun
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072008
Epidemiological Studies of Health Outcomes
We will use the data to perform epidemiological studies of health outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. Our investigations will include clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare quality, and health services research.
2007-2009 AS
07/20/2012
Linda Scheetz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072007
Mortality and Morbidity Injuries
The goals of this research are to identify the incidence and types of injuries that occurred in Bronx, NY during the last three years, identify risk factors for specific injuries, examine access to health care for the treatment of injuries, and examine injury outcomes, utilization and cost. Knowledge gained from this research will inform the development of injury prevention programs in the Bronx that should facilitate the attainment of the Healthy People 2020 target goals.
208-2009 IP
07/20/2012
Mahesh Shukla
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072006
Health Policy Dissertation Research
The data will be used to study causal impact of CABG Report Cards on CABG mortality and on hospital and surgeon volume as dissertation research.
1990, 1991, 2008, 2009 IP
07/20/2012
Susan Senecal
Office of Health Systems Management
12072004
New York State Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Project
SPARCS data will be examined to determine Episodes of care that meets study event criteria for the demonstration project. A study event is an adverse event that results in, or that may result in, serious harm to a patient while in the care of the
perioperative unit.
2007-2013 IP
07/20/2012
Stephen Mayer
Columbia University
12052102
Regional Outcome Variations in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The data will be used to study specific outcomes (including mortality and incidence of DNR) of young patients who present with severe traumatic brain injury requiring mechanical ventilation without significant systemic injury/extracranial injury (including
orthopedic and abdominal surgery). These outcomes will be stratified by patient zip code and utilization of specific interventions such as ICP monitoring, EVD placement, and craniotomy will be considered.
2005-2015 IP
07/16/2012
Regina Zimmerman
New York City of Health and Mental Hygiene
12053105
Validating Births, Deaths and Spontaneous Terminations Vital Record Data Against Hospital Discharg Data for Data Quality Imprmovement
The requested data would be used solely for quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, the assessment of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data quality, examination of hospital specific data quality improvement indicators and determination of targeted areas for data quality improvement interventions.
2008-2015 IP2008-2015 OP
07/03/2012
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates
12062212
Operational Insights Guided Analytics
The data will be used in combination with data from other states, and will be
summarized to show statistical information on
variations in health care patterns across hospitals and states.
We will also be estimating Medicare
reimbursement via automated Medicare Pricer
applications for Medicare patients and reviewing
payment information developed by using this
information.
2005-2015 IP
06/25/2012
Linda Scheetz
CUNY Lehman College
12062215
Validation of the Field Triage Decision Scheme Guidelines Physiologic Criteria for Injured Older Patients
This study aims to validate the Field Triage Decision Scheme (FTDS)criteria for older injured patients.
2009-2010 IP
06/11/2012
Roberta Williams
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
12061108
Study Costs and Consequences of our Present Policies of Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults
This project studies the costs and consequences of our present policies of healthcare coverage for young adults.
Remarkable gains in survival of serious childhood diseases have produced an emerging population of
young adults with complex chronic diseases who did not previously survive to that age.
Understanding the drivers of healthcare utilization of these young adults with chronic diseases is an
important first step in designing a health system that will preserve the societal investment that has
been made in these individuals during childhood. Understanding how resource utilization changes as these patients age
out of insurance coverage will help to determine the consequences of our present policies and provide
a base for tracking the effects of changes in these policies.
2005-2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
05/30/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
1205-06
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Prevalence Rates
This study evaluates the impact of the New York State Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management and Prevention) intervention program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2012 IP
05/30/2012
Susmita Pati
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1205-05
Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved
The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (Keeping Families Healthy) population. By promoting the use of recommended preventive care, encouraging patient compliance, and educating patients and parents about the control and self-management of chronic conditions, there is an expectaion of seeing a reduction in hospital admissions and the unnecessary use of ED services.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Thomas Matte
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-04
The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
This project will utilize SPARCS data to study the impact of ambient air pollution on pregnancy outcomes among New York City residents, focusing on particulate air pollution and its potential impact on fetal growth and preterm birth.
2008-2010 IP
05/30/2012
Cynthia Driver
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-03
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in NYC
The data will be used in surveillance activities supporting the work of the Division of Mental Hygeine in improving the lives of New Yorkers with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Paul Savage
HealthCare Intelligence, LLC
1205-02
Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities
The purpose of this project is to identify a multivariate criteria or specification recognizing patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care.
1997-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania
1101-11(A)
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery
The primary purpose of using the data is to examine variations in outcomes among patients aged 50 and over, treated in hospitals in New York State.
2004-2014 IP
05/30/2012
Seth Freedman
Indiana University
0804-05(A2)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care: Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation, and Infant Health Outcomes
This study will analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion.
1992-2003 IP
05/30/2012
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02(A3)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for
hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
05/23/2012
Richard Zhao
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
12052103
Market Analyses of Hospital Discharges
The primary purpose of the SPARCS data will be to estimate hospital referrals for home care and to determine demand for new products. The objective is to understand the community's need for home care services, derived by analyzing discharges by diagnoses and procedures, length of stay, and days in alternate levels of care.
2005-2015 IP
05/23/2012
Matthew Roe
New York City Department of Transportation
12052101
Road Safety in New York City
The study seeks to estimate the number of inpatient and outpatient cases resulting from roadway crashes in New York City, especially injuries to pedestrians or bicyclists resulting from motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle collisions.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
05/23/2012
Olga Pierce
ProPublica
12050704
Is Substandard Care Hurting Patients and Costing Taxpayers Money?
ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that plans to publish a series of stories that examine quality-of-care issues for patients. As a result, patients will benefit from greater transparency and improved care. Additionally, providers of service will be better informed about how their performance compares to others and how they can improve by adopting best practices.
2010 IP
04/27/2012
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
12042610
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
By studying SPARCS data, the company will be able to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and
under-insured via their DataiSight tools and ConsumerScope tool, letting Medicare and non-Medicare patients identify efficient and safe providers.
2010 IP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041909
New York Inpatient Hospital Study
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2007-2015 IP
04/23/2012
Nayer Khazeni
Stanford University
12041908
Comparative Effectiveness of Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza
Data will be used to measure influenza-related healthcare costs and utilization during a pandemic.
By analyzing inpatient and outpatient de-identified SPARCS data for New Yor State the company will use total
and mean 2009 (h1N1) influenza-related inpatient and outpatient costs and mean length of stay to
identify risk factors for increased healthcare utilization.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041907
2010 New York Ambulatory Surgery
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2010 AS
04/23/2012
Kelli Johnson
University of Minnesota
12041906
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Dashboard
The analysis of SPARCS data will address access and utilization at the state level.
Products we made available through a web portal will assist health policymakers, medical providers, and consumers in
New York by providing them accurate and timely state-level data.
2009 OP
2009 ED
04/23/2012
Vivian Ho
Rice University
12041905
The Relationship Between Volume and Outcome in Health Economics
Regression analysis on SPARCS data to see the relationship between surgery volume and outcome.
The results of the regression analysis will show how an incremental increase in surgery volume changes
the outcome controlling for other factors.
2000-2011 IP
04/23/2012
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
12041104
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
An analysis of SPARCS data will be used to assist Catholic Health in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the
community. The data requested will be utilized by creating links to descriptive text fields (clinical codes-DRG and ICD-9) as maintained by CMS and WHO. The links will contain information about hospitals from CMS, NYS DOH, and commercial sources.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015
04/10/2012
Rick Henderson
The Delta Group
12032005
Healthcare Operations of the Delta Group
SPARCS data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations - both
utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2010-2011 IP
03/30/2012
Rolando Tabora
Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Finance
11080803
Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used for benchmarking purposes.
2008-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
03/22/2012
Amanda Schneider
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
12031504
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in New York City
The primary objectives of this project are surveillance of hospitalizations and ED visits attributable to serious mental illness (SMI) and to substance abuse and dependency. This will help in improving the lives of New York residents with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
03/22/2012
Jane Corrarino
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
12022708
Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Analysis of New York State SPARCS Hospitalization and Emergency Department Data for 2009, 2010, 2011
Data will be analyzed and used in order to develop policies and programs for the county.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
03/22/2012
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
12022205
Crimson Market Advantage for NYU Langone Medical Center
The data will be used within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for New York University Langone Medical Center.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
03/21/2012
Ted Gates
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
12031503
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
This study will produce asthma surveillance reports on Vermont residents for the Vermont Department of Health. It will also produce hospital planning reports on market share trends.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 AS
03/21/2012
Deborah Lynch
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
12022204
Various Projects Related to Analyses of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used to create summary reports used by consultants in the strategic planning division of the firm.
2009-2010 IP
03/21/2012
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company, Strategy and Planning Division
12022202
Market Study
The data will be used in market studies conducted on behalf of client hospitals.
2008-2015 IP
03/14/2012
Simon Newman
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100318
State Specific Comparisons of Physician Outcomes
The data will be used to perform state-specific comparisons of physician outcomes, including metrics like mortality rates, length of stay, and complications.
2009 IP
03/14/2012
Grace Lee
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100317
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Nonpayment for Preventable Complications
This project will evaluate financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and how they impact quality of care.
2009 IP
03/01/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Policy Management and Behavior
12010905
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidents and Prevalence Rates
The study evaluates the impact of the New York Gold STAMP Intervention Program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2011 IP
02/29/2012
Virginia Maar
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
RELDID-091
Analyses for Strategic Planning
The data will be used for various projects related to the analyses of hospital discharges, and to support strategic planning efforts by client skilled nursing facilities.
2005-2008 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
The project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data.
1984-1987 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
02/29/2012
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classificaion Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI uses this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
02/28/2012
Wendy McKelvey
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health Services, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance Policy
12022201
An Evaluation of the Impact of Restaurant Sanitary Grade Posting on Health Hazard Reduction in New York City
The data will be utilized to evaluate rates of hospitalization and emergency department utilization for foodborne-related diagnoses from 2000-2020.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Fergal Fleming
Unversity of Rochester Medical Center
1202-12
Analysis of Venothromboembolism Risk Post-Discharge After Surgery
The purpose of this project is to determine the rate and risk factors for the development of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after discharge in patients under going major general surgery.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1202-11
Using NASA Satellite Aerosole Optical Depth Data to Create Representative PM2.5 Fields for Use in Human Health and Epidemiology Studies in Support of State and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Programs
Case crossover will be used to find odds ratios of respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes which potentially associated with PM2.5 air concentrations.
2004-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
02/22/2012
Alex Greenstein
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-10
Disparities in Therapy for Acute Cholecystitis by Insurance Status in New York State: A Longitudinal Analysis
The objective of this study will be to compare the treatment paradigm for acute cholecystitis (AC) in
the Medicaid versus private insurance groups within the New York State database.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesilogy
1202-09
Outcomes of New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
02/22/20112
Randall Brown
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
1202-08
Evaluation of Three Pioneering Managed Care Programs Developed Specifically for People with Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to rigorously evaluate the effects of the Commonwealth Care Alliance (Boston, MA) and the Independence Care System (New York City, New York) on costs and utilization of high-cost services and quality of care indicators among persons with serious disabilities.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Arthur Blank
Montefiore Medical Center
1202-07
Evaluation of Quality of Health Care Delivery Across Time Using Geospatial Information in the Five Boroughs of New York and Westchester 1995-2015 with Special Attention to Environmental Determinants and the Impact of Information Technology on Clinical Outcomes
This project will identify where clusters of illness are occurring so that efforts can be made to enhance the quality of care for patients with chronic illness.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center
1202-06
Outcomes of Heart Failure and Diabetes in the HHC Population
The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the outcomes and management
for patients with heart failure and co-morbid diabetes in a high risk urban population.
2007-2010 IP
02/22/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-05
The Impact of Provider and Hospital Procedural Volume on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) Outcomes in New York State
The main goal of this project is to characterize the impact of individual physician ERCP volume, hospital ERCP volume on post ERCP failures, complications, post-procedural length of stay and in-hospital mortality.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
02/22/2012
Jason Hockenberry
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1202-04
Human Capital and Organizational Factors Affecting Surgical Quality and Efficiency
The purpose of this project is to analyze human capital factors that impact patient outcomes and how organizational structures modify those factors.
2008-2015 IP
2008-2015 AS
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State, Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-03
Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MDSTARnet)
The goal of this project is to conduct population based surveillance of nine muscular dystrophies and to determine prevalence, demographics, healthcare coverage and types of clinics where patients receive care.
1982-2015 IP
1984-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-02
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, and how they adversely affect the growth, motor, and social development of neurodevelopmental impairments, along with physical growth patterns and proportionality.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Genevieve Pham-Kanter
University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy
1202-01
Exploring Disparities in Emergency Care
The purpose of this project is to examine how the post-accident outcomes of visitors to the emergency department are related to patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and insurance status.
2009-2010 ED
02/22/2012
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-15 (A)
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission
patterns in order to help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 ED
02/22/2012
William Allison
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-12 (A)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
SPARCS data will be used to produce hospital discharge profiles, as well as perform policy analysis, evaluation, strategic planning, and utilization analysis.
1987-2015 IP
1987-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A2)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1992-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 (A)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of this project is to better understand the relationship between health and the environment and to protect the health of the residents of the state, especially in areas of environmental concern.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Department of Economics
1001-06 (A2)
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence From Working-Age Individuals In New York
This study will characterize the evolution of medical expenditures for individuals over time and aid in the reforms of health insurance policies.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Hannah Jordan
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 (A2)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
This project will enable us to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare, and will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
02/15/2012
Gary Scherzer
SUNY Oswego, School of Business, Department of Markenting and Management
12013113
Managerial Epidemiology Course Project
Data will be used by students to learn how to analyze a population's use of health care. Output of data analysis will be a student project in Managerial Epidemiology.
2005 IP
02/15/2012
Jaymie Meliker
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Public Health
12010904
HRSA Grant CFDA Number 93.516, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Center
Data will be utilized to assist the center in accomplishing its mission of enhancing the quality of services provided by public health personnel in underserved areas of Long Island.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/02/2012
Jerome Ndayishimiye
SUNY Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing and Health Progessions
12013112
Alleviating Overcrowding of Patients in Emergency Rooms Using Optimal Resource Allocation Policies Derived From Queueing Theory and Dynamic Optimization Methods
This project will use the data to model the emergency room flow, in the hopes of establishing optimal resource allocation policies and best practices to help alleviate overcrowding of patients in emergency rooms.
2009 ED
01/31/2012
Chiarina Fanara
Quadra Med Corporation
12012410
National Benchmarking
This project will enable the customization of benchmark standards at anytime as often as it is required, giving greater flexibility in evaluating facilities information.
2010-2014 IP
01/31/2012
Brian Donaldson
Harlem Hospital, Department of Surgery
11113022
Overview of Trauma in Harlem Over the Last 50 Years
This study is an analysis of trauma, historically in the Harlem community.
2010-2014 IP
01/13/1965
Jean Moore
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health
12010906
The Effect of Hospitalist Physicians on Mortality and Length of Stay Across New York State Hospitals: A Multilevel Model Analysis
The purpose of this proposed research is to examine whether or not hospitalized patients who are attended by hospitalist versus non-hospitalist primary care physicians experience different outcomes.
2006 IP
01/13/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology
12010903
Trends in Volume and Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in New York State 1998-2011
This project will describe geographic, temporal and patient demographic patterns associated with physician
and hospital ERCP yearly volume.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
2003-2011 AS
2011
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01/13/2012
Judy Ippolito
New Solutions, Inc.
11121404
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
This project will anlayze UB data for clinical outcomes research.
2010 IP
12/22/2011
Frank Sloan
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Economics
11121503
Integrating Medicare and Medical Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries.
This project will seek to use payer codes to identify dual eligibles enrolled in HMO plans, and will also run regressions of various health indicators and variables against cost.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
12/15/2011
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics, LLC
11121502
Ad-Hoc Investigation of Healthcare Redesign Opportunities in New York State
The broad purpose of this study is to seek opportunities for reforming or redesigning regional health care systems through analysis of hospital markets and competetion.
2006-2014 IP
2006-2014 ED
12/15/2011
April Rowe
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11112920
Outmigration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York Hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
12/06/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stonybrook, Department of Planning
11113019
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project intends to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
1997-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Christopher Sukenik
BDC Advisors, LLC
11113018
Analysis of Patient Origin, Patient Migration and Referral Patterns for New York Hospitals
This study will analyze patient origin and migration for New York hospitals, as well as analyze physician referral patterns and physician preferences using multiple hospitals.
2010 IP
2010 OP
12/06/2011
Robert Lin
New York Downtown Hospital
11112921
Trends and Associated Clinico-Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
This study will access the incidences of Kawasaki's disese and other hypersensitivity disorders.
1990-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Mithun Patel
McKinsey and Company
11120601
Strategic Plan for South Florida
The data will be used to determine which patients are leaving South Florida to pursue medical care in the New York City area, and for which procedures.
2005-2011 IP
11/25/2011
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health
11111606
Planning and Marketing Analyses
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
11/25/2011
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
11111605
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
Data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers
increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality,
safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2010 IP
11/18/2011
Michael Mittleman
PSCH, Inc. - Headquarters Division
11110404
Preliminary Guidelines and Quality Indicators for Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Homes
The primary use of these data will be a series of analyses which will contribute to the development of patient-centered behavioral health home guidelines used to facilitate planning for and the continuation of high-quality services to patients and health home member organizations through the development of individual and organizational profiles and quality indicators.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/18/2011
David Manko
Rivkin Radler, LLP
11110403
Pre-Litigations Investigations
The project will aggregate data relating to payor information and hospital transfers for an
ambulatory surgery center.
2010-2014 AS
11/18/2011
Mark Humowiecji
New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
11110402
Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedule Study
The WCB is evaluating the financial implication of changing from PAS to either EAPG or APC for its
ambulatory surgery reimbursement rates. The data will be used to support financial analysis of new rate methodology.
2005-2011 IP
11/17/2011
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease
1110-13
NY/NY III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
The NY/NY III evaluation is designed to address a core set of questions, and this project pertains to that evaluation by analyzing publicly-funded health and social services and the health outcomes associated with placement in supportive housing.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Matthew Leary
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Care Research and Information Services
1110-12(S)
New York State Hospitalization and Utilization Performance Assessment
Summary statistics are needed for a variety of health care topics. The requestor will utilize SPARCS data in the examination of medical conditions, surgical services, and utilization patterns.
1990-2014 IP
1990-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Keith Servis
New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct
1110-11
Mandatory Investigations and Program Related Activities
This data will be used to identify outlier cases that need further exploration to identify patterns of care.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
1986-2006 PRI
11/17/2011
Mary De Masi
Council on Children and Families
1110-10
An Examination of Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York
The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of emergency department use by
children, and to help identify factors that predict the likelihood children will present to EDs for non-urgent care.
2009-2014 ED
11/17/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health
1110-09
Identifying a Target Population for C. Difficile Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to look at the ICD-9 and CPT codes of patients with C.difficile infection in order to identify any trends based on co-morbidities that identify a potential candidate who
would benefit from a vaccination.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Don Weiss
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
1110-08
Assessment of the Quality of Meningococcal Disease Reporting in New York City
This study seeks to determine the accuracy of the New York city surveillance of meningococcal disease.
1989-2014 IP
11/17/2011
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-07
Monitoring and Analyzing Utilization, Operation, and Finances of Hospitals in New York State
The data will be used to describe and analyze trends in the utilization, operation, and finances of
New York hospitals, with a clear focus on New York City hospitals.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
11/17/2001
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury, Department of Politics, Economics, and Law
1110-06
An Analysis of New York State Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses by Community Socio-Economic Status and Access to Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Reform
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
11/17/2011
David Cutler
National Bureau of Economic Research
1110-05
How Does Resource Availability Affect Care and Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
This study investigates how the availability of specialized hospital resources affects patterns of
care and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndromes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Giampaolo Greco
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1110-04
Modifiable Risk Factors of High Cost in Kidney Transplantation
The primary goal of this study is to identify predictors of resource utilization in kidney
transplant patients.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2001
Eric Strauss
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Sports Medicine
1110-03
Utility and Long-Term Efficacy of Meniscal Repair/Meniscectomy
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the utility and efficacy of knee
meniscectomy/meniscal repair.
1995-2014 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2014 AS
11/17/2001
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-02
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York hospitals.
2005-2009 IP
11/17/2011
David Ping
Health Quest
1110-01
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The purpose of this project is to plan, market and provide more effectively appropriate services to the community.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
1101-14(A)
The Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This project will compare changes in admission rates, racial/ethnic disparities in such rates, and associated changes in inpatient costs in MA vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Byung-Kwang Yoo
University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences
0807-03(A)
Effect of Individual Behavioral Responses on Benefits of Influenza Vaccination
The primary purpose of this study is to examine if there are disparities in hospitalization rates due to influenza
and its complications that can be prevented by influenza vaccination.
2003-2014 IP
11/04/2011
Jeremy Henderson
HealthGrades, Inc.
11103108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2010 IP
11/04/2011
Linda Fishel
E.J. Noble Hospital, IT Department
11103106
E.J. Noble Hospital & Kinney Nursing Home, Strategy Development
The data will be used to identify the volume of SNF discharges within E.J. Noble's relative market area.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Michael Williams
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
11101705
State of New York, City Housing and Neighborhoods
This project will utilize the data to study the state of New York City housing and neighborhoods.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
11101704
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals'
charges.
2011 IP
2011 OP
2011 AS
11/03/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Planning
11101703
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2007-2011 IP
11/03/2011
Lynn Shepard Scott
Upstate University Hospital
11092110
Upstate University Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Upstate New York, including total market volumes, utilization, and market share.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
10/31/2011
Nicole Hirt
HCR Home Care, Outreach Department
11101702
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze the data for hospital discharge trends, specifically usage of home health services.
2009-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Kate Hogerton
Bellevue Hospital (NYC), Finance Division, Revenue Integrity Department
11101701
APR DRG SOI Analysis for New York City Metropolitan Area Hospitals
Data will be used to compare Bellevue's inpatient discharges by APR DRG Severity of Illness (SOI) and LOS against hospital peers in the New York City Metropolitan area.
2010-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Sridhar Chilimuri
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine
11091203
Gallstone Disease in the Young
The data will be used in an epidemiological analysis of gallstone prevalance in young people.
1996-2010 IP
09/30/2011
Paul Savage
Healthcare Intelligence, LLC
11092712
Peer Planning and Simulation Modeling of Hospital Activity
This is a web based program for healthcare administrators and regulators to be used in planning for health facilities and community need.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013OP
2011-2013AS
09/26/2011
Paul Gruenewald
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center
11092111
Environmental Approaches to Prevention
The data will be used to create a time series tabulation of diagnoses at the county level, and will be used for exploratory analysis of substance use/abuse problems.
1982-2009 IP
09/23/2011
John Martin
Premier, Inc.
10122908
Free Benchmarking Tool/Select Practice Adjustment
The data is used to create a benchmarking tool to identify the performance of any New York State Hospital. The tool produces risk-adjusted outcomes (i.e., mortality, complications, LOS, costs, charges) based on Premier, Inc. methodology.
2005-2014 IP
09/19/2011
Karen Klevanosky
Captial District Physician's Health Plan, Inc.
11091204
Hospital Profiling
This project will use the data to study Hospital Admissions and Costs
2010 IP
09/19/2011
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester, Department of Orthodpedic Surgery
11091202
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
This project will examine data for femoral neck fracture patients with regards to treatment procedure code, re-admission within 1 year, subsequent procedures, PE, infection, hip dislocation and other documented complications.
2000-2010 IP
09/16/2011
Tara Schmidt
Milliman, Inc.
11091205
Actuarial Analyses
The data will be used in actuarial analyses performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables and clinical guidelines published by the firm. The data will be used to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures.
2010-2013 IP
09/14/2011
Matthew Dunphy
1798 Consultants, Inc.
11091207
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) Hospital Cost Analysis Within Inpatient Setting of Care
The data will be used to understand hospital costs related to inpatient discharges with CDAD secondary diagnosis.
2010 IP
09/14/2011
Larry Schoen
NY State, Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
11091206
Acute Myocardial Infarction in NY 1996-2008
The data will be used to calculate mortality rates, incident rates and discharge rates for New Yorkers with acute myocardial infarction.
1996-2008 IP
08/17/2011
Meg Jones
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Planning and new Business Development
11080807
Planning and Market Analysis
This study will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010 IP
08/17/2011
Tom Ralston
National Care Network, LLC
11080804
Data Analyses
Data will be used to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and underinsured via our DataSight tools and ConsumerScope tool allowing Medicare and non Medicare patients to identify efficient and safe providers.
2009 IP
08/17/2011
Gerald Richmond
Central New York Health Systems Agency
11062705
Central New York Emergency Room Use Study
This study will identify factors to drive and promote policies, procedures and programs to measurably reduce the number of potentially unnecessary emergency room visits in Central New York.
2008-2014 ED
08/16/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health, Center for Community Health
11080809
Identifying a Target Population for C Difficile Vaccine
The data will be used to determine if there is a trend to the number or type of co-morbidities in C.difficile vs non-C.difficile patients, in order to identify high risk patients for possible primary prevention of disease.
2010 IP
2010 AS
08/10/2011
Lora Lefebvre
NY State Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Management
11081008
Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Workgroup Data Analysis
The data will be used to support the MRT workgroup that is charged with analyzing the healthcare system in Brooklyn and recommending steps to ensure that efficient, patient-centered, high-quality care is available to its residents and others who use its facilities.
2004-2010 IP
2005-2010 ED
08/10/2011
Nancy Formella
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
11080502
Community Health Analysis
This data will allow the reseacher to identify gaps in care, and seek opportunities to reduce variations in outcomes, and to create population health improvement efforts.
2005-2009 IP
08/10/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11080501
Analysis of NY State Patient Discharges
The data will be used to analyze patient discharges on a zip-code by zip-code basis.
2003,05,07 IP
08/10/2011
James Lee
Lawrence Hospital Center
11060701
Crimson Market Advantage for Lawrence Hospital Center
The data will be used for the purposes of the physician market and analysis explicitly for Lawrence Hospital Center
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
1107-06
Health Services Research for Cancer Care
The data will be used in a variety of health services research projects. These projects focus on such issues as case mix measurement at specialized cancer facilities, quality assessment measures, analysis of episodes of care for cancer patients, and health economics related to cancer treatment.
1986-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Michelle Ng Gong
Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Critical Care Medicine
1107-05
Long Term Survival and Health Care Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients in New York State
The purpose of this study is to define clusters of clinically important outcomes after critical illnesses.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1107-04
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
This initiative will focus on policy issues related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered around the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
07/29/2011
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1107-03
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale. The second goal of this project is to determine the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2004-2009 IP
07/29/2011
Charlotte Druschel
NY State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-02
Stillbirth Surveillance
The primary purpose of this project is to establish surveillance of stillbirths.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Shao Lin
NY Stae Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-01
School Related Environment and Public Health Tracking
This project will explore the relationship between outdoor and indoor school-based hazard
indicators and children's respiratory health, as well as school performance outcome indicators.
1997-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09(A)
Does Healthcare Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Changes Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
This project will examine mortality, readmission and patient safety measures.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08(A)
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in NYS.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
07/29/2011
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06(A)
2020 Performance Commission (PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, and to avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use. The data will used to eliminate disparities in the Finger Lakes region.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
07/20/2011
Andy Short
Samaritan Medical Center
11071304
Ten Year Demand Forecast for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services
The data will be used to determine the market size of services by geography and clinical service line.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/15/2011
Stephen Glickel
Roosevelt Hospital, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center
11071303
Review of Closed Malpractice Cases Involving Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
The data will be used to report the incidence of shoulder fracture arthroplasty in the last 30 years and analyze potential trends associated with shoulder arthroplasty.
1982-2010 IP
1984-2010 OP
07/15/2011
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management/td>
11071302
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The reseacher plans to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates.
2009 IP
06/16/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11031407
Analysis of Hospital Service Areas
This study will analyze hospital service areas by patient
zipcode, payer group and ms-drg group.
2009-2013 IP
06/02/2011
Carol DeFrances
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
11052605
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This analysis of discharge data is critical to studying diseases, procedures,
health and delivery technology and health policy issues.
2010 IP
05/12/2011
Nicole Ngo
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
1104-09
Examining Health Impacts of Reducing Pollution Emissions from New York City Buses
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
05/12/2011
Andrew Beveridge
CUNY Queens College
1104-08
The Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Care Report Cards on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Acess to and Outcomes of CABG and PCI Surgery
This study will examine race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in access
to and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) surgery and Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention (PCI) from 1988-2010.
1988-2014 IP
1988-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Freling Smith
University of Phoenix
1104-07
A Retrospective Comparison of the Inpatient Mortality and 30-day Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients
The project will seek to identify differences between the inpatient mortality and 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients based on the proximity to two teaching hospitals; one in a densely populated area and one in a less densely populated area.
1999-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
05/12/2011
John Ulberg
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
1104-06
Medical Provider Reimbursement, Quality of Care and Evaluation
The Department of Health has various responsibilities mandated by legislations in respect to provider reimbursement and quality of care. The data collected will assist in the completion of these responsibilities.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Mitchell Berman
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
1104-05
Readmission and Complication Rates for Selected Surgical Procedures
The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate patient outcome following a variety of high-risk surgical procedures. These procedures include treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomy, and open heart procedures.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment
1104-04
Surveillance and Prevalence of Drug-Related and Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Discharges
The specific aim of this study is to quantify the burden of drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in NY, based on existing public health surveillance, mortality, health services utilization, and population survey data.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
05/12/2011
Rena Jones
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1104-03
Association Between Chemical Constituents of Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in New York State
The objective of this study is to examine independent effects of chemical constituents
of particulate matter in relation to cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities.
1999-2005 IP
05/12/2011
Elizabeth Howell
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
1104-02
Monitoring Obstetric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study
This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality
measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available
in the US, SPARCS and Vital Statistics.
1999-2014 IP
05/12/2011
Dina Hoefer
NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Comminicable Disease Control
1104-01
H1N1 Hospitalizations
The purpose of this study is to validate the Sentinel Hospital Program's (SHP) ability to capture Influenza-like illness admissions by comparing SHP cases to the hospital discharge data reported to SPARCS
2009-2010 IP
05/12/2011
Barbara Cornblatt
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital
1101-04
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis (EDIPP) New York Site: Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program
The purpose of this study is to compare patients in an experimental area that were administered an experimental
treatment to potentially reduce psychosis, to a larger control area of patients that did not receive
the experimental treatment.
1997-2013 IP
05/12/2011
William Greene
Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 (A)
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide us with the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high quality care by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care for our patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
05/12/2011
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
1001-05 (A)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2011
World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry
The WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort
of persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
05/04/2011
Andrew Epstein
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
11050203
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and their associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2014 IP
05/04/2011
Khoi Pham
Hackensack University Medical Center, Planning Department
11050202
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases and Market Share and Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share and analysis for New York providers.
2008-2012 IP
05/04/2011
Cody Smart
Cody Smarat (IHC)
11050201
SPARCS Info to Cost Report Analysis
SPARCS data will be used to identify hospitals where mistakes on the Institutional Cost Report may be causing the hospital to lose reimbursement monies.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
04/29/2011
George Mcglaughlin
Health Info Technics, L.L.C.
11042607
Aggregate Market Share Reports for Hospital Use in Marketing, Strategic Operations and Planning
This project uses demographic, CMS, and state data to create utilization rates and strategic planning reports.
2010 IP
2010 OP
04/29/2011
Amanda Goon
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
11042506
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS: 1983-2009
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2009 IP
04/27/2011
Philip Mossman
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
11042204
Potential Impact of Excluding Nursing Intensity Weights (NIWs) from APR-DRG Service Intensity Weight (SIW) Methodology
The data will be used to compare the difference between utilizing the NIW's in an SIW calculation and excluding the NIW's
2005-2009 IP
04/25/2011
Carol Cassell
P2 Collaborative of Western NY
11042103
Data Analyses and Technical Support for Health Planning
This project will use the data for community health planning.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
04/08/2011
Andrew Rokito
New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
11040801
Incidence of SLAP Lesions Repairs Since 'CPT-29807' Epidemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate and report if there is a rise in the frequency of SLAP lesion repairs being done since the advent of CPT code 29807 and if there is a frank indication of an interesting incidence of SLAP lesions (epidemic) versus non-clinical causes or both.
2002-2010 IP
2002-2010 AS
04/08/2011
William Stamp
Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Hospital
11020906
Market Analysis
The data will be used to present market share and other analytical elements to better understand market challenges and opportunities.
2009-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
3/29/2011
Drew Lerman
Bon Secours Charity Health System
11032906
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will monitor reporting and ongoing tracking of
key clinical and utilization measures.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
3/29/2011
Paul Staehle
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of
Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision Support
11032905
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing
strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiative
studies.
2008-2014 IP
3/21/2011
Matthew Cooper
Albany Medical Center, Department of Corporate Finance
11031602
Crimson Market Advantage for Albany Medical Center Hospital
and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus
Data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage
product for the purposes of physician market analyses explicitly
for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical
Center-South Clinical Campus.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/17/2011
Thomas McCarthy
National Economic Research Associates, NERA Inc.
11031604
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code
The data for this project will be used to analyze hospital
usage by patient zip code.
2009 IP
3/17/2011
Justin Wood
Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU
11031603
Access Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital
Patients
This project will assess the cost and quality of care of
outpatient and inpatient services provided by NY hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/7/2011
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
11022212
Planning and Market Analysis
The data will be used to determine patient utilization of
hospitals.
2008-2010 IP
3/2/2011
E. Kevin Conley
NYS Office of Mental Health
11020908
Emergency Room Utilization Among Patients With Psychiatric
Disorders
The data will be used to report Emergency Room rates of
patients with mental illness at hospital, county and regional
levels, and across multiple years (longitudinal and/or trend
analyses).
2007-2014 OP
3/2/2011
William Milczarki
Hunter College, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
11020905
Bicycle-Pedestrian Accidents in New York State
The purpose of this project is to analyze the frequency of
bike-ped accidents in NYS.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
2/17/2011
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11020907
Outmigration from Connecticut, Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients
going to New York hospitals.
2009 IP
2009 OP
2/11/2011
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Epidemiology Services
1004-07 (A) DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and
prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
Potential benefits will be to the population in general. Accurate
incidence and prevalence numbers for SLE are not currently
available in Manhattan. The results of this project will guide
appropriate funding for research and treatment of this disease.
Specifically, it will accurately estimate disparities in disease
burden across different race/ethnicity subsets, for which
information is currently sparse.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Care and Treatment
1101-16 DPRB
Drug User Estimation Study (DUES)
The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate
estimation of problematic drug users in New York City. The
methodology is the use of the capture-recapture method. Required
for this analysis is a unique case list. Two data sources, OASAS
and OVS will be used for case selection. The researcher intends
to link SPARCS data to these two data sources to eliminate
duplicates. This proposed study is to explore the feasibility of
using police arrest data as a source to acquire cases. Police
arrest data may be available on convictions, but the use of this
data has several problematic issues.
2009 IP
2/11/2011
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-15 DPRB
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and
analyze acute hospital readmission patterns. The main issues to
be addressed are to characterize the nature and frequency of
readmissions, to identify and quantify risk factors, and to
explore the role of the emergency department on the nature and
frequency of acute hospital readmissions. Understanding current
readmission rates and general risk factors for readmission, not
specific to disease conditions can help hospitals target at risk
patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General
Internal Medicine
1101-14 DPRB
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes,
and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health
Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant sponsored
study is examining the effect of the Massachusetts’ health
care reform to increase the number of insured. New York State
data will be used as a control for the following comparison to
Massachusetts’ rates; admission rates (all patient, race,
and ethnicity) and associated changes in inpatient costs for CV
ACS (cardiovascular disease acute coronary syndrome) conditions
including congestive heart failure (CHF) angina, and
hypertension, 30-day readmission rates (all patient, race, and
ethnicity) changes in inpatient costs for CHF and acute
myocardial infarction (AMI), changes in rates for
referral-sensitive cardiac procedures such as pacemaker
implantation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)Changes in utilization
rates in safety-net versus non safety net hospitals (all patient,
race, and ethnicity).
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
2/11/2011
Bruce Friedman
University of Rochester, Department of Community &
Preventative Medicine
1101-13 DPRB
Effectiveness of Stroke Treatment at Designated Stroke
Centers in New York State
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness
(mortality), cost and cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment at
hospitals with and without Designated Stroke Centers in NYS.
Analysis will be used to evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness
of stroke management at these specific centers.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
2/11/2011
William Allsion
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-12 DPRB
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Analysis of SPARCS data will produce hospital discharge
profiles, quality, and re-admission analysis. The data will also
be used for policy analysis and evaluation, strategic planning
and utilization analysis, and special projects/new product
development.
1987-2014 IP
1987-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leonard Davis
Institute for Health Economics
1101-11 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture
Surgery
The researcher is evaluating the effect of anesthesia method
on the outcomes patients receiving surgery for hip
fractures.
2/11/2011
Giulia Earle-Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine
and Health
1101-10 DPRB
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track
fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. This
will aid in the development of injury prevention programs,
education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09 DPRB
Does Health Care Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence
from Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
The researcher will examine whether costs of care for
patients living in similar neighborhoods (i.e. Census blocks or
streets) for whom a systematic difference exists that influences
the hospital at which they are treated. The researcher will
identify patients living equidistant to a high and low spending
hospital and track their outcomes. The metrics of the research
are mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. The
researcher ultimately will research the changes over time in
ambulance dispatch patterns and how these changes affect the
selection of the hospital and how this selection impacts the
quality of care delivered to patients.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08 DPRB
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence
from Medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The proposed study will examine the question if the expansion
of public insurance leads to changes in the rates of
hospitalizations for individuals eligible for these public
programs.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Patricia Shi
Mount Sinai Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology
1101-07 DPRB
Association of Morbidity, Mortality and Length of Stay of
Hospital Admissions in Sickle Cell Patients with Community
Hospital Characteristics
The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity,
mortality and length of stay during hospitalizations in sickle
cell patients is influence by community hospital characteristics
such as an academic versus non-academic setting or hospital
volume of sickle cell admissions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Igor Zurbenko
SUNY School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
& Biostatistics
1101-06 DPRB
Multivariate Time Series Analysis Methods with an Application
on Meteorological Condition and Air Pollution Effects on Human
Health
The researcher is examining the synoptic effect of air
pollutants and weather conditions on hospital conditions in New
York State due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
1982-2014 IP
2/11/2011
Ying Wang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1101-05 DPRB
Developing a Statewide, Population-based Surveillance System
for Hemoglobinopathies in New York State
The objective of this project is to establish a statewide,
population-based surveillance system for hemoglobinopathies in
NYS through collaboration among the Newborn Screening Program,
Hemoglobin Specialty Treatment Centers, Medicaid Program, the
Congenital Malformations Registry and other existing
administrative database systems to integrate data collection of
both short-term and long-term follow-up information for people in
NYS with hemoglobinopathies.
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Nina Bickell
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-03 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Eliminate Disparities
Initiative (CEREDI)
The requested data will be used to assist investigators in
identifying and monitoring racial, ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in health care; to develop and disseminate
interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities; to evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions in reducing or eliminating
disparities in healthcare. Current conditions under study include
hypertension, cancer, congestive heart failure and stroke.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-02 DPRB
Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Among Minorities: 2005 -
2009
The data will be used to derive the number of subjects
considered by physicians in NYS to have immune defects; the
demographics of these subjects, the other diagnosis codes for
complications that each patient has experienced over time, the
outpatient codes that were applied before the patient was given
the diagnosis of an immune defect, the kind of treatments given
and the costs of hospitalizations and other treatments.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Barbara Dennison
NYS Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease and
Injury Prevention, Policy and Research Translation Unit
1101-01 DPRB
Using Clinically Enhanced-Claims Data to Guide the Selection
of Coronary Procedures
The goal of this research program is to examine the
comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
procedures and percutaneous coronary artery interventions
(PCI).
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
2/4/2011
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
11012402
New York Market & Cost 2009
The purpose of this project is to create cost-based
benchmarks using the company's standard cost stepdown
methodology.
2009-2012 IP
2/4/2011
Dian Kahn
Vermont Department of Health (BISHCA), Department of Banking,
Insurance, Securities & Healthcare Administration
10111806
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset
Under 18 VSA 9405 and 9410, BISHCA is responsible for
developing data resources to analyze health care utilization for
services provided to Vermont residents within and outside of the
state of Vermont. In order to provide for its analytical
responsibility, the BISHCA needs access to selected hospitals
data from NYSDOH. Such data will be used for public health
purposes, health care utilization analyses, and studies of health
care trends.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
1/10/2011
Elizabeth McCullough
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.
10122907
Analysis of Clinical Risk Groupers (CRGs) on Ambulatory Care
Complications
The data will be used to determine how often ambulatory care
complications occur.
2008-2009 AS
2010
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12/16/2010
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
10121506
Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives
The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients.
2007-2009 IP
12/16/2010
Chris Gorman
McKinsey and Company
10121505
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services.
2009-2011 IP
12/10/2010
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
10120704
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals.
2008-2009 IP
12/10/2010
Matthew Eapen
New York Presbyterian Hospital
10120703
Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT)
This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement.
2009-2011 IP
12/02/2010
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
10120101
Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will be used to create cost reports.
2009 IP
11/10/2010
John O'Brien
Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC
10110904
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2006-2013 IP
11/4/2010
Jeff Schaller
Health Grades, Inc.
10110303
Quality Ratings and Analysis
This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2009 IP
11/3/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1010-13
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
11/3/2010
Charlotte Druschel
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-12 (S)
Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data
The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Matthew Reilly
NYS Education Department
1010-10
Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts
The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement.
2001-2013 IP
11/03/2010
Wanda Lizak Welles
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
1010-09
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Jennifer Frontera, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1010-08
Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study
SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost.
1990-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06
T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Douglas Almond
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics
1010-05
Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions
The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Syni-An Hwang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-04
An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes
The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater.
2000-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Deborah Fox
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1010-03
Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Lorna Thorpe
CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health
1010-02
Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly
The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
Wendy McKelvey
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health
1010-01
Environmental Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance.
1996-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A3)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics)
1001-06 (DA) DPRB
How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1984-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Jennifer Norton
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (A)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02 (A)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
10/21/2010
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology
10100702
Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights
The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals.
2005-2013 IP
10/21/2010
Rober Kanter
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics
10100601
Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals
This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria.
1996-2006 IP
10/21/2010
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
10100803
Trend Analysis
This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
10/08/2010
Richard Shin
Economists Inc.
10100803
Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area
The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set.
2009 IP
10/01/2010
Sarah Gerecke
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
10092005
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level.
2009 IP
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9/29/2010
William Levine, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
10091704
Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures.
2007-2009 OP
9/24/2010
Tim Feldman
Rochester General Hospital
10090303
Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General
The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General.
2008-2013 IP OP
9/10/2010
David Savitz
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine
10090302
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention.
1995-2003 IP
9/03/2010
Gerald Silberstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management
10082614
Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications
For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson.
2005-2009 IP
9/03/2010
James Doyle
SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC)
10082412
Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project
Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/30/2010
Robert Lin
NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College
10081108
Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared.
1990-2009 IP
2009-2011 OP
8/30/2010
Jo Surpin
Applied Medical Software, Inc.
10080303
Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms
The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios.
2008-2009 IP
8/30/2010
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department
10082615
Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data
Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings.
2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
8/20/2010
Palmer Bessey
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center
10081710
Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State
Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy.
1983-2013 IP
8/20/2010
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
10081709
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates.
2001-2008 IP
8/16/2010
Raymond Park
Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
10071603
New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia
The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children.
2004-2009 IP
8/03/2010
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1007-08
Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York
The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community.
1982-2013 IP
8/03/2010
David Strogatz
University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
1007-07
Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children
The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma.
2000-2010 IP
8/03/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1007-05 (S)
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Peter McGuire
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1007-04
Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Anna Colello
NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program
1007-03
Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Warren Enker, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York
1007-02
Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers.
1985-2005 IP
8/03/2010
Andrew Ryan
Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
1007-01 DPRB
The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality
The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states.
1986-2013 IP
8/03/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University
1001-07 (A2)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
0804-07 (A2)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
8/03/2010
Seth Freedman
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
0804-05 (A)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes
TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life.
1992-2003 IP
7/30/2010
Lorna Mason
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/30/2010
Tavora Buchman
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/08/2010
Shelley Hirshberg
P2 Collaborative of WNY
10070101
HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure
The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
7/06/2010
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
10063007
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 IP
2010 OP
6/21/2010
Carol DeFrances
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10062106
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey.
2009 IP
6/21/2010
Jeanne Mancision
Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department
10060904
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity.
2007-2010 IP
6/10/2010
Kerry Bommarito
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases
10050117
Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction.
2007 OP
6/10/2010
Christopher Chen
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College
10050116
Academic Health Services Research
The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult.
2004-2007 IP
6/10/2010
Kevin Kenny
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP
10050115
Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market
Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation.
2007 IP
6/7/2010
Mary Rojas
IPRO
10060302
Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures
The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
6/4/2010
Tyler Tracewski
Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC
10060301
Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development
In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate.
2008 IP
6/3/2010
Shannon Lorbiecki
Larson Allen, LLC
10051408
University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals.
2007-2008 IP
5/25/2010
Stephen Fillebrown
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
10050703
Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County
The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
5/25/2010
Robert Knauf
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance
10031506
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist.
2007-2010 IP
5/24/2010
Anthony Kouba
Health Care Futures
10051412
Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York.
2007-2009 IP
5/17/2010
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
10050704
Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting
Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1982-1983 IP
5/14/2010
Jayanth Kumar
NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health
10050805
Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State
For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
5/11/2010
Rafael Ruiz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association
10040107
Health Policy Analyses
Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
Mark Neuman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP
10040106
Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture
Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
James Hallick
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group
10040105
Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area
Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide.
2006-2007 OP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-09 DPRB
Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations.
1995-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
1004-07 DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Fabrice Smieliauskas
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
1004-06 DPRB
Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance
This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships.
2002-2008 IP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-05 DPRB
Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
David Foster
Thomson Reuters
1004-04 DPRB
Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia
The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Tom Talbot
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 DPRB
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
William Greene
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 DPRB
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development
1004-01 DPRB
Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut.
2007-2009 IP
2007-2009 OP
5/11/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A) DPRB
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research
1001-06 (D) DPRB
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
4/22/2010
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC)
10042002
Planning and Marketing
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2006-2011 IP
4/20/2010
Rakesh Shrestha
St. Barnabas Health Care System
10022605
Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY
The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc.
2008-2009 IP
4/20/2010
Carl Denney
Health InfoTechnics, LLC
09102308
Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning
The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
4/15/2010
Susan Wymer
IPRO
10041201
CMS AIM Hospice Special Project
The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis.
2006-2008 IP
4/8/2010
Matthew McHugh
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
10030109
Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes.
1995-2006 IP
4/8/2010
Daniel Barocas
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program
10030108
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer
This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer.
2005-2007 IP
4/7/2010
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 DPRB
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
2009
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2009
Roberta Sprague
Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care
09122304
Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York
The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital.
2005 - 2012 IP
2005 - 2012 OP
12/21/2009
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
0912803
Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures
Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries.
1990 - 2012 IP
1990 - 2012 OP
12/18/2009
Chip Richter
St. Jude Medical
09121001
Ad Hoc Market Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center.
2008 IP
11/25/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09111610
Patient Care Analyst
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician).
2009 AS
2009 IP
2009 OP
11/25/2009
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables.
1984-1987 IP
11/25/2009
Craig Storrow
Bassett Healthcare
09080301
Market Analysis and Database Assessment
Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities.
2007-2008 AS
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
11/19/2009
Andrew Epstein
Yale University
09103011
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2012 IP
11/12/2009
Scott Thomas
NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.)
09111004
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code.
This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files.
2007-2008 IP
11/10/2009
Jim Strunk
Data Advantage Corp.
09111003
State Data View Medical Benchmarking
The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered.
2008 IP
11/10/2009
Sandra Hapenney
Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies
09091703
Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals
This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 AS
10/29/2009
Paul Staehle
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division
09091003
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives.
2005-2009 IP
10/28/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
09102809
State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods
Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics.
2008 IP
10/23/2009
Denise Buonopane
The Buonopane Group
09042409
Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks
To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
10/22/2009
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network(LIHN)
0910-07 DPRB
Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions
The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 ED
10/22/2009
Alexander Opotowsky
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology
0910-06 DPRB
The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization.
1998-2012 IP
1998-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Rebecca Scheer
Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
0910-10 DPRB
Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition
The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Howard Berliner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management
0910-04 DPRB
Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s)
Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance.
2008 IP
2008 OP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-05 DPRB
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care.
2005-2007 IP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-11 DPRB
Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York
The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
10/22/2009
Wendy Wilcox
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health
0910-02 DPRB
Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City
This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women.
2009-2012 IP
10/22/2009
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development
0910-03 DPRB
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine
0910-01 DPRB
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees
The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant.
2006-2012 IP
10/49/2009
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
10/15/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems (CHS)
09101304
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community.
2006 IP
2006 OP
10/8/2009
Mary Paris
Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester)
09100803
The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State
The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
10/6/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
09100502
Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning
Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market.
2004-2012 IP
2004-2012 OP
10/6/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09100201
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 OP
9/30/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09092504
Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports.
2006-2008 AS
9/28/2009
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
09091002
Trends Analysis
The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges.
2008 IP
2008 OP
9/25/2009
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
08/31/2009
Giulia Earle Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center
09082105
Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS
Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state.
A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be
stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
08/25/2009
Steve Sinclair
Samaritan Medical Center
09081907
Admissions by Zip Code
The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties.
2008 IP
08/19/2009
Christy Duke
United South and Eastern Tribes
09081204
USET Hospital Discharge Project
The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca
Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health
issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings.
2007-2008 IP
08/17/2009
Clifford Waldman
Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics
09081103
Hospital Profiling
The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost.
2008-2012 IP
08/03/2009
Michael Quinn
Temple University Health System
09073120
NYS Inpatient Market Analysis
Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS.
2007 IP
07/29/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
09072719
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2000 IP
07/27/2009
Kyle Hansen
Health Grades, Inc.
09072113
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2008 IP
07/24/2009
Turner Osler
University of Vermont, Department of Surgery
09071710
Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers
The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors.
2004-2008 IP
07/24/2009
David Kao
University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology
09061707
Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization
The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease.
1994-2012 IP
1994-2012 OP
07/20/2009
William Neigher
Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning
09061705
Market Strategist Software
The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 AS
07/20/2009
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06
Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications
This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility.
2004-2012 IP
07/20/2009
William Flynn
Erie County Medical Center
0907-05
Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults
This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults.
1998-2012 IP
07/20/2009
Wanda Liza Welles
New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
0907-04 (S)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The
program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 ED
07/20/2009
Grace Wong
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
0907-03
Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses
This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
07/20/2009
Tom Bourgeois
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
0907-02
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages
This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage.
2006 IP
2007 OP
07/20/2009
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
0907-01
Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance
This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations
with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007 IP
2007 OP
07/17/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071005
Interactive Asthma Surveillance System
Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the
Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health.
2005-2012 IP
07/16/2009
Dale Schumacher
Rockburn Institute
09062906
Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN)
Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared.
2008-2009 IP
07/13/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071006
Ongoing Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs
assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
07/08/2009
Ronald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council
09070804
Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service
The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures
and provider in the Central NY region.
2008-2010 AS
07/07/2009
Paul Alois
New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit
09070703
Analysis of Medical Claims
The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
07/03/2009
Jiali Li
Westschester County DOH
09070302
2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research
WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues.
1995-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/03/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09070101
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System
The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
6/22/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09061203
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Carol DeFrances
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
09060302
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Michael Gusmano
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09060301
Access to Primary Care in New York
This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county
throughout New York State.
2003-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
5/20/2009
David Carpenter
UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09051903
Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS
This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
5/19/2009
Anemona Hartocollis
New York Times
09051102
News Stories
The requested data will be used for news stories.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
5/19/2009
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP)
09042706
Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions
This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions.
2007-2008 IP
5/18/2009
Susan Goodwin
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
09050601
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage
This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage.
2005-2007 IP
2005-2007 OP
5/12/2009
Gregory Bonk
HMS Associates
08041605
Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses
this project will anlayze health status and health services use.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Colleen McLaughlin
New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management
0904-05
Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety
The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Ira Feldman
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
0904-04 (S)
Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute
The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Jenny Schnaier
Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
0904-03
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues
such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment
effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels.
1988-2012 IP
1988-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Vincent Mor
Brown University, Department of Community Health
0904-02
Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries
This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies.
2004-2007 IP
5/5/2009
Samuel Kleiner
Carnegie Mellon University
0804-07 (A)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in
New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
4/30/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09042405
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
2001-2007 IP
4/23/2009
Marge Gandolfi
New York Blood Center
09042004
Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital
This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in
order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital.
2007 IP
4/23/2009
Kathleen Christensen
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
09042003
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
4/8/2009
Richard Hoffman
TUI University, College of Health Science
09032314
The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS
This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations.
1996 IP
2007 IP
4/7/2009
Ellen Post
ABT Associates, Inc.
09040301
Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects
This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups.
2007 IP
2007 OP
4/2/2009
Lawrence Lessner
SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09033113
Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure
The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
4/2/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
08090802
Market Analysis and Data Assessment
The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas.
2005-2008 IP
2005-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Aileen Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
09032509
Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy
The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Kathryn Friedman
University at Buffalo Regional Institute
09031808
Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Glen Johnson
Division of Family Health
09031307
Family Health Research
The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Donna Rundel
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
09031305
Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at
The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital.
2005-2011 IP
3/25/2009
Marjorie Geiger
Patient Safety Center
09030502
Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance
The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals,
ambulatory surgery and emergency departments.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
3/16/2009
Jeffrey Indes
Yale University
09031104
Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes.
2000-2010 IP
3/16/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09031103
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2007 IP
2007 OP
3/6/2009
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
09030201
Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State
This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
2/26/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09022610
Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York
The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/19/2009
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro New York
08120301
VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive
The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA.
2008-2009 IP
2/19/2009
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
08112107
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals.
2007 IP
2/10/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09020909
Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults
The data will be used for a Master's project and publication.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/10/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
09012205
Catholoc Health System Facility Planning
The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/4/2009
Michael Medvesky
Cener for Community Health
09020302
1990-2012 IP
2/4/2009
Shelby Solomon
Ingenix
09020301
Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis
The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking
care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities.
2002-2012 IP
1/30/2009
Josh Phillips
Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP)
09011403
Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County
The data will be used to track patient migration across new York.
2006 IP
1/27/2009
Maria Schymura
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health
0901-09
Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care
This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations.
2002-2012 IO
2002-2012 OP
2002-2006 PRI
1/27/2009
Hwa-Gan Chang
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health
0901-08
Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology
This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Shao Lin
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-07
The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York
State
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-06
Essential Health Services planning (EHSP)
This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources.
2004-2007 IP
2004-2007 OP
1/27/2009
Marc Gourevitch
New York University School of Medicine
0901-05
Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions.
This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hosptial Association
0901-04
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2012 IP
1999-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors.
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0901-02
New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ying Wang
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-01
Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs
The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with
newborn screening conditions.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding
demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide.
2007-2011 IP
2007-2011 OP
1/27/2009
Denise Paone
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0810-04
Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City
The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 OP
1/27/2009
Deborah Chollet
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
0810-02
Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs
This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use.
2004, 2007 IP
1/27/2009
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
0801-03 (A)
Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State
This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative
medical technology and allocate resources New York State.
2003-2007 IP
2003-2007 OP
1/15/2009
Todd Puglise
Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc)
09010502
Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data
The data will be used in performance or market share studies.
2004-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/13/2009
Mark Vitale
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08120402
The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007
This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on
outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007.
1996-2007 IP
1996-2007 OP
1/12/2009
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
08121503
New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis
The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 AS
1/12/2009
Marie Grause
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
08102108
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 AS
1/9/2009
Katherine Blumhardt
Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC)
09010801
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
1/9/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
08102104
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's
Housing and Neighborhood Information System website.
2000-2007 IP
2000-2007 OP
1/8/2009
Julius Santiago
Shriners Hospital for Children
08121704
Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition.
The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist.
2007 IP
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2018 | Matthew Bonner | University at Buffalo | 18062102 | Health Outcomes, Ambient Air Exposures, and Proximity to Tonawanda Coke Corporation | These data will be used to investigate the associations between health outcomes such as COPD, cardiovascular events, and kidney disease and estimates of ambient air exposures. | 2005-2015 IP/OP |
| 11/26/2018 | Paul Van Fossan | OptumInsight | 18110201 | Coding and Documentation Benchmarking | These data will be used to develop and introduce benchmarks into hospital performance reports for opportunities for improvements in coding quality and service delivery. | 2016 IP |
| 11/26/2018 | Carlin Brickner | Visiting Nurse Service of New York | 1811-04 | Health outcome monitoring and quality improvement for vulnerable patient populations | These SPARCS data will be used to enable the VNSNY to coordinate and monitor patient outcomes with providers across settings and to pursue quality improvement activities. | 2015-2020 IP/OP |
| 11/21/2018 | Rachel Kelz | University of Pennsylvania | 1607-05 (A2) | Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures | SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. | 2014-2017 IP |
| 11/2/2018 | Kieran Higgins | Citrin Coopermaan | 18101106 | Ongoing Healthcare Consulting Project | These data will be used to gain an understanding of healthcare shifts in New York State to help provide better outcomes at efficient cost levels. | 2016-2017 IP/OP |
| 11/2/2018 | Shulamite Huang | New York University College of Dentistry | 18100304 | A Dental "Dartmouth Atlas" for NYS | These data will be used to examine whether unmet dental need is significantly correlated with the availability and use of dental resources across markets and specific subpopulations. | 2005-2017 OP |
| 11/2/2018 | David Parker | SBH Health System | 18100203 | Investigation of Diabetic Ketoacidosis among Persons with Inpatient Hospital Visits. | These data will be used to determine differences in characteristics of persons with diabetic ketoacidosis receiving inpatient care over time. | 2009-2017 IP |
| 11/2/2018 | Randi Roy | Village Center for Care | 18100101 | Market review of hospital discharges | These data will be used to better understand the reasons for hospital discharges and the various clinical conditions that patients have upon discharge from a hospital. | 2017-2021 IP |
| 11/2/2018 | Peter Veazie | University of Rochester Medical Center | 18100102 | Opioid-Related Hospital Use: Trends, Determinants, and Effects of Policy | These data will be used to examine determinants and trends in opioid-related hospital use and mortality, and to evaluate effects of policy changes. | 2005-2019 IP/OP |
| 11/2/2018 | Melissa Tracy | SUNY Albany School of Public Health | 18092508 | Hospitalizations for intentional self-harm or suicide attempt in New York State | These data will be used to evaluate suicides in cojunction with the Office of Mental Health's Zero Suicide project. These analyses will contribute to OMH suicide surveillance activities and planning for implementation of Zero Suicide activities across the state. | 2012-2021 IP/OP |
| 11/2/2018 | Evan Siau | St. Barnabas Hospital | 18083005 | Rate of Breast Cancer Screening in New York City Immigrant Population | These data will be used to describe the rate of screening and the characteristics of the populations who do not have access to standard screening as per USPSTF recommendation to develop intervention to improve access. | 2006-2017 OP |
| 10/15/2018 | Jonathan Albert | Montefiore Medical Center | 1801-01 (A) | Population Health Analytics | These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. | 2012-2020 IP/OP |
| 10/15/2018 | Rie Sakai-Bizmark | UCLA | 1702-03 (A) | Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening | These data will be used to study Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening, using Pulse Oximetry (PO) in newborns. | 2009-2017 IP, 2010-2017 OP ED only |
| 10/15/2018 | Juan Bucobo | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1703-04 (A) | Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State | These data will be used to understand the potential demographic differences amongst readmission rates in patients with all gastrointestinal diseases throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. | 1995-2020 IP/OP |
| 10/15/2018 | Joseph Laquartra | Cornell University | 1810-03 | Investigating predictive relationship between Air Quality and Asthma to create an early warning mechanism | These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict possible occurrence of asthma and create an early warning system. | 2008-2017 IP/OP |
| 10/15/2018 | Neloufar Rahai | New York University School of Medicine | 1810-01 | Secondary Data Analysis of All Payer Data to Understand and Predict Opioid Overdoses and Deaths | These data will be used to better understand the characteristics of patients with opioid use ED visits, and to create a predictive model to identify patients at risk for opioid overdose and death following overdose visits. | 2011-2017 IP/OP |
| 10/15/2018 | John Leden | Long Island Health Network | 0910-07 (S2) | Quality of Care Assessment: Hospital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department | These data will be used to compare patient use patterns. | 2008-2021 IP/OP |
| 8/28/2018 | Shao Lin | SUNY Albany School of Public Health | 1509-01 (A) | Environmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes | These data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures on health outcomes. | 2001-2018 IP/OP |
| 8/28/2018 | Sue Kaplan | New York University Langone Health | 1808-01 | Health & Housing Project | These data will be used to evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at one public housing and one Section 8 housing project on health outcomes and utilization patterns. | 2015-2019 IP/OP |
| 8/28/2018 | Shawn Calloway | Highmark Health - Enterprise Analytics & Informatics | 1807-01 | Facility Performance, Regulatory Compliance, and Utilization Analytics, Ongoing Use of Data for Operational Analysis and Planning | These data will be used to look at inpatient and outpatient data for hospitals and ASCs in the areas served. | 2012-2017 IP/OP |
| 7/18/2018 | Kamel Hooman | Weill Cornell Medical College | 1805-02 | Understanding Outcomes in Perioperative and Intensive Care Patients Focusing on Medical (Neurological/Cardiovascular) and Socioeconomic Risks that Influence Outcomes | These data will be used to quantify risk factors that influence outcomes for critically ill and/or perioperative patients to improve care. | 1997-2020 IP/OP |
| 7/18/2018 | May Hua | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1202-09 (A4) | Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care | These data will be used to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care, adding the data element "place of death." | 2008-2020 IP/OP |
| 5/29/2018 | Rachel Kelz | University of Pennsylvania | 1607-05 (A) | Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures | The SPARCS data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. | 2007-2013 IP 2012-2013 OP |
| 5/15/2018 | Lauren Polvere | SUNY Albany | 18032012 | Medicaid Redesign Team Supportive Housing Evaluation Project | These data will be used to research inpatient and ED visits that homeless individuals had during the CY 2016 and in which county of service. | 2016 IP/OP |
| 5/10/2018 | Peter Otto | Clarkson University | 18050202 | Practice Patterns of Rural vs. Urban Emergency Room Providers in New York State | These data will be used to evaluate the practice patterns of rural emergency providers as compared to their urban counterparts to determine if they differ. | 2016 IP/OP |
| 5/10/2018 | Gail Callandrillo | Valley Health System [Truven] | 18042603 | For Market Expert Tool | These data will be used for ongoing market assessments. | 2014-2018 IP |
| 5/10/2018 | Donna Casey | Boston Children's Hospital [Truven] | 18040302 | Market Research: Examining Patient Demographics, Population and Discharge Trends to Support Strategic Initiatives | These data will be used to conduct market analysis and research by examining discharge trends to meet market demands. | 2016-2017 IP |
| 4/24/2018 | Jeffrey Butts | CUNY John Jay College | 1410-02 (A) | Evaluation of Violence Reduction Programs in New York City | The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD Crime Data to examine the effectiveness and impact of the Mayor's Action Plan (MAP). | 1982/83-2021 IP/OP |
| 4/24/2018 | Nickolas Allardyce | Ernst & Young, Valuation and Business Modeling | 18030204 | Truven Market Analysis | These data will be used to gain additional insights into NY healthcare markets. | 2016 IP/OP |
| 4/24/2018 | Mitchell Elkind | Columbia University | 0901-03 (A3) | Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents | The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents. | 1995-2021 IP/OP |
| 4/24/2018 | Tae Hwang | Cleveland Clinic | 1802-10 | Big Data Analysis of Opioid Toxicity and Mortality at the Cleveland Clinic | These data will be used for research on patient EHRs to identify and educate communities affected by opioid dependency. | 2010-2016 IP/OP |
| 4/24/2018 | Craig Newgard | Oregon Health & Science University | 1804-01 | The Value of Pediatric Readiness for the Emergency Care of Children | These data will be used to evaluate the emergency care system for children in terms of quality, outcomes, and costs. | 2012-2017 IP/OP |
| 4/18/2018 | John Harrison | WebMD Health Services Group, Inc. [Truven] | 18032207 | NY Inpatient Hospital Study | These data will be used in a hospital comparison tool. | 2016 IP |
| 4/11/2018 | Joseph Laquartra | Cornell University | 18030101 | Investigating Predictive Relationships Between Air Quality and Asthma to Create an Early Warning Mechanism | These data will be used to study the changes in the air quality and weather conditions to predict the occurrence of asthma and create a warning system. | 2007-2017 IP |
| 3/28/2018 | Christopher Anderson | Columbia University Medical Center | 18032809 | Retrospective Review of National and Statewide Databases | These data will be used in developing new hypotheses to learn more about urologic diseases processes. | 2007-2021 IP/OP |
| 3/28/2018 | Calin Moucha | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 18032810 | Mapping the Changing Characteristics of the Lower Joint Replacement Patient Using New York State Data | These data will be used to assess trends and inter-hospital variation in case mix and associations with outcomes/resource utilization for bundled payment programs. | 2011-2017 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2018 | Julia Song | Princeton University | 18022602 | Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York | These data will be used to compare patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. | 2006 IP |
| 3/16/2018 | Diane Dewar | SUNY Albany School of Public Health | 1802-09 | Evaluation of NYS Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program | (Work done under contract for NYSDOH #163365) These data will be used to evaluate whether the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) DSRIP initiatives have achieved the desired impact. | 2005-2020 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2018 | Samita Mohanasundaram | Stony Brook Emergency Department | 1802-11 | To Cure Hospital Crowding, Use Wasted Capacity | These data will be used to analyze the impact of weekend and weekday flow on over capacity, length of stay, and mortality. | 2014-2018 IP |
| 3/16/2018 | Paul Savage | HealthCare Intelligence, LLC | 1205-02 (S) | Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities | The purpose of this project is to identify patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care. | 1997-2020 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2018 | Jennifer Kuo | Columbia University | 1802-08 | Surgical Outcomes and Health Care Disparities in Endocrine Surgery | These data will be used to evaluate surgical outcomes and potential health care disparities in endocrine surgery using statewide database. | 2007-2017 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2018 | Ian Kronish | Columbia University | 1802-06 | Use of SPARCS Data to Understand the Impact of Psychological Distress on Prognosis Among Patients Hospitalized for Acute Cardiovascular Events | These data will be used to assess the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms after suspected acute coronary syndrome or stoke/transient ischemic (TIA) events. | 2013-2020 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2018 | Hiroo Takayuama | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1801-02 | Long-Term and Short-Term Outcomes in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients | These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures. | 1996-2016 IP/OP |
| 3/16/2018 | Joonhyun Ahn | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 1801-03 | Global Climate Change and Heat Stress in the United States | These data will be used to predict heat stress to protect outdoor workers and the community from heat-related stress, illnesses, and death. | 1997,1999,2009-2014 IP/OP |
| 2/16/2018 | Katherine Blumhardt | IBM Watson | 18011809 | Discharge Level Data Analysis | These data will be used to evaluate the long- and short-term outcomes following cardiovascular procedures to improve patient care. | 2018-2021 IP/OP |
| 1/25/2018 | Donald Brand | Winthrop University Hospital | 17121412 | Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital | These data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hyperglycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intesive care, or length of stay. | 2009-2016 IP |
| 1/24/2018 | Jonathan Albert | Montefiore Medical Center | 1801-01 | Population Health Analytics | These data will be used to support development of managed care and population health programs throughout Montefiore's service area. | 2012-2020 IP/OP |
| 1/24/2018 | John Billings | New York University | 1711-05 | Health and Housing Initiative Pilot Project | To evaluate the impact of co-locating community health workers at public and Section 8 housing projects on health outcomes and utilization patterns. | 2013-2019 IP/OP |
| 1/24/2018 | Ling Li | Old Dominion University | 1711-03 | Using Data Analytics to Evaluate Hospital Readmissions, Capacity Planning and Cost Performance | These data will be used for analyzing the effects of the ACA on readmissions and hospital capacity planning. | 2011-2016 IP/OP |
| 1/24/2018 | Stefanie Sarnat | Emory University | 1711-02 (A) | A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity | These data will be used to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. | 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only |
| 1/24/2018 | Tom Dougherty | COPE Health Solutions | 1709-03 (A) | Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers | The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. | 2014-2017 IP/OP |
| 1/24/2018 | Natalia Egorova | Mount Sinai | 1104-02 (A) | Monitoring Obstretric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study | These data will be used to assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available in the United States. | 1999-2020 IP |
| 1/24/2018 | Jenny Schnair | Truven Health Analytics | 0904-03 (A2) | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) | HCUP databases are used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels | 1988-2020 IP/OP |
| 1/23/2018 | Linda Miller | Children's Hospital of Philidelphia | 17110101 | Health Planning, Resource Allocations, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients. | These data will be used to understand current resource allocation of health-related services, as well as plan for future needs. | 2016 IP |
| 1/19/2018 | Liza Kind | Englewood Hospital | 17081707 | Market Assessment | These data will be used for understanding patient provider usage in our greater market, and identifying gaps in care in local markets. | 2016 IP/OP |
| 1/16/2018 | Matthew Symer | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 17120504 | Quality of Surgical Care | To assess quality of care and rates of hospital readmission after cardiothoracic surgery, urological surgery, neurosurgery, colon and rectal surgery (both benign and malignant), and vascular surgery. This research is intended to identify ways to improve outcomes and the quality of care for patients. | 2007-2017 IP/OP |
| 1/10/2018 | Keith Bubblo | Stroudwater Associates | 18010302 | Consulting Services | Stroudwater Associates' use these data to assist with advisory services, which improve the planning and delivery of hospital services for residents of New York. | 2016 IP |
| 1/10/2018 | Krishna Prasad | Dexur | 17120809 | Benchmarking, Ranking & Analysis of Economic & Quality Outcomes of Hospitals | These data will be used for benchmarking hospital length of stay for key areas (e.g. LOS & Discharge Volume in Joint Replacement), procedure utilization for key conditions (Ventilation use in respiratory failure), detailed benchmarks & correlations on disease states. | 2013-2019 IP/OP |
| 1/10/2018 | William Wyatt | Healthgrades | 17120708 | Quality Ratings and Analysis | Healthgrades reports quality information for free on Healthgrades website. HealthGrades also provides comparative info to hospitals to measure performance against peers and national norms as well as providing additional on-site quality improvement consulting services to hospitals and work staff and physicians to improve quality. | 2016 IP |
| 1/4/2018 | Julia Song | Princeton University | 17120810 | Hospital Closures and Their Impact on Quality of Care in New York | These data will be used for comparing patient volume and mortality rates of hospitals before and after the closure of a nearby hospital. | 2007-2009 IP |
| 1/4/2018 | James Hull | Hull Resource Management Group | 17111609 | Data Development | Use SPARCS data to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures | 2016-2017 IP |
| 1/4/2018 | Barbara Delmore | New York University | 17102607 | Refining Heel Pressure Injury Risk Factors in the Hospitalized Patient | Best practice and standards put forth by governing bodies dictate that prevention strategies be implemented to reduce the occurrence of all pressure injuries in general. | 2014-2015 IP |
| 1/3/2018 | David Goldberg | University of Pennsylvania | 18010201 | Evaluating the Deceased Organ Donor Potential in NY | The purpose is to evaluate the NY state inpatient database to estimate the deceased donor potential in NY, and to identify the hospitals with the greatest donor potential in order to develop targeted interventions to increase organ donation in NY. | 2000-2016 IP |
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2017 | Becky Ofrane | Measure of America | 1711-04 | NYC Data2Go: HEALTH - A Compilation of Health-Related Data in NYC, for Geographic and Demographic Analysis | SPARCS data will be used to calculate various rates of inpatient and outpatient hospital visits across New York City, by geographic districts and demographics. | 2013-2017 IP OP |
| 12/8/2017 | Crystal Fuller Lewis | Nathan S Kline Institute | 1603-01 (A) | Hotspotting NYS: Identifying patterns of behavioral health service use and community needs and comparisons with other high-risk communities. | These data will be used to understand the impact of social factors on behavioral health utilization. | 2000-2019 IP/OP |
| 12/8/2017 | David Lee | New York University | 1303-05 (S) | The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care | The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures. | 2003-2020 IP/OP |
| 12/8/2017 | Stefanie Sarnat | Emory University | 1711-02 | A Multi-City Time-Series Study of Pollutant Mixtures and Acute Morbidity | The study's purpose is to clarify the impacts of air quality and heat on acute severe morbidity in urban and rural locations across the U.S. | 2005-2016 IP/OP ED only |
| 12/8/2017 | Lorna Thorpe | New York University | 1710-01 | Evaluation of Smoke-Free Housing Policy Impacts on Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Health Outcomes | SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of the upcoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule requiring all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free housing (SFH) policies in their developments. | 2015-2020 IP/OP |
| 12/8/2017 | Christy Duke | United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. | 1706-02 | Saint Regis Mohawk Health Surveillance Project | To determine the burden of disease among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people seen at the Saint Regis Mohawk Health Center. | 2005-2019 IP/OP |
| 11/20/2017 | Benjamin Handel | University of California - Berkeley | Determinants of Productivity Within the Hospital | This proposed project studies determinants of hospital and physician productivity and quality. | 2005-2016 IP/OP | |
| 11/20/2017 | Erin Coppersmith | Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC. | Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking | The data will be used with other states' public health data to help healthcare providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost, and utilization to their peers. | 2016-2020 IP | |
| 10/30/2017 | Donald Brand | New York University | 17100501 | Infant Admissions to the Hospital from the Emergency Department | The primary objective is to estimate sample sizes in preparation for a research grant application involving infants who have been taken to an emergency department after experiencing a brief resolved unexplained event. | 2014-2017 OP |
| 10/26/2017 | Ronald Lagoe | Hospital Executive Council | 17102506 | Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies | Health planning involving hospital inpatient data. | 2017-2020 IP |
| 10/26/2017 | Ronald Crystal | New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College | 1709-07 | Relationship Between Ambient Air Pollution and COPD Exacerbations | These data will be used to focus on the relationship between ambient pollution and COPD exacerbations, examining correlations between daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM) exposure and air quality index (AQI), emergency room visits and hospital admissions. | 2009-2017 IP/OP |
| 10/26/2017 | Christina Wong | GuildNet | 1709-04 | Managed Long-Term Care Performance Measures | To measure GuildNet's Managed Long-Term Care Performance in the areas of preventable hospitalizations and re-admissions in order to provide the best care to our clients. | 2016-2020 IP |
| 10/26/2017 | Tom Dougherty | COPE Health Solutions | 1709-03 | Care Efficacy Study in Relation to Cost of Services by Facilities and Providers | The purpose of this project is to investigate "Care Efficacy" for the facilities of interest, by comparing and contrasting the cost of care, Care Mix Index, care outcome, and average length of stay at the DRG level. The investigation will extend to the pr | 2014-2016 IP/OP |
| 10/26/2017 | Elisa Chow | ICL Inc. | 1709-01 | Valve Base Payments Project | These data will be used to determine the actual usage of medical services our population utilizes so we can better work with our MCO partners in providing the services they need as it relates to the customers' overall costs. | 2011-2017 IP/OP |
| 10/26/2017 | David Chang | Harvard Medical School | 1707-03 | Evaluating the Quality of Care Within Surgery and Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes. | These data will be used to evaluate the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level. | 2000-2016 IP/OP |
| 10/26/2017 | Bernard Black | Northwestern Law School | 1706-03 | Effect of US Immigration Status on Health of Immigrant Mothers and Their Children | These data will be used to study the effect of the partial legalization of undocumented immigrants under President Obama's DACA executive order in 2012. | 2005-2020 IP/OP |
| 9/22/2017 | Anthony DelSignore | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1709-05 | Upper Airway Pathology Interaction and Outcomes | These data will be used to find relationships between upper airway pathologies and their treatments that were not identifiable in smaller datasets. | 1995-2017 IP/OP |
| 9/22/2017 | Sarah Yi | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 1406-01 (S) | Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer | The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status. | 2008-2020 IP/OP |
| 9/22/2017 | May Hua | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1202-09 (S3) | Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care | The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. | 2008-2020 IP/OP |
| 9/22/2017 | Hassan Ghomrawi | Northwestern University | 1707-02 | Evaluating the Quality and Safety of Surgical Care | These data will be used to conduct health services research studies in the broad areas of surgical quality and outcomes, with particular focus on the areas of surgeon practice patterns, volume-outcome relationships, and utilization trends. | 2004-2020 IP/OP |
| 9/22/2017 | Susmita Pati | SUNY Stony Brook | 1205-05 (S) | Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved | The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (keeping families healthy) population. | 2009-2020 IP/OP |
| 9/19/2017 | John Elfar | University of Rochester | 1707-01 | Trends in Orthopaedic Trauma | To evaluate demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain orthopaedic trauma. | 2000-2019 IP/OP |
| 9/6/2017 | Katie May | Definitive Healthcare | 17081809 | National All-Payer Outpatient Procedure Estimation | Definitive Healthcare is incorporating various claims data sets to inform an algorithm to extrapolate all-payer claims and charges for various diagnosis and procedure codes in the outpatient setting at a provider level. | 2014 OP |
| 8/25/2017 | Joanne Sarachine | DataBay Resources | 17072408 | NavigateNet | DataBay's Navigate is an online tool used by Hospitals for strategic and medical staff planning for healthcare facilities to produce reports based on selected parameters. | 2016-2019 IP/OP |
| 8/25/2017 | Mohammad Khasawneh | SUNY Binghamton | 17061301 | A System Dynamics Approach to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Integrated Care on Access to Behavioral Health Care Services | The data will be used for dissertation research to determine the impact of policy interventions on the utilization of behavioral healthcare services. | 2005-2015 IP/OP ED only |
| 8/9/2017 | James Welsh | CHCANYS; Community Health Care Association of NYS | 17080302 | Primary Care Planning and Evaluation | To identify areas in need of enhanced primary care through geographic analysis of inpatient and ED outpatient characteristics such as PQIs, chronic conditions, behavioral health prevalence, hospital choice, etc., against background of existing FQHC sites. | 2016 IP/OP |
| 8/9/2017 | William Milczarski | CUNY Hunter College | 17080201 | Incidence of Pedestrian-Related Accidents and Injuries in New York State: A Time Series Analysis | The research will focus on accidents involving pedestrians eventuating in a hospital visit in NYS. | 2015-2020 IP/OP |
| 8/9/2017 | Bruce Hirsch | Northwell Health Systems | 17050802 | Exploring Patient and Hospital-Related Outcomes Associated with Clostridium Difficile | The SPARCS data will be used to compare in-patient patterns, associated costs, and selected patient outcomes of adult patients diagnosed with Clostridium difficile to matched patients without Clostridium difficile. | 2014-2016 IP |
| 8/1/2017 | Babak Givi | New York University | 17072709 | Hospital Volume and the Long-Term Outcome of Head and Neck Cancer Care in NYS | Discrepancies in the outcome of head and neck cancer treatment exist between socioeconomic and racial divides. | 1995-2017 IP |
| 7/21/2017 | Ekaterina Noyes | SUNY Buffalo | 1705-03 | Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS | The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications. | 2005-2020 IP/OP |
| 06/30/2017 | Ekaterina Noyes | SUNY Buffalo | 1705-03 | Quality, Costs, and Regional Variation in Surgical Care Delivery in NYS | The data will be used to identify risk factors associated with the mortality, readmissions, disparities, and complications. | 2005-2020 IP 2005-2020 OP |
| 05/31/2017 | Karthik Madhavan | University of Miami | 17052406 | Surgical Outome and Resource Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Interventions | The data will be utilized to inverstigate the factors (gender, medical co-morbities, socioeconomic status) that affect the outcome and cost of patients receiving neurosurgical intervention. The outcomes of the study will be used to improve and augment patient care. | 2013-2016 IP |
| 05/31/2017 | Eileen Fleck | Maryland Health Care Commission | 17053108 | Proportion of Outpatient Surgeries and Procedures in Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in 2015 | The data will be used for policy formulation. Retrieved data will enable the MHCC to access the impact of NYS health policy on distribution of surgical procedures between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. | 2015 OP |
| 05/26/2017 | Paul Quindry | 3M Health Information Systems | 0710-06 (A) | 3M Company Health Care Operations | 3M is requesting SPARCS data for the health care operations of its payer, provider, ACO, government, and other health care customers; to prepare and deliver summaries, reports, analyses, and online analytic interactive software tools. The data will also be used for 3M internal business operations, research, and development in relation to products, tools, and services deployed to 3M customers. | 2000-2020 IP 2000-2020 OP |
| 04/21/2017 | Jerry Huang | University of Michigan | 17042006 | Current Trends and Patterns in Hand and Wrist Surgery | The data will be used to evaluate frequency, patterns, trends, and revision rates in hand and wrist surgery to analyze current epidemiology and changes over time. | 2000-2016 OP |
| 04/04/2017 | Juan Bucobo | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1703-04 | Racial and Demographic Disparities in Readmissions Amongst Patients with C. Difficile Colitis in New York State | The data will be used to understand potential differences amongst readmission rates in patients with C. difficile colitis throughout the state in terms of race, hospital center, gender, and insurance status. Identifying these populations will inform future practices regarding management. | 1995-2020 IP 1995-2020 OP |
| 04/04/2017 | Joellen Calice | CentraState Medical Center - Truven | 17032313 | NY Inpatient Market Analysis | The data will be used to analyze inpatient market trends by hospital. | 2013-2017 IP |
| 04/03/2017 | Alexander Dagum | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1508-01 (S) | A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair | The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate. | 2001-2020 IP 2001-2020 OP |
| 04/03/2017 | Alfred Iloreta | Mount Sinai | 1702-01 | Investigative Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis | Investigate health disparities among patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis. Will consider access to care and quality of care across several dimensions. | 1982-2020 IP 1983-2020 OP |
| 04/03/2017 | Rie Sakai-Bizmark | UCLA | 1702-03 | Impact of Pulse Oximetry Screening | Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screening using Pulse Oximetry (PO) has been implemented for over three years in most states and can accurately screen newborns. Impact on population health in terms of lives saved and reduced morbidities with early detection has not been evaluated. By estimating mortality rates before and after the implementation of PO screening using state death records and inpatient databases, this proposed study will cost-effectively and reproducibly examine the impact of screening on population health. | 2009-2012, 2014-2016 IP |
| 04/03/2017 | Eileen Johns | Office of the Major - New York City | 1703-03 | The Effects of Evictions on Low-Income Families | The purpose of this study is to quantitatively explore the causes and consequences of eviction in New York City Housing Court on the outcomes of low-income families. This research investigates whether health problems and hospitalization trigger difficulty paying rent or arise in consequences of housing. | 2004-2016 IP 2004-2016 OP |
| 03/24/2017 | Randy Burton | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 17030702 | Patient Travel Benchmark Analysis | Benchmaking the distances pediatric patients travel for treatment across various types of conditions. | 2012-2015 IP |
| 03/23/2017 | Samer Hasan | Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation | 16092609 | The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements | The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State. | 2014 IP |
| 03/22/2017 | Melissa Stockwell | Columbia University | 17022702 | Mobile Survellance for ARI/ILI in the Community (MOSAIC) | Inpatient hospitalization data will be used to calculate market share of specific hospitals within the community zip-codes. These values will help us calculate the community case-hospitalization ratio for respiratory viruses. | 2013-2020 IP |
| 03/20/2017 | John Harrison | WebMD Health Services Group, Inc | 17031611 | NY Inpatient Hospital Study | The SPARCS data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare. | 2015 IP |
| 03/01/2017 | Carrie Ennis | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | 17012710 | New York State Market Planning and Evalutation | UPMC recently became the parent of an Article 28 facility in Chautauqua County, New York. In order to better understand the needs of the community that UPMC Chautauqua WCA serves, we plan to regularly review and analyze New York State. | 2014-2020 IP 2014-2020 OP |
| 02/20/2017 | Jane Clougherty | Drexel University | 1211-12(A) | Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma | The SPARCS data will be used to study the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation. | 2005-2011 IP 2005-2011 OP |
| 02/20/2017 | Art Sedrakyan | College of Cornell University | 1306-06(A2) | Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care | The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care. | 1995-2020 IP 1995-2020 OP |
| 02/20/2017 | Aurora Pryor | Stony Brook Unibversity Medical Center | 1606-03 (A) | Assessment of Outcomes Following Surgical Procedures in the State of New York | The SPARCS data will be able to asses surgical procedure across New York. | 1995-2019 IP 1995-2019 OP |
| 02/20/2017 | Caroline Thirukumaran | University of Rochester | 1702-04 | Health Services Research for Investigating the Determinants and Outcomes of Orthopeadic Care | The SPARCS data will be used to study determinants and outcomes of surgical and medical management of orthopaedic conditions, with the objective of reducing variation in outcomes, and improving access, cost and quality of care for these patients. | 2001-2019 IP 2001-2019 OP |
| 02/20/2017 | Abdissa Negassa | Albert Eintstein College of Medicine | 1702-07 | Prediction Models for Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure | The various prediction models currently in use have poor/moderate performance and an innovative modeling approach with a better performance and clinical utility is needed. | 2014-2015 IP 2014-2015 OP |
| 02/17/2017 | James Hull | Hull Resource Mangement | 17020601 | Data Development | The SPARCS data will be used to develop benchmark comparisons for LOS and other measures. | 2015-2016 IP |
| 02/14/2017 | Paul Lopatto | Indepent Budget Office | 17010501 | Analyzing NYC Hospital Discharge Characteristics/Trends in Inpatient & Outpatient Settings | The SPARCS data will be used to track trends in NYC hospital discharges, costs, ALOS, payments, etc. on an annual basis & report on findings when appropriate. | 2009-2020 IP 2009-2020 OP |
| 01/31/2017 | Aurora Pryor | Stony Brook University Medical Center | 17010603 | Assessment of Outcome Following Common Surgical Procedures in the State of NY | In this research project, we seek to assess the outcomes following several common surgery procedures. | 1995-2015 IP 1995-2015 OP |
| 01/27/2017 | Ronald Campbell | Grant Thornton LLP | 16112927 | New York State Inpatient and Outpatient Market Analysis | The SPARCS data will be used to advise clients on how to better serve their patients. | 2010-2020 IP 2010-2020 OP |
| 01/23/2017 | Barbara Delmore | NewYork University Medical Center | 16081021 | Validating Factors Associated with Acute Skin Failure in the Critical Care Population | The aim of this research is to build on our previous findings in identifying predictors of acute skin failure in the critically ill patient. | 2014-2015 IP |
| 01/20/2017 | Mitchell Elkind | Columbia University | 0901-03 (A2) | Use of SPARCS to Study Neurological Outcomes Among New York State Residents | The SPARCS data will be used to study and improve neurological outcomes among New York State residents. | 1995-2020 IP 1995-2020 OP |
| 01/20/2017 | Marleen Radigan | New York State of Mental Health | 1312-04 (A) | Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Room Presentations and Psychiatric Hospitalizations by Persons with Mental Illness or Co-Morbid Mental Illness and Substance Abuse | The SPARCS data will be used to provide state and county-level statistical reports for planning, budgeting and health care monitoring for persons with behavioral health disorders. | 2011-2016 IP 2011-2016 OP |
| 01/20/2017 | Peter Schafer | New York Academy of Medicine | 1610-05 | The Impact of Primary Care, Mental Health and Pharmacy Services Co-located with Harm Reduction Services on Drug User Hospitalizations and Ed Visits | The SPARCS data will be used to identify control group participants through propensity score matching; and obtain emergency department and inpatient hospitalization data on both treat and control groups. | 2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP |
| 01/20/2017 | Jordan Matsudaira | Cornell University | 1701-01 | The Effect of Income on Health in the First Year of Life | Data will be used for determining the effect of family income in a child's first year of life on infant health outcomes. | 2005-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
| 01/20/2017 | Eun-Hye Yoo | SUNY Buffalo | 1701-02 | Geographical Analysis of Health and Social Effects of Air Pollution | The objective of this proposed research is twofold; we aim to improve our understanding of the geographical disparities and temporal trends in emergency department utilization in New York State and to determine health and social effects of air pollution. | 2005-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
| 12/20/2017 | Donald Kenkel | Cornell University | 1701-03 | Hot-Hand Bias in Medical Decision-Making | The goal of this project is to investigate potential biases in physician decision-making, and suggest ways in which biases can be mittigated. This could lead to immediate and significant improvements in patient outcomes. | 2005-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
2016
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/19/2016
Daniel Gerena
Freed Maxick
16121504
Right Services for the Right Patient
We will leverage SPARCS data to determine if nursing homes are staying aligned with the changing and shifting discharge profiles from the neighboring inpatient hospitals
2009-2020 IP
2009-2020 OP
12/13/2016
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
16111404
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well-Being of Patients
The data will be use to analyze efficient resource allocation and improve access to care and clinical services. The data will allow assessments in quality, prioritization of services and improve patients' health.
2015 IP
12/07/2016
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (A2)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
Comparative effectiveness of moving to a low- versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
12/07/2016
Art Sedrakyan
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
1610-04
Validation of Anonymous Linkage Algorithm Between Registry and Administrative Data for Quality Improvement of Joint Replacement Research
The SPARCS data will be used to validate an anonymous linkage algorithm that can be used to link registry data to administative data.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
12/07/2016
Bay Gross
Sidewalk Labs
1610-06
Urban Factors and Social Determinants of Healthcare
The SPARCS data will be used to analyze how the structure of cities interact with and affect the health and healthcare needs of the people living in them.
2015 IP
2015 OP
12/07/2016
Eileen Johns
Office of the Mayor - New York City
1611-01
The Aging Homeless Adult Population
The SPARCS data will be used to propose solutions to mitigate homelessness and the related health care costs amond the aging homeless cohort.
2004-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
11/16/2016
Denise Nash
CUNY School of Public Health
16102408
Retrospective Analysis of Selected Injury Codes in Emergency Department Visits
This data is going to be used to characterize trends in various health outcomes.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
11/02/2016
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
16102007
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Emergency Department Utilization in New York State
The SPARCS data will be used to determine the effects of Medicaid expansion on ED use in New York State.
2005-2019 IP
2005-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Jerrold Hirsch
Northwell Health
1303-12 (A)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
To identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions include any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services and in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
10/28/2016
Pokala Kiran
Columbia University
1610-02
Hospital Variability in 30-day Morbidity, Length of Stay, and Cost After Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to investigate variability in institution-level outcomes, including length of stay, 30 day morbidity, and cost, for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
2011-2016 IP
2011-2016 OP
10/28/2016
Ingrid Ellen
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
1610-03
Health Homes:Testing the Impact of Public Housing Renovations
The SPARCS data will be used to study the effect of large-scale building renovations on the health and wellbeing of residents, living in buildings owned by the New York City Housing Authority.
2009-2019 IP
2009-2019 OP
10/16/2016
Samer Hasan
Cincinnnati Sports Medicine Research & Education
16092609
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospital is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements
The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State.
2014 IP
09/06/2016
Jason Kim
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1608-01
Complication Rates and Cost Effectiveness of Ureteral Stent Placement in Colorectal Surgery
The SPARCS data will be used to understand the utility, safety and cost of intraoperative placement of ureteral stents during colorectal surgery to prevent ureteral injury.
2000-2019 Ip
2000-2019 OP
09/06/2016
Larry Katz
Harvard University
1608-03
Decision Fatigue and the Usage of Heuristics among Emergency Department Physicians
The SPARCS data will be used to utilize quasi-random variation in case ordering and physician scheduling to assess the effect of decision fatigue on physician choices and patient outcomes, controlling for the characterstics of each case.
1987-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
09/06/2016
Steven Rokito
Northwell Health
16081104
Orthopaedic Trends in New York State
SPARCS data will be used to analyze the rates of orthopaedic surgeries in NYS over the outlined time period.
1982-2019 IP
1983-2019 OP
08/01/2016
Erick Lapice
St. Johns Riverside Hospital
16072907
Independent Physician Collaboration Model Development
The SPARCS data will be used to assess inpatient and outpatient utilization by service in our geographic region, and where patients are obtaining service, in order to determine whether the physician supply in our region.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
07/29/2016
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics
16072806
Continuing Ad Hoc Analysis of Health Systems Reform Opportunities
The SPARCS data will be used to provided ad hoc analysis of paitent use in response to questions posed by clients of Welsh Analytics.
2015-2019 IP
2015-2019 OP
07/22/2016
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
1607-05
Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures
The data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
07/08/2016
Robert Ostrum
University of North Carolina
16070703
Volume - Outcome Relationships in Orthopaedic Trauma Care
The data will be used to determine whether certain orthopaedic injuries are best treated by high volume surgeons or counters and if so, what thersholds contribute high volume.
1995-2019 IP
1995-2019 OP
06/17/2016
Monique Barakat
Stanford Hosptials & Clinics
16053110
Impact of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act on ED Utilization, Hospitalizations, GI Resource Utilization & Procedures
The data will be used to understand the impact of medicaid expansion on healthcare utilization by comparing states that did and did not implement medicaid expansion-evaluating ED & inpatient utilization, GI ultilization and GI procedures.
2014 IP
2014 OP
06/15/2016
Jason Wright
New York Presbyterian Hospital
16061423
Analysis of Patters of Care of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgery and Oncology Care in New York State
The data will be used to examine the patterns of care and outcomes in gynecology and gyenecology oncology.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Edward Yoo
New York State Nurses Association
160613174
Nursing Quality Indicators and Patient Outcomes
In collaboration with the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Performance Tracking and Analytics Department (PTAD), the DOHMH Bureau of Epi Services will examine respiratory related diagnoses, focusing on asthma and its severity, among people living in the NYCH.
2005-2019 IP
2011-2019 OP
06/13/2016
Moira McManus
Old Dominion University
16061322
The Impact of Living Location on Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use
The data will be used to examine the influence and the constructs of the Aday-Andersen model on non-emergent ED utilization.
2014 OP
06/10/2016
Alex Federman
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1606-02
Clinic Based vs Home-Based Support to Improve Care and Outcomes for Older Asthmatics
The data will be used to compare the effectiveness of home-based vs. clinic-based care coordination and self-management support to improve asthma treatment and outcomes for older adult asthmatics from Latino and African-American communities.
2014-2017 IP
2014-2017 OP
06/10/2016
Eva Kassens-Noor
Michigan State University
1606-02
Predicting Influenza Hospitalizations in New York City and London through the use of Twitter
The data will be used to predict seasonal influenza emergency room admissions at hospitals in New York City through Twitter.
2014-2015 IP
2014-2015 OP
06/03/2016
Anthony Lo Sasso
University of Illinois
16051709
Medical Resident Characteristics and Hospital Resource Use
The data will be used to relate characteristics of medical residents at teaching hospitals in New York State to various measures of resource use at hospitals located in New York State.
2006-2008 IP
05/16/2016
Marianne Braunstein
WebMD Health Services Group, Inc-Truven
16051607
NY InPatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool, to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare.
2014 IP
05/11/2016
Etienne Pracht
University of South Florida
16051005
Evidence from Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions and Avoidable Hospitalizations
The data will be used in two projects involving analysis of patients admitted for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
05/10/2016
Elizabeth Kelvin
CUNY Hunter College
16022411
Examining How Factors Associated with Patients, Physicians, Hospitals and Surrounding Communities Affect Primary and Repeat Cesarean Delivery Likelihood through a Social-Ecological Lens
The data will be used to identify if and how clinical/practice-related and sociodemographic factors asociated with patients, physicians, hospitals, and surrounding neighborhoods affect primary and repeat cesarean delivery.
2011-2014 IP
05/09/2016
Trista Parker
Health Quest
16050904
Yearly Strategic Planning Updates and Research Projects
The data will be used to determine marketshare, LOS, volume trends and to explore the need for new services at our 3 hospitals.
2016-2019 IP
2016-2019 OP
05/05/2016
Steven Levine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
16050503
SIREN: Background Grant Information and New Project
The data will be used as background information for a grant and new project examining disparities across all of New York hospitals.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
05/03/2016
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1604-02
Investigating Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes of Infectious Endocarditis
The data will be used to investigate the epidemiology of infectious endocarditis in New York State and to analyze the long term outcomes for patietns with infectious endocarditis.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
05/02/2016
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1604-03
New Surveillance Strategy for Farming and Forestry Injury
The data will be used to accurately track non-fatal agricultural injuries in NYS; this will ain in the development of injury prevention programs, education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2000-2010 IP
04/29/2016
Artemio Jongco
Northwell Health Systems
16042806
Eluciadating the Epidemiology of Anaphyaxis in the Elderly
The data will be used to lay the foundation for future studies characterizing possible risk factors, as well as aid in designing interventions that specifically address the needs of elderly patients with anaphylaxis.
2008-2019 IP
2008-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Crystal Fuller Lewis
Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI)
1603-01
Hotspotting Brownsville, Identifying Patterns of Service Use and Community Needs and Comparisons With Other High Risk Communities Across New York State
The data will be used to examine potential relationships between high service utilization hotspots and social risk factors of a community to compare other New York State neighbors to Brownsville.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/24/2016
Bharat Rao
KPMG
1603-02
Measuring The Value Of Healthcare Assessing Costs, Outcomes and Quality
The data will be used to conduct analyses to create identified statistics, trends, findings or benchmarks to assist our clients with efforts and programs aimed at leading to improved quality of care for patients and reducing costs in New York City.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/22/2016
Dave Meintel
Rochester Regional Health
16032114
Development of Internally-Maintained SPARCS Database
The data will be used for health planning and resource allocation.
2013-2019 IP
2013-2019 OP
03/17/2016
Brian Engel
Susquehanna Health
16031513
Susquehanna Health Customer Relationship Marketing Database - New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysist reporting allowing for better planning of customer relationship management and marketing projects.
2011-2019
2011-2019
03/11/2016
Rebecca Wolff
Merifian Health-Truven
16030710
On-going Access To Data In Support of Planning Activities For All Hospitals
The data will be used on planning activities including analysis of hospital utilization trends and created of annual strategic plan.
2015-2019 IP
03/02/2016
Richard Brown
Bassett Healthcare
16030101
A Multivariable study of Temporal and Geographic Variations In Opioid Use Across New York State from 2000-2015: Impact of The New York State I-STOP Program
The data will be used to examine temporal spatial and geographic patterns of the Opioid Epidemic in New York State and more specifically in Central New York State from 2000-2015.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
03/02/2016
Amy Ando
University of Illinois
16030209
The Effect of Shale Gas Development on Respiratory Health: Evidence from Pennsylvania and New York
The SPARCS data will be used in the graduate student Sarah Master's thesis, which examines the effect of shale gas development on respiratory ailment inpatient hospitalizations, by zip code.
2007-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Donald Brand
Winthrop University Hospital
16022410
Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital
The data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hypergy=lycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intensive care, or length of stay.
2010-2012 IP
02/26/2016
Sherry Glied
New York University
16022613
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to explain insurance and utilization decisions of individuals in the 65 to 68 year age group, a growing demographic with expenditures key to New York healthcare system.
2004-2007 IP
02/25/2016
Simon Swift
Methods Analytics
16020909
International Comparison of Health Related Outcomes
The data will be used to understand the difference between care delivery pathways and associated interventions between different countries health care delivery.
2006-2019 IP
2006-2019 OP
02/19/2016
Ellen Meara
Dartmouth College
16020406
Mental Health Care Under New Payment Strategies
The data will be used to examine whether and how emerging contracts between providers and insurers address physical and mental health care for patients with SMI.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
02/19/2016
Rob Grant
Evariant
16021707
Health Market Data Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient care lifecycle, analyze physician activity and utilization. Will also assist hospital systems to analyze activity and interaction with physicians and patients.
2014-2016 IP
2014-2016 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1312-05 (A)
30-Day Hospital Readmissions Following Surgery-Are Patients Returning to the Hospital of their Initial Operation
The purpose of this study would be to track patients for 30-days following common operative procedures to determine the overeall 30-day readmission rate as well as identify the percentage of readmissions in the original hospital of operation versus other.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Kathleen Stergiopoulos
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1512-01
The Impact of Heart Disease in Pregnancy on Mother and Baby During Delivery and 30 Day Readmission in New York State
The data will be used to assess mother and fetal/neonatal outcomes during and after delivery of women with heart disease during pregnancy.
2000-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Cande Ananth
Columbia University
1602-02
Air Pollution and Risk of Placental Abruption in New York City
The data will be use the geographic coordinates of the maternal address and the dates, each record will be assigned air pollution exposure estimates and we will use a time-stratified, bidirectional case-crossover design to model the relationship.
2007-2019 IP
02/09/2016
Stacey Plichta
CUNY Hunter College
1602-03
Testing a Social Disorganization Theory Framework To Examine Violence Victimization and Mental Illness Among NYC Residents
The data will be used in dissertation research on assault-related hospitalizations and co-occurring mental health diagnoses among New York City residents.
2009-2013 IP
02/09/2016
Fusheng Wang
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-04
Integrated Spatial Analytics for Public Health in New York State
The data will be used in this project to take a GIS and spatial oriented approach to analyze patient records in SPARCS database, by incorporating US census and TIGER databases, and additional enviornment data.
2005-2019 IP
2003-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Brian O'Hea
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-05
Analysis of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery Rates Among Women in New York State
The data will be used to examine the rates of implant based vs. tissue-based reconstructions among women of different racial backgrounds in New York State utilizing the SPARCS database.
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
02/09/2016
Corita Grudzen
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1602-08
Determinants of Treatment Intensity in New York at the End of Life
The data will be used to link with NY State death index to describe the use of life-sustaining therapies, and to assess the role of the individual, provider, community, and hospital charateristics in the decision to use life-sustaining therapies for patients.
02/09/2016
Michael Palease
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1602-09
Analyzing the Implications and Trends of Subspecialization
The data will be used to link and find out at which point hospitals and physicians have reached sufficient caseload in order to benefit from this association.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
02/09/2016
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1602-10
Assassment of Outcomes Following Procedures For Benign Esophageal Disease
The data will be used to track patients who have undergone procedures for benign esophageal disease and assess the rate at which they have undergone further procedures.
2000-2019 IP
2000-2019 OP
02/09/2016
Julie Goodman
Gradient Risk Sciences Group
1602-11
Time Series Analysis of Air Pollution, Asthma Exacerbations, and Upper Respiratory Infections
The data will be used to benefit public health research by informing the interpretation of similar time series analyses conducted in the past.
1999-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
2015
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2015
LAcey Keller
New York State Office of the Attorney General
15121405
Intersection of Healthcare & Law Enforcement in New York State
The data will be used to develop a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of healthcare and law enforcement issues.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
12/21/2015
Gloria Ho
North Shore LIJ Health System
15120201
Prevalence of Aortic Dissection on Long Island, New York
The data will be used to examine utility of aortic dissection, so we can improve health services in our health system.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
12/21/2015
William Wyatt
Health Grades, Inc (TRUVEN)
15122108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to provided consumers needed information about the quality of healthcare services delivered at different hospitals in order to make better informed healthcare choices.
2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo
SUNY Oswego
15121003
Certificate of Need Project
The data will be used for student understanding of primary service area analysis and con process/analysis.
2010-2014 IP
12/18/2015
Sarah Bonzo or Tyler Diez
SUNY Oswego
15121004
Urgent Care Facilities: An Integral Solution for PCP and ED Utilization
The data will be used to explore the role of urgent care facilities as a substitute for primary and emergency department care under differing metropolitan and socioeconomic conditions.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
12/03/2015
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
15111707
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes Research (Ed, Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient)
The data will be risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges and length of stay compared to expected values.
2014-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Eileen Jones
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03 (A3)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.) and Longitufinal Health Care and Services use of Homeless People
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2018 IP
2003-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
1409-01 (S)
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The SPARCS data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
11/13/2015
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
1511-01
Health Information Technology in Heart Failure
The data will be used to compare the benefit of these therapies to patients with a principal diagnosis of heart failure as well as in general hospitalized patients.
2012-2018 IP
11/10/2015
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
15110605
Hospital Procedure and Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from the hospital discharge data.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/22/2015
Lisa Ullman
New York State Department of Health/OPCOHSM
15102016
Market Share Analysis Under the New York State Department of Health's Certificate of Public Advantage Program
The data will be used by three contractors to evaluate aspects of COPA applications submitted by performing provider systems under DSRIP.
2014 IP
2014 OP
10/07/2015
Emily Hofer
Lexis Nexis, Risk Solutions, HealthCare
15100501
Marketview - Physicians and Facility Volumetrics
The data will be used for the volumetrics information we provide to gain market intelligence, track competitive activities and increase visibility into broader market.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Eric Niehaus
HANYS Services Inc.
1101-12 (S)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Requesting data for hospital discharge profiles, quality and re-admission analysis, and policy analysis and evaluation,develop policy and reimbursement proposals, and analyze SPARCS data.
1987-2018 IP
1987-2018 OP
10/06/2015
May Hua
Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (A3)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
10/06/2015
Shao Lin
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
1509-01
Enviornmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes
The data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures such as extreme weather/disaster.
2001-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
10/06/2015
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
1509-04
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for Use In Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
The data will be used in order to be able to present it in aggregated form in the Infoshare system, allowing researchers, students, and the general public to make use of it for analytical and general public policy purposes.
2007-2018 IP
2007-2018 OP
10/2/2015
Subu Subramanian
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
15092914
The Spatial and Multi-level Association of Alcohol Exposure, Alcohol Misuse and HIV Outcomes
The data will be used to document the health effects and geographic disparities of alcohol exposure within neighborhoods. Finding may inform alcohol policy design to improve population health.
2009-2014 OP
09/25/2015
Linda Miller
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
15092513
Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients
The data will be used to prepare analyses focused on efficient resource allocation and improving access to care and clinical services.
2014 IP
09/14/2015
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
15090802
An Evaluation of Patient Management, Outcomes, and Disparities Among Varying Populations According to Oncologic Diagnoses
The data will be used for health services research to aide in the identification of best practices, opportunities for quality improvement at the system level, and to facilitate patient education in cancer-related care.
2007-2011 IP
09/14/2015
Sehwon Kang
University of Minnesota
15082708
Focus, Patient-Centeredness and Performance: An Empirical Examination in New York State
The data will be used to provide managerial implications to hospital show balancing patient-centeredness.
2011-2013 IP
09/02/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15090101
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
08/25/2015
Ghassam Samara
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
15060404
Safety of Concurrent Versus Staged Neck Dissection in Transoral Robotic Surgery For Head and Neck Cancer
The data will be used to prevent patients from being exposed to unnecessary risks when undergoing operative management of advanced head and neck cancer.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
08/24/2015
Keith Bubblo
Stroudwater Associates
15082106
Consulting Services
The data will be used to identify market trends and as part of our strategic planning efforts. The benefit is improved planning and delivery of inpatient hospital services in New York State.
2012-2014 IP
08/24/2015
Harlan Krumholz
Yale University
1508-08
Identifying Temporal Variation in Disease
The data will be used to better understand the temporal patterns of hospital admissions for groups of diseases as well as the environmental factors that are linked with these patterns in order to more efficiently guide the allocation of health care resources.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
08/24/2015
Ali Zaidi
Montefiore Medical Center
1508-04
Infective Endocarditis and Cerebrovascular Accidents in Adult Congenital Health Disease
The data will be used to obtain demographic data regarding the inpatient care for patients with adult congenital heart disease and to obtain specific outcome measurements of their cardiac and non-cardiac morbidities.
1995-2015 IP
08/24/2015
Alexander Dagum
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1508-01
A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair
The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate repair.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
08/14/2015
David Chang
Harvard Medical School
15081002
Evaluating The Quality of Care Within Surgery And Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes
This data will be used in evaluating the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
08/12/2015
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06 (A2)
2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goal of using SPARCS data is to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region.
1997-2018 IP
1997-2018 OP
08/10/2015
Gary Zigmann
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
15080701
Vermont Explor Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used to create hospital planning reports to help member hospitals more effectively provide care to their service areas.
2013-2018 IP
08/07/2015
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
15072714
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, to analyze whether hospital attributes such as quality and market leverage influence hospital prices, and to examine hospital price variation.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/22/2015
Matthew Willaert
SG2-MedAssets
15072113
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients (various hospitals and health systems)
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
07/20/2015
Sherry Glied
New York University
15071008
Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source
The data will be used to study the effect of a higher age requirement for social security on Medicare.
2002 & 2014 IP
07/17/2015
Ifeanyi Onyeji
Columbia University
15071409
Do Social Economic Status and/or Health Insurance Predict The Receipt of Surgical Intervention Among Patients With Erectile Dysfunction.
The data will be used to assess if low SES and/or insurance type predicts receipt of penile prosthesis surgery among men with a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction.
1997-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/17/2015
Brian Herdman
CBIZ K A Consulting Services, LLC
15070102
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for benchmarking and trending reports. The report will show trends related to charge levels, intensity of services, and levels of resource utilization.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Heather Strosnider
CDC
1507-06
A National Analysis of Short-term Associations Between Respiratory Morbidity and Ambient Air Pollutants
The data will be used to estimate short-term associations between air pollution and emergency department visits for all respiratory outcomes combined and specific outcomes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-05
Academic Research on Factors Determining Hospital Adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
The data will be used to study the patient, hospital, competitive environment, and other characteristics that effect whether, and when a hospital adopts electronic medical records.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-04
Academic Research on The Effect of Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to determine what effect public reporting of hospital infection rates have on actual infection rates.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-03
Academic Research On The Effect of Insurance Exchange Structure on Health Insurance Prices and Enrollment
The data will be used to study the effect of structure of the health insurance exchanges, created by New York and other states under the Affordable Care Act, on health insurance prices and consumer choice among health plans.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
1507-02
Long-term Impact of Health Insurance on Health and Mortality
The data will be used to compare "treated persons" (without health insurance), to control persons (with health insurance), and also compare different types of health insurance.
1995-2018 IP
1996-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Alfredo Morabia
CUNY Queens College
1507-01
WTC-Heart: A Cohort Study of Heart Diseases in World Trade Center Responders
The data will be used as a cohort study of the long-term cardiovascular impact of response to WTC disaster began in September 2011
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
07/15/2015
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08 (S)
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, Versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care
The data will be used for a comparative effectiveness of moving to a low-versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care.
1995-2009 IP
1995-2009 OP
07/15/2015
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1107-04 (S)
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
The data will be used to focus on policy-related issues, related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered on the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1985-2018 IP
1985-2018 OP
07/10/2015
Renee McDonald-Fleming
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
15071007
Effects of the 2012 USPSTF PSA Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening and Detection in African American Men
The data will be used to see whether or not this recommendation has changed the screening trends for African American men, and has this recommendation impacted prostate cancer detection in African American men.
2009-2018 IP
2009-2018 OP
07/09/2015
Jim Strunk
iVantage Health Analytics
15070704
2015 Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Discharge Data
The data will be used on a patient level to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic planning and operations planning. These reports also provide forecasting of future demand.
2005-2018 IP
2015-2018 OP
07/01/2015
David Regan
Vermont Health Care Authority
15060101
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
The data will be used by the state to support aggregate and summary level reporting on outmigration for inpatient care to New York hospitals; to generate resident population-based inpatient hospitalization rates.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/25/2015
Laura Braslow
Manatt Health Solutions
15062419
Provided Market Share, Service Line and Community Needs Analyses Conducted as Part of Broad-Based Operational
The data will be used as part of a strategic and operational support MHS provides to PPS lead organizations and other providers under DSRIP.
2012-2018 IP
2012-2018 OP
06/17/2015
Anil Lalwani
New York Presbyterian
15060806
Incidence And Utilization of Inpatient And Ambulatory Mastoidectomy In New York State From 1995-2014
The data will be used to identify the incidence and utilization of mastoidectomy in both inpatient and ambulatory settings in New York State from 1995-2014. This study is important to the scientific community, clinicians and patients and may guide future treatment practices and policies.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/08/2015
Joe Harris
Intellimed International Corporation
15052006
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2014-2018 IP
2014-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Janet Currie
Princeton University
1505-02
Unnecessary Hospitalization and Patient Outcomes.
The data will be used to recommend hospital admission practices which could lower health care spending and reduce complication area rates.
2005-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
06/03/2015
Jun Li
University of Michigan
1505-01
Cost-Effectiveness of Referring Patients to Centers of Excellance for Cardiac Surgeries
The data will be used to assess the relative costs and benefits to both patients and payers of receiving cardiac surgeries in a Center of excellence hospital instead of a non-center of excellance hospital.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
06/02/2015
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
15052921
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment, Annual Databooks, Data Updates, News Briefs, and Research Papers on Hospitalization, Emergency Room, and Ambulatory Service Utilizations
The data will be used to prepare community health assessment, annual data books, data updates, new briefs and relevant research papers to track and report disease prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health.
2011-2018 IP
2011-2018 OP
06/02/2015
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
15042111
Trends and Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Management in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal and geographic trends in methods for the diagnosis and procedural management of pancreatic cancer.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
06/01/2015
Nisha Branch
George Washington University
15052722
Assessment of Disparities, Utilization, Cost, Complications, and Factors Contributing to Perioperative Outcomes in Surgical Procedures Across Multiple Years in New York State
The data will be used to assess, evaluate, and identify any racial, gender, or other health disparities for patients undergoing surgery in New York State. Identification of trends could lead to prevention and/or elimination of health disparities.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
05/22/2015
Corey Maher
Oscar Insurance Group
15052009
SPARCS Data Analysis
The data will be used to investigate costs, outcomes and procedure affinity for providers in the SPARCS data set.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
05/20/2015
Javier Blanco
SUNY Buffalo
15051204
An Analysis of Pharmacogenectic Testing Utilization in New York State
The data will be used to examine the trends of utilizing pharmacogenomics testing in New York State from 2000-2017.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
04/25/2015
Alexis Pozen
CUNY School of Public Health
14100804
Perinatal Costs and Outcomes in New York Area Hospitals
The data will be used to compare costs, charges and outcomes of vaginal births and caesarian sections in New York.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
04/27/2015
Nizar Souayah
Rutgers University
1504-02
Trends in Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Specific Inflammatory Neurological Disorders Treated.
The data will be used to determine whether intravenous immunoglobulin provides benefits over other treatments in terms of length of stay, mortality, disability and general healthcare.
1995-2018 IP
1995-2018 OP
04/27/2015
Jessica Athens
New York University Medical Center
1504-01
NYU Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The data will be used to establish a protocol for NYU investigators interested in using SPARCS.
2000-2018 IP
2000-2018 OP
04/02/2015
Don De Moro
California Nurses Association
15032403
The Effect of Health Information Technology on Patient Outcomes
The data will be used to study the medical clinical, and social efficacy of health information technology (HIT) through the outcomes for hospital inpatient.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
03/18/2015
Amy Richards
Yale New Haven Health System
15031602
Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration
The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes.
2013 IP
2013 OP
03/12/2015
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital of Joint Diseases
15031101
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to compare orthopaedic readmissions rate, surgical infections and hospital costs and charges throughout New York State baseed on hospital volume and metro area.
2014-2018 IP
03/09/2015
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-04 (A)
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), A Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2018 IP
1999-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Gale Spencer
SUNY Binghamton
14101005
Correlation of High Impact Flood
Zones with Population Health
Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the direct impact of flooding on individuals physical and respiratory health, and their mental health status such as the prevalence of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorders.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Cynthia Taub
Montefiore Medical Center
1503-01
Long-Term Maternal Cardivascular orbidity In Women With Pre-Eclampsia, Eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes
The data will be used to investigate whether pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes increase the risk for long-term maternal cardiovascular disease.
1982-2018 IP
2005-2018 OP
03/09/2015
Vratika Agarwal
University of California San Francisco
1503-02
Impack of Superstorm Sandy on Healthcare Cost and Utilization in the State of New York
The data will be used to evaluate the burden of hospital admission for cardiovascular event as well as overall admissions during nautal disasters using the example of Hurricane Sandy, which struck in the New York coastline on October 29, 2012.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
03/09/2015
Wade Norwood
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1503-03
Dispartities In Health Outcomes in Rochester, New York
The data will be used to reduce health disparities in the Finger Lake Region.
2008-2018 IP
2008-2018 OP
02/25/2015
Anthony
Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
15022308
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 Year Analysis of Admissions Data
This study is a 5-year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates for patients presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
02/5/2015
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
15020502
UB Data For Clinical Outcomes
Research
The data will be used for risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges, and length of stay compared to expected values.
2011-2013 OP
01/27/2015
Sami Khan
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
1501-01
A Statewide Analysis of The
Quality, Complaint, and
Demographics of Readmissions
Following Breast Reconstructive
Surgery
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
01/26/2015
Jeryl Topalian
Western CT Health Network
(WCHN)
15012606
SPARCS Data
The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction.
2010-2018 IP
2010-2018 OP
01/23/2015
Christopher Garmon
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
15012304
New York Health Care Provider
Merger Investigations and
Research
The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers in
New York and surrounding states,in research projects on health care provider competition and mergers.
2007-2018 IP
2013-2018 OP
01/15/2015
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical
Center
15011302
Prostate Cancer Health
Disparities in NYS: A Twenty
Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to compelete the dissertation requirements for
Mr. Parris's doctoral studies in our School of Public Health and as surveillance
to sustantiate the existence and describe the drivers of racial disparities.
2012-2015 IP
2014
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/29/2014
Anthony Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
14122616
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 year Analysis of Admissions Data
The data will be used to study a 5 year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates
for patietns presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
12/22/2014
Sophie Wheeley
University Hospital
Birmingham
14121813
International Hospital
Benchmarking
The data will be used to compare
clinical outcomes between hospital healthcare services globally.
2001-2017 IP
2001-2017 OP
12/15/2014
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
1412-06
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, and
to analyze whether hospital attributes, such as quality and market leverage, influence hospital prices.
2013 IP
2013 OP
12/15/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1412-05
Healthcare Costs and Burden
Associated with Post-Operative
Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care,
and calculate cost for postsurgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
14120402
Outpatient Resource Utilization by Patients Undergoing
Neurosurgical Procedures
The data will be used to study the incidence and types of outpatient procedures as well as
outpatients undergoing neurosurgical interventions, and how those correlated with improved outcomes.
2009-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Todd Griffin
SUNY Stonybrook-
Department of Obstetrics
1412-04
Outcomes Research in
Obstetrics, Gynecological,
Oncology
The data will be used to analyze 30-day readmission rates after surgery, which may affect regional
quality improvement programs aimed at improving surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1412-01
Tracking Hospital for Special
Surgery Patients Post-Discharge
The data will be used to identify predictors or risk factors of adverse events related to surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook
University Hospital
1403-02 (A)
Revisions Following Adjustable
Gastric Band
The data will be used to determine the rate of revision and explant of LAGB to see
how many patients have had the device explanted and have undergone other bariatric procedures.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury
1110-06 (A)
An Analysis of NYS Hospital
Utilization Rates for Ambulatory
Care Sensitive Diagnoses
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access
to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
12/10/2014
Stephen Wise
Mount Sinai Hospital - Chicago
14110601
Readmissions and Cost Analysis of Hernia Repairs
The data will be used for an evaluation of hernia readmissions and cost analysis of hernia repairs,
comparing different surgical techniques, demographic characteristics and operative costs.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
11/24/2014
Young Kwon
New York University School of Medicine
14111405
Assessment of Outcomes and Readmission Rates in Orthopaedic Surgery
The data will be used to determine what underlying patient factors, when coupled with a
specific orthopaedic surgical procedure, lead to either successs or failure.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/21/2014
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
14112108
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data are risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges,
and length of stay are compared to expected values.
2013-2017 IP
11/17/2014
Evan Johnson
Health Market Science, Inc.
14111404
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes in hospital discharges.
2013 IP
2013 OP
11/17/2014
Jeremy Henderson
Health Grades, Inc.
14111203
Quality Rating & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals,
create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2013 IP
11/10/2014
Jeffrey Butts
CUNY John Jay College
1410-02
Evaluation of The Cure Violence Project
The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD crime data.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/4/2014
Christopher Brooks
WebMD, Inc.
14102218
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how
hospital services compare.
2013 IP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-04
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment
Pathways Readmissions and
Costs By Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health, over the last few decades, is associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/31/2014
Chun-An Chou
SUNY Binghamton
1410-03
Prediction Analysis by
Correlating Weather Variables with Hospitals and ED
Admissions
The data will be used to understand the relationship between weather and health in upstate New York.
1990-2013 IP
1990-2013 OP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-01
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment Pathways, Readmissions and
Costs by Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health over the last few decades are associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
10/21/2014
Kalpana
Bhandarkar
Maimonides Medical Center
14101714
Strategic Planning
The data will be used to understand the supply
of inpatient healthcare services.
2013 IP
10/17/2014
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
14101609
Hospital Procedure and
Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from its hospital discharge data for 2001-2013.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/14/2014
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
14101407
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment and Annual Databooks
The data will be used to track and report diseases prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health status of Westchester County residents.
2013-2017 IP
2013-2017 OP
10/14/2014
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
14092916
Association Between Select
Chronic Diseases and
Hazardous Waste Sites in New
York State
The data will be used to assess the geographic distributions of several chronic diseases in New York State.
1995-2013 IP
10/8/2014
Thomas Lee
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-06
Review of Pediatric
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in New York State; Hospital and
Surgeon Differences in Surgical
Outcomes
The data will be used to provide information on the outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic surgeries, and the types of surgeons performing them.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1409-05
Outcomes, Complications, Risks and Survivorship after Orthopedic Procedures
The data will be used to analyze orthopaedic procedures and their outcomes and/or complications.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Crystal Fuller
Lewis
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public
Health
1409-04
Washington Heights: A
Community Diagnosis
The data will be used to characterize the Washington Heights neighborhood in terms of their healthcare diagnoses and healthcare access/usage.
2009-2017 IP
2009-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-03
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through
CCTA Imaging and Guided
Follow-up Referral Using the
Emergency Department as a
Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization patterns: including patient's use of multiple EDs, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals; and comparative outcomes across the state.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1409-02
Changes in Asthma Healthcare
Utilizations Under Current and
Future Aerosol Levels in New
York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current/baseline and future
periods.
2001-2010 IP
2001-2010 OP
10/8/2014
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care
Quality Institute
1409-01
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03 (S)
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in
Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, and the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans.
1998-2007 IP
1998-2007 OP
10/8/2014
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester Medical Center
1209-03 (A)
Trends in Upper Extremity Trauma
The data will be used to evaluate demographic, geographical, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain upper extremity trauma.
2000-2011 IP
2000-2011 OP
10/8/2014
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06 (S)
1. Potentially Avoid Hospital readmissions and Potentially Avoidable Complications 2. Analysis of Physician Specific Volumes
Analysis of potentially avoidable hospital readmission rates by type of care and by facility. Also, analysis of physician-specific volume.
2004-2017 IP
10/7/2014
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
14100602
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services, set healthcare service quality standards and develop strategic decision support measures.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/7/2014
Nallan Suresh
SUNY Buffalo
14100203
Empirical Research in Health Care Operations Management
The data will be used to investigate the relationship between internal hospital planning and scheduling practices and service quality outcomes.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
9/23/2014
Sheila Kee
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
14092313
Niagara - Orleans PPS DSRIP Analysis
The data will be used to assess the problem areas that need to be addressed during the 5 year DSRIP project.
2000-2017 IP
08/22/2014
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
14082121
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to determine regional variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location and population density.
2001-2013 IP
08/22/2014
Lisa McGiffert
Consumers Union
14082120
Costs of Hip and Knee Revision and Replacement to the State of New York
The data will be used to identify how much was charged to state program to pay for hip and knee replacement and revision surgeries, for advocacy purposes.
2012-2017 IP
08/18/2014
Paula Denoya
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14081105
Management Trends in Inflammmatory Bowel Disease In The Era of Immunomodulator Therapy
The data will be used to study IBD surgeries, emergent VS. elective, and the various rates and charges associated with each.
1985-2013 IP
08/15/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14080604
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study that will focus on data that captures prostatectomies based on race, and age group.
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
08/6/2014
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai-Icahn School of Medicine
14080403
Surgeon Specific Outcomes Associated with Surgery
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and costs associated with a variety of surgical procedures among surgeons in New York.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
08/5/2014
Khoi Pham
Hackensack Medical Center
14080402
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases & Market Share Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share by service area and NY provider
2013-2017 IP
08/04/2014
Shannon Lorbiecki
Navigant Consulting Inc
14080101
Assessing Opportunities for Consolidation or Regionalization of Hospital Services in Newark and Surrounding Towns for New Jersey Health Care Facilities
Financing Authority
The data will be used to understand outmigration of Newark area residents to hospitals in New York.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/31/2014
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
14072523
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to understand how hospital services are utilized across different community populations and to determine the appropriateness of the hospitalization given the diagnosis background.
1997-2017 IP
07/16/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14071104
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through CCTA Imaging and Guided Follow-up Referral Using the Emergency Department as a Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization
Medical Center patterns and comparative outcomes across the
State.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/08/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
14070802
Regional Disparities in Outcomes and Hospitalization Charges of Neurosurgical Procedures of New York State
The data will be used to investigate the association of these outcomes with the case volume of each hospital.
2009-2017 IP
07/07/2014
Dusan Bogunovic
Mount Sinai- Icahn School of Medicine
14070701
Genetic Predispostion to Neurolisteriosis
The data will be used to study people that cannot fight the germ called Listeria monocytogenes.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/27/2014
Michael Palese
Mount Sinai Medical Center
14062707
Studying the Correlation Between Incidence and Prevalence of Urological Diseases Among Populations Belonging to Different Patient Socio-Economic Tiers
The data will be searched by queries and records relevant to urology and of significance to the project will be extracted for multivariate statistical analysis.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Joseph Bosco
New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases
14061906
Regional Analysis of Orthopaedic Procedure Cost Data
SPARCS data will be used to determine regional
variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location.
2000, 2010 IP
06/20/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1406-11
Assessment of Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
The data will be used to determine whether there is a difference between the readmission and reoperation rates between kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty and to determine risk factors associated with readmission or reoperation.
1996-2017 IP
1996-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Lindsay Jubelt
New York University Langone Medical Center (NYU)
1406-10
Association of Hospital Disposition and Risk of Readmission
The data will be used to determine any correlation between hospital disposition at discharge, and readmission, for the purpose of improving coordination of care, and reducing overall healthcare costs.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
Jason Fletcher
University of Wisconsin
1406-08
Asthma Hospitalizations in Children Born via Cesarean Section
The data will be used to examine statistical assocations between method of delivery and subsequent diagnosis for asthma during childhood.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-07
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Hernia Repair and Complex Abdominal Surgery Using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess the longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization following hernia repair surgery using New York State SPARCS datasets.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Kevin Walter
University of Rochester Medical Center
1406-06
Reoperation Rates Following Spine Surgery using an Administrative Database
Data will be used in a retrospective study analyzing patient's spine surgery to better understand spine care and assess the rate of reoperations.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-05
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitundinal outcomes and cost utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-03
An Assessment of Surgical Outcomes following Multidisciplinary Management of Surgical Procedures Utilizing SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization of surgery when a multidisciplinary team operative approach may potentially involve reconstructive surgery.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Elliot Regenbogen
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1406-02
Characterizing Epidemiologic Trends Including Factors Related to Readmission Among Preterm Infants with Apnea of Prematurity
The data will be used to determine the frequency of apnea of premeaturity (AOP) among preterm infants and to identify factors affecting the frequency of readmissions.
1997-2017 IP
1997-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Rachel Slayton
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1406-01
Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer
The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
06/20/2014
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01 (A)
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
Data will be used to reconcile deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals. In accordance with the "Routine Referral Law", within our Donation Service Area (DSA). This data is of vital importance in identifying missed potential for donation.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
06/20/2014
David Lee
New York University, School of Medicine
1303-05 (A)
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
06/20/2014
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S2)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
06/19/2014
Jennifer Thomson
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Geneeral
14060301
Hospital Merger Investigations
The SPARCS data will be used to coordinate with data published by the Pennsylvania Health Care cost Containment Council.
2012 IP
06/18/2014
Mary Schroeder
University of IOWA
14061704
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and it's Associated Costs
The data will be used by a graduate student as requirements for part of a course. This project will study the costs associated with mastectomy surgery.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
06/17/2014
Tamar Polonsky
University of Chicago Medicine
14061002
Effect of Hospital Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in New York After Implementation of Trans Fat Bans
The data will be used to analyze rates of AMI and CVA based on county of residence to determine if the trans fat ban contributes to changes in incidence.
2002-2013 IP
06/06/2014
Christopher Snyder
Temple University Health System
14053028
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trends in
New York State.
2013 IP
05/29/2014
Emanuela Taioli
North Shore-LIJ Health System
14052726
Health Disparities in Thoracic Surgery Procedures for Cancer of the Lung, and Esophagus Mesothelium
The data will be used to assess if surgery is utilized at the same frequency in black and white patients affected by lung cancer, esophagcal cancer, or pleural mesothelioma; it will also assess if insurance coverage, SES, and other covariates influence the rate of surgery.
1995-2013 IP
05/22/2014
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
14052125
Health Services Research Projects
The data will be used for a variety of analyses examining the care at Memorial Hospital and other hospitals caring for cancer patients.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015 OP
05/21/2014
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
14052024
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
05/13/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
14050605
Changes in Asthma Healthcare Utilizations Under Current and Future Aerosol Levels in New York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current and future periods.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/09/2014
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
14050908
An Evaluation of Surgical Residencies Using Patient Outcomes of Program Graduates
A retrospective study to determine relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes.
2007-2011 IP
05/05/2014
Rajiv Jayadevan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Icahn
14050102
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
The data will be used to characterize prevalence, incidence and trends of access to care, rates of care, and predictors of access to, selection of, and outcome of various procedures.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
05/05/2014
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company Advisory Services
14032714
Market Analytics
The data will be used to complete market analytics on behalf of New York Hospital Clients.
2011-2017 IP
05/01/2014
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
14050103
New York Market and Cost 2013
The data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks using our standard cost stepdown methodolgy.
2013-2017 IP
04/23/2014
Deborah Lynch
Loeb & Troper, Health Care Consulting
14041114
Various Projects Related to Analysis of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used by consultants in the firms strategic planning division.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
04/22/2014
Polina Antonette
Lutheran Medical Center
14032713
Hospital and Benchmarking
The data will be used for Lutheran Medical Center for benchmarking purposes.
2011-2017 IP
2011-2017 OP
04/16/2014
Leslie Boyd
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
14041612
Future Quality Metrics in Gynecologic Oncology
This study will assess the characteristics of hospitals admitting patients for malignancies who will likely receive clinical bonuses based on outcome measures.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
04/16/2014
Philip Stieg
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
14041511
Market Research
The data will be used internally for research purposes.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
04/08/2014
Denise Wrinn
Cortland Regional Medical Center
14040702
Cortland Regional Medical Center Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Cortland Regional Medical Center.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
04/08/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14040301
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study which will focus on medicare data that capture prostatetomics in New York State during the time frame of interests.
2010-2003 IP
04/01/2014
Bruce Feig
Sachs Policy Group
14032712
Analysis of New York Health Care Utilization and Expenditure Patterns
The data will be used to generate summary-level
information on the cost and utilization of health
services.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
1403-08
Impact of Physician Density and Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissins
The data will be used to understand how distribution and characteristics of primary care physicians impact on ACSC readmissions.
2009-2011 IP
03/24/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1403-07
Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care, and calculate cost for post-surgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1403-06
Improved Risk Communication using a Multipollutant Air Quality Index
The data will be used to determine the effects of combinations of air pollutants on respiratory hopsital admissions and emergency department visits in New York State in order to develop a multipollutant air quality index and improve risk communication efforts surrounding exposure to ambient air pollution.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Jessica Castner
SUNY Buffalo
1403-05
Western New York Emergency Department Utilization
The data will be used to determine disparities in age, sex, ethnicity, and insurance status between frequent emergency department users as opposed to non-frequent users.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Colleen Lynch
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1403-04
Effect of High-Intensity Primary Care on Utiilization and Quality Measures for "Super-Utilizers"
The data will be used to identify if a subset of the patients population is responsible for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs; so called super-utilizers.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
03/24/2014
Kirsten Cleary
Columbia University
1403-03
Epidemiology of Adverse Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Outcomes in New York
The data will be used to analyze the epidemiology of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-02
Comparing Outcomes between Iaparoscopic Robotic Surgery Versus Iaparoscopic Surgery
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, between laparoscopic robotic surgeries and laparpscopic surgeries.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-01
Outcomes of Hospitals Performing Hepatobiliary, Foregut, and Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, in patients undergoing surgeries in hospitals comparing minimallyinvasive, hepatobiliary and foregut surgeries.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1306-06 (A)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/24/2014
Benjamin Charvat
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), Mayor's Office
1211-03 (A2)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
03/24/2014
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University
1101-14 (A2)
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
The data will be used to compare changes in admission rates, and racial and ethnic disparities in such rates, associated changes in inpatient costs in Massachusetts vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2010 IP
2003-2010 OP
03/24/2014
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05 (S)
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
SPARCS data will be used within the infoshare system, and will provide statistical information regarding demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
03/21/2014
Benjamin Iskhakov
Manhattan Billing and Collection, Inc.
13110706
Health Affordability Act, ASC Procedures
Data will be used to complete research on ASC based procedures under "Obamacare".
2010-2012 OP
03/05/2014
Edward Broccoli
Edward Broccoli
14030410
Beneficial Cost-Savings Changes in Utilization Patterns of Ambulatory Versus Inpatient
The data will be used to follow trends of ambulatory versus inpatient services to examine whether there are any cost-savings benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
03/03/2014
Amy Richards
VHA Mid-Atlantic
14022607
VHA Mid-Atlantic Performance Improvement
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities.
2010-2015 IP
02/26/2014
Trista Parker
Health Quest
14022606
Strategic Planning Process for Health Quest
The data will be used to review current services, volumes, and length of stay.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/24/2014
Adam Stolz
The Chartis Group, LLC
14022105
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of a Hospital Client
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2013-2017 IP
02/24/2014
Louis Catalano
Roosevelt Hospital
14021804
The Rising Incidence of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The data will be used to determine the rate of reverse total shoulder procedures performed from 2004 to present and the associated diagnoses as indicated by ICD-9 codes.
2004-2017 IP
2004-2017 OP
02/11/2014
Kimlee Roldan-Sanchez
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020602
Service Line Analysis
The data will be used for zip code analysis, incidence rates, and population demographics.
2012-2014 IP
02/11/2014
David Alge
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020601
General Market Trends, Understanding Hospital Utilization for Specific Services
The data will be used to summarize market or service trends in aggregrate, usually via graphs, and charts.
2012-2014 IP
02/04/2014
Sean Capperis
New York University
14012717
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data will be used for a comprehensive source of information on trends in New York City's housing and neighborhoods.
2012 IP
02/04/2014
Melvin Rosenwasser
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14012716
Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Among the Orthopaedic Sub-specialties
The data will be used to examine all patients who were operated on for distal radius fractures in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
01/30/2014
Jennifer Jamikowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14012711
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010-2017 OP
01/29/2014
Audrey Waltner
Dutchess County Department of Health
14012712
Routine Public Health Surveillance of Emergency Department Visitand Hospitalizations among Dutchess County Residents
The data will be used for ongoing public health surveillance of health conditions of concern,
including chronic diseases and substance abuse.
2000-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/27/2014
Marc Berg
KPMG LLP
14011506
Analysis for North Country Commission
The data will be used to make an analysis for the North Country on the population based needs in terms of the health care delivery system.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
01/22/2014
Margaret Formica
SUNY Upstate Medical University
14012109
Gastroschisis in Central New York State, 1996-2012
The data will be used as part of an exploratory study on gastroschisis in the CNY
Perinatal Region.
1996-2012 IP
01/22/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
14011607
Impact of Physician Density of Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissions
The data will be used to detrimine if physician characteristics have an impact on a patient's admission, or readmission.
2009-2011 IP
01/15/2014
Katherine Blumhardt
Truven Health Analytics
14011405
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be used to identify areas of concern in the healthcare industry.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/08/2014
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13122322
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be processed through our proprietary processing and risk adjustment procedure to obtain clinical outcomes.
2012 IP
01/07/2014
Sean Ossont
University of Rochester
14010601
University of Rochester Medical Center Market Utilization Analysis
The data will be used to conduct market analysis.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
2013
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12/27/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13122421
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System; Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital; Standford Hospital; and Catholic Health East
Hospital discharge data will be used to support short and long-term operational strategic planning efforts.
2010 IP
2010-2015 OP
12/23/2013
Kalpana Bhandarkar
13122320
Maimonides Medical Center
Strategic Planning
The data will be summarized to understand the supply of outpatient healthcare services.
2008-2012 OP
12/17/2013
Gary Zigmann
13121619
Vermont Hospital Association and Health System
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used for surveillance reporting for VT DOH-Asthma of VT residents.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/16/2013
Gerald Siberstein
13121205
The Sage Colleges, School of Management
Inpatient Revenue Prediction by Hospital
The data will be used to derive inpatient revenue predictions to be analyzed for use in predicting facility revenue on a time interval basis.
2010-2016 IP
12/13/2013
Stephen MacCormaack
13121102
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing Charging, and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/12/2013
Rick Henderson
13121103
Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
Healthcare Operations of Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
The data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2012 IP
12/11/2013
Nicole Ngo
1104-09 (A)
University of Oregon
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluation The Impacts of Bus Pullution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transits effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particulary asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
12/11/2013
Robert Silverman
1004-05 (A3)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-morbidites
The data will be used to invstigate the relationship between obstructibve lung disease morbidity with various ambient air polluntants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1982-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
12/6/2013
Gina Lovasi
13111209
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Quantifying the Effectiveness of New York City Policy Initiatives on Chronic Disease Prevention
The data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts in reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality rates.
1990-2012 IP
1990-2012 OP[
12/4/2013
Jeremy Henderson
13112919
Health Grades, Inc.
Quality Ratings & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2012 IP
12/4/2013
Phyllis Supino
13111511
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal trends in hospilization rates and mortality among patients with valvular heart disease.
1982 IP
2010-2012 IP
12/4/2013
Mike Underhill
13110707
CPM Healthgrades on behalf of Princeton Healthcare System
Customer Relations Marketing Database- New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysis reporting allowing gor better planning of customer relations management and marketing projects.
2010-2012 IP
11/29/2013
Danielle Rhubart
13111410
Penn State University
Rethinking Benzene Releasing Hazardous Waste Sites and Hematologic Cancers in Upstate New York
The data will be used to study the scientific evidence that now shows that exposure to benzene can lead to the development of blood and bone marrow cancers in humans.
2000-2011 IP
11/08/2013
Fabrice Smieliauskas
13110708
Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
The data will be used for the analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing intiatives of medical device manufactures.
2012 IP
11/08/2013
Sarah Gruskin
Health Market Science, Inc.
13102917
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes, and to identify Hospital identifiers.
2012 IP
2012 OP
11/7/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13110505
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Catholic Health East
The data will be used to support Capital Health System's short and long-term operational & strategic planning efforts.
2012-2013 IP
11/07/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Adirondack Medical Center
13103116
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 ASM
2011-2012 ED
11/7/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Orleans Community Health (dba, Medina Memorial Hospitals) In Medina, NY
13103110
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
11/07/2013
Matt Hilton
Cigna Healthcare, Medical Economics
13101505
Facility Chargemaster Review
The data will be used to determine if medical costs are being impacted by abnormal changes to a facility's charge description master.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
11/7/2013
Melinda Whitbeck
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
13090411
Greater Rochester Health Foundation Neighborhood Health Status Improvement Project Evaluation
The data will be used as indicators of change in health status of neighborhood residents for each of the areas participating in the Health Status Improvement Project of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
10/25/2013
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai Hospital
13101503
Surgeon-Specific Outcomes Associated With Colon Resection
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and cost associated with a single procedure.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Marvin Fried
Montefiore Medical Center
13101104
Demographics and Etiology of Nasal Polyposis in the New York Area.
The data will be used to see how these characteristics differ regionally when compared to published data on nasal polyposes from other parts of the world.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
13093014
New York University Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The SPARCS data will be used to become available for New York State Department of Health- approved investigators at New York University.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Michael Russell
Temple University Health System
13092005
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trend in New York State.
2011-2012 IP
10/25/2013
James Hull
Hull Resource Management Group
13090313
Market Research
The data will be used to measure variances in C.M.I. and L.O.S. between hospitals and by payor.
2012-2013 IP
10/15/2013
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Allianves, Inc. (SMA)
13090312
Market Analytics, New York State IPPS Hospitals, Online Analytic Tool
The data will be used for online analysis by authorized planning staff at New York State Hospitals.
2012 IP
2012 OP
10/08/2013
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S)
Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The data will be used to study long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2011-2012 IP
09/27/2013
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
13062404
Identifying Predictive Factors for Decreased Mobility and Cost of Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to produce a retrospective cohort study analyzing the effects of minimally invasive surgery.
2007-2011 IP
09/27/2013
David Savitz
Brown University
13032811
Social, Behavioral, Medical and Environmental Influences on the Health of Pregnancy in New York State Residents, 1995-2012
The data will be used to examine social, behavioral, medical and environmental factors that affect the health of pregnancy among New York State residents over the period of 1995-2012.
1995-2003 IP
09/26/2013
Stephen Sekely
DataBay Resources
13090302
Navigate Net
The SPARCS data will be used by DataBay Resources in a new tool to enable some healthcare organizations to be able to analyze and evaluate SPARCS data.
2012-2015 IP
2012-2015 OP
09/25/2013
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
The data will be used for reconciliation of deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network
0910-07 (S)
Quality of Care Assessment: Hopital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department
The data will be used to compare case-mix, and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics and health economics for patient use patterns.
2008-2016 IP
2013-2016 OP
2008-2012 ED
09/25/2013
Jenny Schnaier
Truven Health Analytics
0904-03 (A)
Health Cost and Utiliztion Project (HCUP)
The data will be used along with HCUP databases to support health services research and policy analyses.
1988-2016 IP
1988-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (S)
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: A Research Study of Stroke incidence and Acute Risk Factors
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups.
1983-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
09/20/2013
Michael Bilton
Verite Healthcare Consulting
13091506
Mount Sinai Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment
The data will be used to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment(CHNA) for Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Queens, New York City.
2012-2016 IP
2012-2016 OP
08/22/2013
Pamela Damsky
The Chartis Group, LLC
13081905
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of New York State
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2010-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
13080806
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2012 IP
2012 OP
08/22/2013
Ryan McKenna
SUNY Stony Brook
13080502
An Economic Analysis of Electronic Medical Records
The data will be used for the purpose of a dissertation.
1995-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Louise-Anne McNutt
SUNY Albany
13080501
Methods & Disease Study of Hospitalizations
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of missing data on the association between race, ethnicity and hospitalizations.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
2003-2012 AS
08/22/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
13080103
Patient Amenities and Hospital Demand: Evidence from Patient Choices and Hospital Deregulation
The study will aim to provide evidence on the role of amenities in hopsital demand.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
07/19/2013
Malika Krishna
New York University Stern School of Business
13071704
Understanding the Impact of Urgent Care Entry on Local Hospital Emergency Department
The goal of this research project is to study the recent growth of the urgent care industry and its effects on the US healthcare market.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/17/2013
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
13071103
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
The data will be used to help our clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and insured.
2011-2015 IP
07/09/2013
Robert Ren
Richmond University Medical Center
13062705
CON Application for Additional IP Child/Adolescence Pysch Beds
The data will be used to demonstrate the need for additional child/adolescent pysch beds in Staten Island, New York.
2011 IP
07/03/2013
Denise Buonopane
The Bounopane Group
13053112
Changing Trends & Pricing Benchmarks
The data will be used to analyze trends in charges and create pricing benchmark reports to benefit providers.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1306-08(S)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the
PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care
utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
2008-2012 IP
06/13/2013
Kenneth Gold
NYS Division of Budget
1306-07
Reducing Sepsis Mortality
Identify latent demographic, environmental, pre-conditions and clinical factors that correlate with a susceptibility to contract sepsis from common infections.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univeristy
1306-06
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothroracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
06/13/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc
1306-05
Outcome and Post-Surgery Follow Up Studies On Selected Outpatient Surgeries
The primary focus of Gold Health Strategies, Inc. is documenting quality of care and cost efficiency of clients - physicians and hospitals in New York State. This is consistent with the major objectives of health care reform. Outpatient surgeries (OS) provide significant cost efficiency compared to inpatient surgery (IS)visits, In addition to the cost savings brought by OS, we are also interested in the outcomes of OS.
2011-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1306-04
How Does Managed Care Do it? Evidence From State Medicaid Programs
The data will be used to analyze the efficacy of the outsourcing of Medicaid provision to private managed care plans, which New York State has done for an increasing share of Medicaid patients.
1997-2010 IP
1997-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, which currently cover about 25% of all Medicare recipients. We also plan to examine the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans, how treatment under these plans may differ from fee-for-service Medicare, and how treatment may change with changes to plan reimbursement levels.
1998-2003 IP
1998-2003 OP
06/13/2013
David Card
Univeristy of California-Berkeley
1306-02
Physician Productivity Across the Career
The proposed project studies the productivity and quality of ER physicians over their career paths. The objective is to provide a detailed empirical analysis of the evoluation of physician productivity and practices as physicians age.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1306-01
The Effect of Urban Empowerment Zones on Health Outcomes
The primary purpose of this project is to investigate the health effects of the empowerment zone (EZ) program. We propose to study the effects of these economic stimulus programs on the health status of individuals residing and working in these zones.
1982-2010 IP
1982-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Nicole Ngo
University of Oregon
1104-09 (A)
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluating the Impacts of Bus Pollution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
06/13/2013
Jennifer Norton
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (S)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analysis are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time.
2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP
06/04/2013
Steve Miller
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
13053011
Physician Admitting Patterns
The data will be used to analyze the admitting and referring patterns of physicians for Kings County. This information will help to identify referring strengths and weaknesses within our service area.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
06/04/2013
Kristian Stensland
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13053010
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
This data will be compared to demographic data secured from existing disease incidence and geographic databases.
1982-2012 IP
2003-2012 AS
05/30/2013
Mary Curran
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
13053009
Residents of NJ Receiving Patient Care in NY Healthcare Facilities
The data will be used to determine the volume of patients from the state of New Jersey, by zip code, who are receiving care in New York facilities by diagnosis and procedure code.
2011 IP
05/30/2013
Mary Beth Walsh
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
13052106
Burke Strategic Planning Review
Burke has initiated a strategic planning process at enhancing its care delivery and research mission. The data will be used to evaluate options including expansion and partnership.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
05/30/2013
James Welsh
Community Health Care Association of New York State
13042308
Planning for Primary Care Needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State
The data will be used to plan for Primary Care needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State.
1982-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
05/29/2013
Christopher Ahmad
New York Presbyterian Hospital
13052105
Trends in Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
The data will be used to identify the incidence, demographics and surgeon experience of Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction in New York State from 1984 to present.
1984 - 2011 OP
05/29/2013
Kenneth Egol
Hospital for Joint Diseases
13043007
A Study of Revenue Coding in Orthopedic Trauma Patients
The data will be used to run high powered retrospective study investigating the revenue charge for Orthopedic trauma patients.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
05/29/2013
Stacy Pereira
CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC
13032824
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for national benchmarking and trending reports.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
05/17/2013
Jonathan Werberg
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
13050301
Access and Quality of Care in the New York State Healthcare Market
The data will be used to produce reports for public consumption that assess the cost efficiency of the delivery of inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery services and the adequacy, quality accessibility and pricing of such services at the statewide, regional and facility-specific levels.
2012-2020 IP
2012-2020 OP
05/09/2013
Gregory Vetter
McGladrey Healthcare Services
13032108
New York Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used to benchmark New York hospitals and performance.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/06/2013
Ioannis Kakadiaris
University of Houston
13032806
Using Machine Learning to Enhance Identification of Patients at Risk to Unplanned Admissions/Readmissions/Visits to ED
The data will be used to identify patients at risk for admissions/readmissions/emergency room visits.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
04/28/2013
Barbara Wynn
RAND Corporation
13032807
Feasibility of Study of Ambulatory Surgical Center Facility Fees. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Valuation of Work Relative Value Units
We will use the SPARCS OR time data to help estimate times required to perform outpatient surgical procedures.
2011 AS
04/18/2013
Ronald Laqoe
Hospital Executive Council
13041704
Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies
Data will be used to identify inpatient populations for Upstate New York counties.
2007-2016 IP
04/18/2013
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
13032109
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knee Replacements
The data will help determine if there are hypothesis for this project is that more shoulder replacements are done by higher volume surgeons, compared with 1998 and that this may relate to the proliferation of shoulder and elbow fellowships responsible for training specialists in the field.
2006/2010 IP
04/18/2013
Sammy Elsamra
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
13030810
Robots and Robotic Surgery in New York State
The project seeks to identify those hospitals in New York State that employ the robot for urologic and non-urologic surgery and determine the utility of the robot as based on the overall percentage of cases performed.
2002-2012 IP
04/18/2013
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
13030805
Market Study
The data will be used for market studies on behalf of client hospitals.
2012 IP
04/02/2013
Kenneth Gold
New York State Division of Budget
13032713
Sepsis Mortality Reduction-Health Care Budget Analysis
The data will be used to identify patients susceptible to sepsis before an infection exhibits symptoms thereof.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
04/02/2013
Kirat Kharode
Liberty Health
12082214
Data Analysis for Markets
The data will be used for strategic planning.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yvonne Graham
New York State Department of Health
13032002
Health Disparity Surveillance
The data will be used to identify health disparity trends and produce reports on these trends.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yiyuan Sun
Adelphi University
13020706
Healthcare Outcomes Course Project
As part of class assignments, PhD students in the Healthcare System Track will develop research questions relevant to the data set, design research projects, learn how to manage and analyze the data, and complete project reports.
2009-2011 IP
03/27/2013
Jonathan Parisi
Valley Hospital
12072003
Understanding How Volume Impacts Quality
Data will be used to analyze volume by providers.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
03/20/2013
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1303-01
Long Term Longitudinal Analysis of Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery in New York State
The purpose of this study is to assess long term outcomes, as it pertains to mortality, following
bariatric surgery.
1995-2010 IP
1995-2010 OP
03/19/2013
Regina Zimmerman
New York City Department of Health
1303-14
NYC Valid Vital Data Project (NYC NVDP)
The intent of this project is to improve the quality and mental hygiene and accuracy of NYC's health indicators and health reporting through ongoing assessments of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data reliability and validity.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
03/19/2013
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1303-13 (S)
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the patient population of Blythedale Children's Hospital as it fits into the entire continuum of care, specifically understanding the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale, and determining the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2008-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1303-12 (S)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/19/2013
David Lee
University of Pennsylvania
1303-05
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
03/19/2013
Perry Sheffield
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1303-04
Children's Health and Vulnerability to Heat and Ozone in New York City
The project will examine the effects of ozone air pollution and high temperatures on children in New York City.
2005-2012 IP2005-2012 OP
03/19/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc.
1303-03 (S)
Review of Hospital Quality
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the quality of care across New York hospitals by using length of stay and readmission rates as indicators of quality. The main objective is to assess how client hospitals compare to others in New York State.
2005-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Kathleen Ciccone
HANYS Services Inc.
1303-02
The Relationship Between Patients and Hospital Staff Perceptions of Safety and Selected Outcomes of Care
The purpose of the project is to evaluate if patient reported satisfaction with care for selected areas and staff reported assessment of organizational culture of safety are associated with adverse events in NYS hospitals.
2010-2012 IP
03/19/2013
Jonathan Gordon
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1211-07 (D)
Do Academic Medical Centers Provide Care of Higher Value
The data will be used to assess whether academic medical centers provide care of greater value compared to medical centers not affiliated with an academic institution.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
03/18/2013
Matthew Saltzman
Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
13030801
The Rising Incidence of Operative Fixation of Acute Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures
The data will be used to identify whether or not orthopaedic surgeons have changed their treatment patterns for clavicle fractures over the past decade.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
02/22/2013
Lawrence Skye
Biome Analytics, Inc
13021909
Biome Analytics - Biome A
Data will be used in support of consulting work that advices NY hospital systems regarding their clinical performance priorities.
2010-2011 IP
02/22/2013
Martha Wojtowycz
SUNY Upstate Medical University
13021908
Onondaga County ED Utilization by Patients Homeless at the Time of Discharge
The data will be used for health services outcomes research. We intended to analyze patterns of ED utilization, by housing status, to investigate differences in ED utilization between the general patient population and patients experiencing homelessness.
1999-2013 IP
1999-2013 OP
02/21/2013
Benjamin Jackson
University of Pennsylvania
13021905
Utilization and Retrieval of IVC Filters
Data will be examined for procedure codes and diagnosis codes to establish annual rates of IVC filter insertion and retrieval.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
02/21/2013
Paul Bradley
MethodCare, Inc.
13021503
Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Healthcare Utilization Benchmarking to identify Improved Care with Cost Containment
The data will be used to construct aggregate benchmarking statistics and distributions to capture healthcare utilization.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
02/20/2013
Jayanth Kumar
New York State Department of Health, Division of Family Health
13021402
Trends in Non-Traumatic Dental Related Visits to Hospital Emergency and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Trends in non-traumatic dental related visits to hospital emergency and ambulatory surgery facilities and the associated costs for 2004-2011 in NYS
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
02/13/2013
Diane McAlpine
Albany Medical Center
13012207
Multiple Studies Throughout Year
Varies - As Requested by Management
2009-2013 IP
02/06/2013
Matt Galsky
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13011604
Access to High Volume Centers for Cancer Treatment in New York State
Data will be used to access volumes of specific procedures performed at hospitals, and the distance of patients seeking these procedures (via patient zip code data) from treatment centers within NYS. The data will then be compared to disease incidence and used to assess access to high volume treatment centers for patients seeking cancer treatments in NYS.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
02/06/2013
Scott Farr
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
13011603
Community Health Analysis
Data will be used to identify gaps in care, seek opportunities to reduce variation in outcomes, and create population health improvement efforts.
2011-2016 IP
02/05/2013
Jeffrey Ridge
SG-2, LLC
13011606
Operational and Long-Term Planning for Capital Health System (Trenton, NJ)
The data will be used to support Capital Health Systems' short and long-term operation and strategic planning efforts.
2009-2011 IP
02/05/2013
Chul-Young Roh
CUNY Lehman College
12111406
Linking Governance Characteristics and Organizational Performance:Case of Community Hospitals in State of New York
The requested data will be used to help in analyzing how hospital governance models influence the performance of each hospital in New York City.
2001-2010 IP
01/17/2013
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13011605
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
UB data for Clinical Outcomes Research
2011 IP
01/11/2013
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
12120408
An Investigational Study: Obesity on Young Adults in NYS
The data will be used for two objectives: 1) to study the effects of obesity on the risk of hypertension; and 2) the impact of obesity on the incidence of coronary artery thrombosis in young adults.
1982-20105 IP
1984-2015 OP
01/11/2013
Malini Cadambi
Committee of Interns and Residents
12112011
Access, Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital Patients
The research purpose of this project is to assess the access, cost, and quality, of care of outpatient and inpatient services.
2006-2015 IP
2006-2015 OP
01/7/2013
Tom Kruse
Hackensack Medical Center
12022203
Ongoing Market Analysis
The data will be used internally for market analysis studies, in determining and planning for growth and acquisitions.
2008-2011 IP
2008-2011 OP
2012
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12/17/2012
Donna Chen
Children's Hospital (MASS)
12072005
Market Potential Analysis in Support of Strategic Marketing Plans
Aggregated data analysis will be used to assess market potentials for each service line.
2008 - 2012 IP
2008 - 2012 OP
12/10/2012
Jeremy Henderson
Healthgrades, Inc.
12120704
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The purpose of this study is to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals and create targeted solutions based on quality metrics.
2011 IP
12/05/2012
Jane Clougherty
University of Pittsburgh
1211-12
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
This project will research the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2002- 2012 IP
2005 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1211-11
Estimating the Returns to Hospital Care: Evidence for Capacity Constraints
The data will be used to find evidence that an increase in spending affects treatment outcomes.
1982 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
1211-10 (S)
Identification of State Sanitary Code, Part 22, Case Reportings
The data will be used in a surveillance study to identify instances in which a facility is not reporting certain conditions, and to conduct outreach to these facilities regarding these conditions.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1211-09 (S)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The data will be used to update the EPHT portal with myocardial infarction and asthma data in New York State. In addition to the disease specific indicators, joint environmental and health indicators will also be developed to assess the health outcomes in areas of environmental concern.
1982 - 2015 OP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low - Versus Remaining in a High - Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Costs of Care
The data will be used to examine whether patterns of health care utilization, including emergency hospitalizations, use of inpatient and outpatient care, and medical costs differ for individuals who relocated to a low-poverty neighborhood, relative to a control group.
1998 - 2009 IP
1998 - 2009 OP
12/05/2012
Harry Feder
IPRO
1211-06 (S)
Ongoing Identification and Analyses of Patterns and Outcomes of Care
The data will be used to perform risk analysis and to draw samples for clinical data abstraction for quality improvement projects.
2006 - 2015 IP
2006 - 2015 OP
2006 PRI
12/05/2012
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1211-05
The Effect of Peak-Shaving Regulations on the Activity, Toxic Emissions, and Health Impacts of Local Power Plants
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of local peak-shaving following power plant activity on cardiovascular hospital admissions and emergency department visits in New York City.
2000 - 2015 IP
2000 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
John Shaw
Next Wave
1211-04 (S)
Validating Longitudinal, Cross-Setting, and Episode Payment Methodologies & Longitudinal Quality and Patient Safety Indicators in a Regulatory Environment
The primary purpose of this project is to support validation of fiscal and quality measures proposed for regulatory use.
1995 - 2015 IP
1995 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Lanora Callahan
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03
New York City Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2004 - 2012 IP
2004 - 2012 OP
12/05/2012
Joseph Engelberg
University of California - San Diego
1211-01
Economic Conditions and Health Outcomes
The purpose of this project is to assess the causal effect of macroeconomic conditions on stress-related health outcomes.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Steven Forand
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1209-05 (D)
Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor
To examine community health indicators in areas with brownfield redevelopment projects in order to include public health considerations in the redevelopment process.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1209-01 (D)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
Request Has Been Withdrawn
12/05/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1202-02 (A)
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, especially infertility treatments, such as ovulation-stimulating medications and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and how they adversely affect growth, motor, and social development.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/04/2012
Fabrice Smieliauskas
University of Chicago
12112709
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
SPARCS data will be used for an analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing initiatives of medical device manufacturers.
2002 - 2011 IP
12/04/2012
Sean Capperis
New York University, Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy
12112708
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data on asthma hospital admissions will be used as an indicator in our State of New York, City's Housing and Neighborhoods Report, and in our Data Search Tool website.
2011 IP
11/20/2012
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
12111405
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting and Infection Rates on Infection Rates
We plan to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates, and the impact of tort reform on health care outcomes.
2010, 2011 IP
10/31/2012
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions
12103010
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individuals hospital charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 - 2015 IP
2010 - 2015 OP
10/22/2012
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro NY
12101101
VHA New York Data Initiative
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding improvement, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 20 NYS hospitals that are members of VHA.
2010 - 2012 IP
10/19/2012
Sandra McGinnis
SUNY School of Public Health
12092611
Demand for Anesthesiology Services
Number and types of inpatient and outpatient surgeries will be used to determine demand for anesthesiology services.
2010 IP
2010 OP
09/24/2012
Linh Le
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management
1209-10(S)
Public Health Informatics for Emergency Preparedness and Response in New York State
This project focuses on the design and deployment of appropriate applications and techniques of automatic data-processing, pattern recognition, data mining, and knowledge extraction algorithms. These applications and techniques will aid in the early detection of bioterrorism events,disease outbreaks, and analysis of impact of pre- and post-health emergencies.
The time needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring and to detect, report and improve the timeliness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public's health.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Barbara Wallace
Center for Community Health
1209-09(S)
Use of SPARCS Data for Chronic Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention Program Planning,
Evaluation, Surveillance, Research and Quality Assurance
The Division of chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health addresses specific risk factors,
chronic diseases, and injuries associated with the leading causes of death and disability among New Yorkers. Identifying data is needed for the purpose of monitoring trends in morbidity and in emergency department and hospital utilization over time, to identify special populations at risk, understand the comorbidities or medical procedures in selected populations, and to compare and supplement information collection from other data systems. We will also identify patterns of care and the costs associated with chronic diseases, disabilities, and injury morbidity.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Frederick Matsen
University of Washington
1209-08
Indications and Reoperation Rates for Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State
The data will be used to look at indications and reoperation rates for patients who had shoulder and knee arthroplasty beteen January 1997 and December 2011.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2011 AS
09/24/2012
Samual Kleiner
Cornell University
1209-07
Medicaid Managed Care in New York State and Its Effects on Patient Health
This research will examine the causal effect of enrollment in the Medicaid managed care program on patient outcomes and hospital utilizations. Specifically, the researcher will analyze whether there is an increase or decrease in hospital utilizations under managed care, and whether the type of care and quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients changes.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1209-04
Drug Overdose Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Emergency Department Care
This retrospective study will utilize data from SPARCS to assess overdose mortality for a cohort of patients who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized.
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 ED
09/24/2012
John Claude Elfar
Strong Memorial Hospital
1209-03
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
The purpose of the research is to determine major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty performed for hip fractures in the State from 2000-2010. The hypothesis is that complication rates for total hip replacements performed for fractures will be higher than those performed for arthritis. The benefit of this research is to support or refute the utility of total hip replacements for treatment of fractures.
2000-2011 IP
2005-2011 ED
09/24/2012
Evelyn Talbot
University of Pittsburgh
1209-02
Linkage Study of Air Quality PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Effects Data from the Tracking Network
This project will study the association between PM2.5 air pollution and cardiovascular disease outcomes in order to make recommendations regarding additional research within the national and state level EPHT programs.
2000-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09(A)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents that underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
09/24/2012
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1101-10(A)
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State.
2007-2014 IP2007-2014 ED
09/24/2012
Horen Boyagian
Treo Solutions
0710-06(A)
Treo Solutions Healthcare Business Intelligence Services
SPARCS data will be used for physician level reporting for those patients who have had services provided by the physician.
Using the inpatient data and institutional cost reports (State-based or Medicare), Treo Services allows its subscribers to compare and trend hospital performance across a variety of indicators including: physician performance, resource usage, market share, quality indicators, and financial and operational performance.
2000-2015 IP2000-2015 OP
09/19/2012
Adam Wilcox
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091907
Comparative Effectiveness Research
The data will allow us to investigate a wide range of health outcomes associated with various diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and mental disabilities.
2005-2009 IP
2003-2009 AS
09/19/2012
Karl McCleary
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091906
Deceased Donor Potential in the United States
The data will be used to to help understand resource utilization, comorbidity and disease severity, quality of care, and health outcomes.
2009 IP
09/19/2012
Saskia Droesler
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091905
Health Services Research
The data will be used for health services research-to study the differences in access to, and quality of, primary healthcare between different states and between counties.
2009 IP
09/13/2012
Karen Madden
Office of Health Systems Management (OHSM)
12091001
New York State Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient and Emergency Department Utilization
We will use the data to evaluate New York State hospitals for certificate of need reviews, and to respond to DOH executive staff data requests.
1994-2015 IP
1994-2015 OP
09/01/2012
Akaki Lekiachvili
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082207
Public Health Related Issues in Care Utilization
SPARCS data will be used to research public health related issues in many areas. We plan to investigate health problems, treatments, utilization and cost,as well as prevention, access, disparity, environmental factors and related issues that are important for public health.
2009 IP
08/31/2012
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
12082212
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
SPARCS data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health-care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2008-2015 IP
08/31/2012
Edward Burleigh
IMS Health
12082211
Hospital Procedure and Diagnoses Summary
SPARCS data will be combined with other state data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedure volume at the national and facility level. Clients use the data to track trends in diagnoses and procedures, identify facilities that would be appropriate sites for clinical trials, and to better allocate resources based on procedure and diagnosis volume. /td>
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
08/31/2012
Aaron Scharff
RehabCare
12082210
Market Utilization by Service Line and MSDRG for Post Acute Continuum Services
This study will analyze the potential and utilized rehab services by patient origin and hospital destination, and then compare that analyses to CMS MedPAR and HMSA.
2008-2012 IP
08/31/2012
Stephan Mayer
Columbia University
12082203
Sociodemographic Determinants of Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
We will study the effect of the following three socioeconomic variables on mortality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: region of state as identified by patient zip code, population density, and insurance status. We will further stratify mortality outcome by creating a model of patient centered variables.
2005-2013 IP
08/22/2012
Gloria Bazzoli
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082205
Health Services Research, Organizational Analyses, and Studies that Examine the Effects of Public Policies on Hospitals and Patients
This project will focus on areas involving health services research, organizational analyses, and studies that examine the effects of public policies on hospitals and patients. The research will examinine care delivered by hospital organizations and how organizational and environmental features affect that care, such as, what are the effects of the adoption of quality improvement technologies (e.g. health information technology applications) and other hospital-based activities (e.g. evidence-based practices). The performance of these activities will be assessed using the patient-level hospital discharge data.
2005-2009 IP
08/22/2012
Askare Chukmaitov
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082206
Health Research Study
The project is a health services research study that will compare patient health outcomes after outpatient colonoscopy. We will follow patients across facilities and over time, which is important for development of proposed patient quality measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 AS
08/06/2012
Paul VanFossan
OptumInsight
12072009
Hospital Quality and Financial occurrence and Coding Analyses
The data will be used to create reports used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. Information they will be reviewing includes length of stay, costs of stay, charge of stay, reimbursement and coding, etc. The second use of the data is to produce reports used by Health Care Professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, costs, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities of their choosing, analyzing coding of claims, occurrences of codes in claims and additional ad-hoc requests.
2010 IP
07/20/2012
Lena Sun
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072008
Epidemiological Studies of Health Outcomes
We will use the data to perform epidemiological studies of health outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. Our investigations will include clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare quality, and health services research.
2007-2009 AS
07/20/2012
Linda Scheetz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072007
Mortality and Morbidity Injuries
The goals of this research are to identify the incidence and types of injuries that occurred in Bronx, NY during the last three years, identify risk factors for specific injuries, examine access to health care for the treatment of injuries, and examine injury outcomes, utilization and cost. Knowledge gained from this research will inform the development of injury prevention programs in the Bronx that should facilitate the attainment of the Healthy People 2020 target goals.
208-2009 IP
07/20/2012
Mahesh Shukla
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072006
Health Policy Dissertation Research
The data will be used to study causal impact of CABG Report Cards on CABG mortality and on hospital and surgeon volume as dissertation research.
1990, 1991, 2008, 2009 IP
07/20/2012
Susan Senecal
Office of Health Systems Management
12072004
New York State Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Project
SPARCS data will be examined to determine Episodes of care that meets study event criteria for the demonstration project. A study event is an adverse event that results in, or that may result in, serious harm to a patient while in the care of the
perioperative unit.
2007-2013 IP
07/20/2012
Stephen Mayer
Columbia University
12052102
Regional Outcome Variations in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The data will be used to study specific outcomes (including mortality and incidence of DNR) of young patients who present with severe traumatic brain injury requiring mechanical ventilation without significant systemic injury/extracranial injury (including
orthopedic and abdominal surgery). These outcomes will be stratified by patient zip code and utilization of specific interventions such as ICP monitoring, EVD placement, and craniotomy will be considered.
2005-2015 IP
07/16/2012
Regina Zimmerman
New York City of Health and Mental Hygiene
12053105
Validating Births, Deaths and Spontaneous Terminations Vital Record Data Against Hospital Discharg Data for Data Quality Imprmovement
The requested data would be used solely for quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, the assessment of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data quality, examination of hospital specific data quality improvement indicators and determination of targeted areas for data quality improvement interventions.
2008-2015 IP2008-2015 OP
07/03/2012
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates
12062212
Operational Insights Guided Analytics
The data will be used in combination with data from other states, and will be
summarized to show statistical information on
variations in health care patterns across hospitals and states.
We will also be estimating Medicare
reimbursement via automated Medicare Pricer
applications for Medicare patients and reviewing
payment information developed by using this
information.
2005-2015 IP
06/25/2012
Linda Scheetz
CUNY Lehman College
12062215
Validation of the Field Triage Decision Scheme Guidelines Physiologic Criteria for Injured Older Patients
This study aims to validate the Field Triage Decision Scheme (FTDS)criteria for older injured patients.
2009-2010 IP
06/11/2012
Roberta Williams
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
12061108
Study Costs and Consequences of our Present Policies of Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults
This project studies the costs and consequences of our present policies of healthcare coverage for young adults.
Remarkable gains in survival of serious childhood diseases have produced an emerging population of
young adults with complex chronic diseases who did not previously survive to that age.
Understanding the drivers of healthcare utilization of these young adults with chronic diseases is an
important first step in designing a health system that will preserve the societal investment that has
been made in these individuals during childhood. Understanding how resource utilization changes as these patients age
out of insurance coverage will help to determine the consequences of our present policies and provide
a base for tracking the effects of changes in these policies.
2005-2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
05/30/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
1205-06
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Prevalence Rates
This study evaluates the impact of the New York State Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management and Prevention) intervention program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2012 IP
05/30/2012
Susmita Pati
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1205-05
Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved
The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (Keeping Families Healthy) population. By promoting the use of recommended preventive care, encouraging patient compliance, and educating patients and parents about the control and self-management of chronic conditions, there is an expectaion of seeing a reduction in hospital admissions and the unnecessary use of ED services.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Thomas Matte
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-04
The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
This project will utilize SPARCS data to study the impact of ambient air pollution on pregnancy outcomes among New York City residents, focusing on particulate air pollution and its potential impact on fetal growth and preterm birth.
2008-2010 IP
05/30/2012
Cynthia Driver
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-03
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in NYC
The data will be used in surveillance activities supporting the work of the Division of Mental Hygeine in improving the lives of New Yorkers with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Paul Savage
HealthCare Intelligence, LLC
1205-02
Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities
The purpose of this project is to identify a multivariate criteria or specification recognizing patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care.
1997-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania
1101-11(A)
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery
The primary purpose of using the data is to examine variations in outcomes among patients aged 50 and over, treated in hospitals in New York State.
2004-2014 IP
05/30/2012
Seth Freedman
Indiana University
0804-05(A2)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care: Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation, and Infant Health Outcomes
This study will analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion.
1992-2003 IP
05/30/2012
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02(A3)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for
hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
05/23/2012
Richard Zhao
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
12052103
Market Analyses of Hospital Discharges
The primary purpose of the SPARCS data will be to estimate hospital referrals for home care and to determine demand for new products. The objective is to understand the community's need for home care services, derived by analyzing discharges by diagnoses and procedures, length of stay, and days in alternate levels of care.
2005-2015 IP
05/23/2012
Matthew Roe
New York City Department of Transportation
12052101
Road Safety in New York City
The study seeks to estimate the number of inpatient and outpatient cases resulting from roadway crashes in New York City, especially injuries to pedestrians or bicyclists resulting from motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle collisions.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
05/23/2012
Olga Pierce
ProPublica
12050704
Is Substandard Care Hurting Patients and Costing Taxpayers Money?
ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that plans to publish a series of stories that examine quality-of-care issues for patients. As a result, patients will benefit from greater transparency and improved care. Additionally, providers of service will be better informed about how their performance compares to others and how they can improve by adopting best practices.
2010 IP
04/27/2012
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
12042610
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
By studying SPARCS data, the company will be able to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and
under-insured via their DataiSight tools and ConsumerScope tool, letting Medicare and non-Medicare patients identify efficient and safe providers.
2010 IP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041909
New York Inpatient Hospital Study
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2007-2015 IP
04/23/2012
Nayer Khazeni
Stanford University
12041908
Comparative Effectiveness of Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza
Data will be used to measure influenza-related healthcare costs and utilization during a pandemic.
By analyzing inpatient and outpatient de-identified SPARCS data for New Yor State the company will use total
and mean 2009 (h1N1) influenza-related inpatient and outpatient costs and mean length of stay to
identify risk factors for increased healthcare utilization.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041907
2010 New York Ambulatory Surgery
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2010 AS
04/23/2012
Kelli Johnson
University of Minnesota
12041906
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Dashboard
The analysis of SPARCS data will address access and utilization at the state level.
Products we made available through a web portal will assist health policymakers, medical providers, and consumers in
New York by providing them accurate and timely state-level data.
2009 OP
2009 ED
04/23/2012
Vivian Ho
Rice University
12041905
The Relationship Between Volume and Outcome in Health Economics
Regression analysis on SPARCS data to see the relationship between surgery volume and outcome.
The results of the regression analysis will show how an incremental increase in surgery volume changes
the outcome controlling for other factors.
2000-2011 IP
04/23/2012
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
12041104
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
An analysis of SPARCS data will be used to assist Catholic Health in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the
community. The data requested will be utilized by creating links to descriptive text fields (clinical codes-DRG and ICD-9) as maintained by CMS and WHO. The links will contain information about hospitals from CMS, NYS DOH, and commercial sources.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015
04/10/2012
Rick Henderson
The Delta Group
12032005
Healthcare Operations of the Delta Group
SPARCS data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations - both
utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2010-2011 IP
03/30/2012
Rolando Tabora
Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Finance
11080803
Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used for benchmarking purposes.
2008-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
03/22/2012
Amanda Schneider
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
12031504
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in New York City
The primary objectives of this project are surveillance of hospitalizations and ED visits attributable to serious mental illness (SMI) and to substance abuse and dependency. This will help in improving the lives of New York residents with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
03/22/2012
Jane Corrarino
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
12022708
Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Analysis of New York State SPARCS Hospitalization and Emergency Department Data for 2009, 2010, 2011
Data will be analyzed and used in order to develop policies and programs for the county.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
03/22/2012
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
12022205
Crimson Market Advantage for NYU Langone Medical Center
The data will be used within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for New York University Langone Medical Center.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
03/21/2012
Ted Gates
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
12031503
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
This study will produce asthma surveillance reports on Vermont residents for the Vermont Department of Health. It will also produce hospital planning reports on market share trends.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 AS
03/21/2012
Deborah Lynch
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
12022204
Various Projects Related to Analyses of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used to create summary reports used by consultants in the strategic planning division of the firm.
2009-2010 IP
03/21/2012
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company, Strategy and Planning Division
12022202
Market Study
The data will be used in market studies conducted on behalf of client hospitals.
2008-2015 IP
03/14/2012
Simon Newman
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100318
State Specific Comparisons of Physician Outcomes
The data will be used to perform state-specific comparisons of physician outcomes, including metrics like mortality rates, length of stay, and complications.
2009 IP
03/14/2012
Grace Lee
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100317
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Nonpayment for Preventable Complications
This project will evaluate financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and how they impact quality of care.
2009 IP
03/01/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Policy Management and Behavior
12010905
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidents and Prevalence Rates
The study evaluates the impact of the New York Gold STAMP Intervention Program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2011 IP
02/29/2012
Virginia Maar
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
RELDID-091
Analyses for Strategic Planning
The data will be used for various projects related to the analyses of hospital discharges, and to support strategic planning efforts by client skilled nursing facilities.
2005-2008 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
The project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data.
1984-1987 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
02/29/2012
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classificaion Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI uses this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
02/28/2012
Wendy McKelvey
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health Services, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance Policy
12022201
An Evaluation of the Impact of Restaurant Sanitary Grade Posting on Health Hazard Reduction in New York City
The data will be utilized to evaluate rates of hospitalization and emergency department utilization for foodborne-related diagnoses from 2000-2020.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Fergal Fleming
Unversity of Rochester Medical Center
1202-12
Analysis of Venothromboembolism Risk Post-Discharge After Surgery
The purpose of this project is to determine the rate and risk factors for the development of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after discharge in patients under going major general surgery.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1202-11
Using NASA Satellite Aerosole Optical Depth Data to Create Representative PM2.5 Fields for Use in Human Health and Epidemiology Studies in Support of State and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Programs
Case crossover will be used to find odds ratios of respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes which potentially associated with PM2.5 air concentrations.
2004-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
02/22/2012
Alex Greenstein
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-10
Disparities in Therapy for Acute Cholecystitis by Insurance Status in New York State: A Longitudinal Analysis
The objective of this study will be to compare the treatment paradigm for acute cholecystitis (AC) in
the Medicaid versus private insurance groups within the New York State database.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesilogy
1202-09
Outcomes of New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
02/22/20112
Randall Brown
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
1202-08
Evaluation of Three Pioneering Managed Care Programs Developed Specifically for People with Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to rigorously evaluate the effects of the Commonwealth Care Alliance (Boston, MA) and the Independence Care System (New York City, New York) on costs and utilization of high-cost services and quality of care indicators among persons with serious disabilities.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Arthur Blank
Montefiore Medical Center
1202-07
Evaluation of Quality of Health Care Delivery Across Time Using Geospatial Information in the Five Boroughs of New York and Westchester 1995-2015 with Special Attention to Environmental Determinants and the Impact of Information Technology on Clinical Outcomes
This project will identify where clusters of illness are occurring so that efforts can be made to enhance the quality of care for patients with chronic illness.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center
1202-06
Outcomes of Heart Failure and Diabetes in the HHC Population
The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the outcomes and management
for patients with heart failure and co-morbid diabetes in a high risk urban population.
2007-2010 IP
02/22/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-05
The Impact of Provider and Hospital Procedural Volume on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) Outcomes in New York State
The main goal of this project is to characterize the impact of individual physician ERCP volume, hospital ERCP volume on post ERCP failures, complications, post-procedural length of stay and in-hospital mortality.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
02/22/2012
Jason Hockenberry
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1202-04
Human Capital and Organizational Factors Affecting Surgical Quality and Efficiency
The purpose of this project is to analyze human capital factors that impact patient outcomes and how organizational structures modify those factors.
2008-2015 IP
2008-2015 AS
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State, Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-03
Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MDSTARnet)
The goal of this project is to conduct population based surveillance of nine muscular dystrophies and to determine prevalence, demographics, healthcare coverage and types of clinics where patients receive care.
1982-2015 IP
1984-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-02
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, and how they adversely affect the growth, motor, and social development of neurodevelopmental impairments, along with physical growth patterns and proportionality.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Genevieve Pham-Kanter
University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy
1202-01
Exploring Disparities in Emergency Care
The purpose of this project is to examine how the post-accident outcomes of visitors to the emergency department are related to patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and insurance status.
2009-2010 ED
02/22/2012
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-15 (A)
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission
patterns in order to help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 ED
02/22/2012
William Allison
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-12 (A)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
SPARCS data will be used to produce hospital discharge profiles, as well as perform policy analysis, evaluation, strategic planning, and utilization analysis.
1987-2015 IP
1987-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A2)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1992-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 (A)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of this project is to better understand the relationship between health and the environment and to protect the health of the residents of the state, especially in areas of environmental concern.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Department of Economics
1001-06 (A2)
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence From Working-Age Individuals In New York
This study will characterize the evolution of medical expenditures for individuals over time and aid in the reforms of health insurance policies.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Hannah Jordan
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 (A2)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
This project will enable us to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare, and will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
02/15/2012
Gary Scherzer
SUNY Oswego, School of Business, Department of Markenting and Management
12013113
Managerial Epidemiology Course Project
Data will be used by students to learn how to analyze a population's use of health care. Output of data analysis will be a student project in Managerial Epidemiology.
2005 IP
02/15/2012
Jaymie Meliker
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Public Health
12010904
HRSA Grant CFDA Number 93.516, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Center
Data will be utilized to assist the center in accomplishing its mission of enhancing the quality of services provided by public health personnel in underserved areas of Long Island.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/02/2012
Jerome Ndayishimiye
SUNY Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing and Health Progessions
12013112
Alleviating Overcrowding of Patients in Emergency Rooms Using Optimal Resource Allocation Policies Derived From Queueing Theory and Dynamic Optimization Methods
This project will use the data to model the emergency room flow, in the hopes of establishing optimal resource allocation policies and best practices to help alleviate overcrowding of patients in emergency rooms.
2009 ED
01/31/2012
Chiarina Fanara
Quadra Med Corporation
12012410
National Benchmarking
This project will enable the customization of benchmark standards at anytime as often as it is required, giving greater flexibility in evaluating facilities information.
2010-2014 IP
01/31/2012
Brian Donaldson
Harlem Hospital, Department of Surgery
11113022
Overview of Trauma in Harlem Over the Last 50 Years
This study is an analysis of trauma, historically in the Harlem community.
2010-2014 IP
01/13/1965
Jean Moore
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health
12010906
The Effect of Hospitalist Physicians on Mortality and Length of Stay Across New York State Hospitals: A Multilevel Model Analysis
The purpose of this proposed research is to examine whether or not hospitalized patients who are attended by hospitalist versus non-hospitalist primary care physicians experience different outcomes.
2006 IP
01/13/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology
12010903
Trends in Volume and Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in New York State 1998-2011
This project will describe geographic, temporal and patient demographic patterns associated with physician
and hospital ERCP yearly volume.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
2003-2011 AS
2011
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01/13/2012
Judy Ippolito
New Solutions, Inc.
11121404
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
This project will anlayze UB data for clinical outcomes research.
2010 IP
12/22/2011
Frank Sloan
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Economics
11121503
Integrating Medicare and Medical Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries.
This project will seek to use payer codes to identify dual eligibles enrolled in HMO plans, and will also run regressions of various health indicators and variables against cost.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
12/15/2011
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics, LLC
11121502
Ad-Hoc Investigation of Healthcare Redesign Opportunities in New York State
The broad purpose of this study is to seek opportunities for reforming or redesigning regional health care systems through analysis of hospital markets and competetion.
2006-2014 IP
2006-2014 ED
12/15/2011
April Rowe
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11112920
Outmigration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York Hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
12/06/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stonybrook, Department of Planning
11113019
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project intends to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
1997-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Christopher Sukenik
BDC Advisors, LLC
11113018
Analysis of Patient Origin, Patient Migration and Referral Patterns for New York Hospitals
This study will analyze patient origin and migration for New York hospitals, as well as analyze physician referral patterns and physician preferences using multiple hospitals.
2010 IP
2010 OP
12/06/2011
Robert Lin
New York Downtown Hospital
11112921
Trends and Associated Clinico-Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
This study will access the incidences of Kawasaki's disese and other hypersensitivity disorders.
1990-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Mithun Patel
McKinsey and Company
11120601
Strategic Plan for South Florida
The data will be used to determine which patients are leaving South Florida to pursue medical care in the New York City area, and for which procedures.
2005-2011 IP
11/25/2011
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health
11111606
Planning and Marketing Analyses
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
11/25/2011
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
11111605
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
Data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers
increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality,
safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2010 IP
11/18/2011
Michael Mittleman
PSCH, Inc. - Headquarters Division
11110404
Preliminary Guidelines and Quality Indicators for Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Homes
The primary use of these data will be a series of analyses which will contribute to the development of patient-centered behavioral health home guidelines used to facilitate planning for and the continuation of high-quality services to patients and health home member organizations through the development of individual and organizational profiles and quality indicators.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/18/2011
David Manko
Rivkin Radler, LLP
11110403
Pre-Litigations Investigations
The project will aggregate data relating to payor information and hospital transfers for an
ambulatory surgery center.
2010-2014 AS
11/18/2011
Mark Humowiecji
New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
11110402
Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedule Study
The WCB is evaluating the financial implication of changing from PAS to either EAPG or APC for its
ambulatory surgery reimbursement rates. The data will be used to support financial analysis of new rate methodology.
2005-2011 IP
11/17/2011
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease
1110-13
NY/NY III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
The NY/NY III evaluation is designed to address a core set of questions, and this project pertains to that evaluation by analyzing publicly-funded health and social services and the health outcomes associated with placement in supportive housing.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Matthew Leary
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Care Research and Information Services
1110-12(S)
New York State Hospitalization and Utilization Performance Assessment
Summary statistics are needed for a variety of health care topics. The requestor will utilize SPARCS data in the examination of medical conditions, surgical services, and utilization patterns.
1990-2014 IP
1990-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Keith Servis
New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct
1110-11
Mandatory Investigations and Program Related Activities
This data will be used to identify outlier cases that need further exploration to identify patterns of care.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
1986-2006 PRI
11/17/2011
Mary De Masi
Council on Children and Families
1110-10
An Examination of Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York
The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of emergency department use by
children, and to help identify factors that predict the likelihood children will present to EDs for non-urgent care.
2009-2014 ED
11/17/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health
1110-09
Identifying a Target Population for C. Difficile Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to look at the ICD-9 and CPT codes of patients with C.difficile infection in order to identify any trends based on co-morbidities that identify a potential candidate who
would benefit from a vaccination.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Don Weiss
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
1110-08
Assessment of the Quality of Meningococcal Disease Reporting in New York City
This study seeks to determine the accuracy of the New York city surveillance of meningococcal disease.
1989-2014 IP
11/17/2011
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-07
Monitoring and Analyzing Utilization, Operation, and Finances of Hospitals in New York State
The data will be used to describe and analyze trends in the utilization, operation, and finances of
New York hospitals, with a clear focus on New York City hospitals.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
11/17/2001
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury, Department of Politics, Economics, and Law
1110-06
An Analysis of New York State Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses by Community Socio-Economic Status and Access to Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Reform
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
11/17/2011
David Cutler
National Bureau of Economic Research
1110-05
How Does Resource Availability Affect Care and Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
This study investigates how the availability of specialized hospital resources affects patterns of
care and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndromes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Giampaolo Greco
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1110-04
Modifiable Risk Factors of High Cost in Kidney Transplantation
The primary goal of this study is to identify predictors of resource utilization in kidney
transplant patients.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2001
Eric Strauss
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Sports Medicine
1110-03
Utility and Long-Term Efficacy of Meniscal Repair/Meniscectomy
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the utility and efficacy of knee
meniscectomy/meniscal repair.
1995-2014 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2014 AS
11/17/2001
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-02
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York hospitals.
2005-2009 IP
11/17/2011
David Ping
Health Quest
1110-01
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The purpose of this project is to plan, market and provide more effectively appropriate services to the community.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
1101-14(A)
The Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This project will compare changes in admission rates, racial/ethnic disparities in such rates, and associated changes in inpatient costs in MA vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Byung-Kwang Yoo
University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences
0807-03(A)
Effect of Individual Behavioral Responses on Benefits of Influenza Vaccination
The primary purpose of this study is to examine if there are disparities in hospitalization rates due to influenza
and its complications that can be prevented by influenza vaccination.
2003-2014 IP
11/04/2011
Jeremy Henderson
HealthGrades, Inc.
11103108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2010 IP
11/04/2011
Linda Fishel
E.J. Noble Hospital, IT Department
11103106
E.J. Noble Hospital & Kinney Nursing Home, Strategy Development
The data will be used to identify the volume of SNF discharges within E.J. Noble's relative market area.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Michael Williams
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
11101705
State of New York, City Housing and Neighborhoods
This project will utilize the data to study the state of New York City housing and neighborhoods.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
11101704
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals'
charges.
2011 IP
2011 OP
2011 AS
11/03/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Planning
11101703
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2007-2011 IP
11/03/2011
Lynn Shepard Scott
Upstate University Hospital
11092110
Upstate University Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Upstate New York, including total market volumes, utilization, and market share.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
10/31/2011
Nicole Hirt
HCR Home Care, Outreach Department
11101702
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze the data for hospital discharge trends, specifically usage of home health services.
2009-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Kate Hogerton
Bellevue Hospital (NYC), Finance Division, Revenue Integrity Department
11101701
APR DRG SOI Analysis for New York City Metropolitan Area Hospitals
Data will be used to compare Bellevue's inpatient discharges by APR DRG Severity of Illness (SOI) and LOS against hospital peers in the New York City Metropolitan area.
2010-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Sridhar Chilimuri
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine
11091203
Gallstone Disease in the Young
The data will be used in an epidemiological analysis of gallstone prevalance in young people.
1996-2010 IP
09/30/2011
Paul Savage
Healthcare Intelligence, LLC
11092712
Peer Planning and Simulation Modeling of Hospital Activity
This is a web based program for healthcare administrators and regulators to be used in planning for health facilities and community need.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013OP
2011-2013AS
09/26/2011
Paul Gruenewald
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center
11092111
Environmental Approaches to Prevention
The data will be used to create a time series tabulation of diagnoses at the county level, and will be used for exploratory analysis of substance use/abuse problems.
1982-2009 IP
09/23/2011
John Martin
Premier, Inc.
10122908
Free Benchmarking Tool/Select Practice Adjustment
The data is used to create a benchmarking tool to identify the performance of any New York State Hospital. The tool produces risk-adjusted outcomes (i.e., mortality, complications, LOS, costs, charges) based on Premier, Inc. methodology.
2005-2014 IP
09/19/2011
Karen Klevanosky
Captial District Physician's Health Plan, Inc.
11091204
Hospital Profiling
This project will use the data to study Hospital Admissions and Costs
2010 IP
09/19/2011
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester, Department of Orthodpedic Surgery
11091202
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
This project will examine data for femoral neck fracture patients with regards to treatment procedure code, re-admission within 1 year, subsequent procedures, PE, infection, hip dislocation and other documented complications.
2000-2010 IP
09/16/2011
Tara Schmidt
Milliman, Inc.
11091205
Actuarial Analyses
The data will be used in actuarial analyses performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables and clinical guidelines published by the firm. The data will be used to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures.
2010-2013 IP
09/14/2011
Matthew Dunphy
1798 Consultants, Inc.
11091207
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) Hospital Cost Analysis Within Inpatient Setting of Care
The data will be used to understand hospital costs related to inpatient discharges with CDAD secondary diagnosis.
2010 IP
09/14/2011
Larry Schoen
NY State, Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
11091206
Acute Myocardial Infarction in NY 1996-2008
The data will be used to calculate mortality rates, incident rates and discharge rates for New Yorkers with acute myocardial infarction.
1996-2008 IP
08/17/2011
Meg Jones
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Planning and new Business Development
11080807
Planning and Market Analysis
This study will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010 IP
08/17/2011
Tom Ralston
National Care Network, LLC
11080804
Data Analyses
Data will be used to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and underinsured via our DataSight tools and ConsumerScope tool allowing Medicare and non Medicare patients to identify efficient and safe providers.
2009 IP
08/17/2011
Gerald Richmond
Central New York Health Systems Agency
11062705
Central New York Emergency Room Use Study
This study will identify factors to drive and promote policies, procedures and programs to measurably reduce the number of potentially unnecessary emergency room visits in Central New York.
2008-2014 ED
08/16/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health, Center for Community Health
11080809
Identifying a Target Population for C Difficile Vaccine
The data will be used to determine if there is a trend to the number or type of co-morbidities in C.difficile vs non-C.difficile patients, in order to identify high risk patients for possible primary prevention of disease.
2010 IP
2010 AS
08/10/2011
Lora Lefebvre
NY State Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Management
11081008
Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Workgroup Data Analysis
The data will be used to support the MRT workgroup that is charged with analyzing the healthcare system in Brooklyn and recommending steps to ensure that efficient, patient-centered, high-quality care is available to its residents and others who use its facilities.
2004-2010 IP
2005-2010 ED
08/10/2011
Nancy Formella
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
11080502
Community Health Analysis
This data will allow the reseacher to identify gaps in care, and seek opportunities to reduce variations in outcomes, and to create population health improvement efforts.
2005-2009 IP
08/10/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11080501
Analysis of NY State Patient Discharges
The data will be used to analyze patient discharges on a zip-code by zip-code basis.
2003,05,07 IP
08/10/2011
James Lee
Lawrence Hospital Center
11060701
Crimson Market Advantage for Lawrence Hospital Center
The data will be used for the purposes of the physician market and analysis explicitly for Lawrence Hospital Center
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
1107-06
Health Services Research for Cancer Care
The data will be used in a variety of health services research projects. These projects focus on such issues as case mix measurement at specialized cancer facilities, quality assessment measures, analysis of episodes of care for cancer patients, and health economics related to cancer treatment.
1986-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Michelle Ng Gong
Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Critical Care Medicine
1107-05
Long Term Survival and Health Care Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients in New York State
The purpose of this study is to define clusters of clinically important outcomes after critical illnesses.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1107-04
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
This initiative will focus on policy issues related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered around the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
07/29/2011
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1107-03
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale. The second goal of this project is to determine the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2004-2009 IP
07/29/2011
Charlotte Druschel
NY State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-02
Stillbirth Surveillance
The primary purpose of this project is to establish surveillance of stillbirths.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Shao Lin
NY Stae Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-01
School Related Environment and Public Health Tracking
This project will explore the relationship between outdoor and indoor school-based hazard
indicators and children's respiratory health, as well as school performance outcome indicators.
1997-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09(A)
Does Healthcare Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Changes Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
This project will examine mortality, readmission and patient safety measures.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08(A)
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in NYS.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
07/29/2011
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06(A)
2020 Performance Commission (PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, and to avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use. The data will used to eliminate disparities in the Finger Lakes region.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
07/20/2011
Andy Short
Samaritan Medical Center
11071304
Ten Year Demand Forecast for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services
The data will be used to determine the market size of services by geography and clinical service line.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/15/2011
Stephen Glickel
Roosevelt Hospital, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center
11071303
Review of Closed Malpractice Cases Involving Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
The data will be used to report the incidence of shoulder fracture arthroplasty in the last 30 years and analyze potential trends associated with shoulder arthroplasty.
1982-2010 IP
1984-2010 OP
07/15/2011
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management/td>
11071302
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The reseacher plans to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates.
2009 IP
06/16/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11031407
Analysis of Hospital Service Areas
This study will analyze hospital service areas by patient
zipcode, payer group and ms-drg group.
2009-2013 IP
06/02/2011
Carol DeFrances
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
11052605
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This analysis of discharge data is critical to studying diseases, procedures,
health and delivery technology and health policy issues.
2010 IP
05/12/2011
Nicole Ngo
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
1104-09
Examining Health Impacts of Reducing Pollution Emissions from New York City Buses
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
05/12/2011
Andrew Beveridge
CUNY Queens College
1104-08
The Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Care Report Cards on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Acess to and Outcomes of CABG and PCI Surgery
This study will examine race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in access
to and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) surgery and Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention (PCI) from 1988-2010.
1988-2014 IP
1988-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Freling Smith
University of Phoenix
1104-07
A Retrospective Comparison of the Inpatient Mortality and 30-day Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients
The project will seek to identify differences between the inpatient mortality and 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients based on the proximity to two teaching hospitals; one in a densely populated area and one in a less densely populated area.
1999-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
05/12/2011
John Ulberg
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
1104-06
Medical Provider Reimbursement, Quality of Care and Evaluation
The Department of Health has various responsibilities mandated by legislations in respect to provider reimbursement and quality of care. The data collected will assist in the completion of these responsibilities.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Mitchell Berman
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
1104-05
Readmission and Complication Rates for Selected Surgical Procedures
The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate patient outcome following a variety of high-risk surgical procedures. These procedures include treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomy, and open heart procedures.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment
1104-04
Surveillance and Prevalence of Drug-Related and Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Discharges
The specific aim of this study is to quantify the burden of drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in NY, based on existing public health surveillance, mortality, health services utilization, and population survey data.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
05/12/2011
Rena Jones
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1104-03
Association Between Chemical Constituents of Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in New York State
The objective of this study is to examine independent effects of chemical constituents
of particulate matter in relation to cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities.
1999-2005 IP
05/12/2011
Elizabeth Howell
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
1104-02
Monitoring Obstetric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study
This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality
measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available
in the US, SPARCS and Vital Statistics.
1999-2014 IP
05/12/2011
Dina Hoefer
NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Comminicable Disease Control
1104-01
H1N1 Hospitalizations
The purpose of this study is to validate the Sentinel Hospital Program's (SHP) ability to capture Influenza-like illness admissions by comparing SHP cases to the hospital discharge data reported to SPARCS
2009-2010 IP
05/12/2011
Barbara Cornblatt
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital
1101-04
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis (EDIPP) New York Site: Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program
The purpose of this study is to compare patients in an experimental area that were administered an experimental
treatment to potentially reduce psychosis, to a larger control area of patients that did not receive
the experimental treatment.
1997-2013 IP
05/12/2011
William Greene
Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 (A)
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide us with the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high quality care by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care for our patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
05/12/2011
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
1001-05 (A)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2011
World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry
The WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort
of persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
05/04/2011
Andrew Epstein
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
11050203
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and their associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2014 IP
05/04/2011
Khoi Pham
Hackensack University Medical Center, Planning Department
11050202
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases and Market Share and Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share and analysis for New York providers.
2008-2012 IP
05/04/2011
Cody Smart
Cody Smarat (IHC)
11050201
SPARCS Info to Cost Report Analysis
SPARCS data will be used to identify hospitals where mistakes on the Institutional Cost Report may be causing the hospital to lose reimbursement monies.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
04/29/2011
George Mcglaughlin
Health Info Technics, L.L.C.
11042607
Aggregate Market Share Reports for Hospital Use in Marketing, Strategic Operations and Planning
This project uses demographic, CMS, and state data to create utilization rates and strategic planning reports.
2010 IP
2010 OP
04/29/2011
Amanda Goon
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
11042506
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS: 1983-2009
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2009 IP
04/27/2011
Philip Mossman
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
11042204
Potential Impact of Excluding Nursing Intensity Weights (NIWs) from APR-DRG Service Intensity Weight (SIW) Methodology
The data will be used to compare the difference between utilizing the NIW's in an SIW calculation and excluding the NIW's
2005-2009 IP
04/25/2011
Carol Cassell
P2 Collaborative of Western NY
11042103
Data Analyses and Technical Support for Health Planning
This project will use the data for community health planning.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
04/08/2011
Andrew Rokito
New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
11040801
Incidence of SLAP Lesions Repairs Since 'CPT-29807' Epidemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate and report if there is a rise in the frequency of SLAP lesion repairs being done since the advent of CPT code 29807 and if there is a frank indication of an interesting incidence of SLAP lesions (epidemic) versus non-clinical causes or both.
2002-2010 IP
2002-2010 AS
04/08/2011
William Stamp
Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Hospital
11020906
Market Analysis
The data will be used to present market share and other analytical elements to better understand market challenges and opportunities.
2009-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
3/29/2011
Drew Lerman
Bon Secours Charity Health System
11032906
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will monitor reporting and ongoing tracking of
key clinical and utilization measures.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
3/29/2011
Paul Staehle
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of
Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision Support
11032905
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing
strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiative
studies.
2008-2014 IP
3/21/2011
Matthew Cooper
Albany Medical Center, Department of Corporate Finance
11031602
Crimson Market Advantage for Albany Medical Center Hospital
and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus
Data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage
product for the purposes of physician market analyses explicitly
for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical
Center-South Clinical Campus.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/17/2011
Thomas McCarthy
National Economic Research Associates, NERA Inc.
11031604
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code
The data for this project will be used to analyze hospital
usage by patient zip code.
2009 IP
3/17/2011
Justin Wood
Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU
11031603
Access Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital
Patients
This project will assess the cost and quality of care of
outpatient and inpatient services provided by NY hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/7/2011
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
11022212
Planning and Market Analysis
The data will be used to determine patient utilization of
hospitals.
2008-2010 IP
3/2/2011
E. Kevin Conley
NYS Office of Mental Health
11020908
Emergency Room Utilization Among Patients With Psychiatric
Disorders
The data will be used to report Emergency Room rates of
patients with mental illness at hospital, county and regional
levels, and across multiple years (longitudinal and/or trend
analyses).
2007-2014 OP
3/2/2011
William Milczarki
Hunter College, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
11020905
Bicycle-Pedestrian Accidents in New York State
The purpose of this project is to analyze the frequency of
bike-ped accidents in NYS.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
2/17/2011
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11020907
Outmigration from Connecticut, Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients
going to New York hospitals.
2009 IP
2009 OP
2/11/2011
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Epidemiology Services
1004-07 (A) DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and
prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
Potential benefits will be to the population in general. Accurate
incidence and prevalence numbers for SLE are not currently
available in Manhattan. The results of this project will guide
appropriate funding for research and treatment of this disease.
Specifically, it will accurately estimate disparities in disease
burden across different race/ethnicity subsets, for which
information is currently sparse.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Care and Treatment
1101-16 DPRB
Drug User Estimation Study (DUES)
The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate
estimation of problematic drug users in New York City. The
methodology is the use of the capture-recapture method. Required
for this analysis is a unique case list. Two data sources, OASAS
and OVS will be used for case selection. The researcher intends
to link SPARCS data to these two data sources to eliminate
duplicates. This proposed study is to explore the feasibility of
using police arrest data as a source to acquire cases. Police
arrest data may be available on convictions, but the use of this
data has several problematic issues.
2009 IP
2/11/2011
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-15 DPRB
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and
analyze acute hospital readmission patterns. The main issues to
be addressed are to characterize the nature and frequency of
readmissions, to identify and quantify risk factors, and to
explore the role of the emergency department on the nature and
frequency of acute hospital readmissions. Understanding current
readmission rates and general risk factors for readmission, not
specific to disease conditions can help hospitals target at risk
patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General
Internal Medicine
1101-14 DPRB
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes,
and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health
Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant sponsored
study is examining the effect of the Massachusetts’ health
care reform to increase the number of insured. New York State
data will be used as a control for the following comparison to
Massachusetts’ rates; admission rates (all patient, race,
and ethnicity) and associated changes in inpatient costs for CV
ACS (cardiovascular disease acute coronary syndrome) conditions
including congestive heart failure (CHF) angina, and
hypertension, 30-day readmission rates (all patient, race, and
ethnicity) changes in inpatient costs for CHF and acute
myocardial infarction (AMI), changes in rates for
referral-sensitive cardiac procedures such as pacemaker
implantation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)Changes in utilization
rates in safety-net versus non safety net hospitals (all patient,
race, and ethnicity).
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
2/11/2011
Bruce Friedman
University of Rochester, Department of Community &
Preventative Medicine
1101-13 DPRB
Effectiveness of Stroke Treatment at Designated Stroke
Centers in New York State
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness
(mortality), cost and cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment at
hospitals with and without Designated Stroke Centers in NYS.
Analysis will be used to evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness
of stroke management at these specific centers.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
2/11/2011
William Allsion
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-12 DPRB
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Analysis of SPARCS data will produce hospital discharge
profiles, quality, and re-admission analysis. The data will also
be used for policy analysis and evaluation, strategic planning
and utilization analysis, and special projects/new product
development.
1987-2014 IP
1987-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leonard Davis
Institute for Health Economics
1101-11 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture
Surgery
The researcher is evaluating the effect of anesthesia method
on the outcomes patients receiving surgery for hip
fractures.
2/11/2011
Giulia Earle-Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine
and Health
1101-10 DPRB
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track
fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. This
will aid in the development of injury prevention programs,
education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09 DPRB
Does Health Care Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence
from Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
The researcher will examine whether costs of care for
patients living in similar neighborhoods (i.e. Census blocks or
streets) for whom a systematic difference exists that influences
the hospital at which they are treated. The researcher will
identify patients living equidistant to a high and low spending
hospital and track their outcomes. The metrics of the research
are mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. The
researcher ultimately will research the changes over time in
ambulance dispatch patterns and how these changes affect the
selection of the hospital and how this selection impacts the
quality of care delivered to patients.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08 DPRB
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence
from Medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The proposed study will examine the question if the expansion
of public insurance leads to changes in the rates of
hospitalizations for individuals eligible for these public
programs.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Patricia Shi
Mount Sinai Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology
1101-07 DPRB
Association of Morbidity, Mortality and Length of Stay of
Hospital Admissions in Sickle Cell Patients with Community
Hospital Characteristics
The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity,
mortality and length of stay during hospitalizations in sickle
cell patients is influence by community hospital characteristics
such as an academic versus non-academic setting or hospital
volume of sickle cell admissions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Igor Zurbenko
SUNY School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
& Biostatistics
1101-06 DPRB
Multivariate Time Series Analysis Methods with an Application
on Meteorological Condition and Air Pollution Effects on Human
Health
The researcher is examining the synoptic effect of air
pollutants and weather conditions on hospital conditions in New
York State due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
1982-2014 IP
2/11/2011
Ying Wang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1101-05 DPRB
Developing a Statewide, Population-based Surveillance System
for Hemoglobinopathies in New York State
The objective of this project is to establish a statewide,
population-based surveillance system for hemoglobinopathies in
NYS through collaboration among the Newborn Screening Program,
Hemoglobin Specialty Treatment Centers, Medicaid Program, the
Congenital Malformations Registry and other existing
administrative database systems to integrate data collection of
both short-term and long-term follow-up information for people in
NYS with hemoglobinopathies.
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Nina Bickell
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-03 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Eliminate Disparities
Initiative (CEREDI)
The requested data will be used to assist investigators in
identifying and monitoring racial, ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in health care; to develop and disseminate
interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities; to evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions in reducing or eliminating
disparities in healthcare. Current conditions under study include
hypertension, cancer, congestive heart failure and stroke.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-02 DPRB
Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Among Minorities: 2005 -
2009
The data will be used to derive the number of subjects
considered by physicians in NYS to have immune defects; the
demographics of these subjects, the other diagnosis codes for
complications that each patient has experienced over time, the
outpatient codes that were applied before the patient was given
the diagnosis of an immune defect, the kind of treatments given
and the costs of hospitalizations and other treatments.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Barbara Dennison
NYS Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease and
Injury Prevention, Policy and Research Translation Unit
1101-01 DPRB
Using Clinically Enhanced-Claims Data to Guide the Selection
of Coronary Procedures
The goal of this research program is to examine the
comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
procedures and percutaneous coronary artery interventions
(PCI).
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
2/4/2011
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
11012402
New York Market & Cost 2009
The purpose of this project is to create cost-based
benchmarks using the company's standard cost stepdown
methodology.
2009-2012 IP
2/4/2011
Dian Kahn
Vermont Department of Health (BISHCA), Department of Banking,
Insurance, Securities & Healthcare Administration
10111806
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset
Under 18 VSA 9405 and 9410, BISHCA is responsible for
developing data resources to analyze health care utilization for
services provided to Vermont residents within and outside of the
state of Vermont. In order to provide for its analytical
responsibility, the BISHCA needs access to selected hospitals
data from NYSDOH. Such data will be used for public health
purposes, health care utilization analyses, and studies of health
care trends.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
1/10/2011
Elizabeth McCullough
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.
10122907
Analysis of Clinical Risk Groupers (CRGs) on Ambulatory Care
Complications
The data will be used to determine how often ambulatory care
complications occur.
2008-2009 AS
2010
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12/16/2010
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
10121506
Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives
The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients.
2007-2009 IP
12/16/2010
Chris Gorman
McKinsey and Company
10121505
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services.
2009-2011 IP
12/10/2010
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
10120704
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals.
2008-2009 IP
12/10/2010
Matthew Eapen
New York Presbyterian Hospital
10120703
Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT)
This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement.
2009-2011 IP
12/02/2010
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
10120101
Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will be used to create cost reports.
2009 IP
11/10/2010
John O'Brien
Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC
10110904
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2006-2013 IP
11/4/2010
Jeff Schaller
Health Grades, Inc.
10110303
Quality Ratings and Analysis
This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2009 IP
11/3/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1010-13
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
11/3/2010
Charlotte Druschel
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-12 (S)
Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data
The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Matthew Reilly
NYS Education Department
1010-10
Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts
The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement.
2001-2013 IP
11/03/2010
Wanda Lizak Welles
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
1010-09
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Jennifer Frontera, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1010-08
Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study
SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost.
1990-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06
T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Douglas Almond
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics
1010-05
Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions
The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Syni-An Hwang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-04
An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes
The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater.
2000-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Deborah Fox
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1010-03
Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Lorna Thorpe
CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health
1010-02
Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly
The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
Wendy McKelvey
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health
1010-01
Environmental Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance.
1996-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A3)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics)
1001-06 (DA) DPRB
How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1984-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Jennifer Norton
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (A)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02 (A)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
10/21/2010
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology
10100702
Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights
The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals.
2005-2013 IP
10/21/2010
Rober Kanter
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics
10100601
Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals
This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria.
1996-2006 IP
10/21/2010
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
10100803
Trend Analysis
This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
10/08/2010
Richard Shin
Economists Inc.
10100803
Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area
The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set.
2009 IP
10/01/2010
Sarah Gerecke
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
10092005
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level.
2009 IP
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9/29/2010
William Levine, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
10091704
Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures.
2007-2009 OP
9/24/2010
Tim Feldman
Rochester General Hospital
10090303
Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General
The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General.
2008-2013 IP OP
9/10/2010
David Savitz
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine
10090302
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention.
1995-2003 IP
9/03/2010
Gerald Silberstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management
10082614
Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications
For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson.
2005-2009 IP
9/03/2010
James Doyle
SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC)
10082412
Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project
Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/30/2010
Robert Lin
NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College
10081108
Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared.
1990-2009 IP
2009-2011 OP
8/30/2010
Jo Surpin
Applied Medical Software, Inc.
10080303
Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms
The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios.
2008-2009 IP
8/30/2010
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department
10082615
Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data
Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings.
2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
8/20/2010
Palmer Bessey
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center
10081710
Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State
Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy.
1983-2013 IP
8/20/2010
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
10081709
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates.
2001-2008 IP
8/16/2010
Raymond Park
Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
10071603
New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia
The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children.
2004-2009 IP
8/03/2010
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1007-08
Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York
The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community.
1982-2013 IP
8/03/2010
David Strogatz
University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
1007-07
Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children
The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma.
2000-2010 IP
8/03/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1007-05 (S)
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Peter McGuire
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1007-04
Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Anna Colello
NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program
1007-03
Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Warren Enker, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York
1007-02
Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers.
1985-2005 IP
8/03/2010
Andrew Ryan
Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
1007-01 DPRB
The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality
The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states.
1986-2013 IP
8/03/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University
1001-07 (A2)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
0804-07 (A2)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
8/03/2010
Seth Freedman
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
0804-05 (A)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes
TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life.
1992-2003 IP
7/30/2010
Lorna Mason
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/30/2010
Tavora Buchman
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/08/2010
Shelley Hirshberg
P2 Collaborative of WNY
10070101
HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure
The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
7/06/2010
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
10063007
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 IP
2010 OP
6/21/2010
Carol DeFrances
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10062106
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey.
2009 IP
6/21/2010
Jeanne Mancision
Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department
10060904
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity.
2007-2010 IP
6/10/2010
Kerry Bommarito
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases
10050117
Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction.
2007 OP
6/10/2010
Christopher Chen
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College
10050116
Academic Health Services Research
The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult.
2004-2007 IP
6/10/2010
Kevin Kenny
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP
10050115
Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market
Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation.
2007 IP
6/7/2010
Mary Rojas
IPRO
10060302
Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures
The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
6/4/2010
Tyler Tracewski
Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC
10060301
Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development
In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate.
2008 IP
6/3/2010
Shannon Lorbiecki
Larson Allen, LLC
10051408
University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals.
2007-2008 IP
5/25/2010
Stephen Fillebrown
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
10050703
Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County
The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
5/25/2010
Robert Knauf
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance
10031506
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist.
2007-2010 IP
5/24/2010
Anthony Kouba
Health Care Futures
10051412
Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York.
2007-2009 IP
5/17/2010
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
10050704
Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting
Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1982-1983 IP
5/14/2010
Jayanth Kumar
NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health
10050805
Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State
For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
5/11/2010
Rafael Ruiz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association
10040107
Health Policy Analyses
Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
Mark Neuman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP
10040106
Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture
Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
James Hallick
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group
10040105
Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area
Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide.
2006-2007 OP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-09 DPRB
Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations.
1995-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
1004-07 DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Fabrice Smieliauskas
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
1004-06 DPRB
Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance
This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships.
2002-2008 IP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-05 DPRB
Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
David Foster
Thomson Reuters
1004-04 DPRB
Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia
The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Tom Talbot
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 DPRB
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
William Greene
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 DPRB
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development
1004-01 DPRB
Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut.
2007-2009 IP
2007-2009 OP
5/11/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A) DPRB
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research
1001-06 (D) DPRB
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
4/22/2010
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC)
10042002
Planning and Marketing
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2006-2011 IP
4/20/2010
Rakesh Shrestha
St. Barnabas Health Care System
10022605
Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY
The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc.
2008-2009 IP
4/20/2010
Carl Denney
Health InfoTechnics, LLC
09102308
Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning
The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
4/15/2010
Susan Wymer
IPRO
10041201
CMS AIM Hospice Special Project
The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis.
2006-2008 IP
4/8/2010
Matthew McHugh
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
10030109
Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes.
1995-2006 IP
4/8/2010
Daniel Barocas
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program
10030108
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer
This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer.
2005-2007 IP
4/7/2010
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 DPRB
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
2009
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2009
Roberta Sprague
Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care
09122304
Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York
The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital.
2005 - 2012 IP
2005 - 2012 OP
12/21/2009
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
0912803
Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures
Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries.
1990 - 2012 IP
1990 - 2012 OP
12/18/2009
Chip Richter
St. Jude Medical
09121001
Ad Hoc Market Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center.
2008 IP
11/25/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09111610
Patient Care Analyst
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician).
2009 AS
2009 IP
2009 OP
11/25/2009
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables.
1984-1987 IP
11/25/2009
Craig Storrow
Bassett Healthcare
09080301
Market Analysis and Database Assessment
Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities.
2007-2008 AS
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
11/19/2009
Andrew Epstein
Yale University
09103011
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2012 IP
11/12/2009
Scott Thomas
NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.)
09111004
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code.
This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files.
2007-2008 IP
11/10/2009
Jim Strunk
Data Advantage Corp.
09111003
State Data View Medical Benchmarking
The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered.
2008 IP
11/10/2009
Sandra Hapenney
Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies
09091703
Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals
This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 AS
10/29/2009
Paul Staehle
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division
09091003
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives.
2005-2009 IP
10/28/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
09102809
State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods
Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics.
2008 IP
10/23/2009
Denise Buonopane
The Buonopane Group
09042409
Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks
To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
10/22/2009
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network(LIHN)
0910-07 DPRB
Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions
The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 ED
10/22/2009
Alexander Opotowsky
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology
0910-06 DPRB
The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization.
1998-2012 IP
1998-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Rebecca Scheer
Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
0910-10 DPRB
Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition
The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Howard Berliner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management
0910-04 DPRB
Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s)
Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance.
2008 IP
2008 OP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-05 DPRB
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care.
2005-2007 IP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-11 DPRB
Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York
The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
10/22/2009
Wendy Wilcox
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health
0910-02 DPRB
Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City
This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women.
2009-2012 IP
10/22/2009
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development
0910-03 DPRB
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine
0910-01 DPRB
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees
The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant.
2006-2012 IP
10/49/2009
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
10/15/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems (CHS)
09101304
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community.
2006 IP
2006 OP
10/8/2009
Mary Paris
Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester)
09100803
The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State
The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
10/6/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
09100502
Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning
Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market.
2004-2012 IP
2004-2012 OP
10/6/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09100201
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 OP
9/30/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09092504
Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports.
2006-2008 AS
9/28/2009
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
09091002
Trends Analysis
The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges.
2008 IP
2008 OP
9/25/2009
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
08/31/2009
Giulia Earle Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center
09082105
Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS
Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state.
A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be
stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
08/25/2009
Steve Sinclair
Samaritan Medical Center
09081907
Admissions by Zip Code
The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties.
2008 IP
08/19/2009
Christy Duke
United South and Eastern Tribes
09081204
USET Hospital Discharge Project
The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca
Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health
issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings.
2007-2008 IP
08/17/2009
Clifford Waldman
Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics
09081103
Hospital Profiling
The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost.
2008-2012 IP
08/03/2009
Michael Quinn
Temple University Health System
09073120
NYS Inpatient Market Analysis
Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS.
2007 IP
07/29/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
09072719
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2000 IP
07/27/2009
Kyle Hansen
Health Grades, Inc.
09072113
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2008 IP
07/24/2009
Turner Osler
University of Vermont, Department of Surgery
09071710
Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers
The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors.
2004-2008 IP
07/24/2009
David Kao
University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology
09061707
Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization
The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease.
1994-2012 IP
1994-2012 OP
07/20/2009
William Neigher
Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning
09061705
Market Strategist Software
The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 AS
07/20/2009
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06
Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications
This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility.
2004-2012 IP
07/20/2009
William Flynn
Erie County Medical Center
0907-05
Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults
This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults.
1998-2012 IP
07/20/2009
Wanda Liza Welles
New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
0907-04 (S)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The
program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 ED
07/20/2009
Grace Wong
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
0907-03
Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses
This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
07/20/2009
Tom Bourgeois
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
0907-02
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages
This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage.
2006 IP
2007 OP
07/20/2009
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
0907-01
Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance
This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations
with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007 IP
2007 OP
07/17/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071005
Interactive Asthma Surveillance System
Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the
Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health.
2005-2012 IP
07/16/2009
Dale Schumacher
Rockburn Institute
09062906
Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN)
Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared.
2008-2009 IP
07/13/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071006
Ongoing Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs
assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
07/08/2009
Ronald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council
09070804
Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service
The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures
and provider in the Central NY region.
2008-2010 AS
07/07/2009
Paul Alois
New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit
09070703
Analysis of Medical Claims
The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
07/03/2009
Jiali Li
Westschester County DOH
09070302
2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research
WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues.
1995-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/03/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09070101
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System
The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
6/22/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09061203
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Carol DeFrances
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
09060302
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Michael Gusmano
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09060301
Access to Primary Care in New York
This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county
throughout New York State.
2003-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
5/20/2009
David Carpenter
UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09051903
Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS
This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
5/19/2009
Anemona Hartocollis
New York Times
09051102
News Stories
The requested data will be used for news stories.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
5/19/2009
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP)
09042706
Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions
This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions.
2007-2008 IP
5/18/2009
Susan Goodwin
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
09050601
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage
This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage.
2005-2007 IP
2005-2007 OP
5/12/2009
Gregory Bonk
HMS Associates
08041605
Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses
this project will anlayze health status and health services use.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Colleen McLaughlin
New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management
0904-05
Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety
The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Ira Feldman
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
0904-04 (S)
Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute
The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Jenny Schnaier
Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
0904-03
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues
such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment
effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels.
1988-2012 IP
1988-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Vincent Mor
Brown University, Department of Community Health
0904-02
Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries
This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies.
2004-2007 IP
5/5/2009
Samuel Kleiner
Carnegie Mellon University
0804-07 (A)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in
New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
4/30/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09042405
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
2001-2007 IP
4/23/2009
Marge Gandolfi
New York Blood Center
09042004
Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital
This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in
order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital.
2007 IP
4/23/2009
Kathleen Christensen
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
09042003
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
4/8/2009
Richard Hoffman
TUI University, College of Health Science
09032314
The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS
This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations.
1996 IP
2007 IP
4/7/2009
Ellen Post
ABT Associates, Inc.
09040301
Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects
This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups.
2007 IP
2007 OP
4/2/2009
Lawrence Lessner
SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09033113
Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure
The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
4/2/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
08090802
Market Analysis and Data Assessment
The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas.
2005-2008 IP
2005-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Aileen Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
09032509
Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy
The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Kathryn Friedman
University at Buffalo Regional Institute
09031808
Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Glen Johnson
Division of Family Health
09031307
Family Health Research
The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Donna Rundel
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
09031305
Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at
The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital.
2005-2011 IP
3/25/2009
Marjorie Geiger
Patient Safety Center
09030502
Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance
The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals,
ambulatory surgery and emergency departments.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
3/16/2009
Jeffrey Indes
Yale University
09031104
Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes.
2000-2010 IP
3/16/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09031103
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2007 IP
2007 OP
3/6/2009
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
09030201
Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State
This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
2/26/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09022610
Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York
The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/19/2009
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro New York
08120301
VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive
The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA.
2008-2009 IP
2/19/2009
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
08112107
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals.
2007 IP
2/10/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09020909
Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults
The data will be used for a Master's project and publication.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/10/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
09012205
Catholoc Health System Facility Planning
The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/4/2009
Michael Medvesky
Cener for Community Health
09020302
1990-2012 IP
2/4/2009
Shelby Solomon
Ingenix
09020301
Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis
The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking
care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities.
2002-2012 IP
1/30/2009
Josh Phillips
Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP)
09011403
Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County
The data will be used to track patient migration across new York.
2006 IP
1/27/2009
Maria Schymura
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health
0901-09
Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care
This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations.
2002-2012 IO
2002-2012 OP
2002-2006 PRI
1/27/2009
Hwa-Gan Chang
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health
0901-08
Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology
This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Shao Lin
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-07
The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York
State
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-06
Essential Health Services planning (EHSP)
This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources.
2004-2007 IP
2004-2007 OP
1/27/2009
Marc Gourevitch
New York University School of Medicine
0901-05
Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions.
This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hosptial Association
0901-04
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2012 IP
1999-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors.
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0901-02
New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ying Wang
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-01
Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs
The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with
newborn screening conditions.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding
demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide.
2007-2011 IP
2007-2011 OP
1/27/2009
Denise Paone
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0810-04
Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City
The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 OP
1/27/2009
Deborah Chollet
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
0810-02
Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs
This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use.
2004, 2007 IP
1/27/2009
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
0801-03 (A)
Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State
This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative
medical technology and allocate resources New York State.
2003-2007 IP
2003-2007 OP
1/15/2009
Todd Puglise
Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc)
09010502
Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data
The data will be used in performance or market share studies.
2004-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/13/2009
Mark Vitale
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08120402
The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007
This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on
outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007.
1996-2007 IP
1996-2007 OP
1/12/2009
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
08121503
New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis
The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 AS
1/12/2009
Marie Grause
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
08102108
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 AS
1/9/2009
Katherine Blumhardt
Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC)
09010801
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
1/9/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
08102104
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's
Housing and Neighborhood Information System website.
2000-2007 IP
2000-2007 OP
1/8/2009
Julius Santiago
Shriners Hospital for Children
08121704
Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition.
The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist.
2007 IP
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2016 | Daniel Gerena | Freed Maxick | 16121504 | Right Services for the Right Patient | We will leverage SPARCS data to determine if nursing homes are staying aligned with the changing and shifting discharge profiles from the neighboring inpatient hospitals | 2009-2020 IP 2009-2020 OP |
| 12/13/2016 | Linda Miller | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 16111404 | Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well-Being of Patients | The data will be use to analyze efficient resource allocation and improve access to care and clinical services. The data will allow assessments in quality, prioritization of services and improve patients' health. | 2015 IP |
| 12/07/2016 | Craig Pollack | Johns Hopkins University | 1211-08 (A2) | Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care | Comparative effectiveness of moving to a low- versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care | 1995-2015 IP 1995-2015 OP |
| 12/07/2016 | Art Sedrakyan | Weil Medical College of Cornell University | 1610-04 | Validation of Anonymous Linkage Algorithm Between Registry and Administrative Data for Quality Improvement of Joint Replacement Research | The SPARCS data will be used to validate an anonymous linkage algorithm that can be used to link registry data to administative data. | 1995-2019 IP 1995-2019 OP |
| 12/07/2016 | Bay Gross | Sidewalk Labs | 1610-06 | Urban Factors and Social Determinants of Healthcare | The SPARCS data will be used to analyze how the structure of cities interact with and affect the health and healthcare needs of the people living in them. | 2015 IP 2015 OP |
| 12/07/2016 | Eileen Johns | Office of the Mayor - New York City | 1611-01 | The Aging Homeless Adult Population | The SPARCS data will be used to propose solutions to mitigate homelessness and the related health care costs amond the aging homeless cohort. | 2004-2015 IP 2004-2015 OP |
| 11/16/2016 | Denise Nash | CUNY School of Public Health | 16102408 | Retrospective Analysis of Selected Injury Codes in Emergency Department Visits | This data is going to be used to characterize trends in various health outcomes. | 2005-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
| 11/02/2016 | Peter Veazie | University of Rochester | 16102007 | The Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Emergency Department Utilization in New York State | The SPARCS data will be used to determine the effects of Medicaid expansion on ED use in New York State. | 2005-2019 IP 2005-2019 OP |
| 10/28/2016 | Jerrold Hirsch | Northwell Health | 1303-12 (A) | Hospital and Market Utilization Study | To identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions include any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services and in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community. | 1995-2019 IP 1995-2019 OP |
| 10/28/2016 | Pokala Kiran | Columbia University | 1610-02 | Hospital Variability in 30-day Morbidity, Length of Stay, and Cost After Colorectal Surgery | The SPARCS data will be used to investigate variability in institution-level outcomes, including length of stay, 30 day morbidity, and cost, for patients undergoing colorectal surgery. | 2011-2016 IP 2011-2016 OP |
| 10/28/2016 | Ingrid Ellen | New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy | 1610-03 | Health Homes:Testing the Impact of Public Housing Renovations | The SPARCS data will be used to study the effect of large-scale building renovations on the health and wellbeing of residents, living in buildings owned by the New York City Housing Authority. | 2009-2019 IP 2009-2019 OP |
| 10/16/2016 | Samer Hasan | Cincinnnati Sports Medicine Research & Education | 16092609 | The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospital is Different than that of Hip or Knee Replacements | The SPARCS data will be used to follow-up on an earlier published study into joint replacements in New York State. | 2014 IP |
| 09/06/2016 | Jason Kim | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1608-01 | Complication Rates and Cost Effectiveness of Ureteral Stent Placement in Colorectal Surgery | The SPARCS data will be used to understand the utility, safety and cost of intraoperative placement of ureteral stents during colorectal surgery to prevent ureteral injury. | 2000-2019 Ip 2000-2019 OP |
| 09/06/2016 | Larry Katz | Harvard University | 1608-03 | Decision Fatigue and the Usage of Heuristics among Emergency Department Physicians | The SPARCS data will be used to utilize quasi-random variation in case ordering and physician scheduling to assess the effect of decision fatigue on physician choices and patient outcomes, controlling for the characterstics of each case. | 1987-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
| 09/06/2016 | Steven Rokito | Northwell Health | 16081104 | Orthopaedic Trends in New York State | SPARCS data will be used to analyze the rates of orthopaedic surgeries in NYS over the outlined time period. | 1982-2019 IP 1983-2019 OP |
| 08/01/2016 | Erick Lapice | St. Johns Riverside Hospital | 16072907 | Independent Physician Collaboration Model Development | The SPARCS data will be used to assess inpatient and outpatient utilization by service in our geographic region, and where patients are obtaining service, in order to determine whether the physician supply in our region. | 2013-2019 IP 2013-2019 OP |
| 07/29/2016 | James Welsh | Welsh Analytics | 16072806 | Continuing Ad Hoc Analysis of Health Systems Reform Opportunities | The SPARCS data will be used to provided ad hoc analysis of paitent use in response to questions posed by clients of Welsh Analytics. | 2015-2019 IP 2015-2019 OP |
| 07/22/2016 | Rachel Kelz | University of Pennsylvania | 1607-05 | Using Inpatient and Outpatient Claims Data to Measure the Effects of Providers on Use and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures | The data will be used to determine the relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes within both inpatient and outpatient settings. | 2012-2013 IP 2012-2013 OP |
| 07/08/2016 | Robert Ostrum | University of North Carolina | 16070703 | Volume - Outcome Relationships in Orthopaedic Trauma Care | The data will be used to determine whether certain orthopaedic injuries are best treated by high volume surgeons or counters and if so, what thersholds contribute high volume. | 1995-2019 IP 1995-2019 OP |
| 06/17/2016 | Monique Barakat | Stanford Hosptials & Clinics | 16053110 | Impact of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act on ED Utilization, Hospitalizations, GI Resource Utilization & Procedures | The data will be used to understand the impact of medicaid expansion on healthcare utilization by comparing states that did and did not implement medicaid expansion-evaluating ED & inpatient utilization, GI ultilization and GI procedures. | 2014 IP 2014 OP |
| 06/15/2016 | Jason Wright | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 16061423 | Analysis of Patters of Care of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Surgery and Oncology Care in New York State | The data will be used to examine the patterns of care and outcomes in gynecology and gyenecology oncology. | 2000-2019 IP 2000-2019 OP |
| 06/13/2016 | Edward Yoo | New York State Nurses Association | 160613174 | Nursing Quality Indicators and Patient Outcomes | In collaboration with the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Performance Tracking and Analytics Department (PTAD), the DOHMH Bureau of Epi Services will examine respiratory related diagnoses, focusing on asthma and its severity, among people living in the NYCH. | 2005-2019 IP 2011-2019 OP |
| 06/13/2016 | Moira McManus | Old Dominion University | 16061322 | The Impact of Living Location on Non-Emergent Emergency Department Use | The data will be used to examine the influence and the constructs of the Aday-Andersen model on non-emergent ED utilization. | 2014 OP |
| 06/10/2016 | Alex Federman | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1606-02 | Clinic Based vs Home-Based Support to Improve Care and Outcomes for Older Asthmatics | The data will be used to compare the effectiveness of home-based vs. clinic-based care coordination and self-management support to improve asthma treatment and outcomes for older adult asthmatics from Latino and African-American communities. | 2014-2017 IP 2014-2017 OP |
| 06/10/2016 | Eva Kassens-Noor | Michigan State University | 1606-02 | Predicting Influenza Hospitalizations in New York City and London through the use of Twitter | The data will be used to predict seasonal influenza emergency room admissions at hospitals in New York City through Twitter. | 2014-2015 IP 2014-2015 OP |
| 06/03/2016 | Anthony Lo Sasso | University of Illinois | 16051709 | Medical Resident Characteristics and Hospital Resource Use | The data will be used to relate characteristics of medical residents at teaching hospitals in New York State to various measures of resource use at hospitals located in New York State. | 2006-2008 IP |
| 05/16/2016 | Marianne Braunstein | WebMD Health Services Group, Inc-Truven | 16051607 | NY InPatient Hospital Study | The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool, to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare. | 2014 IP |
| 05/11/2016 | Etienne Pracht | University of South Florida | 16051005 | Evidence from Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions and Avoidable Hospitalizations | The data will be used in two projects involving analysis of patients admitted for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. | 2005-2014 IP 2005-2014 OP |
| 05/10/2016 | Elizabeth Kelvin | CUNY Hunter College | 16022411 | Examining How Factors Associated with Patients, Physicians, Hospitals and Surrounding Communities Affect Primary and Repeat Cesarean Delivery Likelihood through a Social-Ecological Lens | The data will be used to identify if and how clinical/practice-related and sociodemographic factors asociated with patients, physicians, hospitals, and surrounding neighborhoods affect primary and repeat cesarean delivery. | 2011-2014 IP |
| 05/09/2016 | Trista Parker | Health Quest | 16050904 | Yearly Strategic Planning Updates and Research Projects | The data will be used to determine marketshare, LOS, volume trends and to explore the need for new services at our 3 hospitals. | 2016-2019 IP 2016-2019 OP |
| 05/05/2016 | Steven Levine | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 16050503 | SIREN: Background Grant Information and New Project | The data will be used as background information for a grant and new project examining disparities across all of New York hospitals. | 2010-2014 IP 2010-2014 OP |
| 05/03/2016 | Natalia Egorova | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1604-02 | Investigating Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes of Infectious Endocarditis | The data will be used to investigate the epidemiology of infectious endocarditis in New York State and to analyze the long term outcomes for patietns with infectious endocarditis. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 05/02/2016 | Paul Jenkins | Bassett Healthcare | 1604-03 | New Surveillance Strategy for Farming and Forestry Injury | The data will be used to accurately track non-fatal agricultural injuries in NYS; this will ain in the development of injury prevention programs, education and outreach for the agricultural community. | 2000-2010 IP |
| 04/29/2016 | Artemio Jongco | Northwell Health Systems | 16042806 | Eluciadating the Epidemiology of Anaphyaxis in the Elderly | The data will be used to lay the foundation for future studies characterizing possible risk factors, as well as aid in designing interventions that specifically address the needs of elderly patients with anaphylaxis. | 2008-2019 IP 2008-2019 OP |
| 03/24/2016 | Crystal Fuller Lewis | Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI) | 1603-01 | Hotspotting Brownsville, Identifying Patterns of Service Use and Community Needs and Comparisons With Other High Risk Communities Across New York State | The data will be used to examine potential relationships between high service utilization hotspots and social risk factors of a community to compare other New York State neighbors to Brownsville. | 2000-2019 IP 2000-2019 OP |
| 03/24/2016 | Bharat Rao | KPMG | 1603-02 | Measuring The Value Of Healthcare Assessing Costs, Outcomes and Quality | The data will be used to conduct analyses to create identified statistics, trends, findings or benchmarks to assist our clients with efforts and programs aimed at leading to improved quality of care for patients and reducing costs in New York City. | 2013-2019 IP 2013-2019 OP |
| 03/22/2016 | Dave Meintel | Rochester Regional Health | 16032114 | Development of Internally-Maintained SPARCS Database | The data will be used for health planning and resource allocation. | 2013-2019 IP 2013-2019 OP |
| 03/17/2016 | Brian Engel | Susquehanna Health | 16031513 | Susquehanna Health Customer Relationship Marketing Database - New York State Database Load | The data will be used to produce detailed market analysist reporting allowing for better planning of customer relationship management and marketing projects. | 2011-2019 2011-2019 |
| 03/11/2016 | Rebecca Wolff | Merifian Health-Truven | 16030710 | On-going Access To Data In Support of Planning Activities For All Hospitals | The data will be used on planning activities including analysis of hospital utilization trends and created of annual strategic plan. | 2015-2019 IP |
| 03/02/2016 | Richard Brown | Bassett Healthcare | 16030101 | A Multivariable study of Temporal and Geographic Variations In Opioid Use Across New York State from 2000-2015: Impact of The New York State I-STOP Program | The data will be used to examine temporal spatial and geographic patterns of the Opioid Epidemic in New York State and more specifically in Central New York State from 2000-2015. | 2000-2019 IP 2000-2019 OP |
| 03/02/2016 | Amy Ando | University of Illinois | 16030209 | The Effect of Shale Gas Development on Respiratory Health: Evidence from Pennsylvania and New York | The SPARCS data will be used in the graduate student Sarah Master's thesis, which examines the effect of shale gas development on respiratory ailment inpatient hospitalizations, by zip code. | 2007-2012 IP |
| 02/26/2016 | Donald Brand | Winthrop University Hospital | 16022410 | Physiologic Insulin Therapy for the Management of Hyperglycemia in the Hospital | The data will be used to determine if physiologic insulin therapy administered to general hospital inpatients with hypergy=lycemia favorably affects in-hospital complications and mortality, need for intensive care, or length of stay. | 2010-2012 IP |
| 02/26/2016 | Sherry Glied | New York University | 16022613 | Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source | The data will be used to explain insurance and utilization decisions of individuals in the 65 to 68 year age group, a growing demographic with expenditures key to New York healthcare system. | 2004-2007 IP |
| 02/25/2016 | Simon Swift | Methods Analytics | 16020909 | International Comparison of Health Related Outcomes | The data will be used to understand the difference between care delivery pathways and associated interventions between different countries health care delivery. | 2006-2019 IP 2006-2019 OP |
| 02/19/2016 | Ellen Meara | Dartmouth College | 16020406 | Mental Health Care Under New Payment Strategies | The data will be used to examine whether and how emerging contracts between providers and insurers address physical and mental health care for patients with SMI. | 2011-2018 IP 2011-2018 OP |
| 02/19/2016 | Rob Grant | Evariant | 16021707 | Health Market Data Analysis | The data will be used to analyze patient care lifecycle, analyze physician activity and utilization. Will also assist hospital systems to analyze activity and interaction with physicians and patients. | 2014-2016 IP 2014-2016 OP |
| 02/09/2016 | Dana Telem | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1312-05 (A) | 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Following Surgery-Are Patients Returning to the Hospital of their Initial Operation | The purpose of this study would be to track patients for 30-days following common operative procedures to determine the overeall 30-day readmission rate as well as identify the percentage of readmissions in the original hospital of operation versus other. | 2000-2019 IP 2000-2019 OP |
| 02/09/2016 | Kathleen Stergiopoulos | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1512-01 | The Impact of Heart Disease in Pregnancy on Mother and Baby During Delivery and 30 Day Readmission in New York State | The data will be used to assess mother and fetal/neonatal outcomes during and after delivery of women with heart disease during pregnancy. | 2000-2019 IP |
| 02/09/2016 | Cande Ananth | Columbia University | 1602-02 | Air Pollution and Risk of Placental Abruption in New York City | The data will be use the geographic coordinates of the maternal address and the dates, each record will be assigned air pollution exposure estimates and we will use a time-stratified, bidirectional case-crossover design to model the relationship. | 2007-2019 IP |
| 02/09/2016 | Stacey Plichta | CUNY Hunter College | 1602-03 | Testing a Social Disorganization Theory Framework To Examine Violence Victimization and Mental Illness Among NYC Residents | The data will be used in dissertation research on assault-related hospitalizations and co-occurring mental health diagnoses among New York City residents. | 2009-2013 IP |
| 02/09/2016 | Fusheng Wang | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1602-04 | Integrated Spatial Analytics for Public Health in New York State | The data will be used in this project to take a GIS and spatial oriented approach to analyze patient records in SPARCS database, by incorporating US census and TIGER databases, and additional enviornment data. | 2005-2019 IP 2003-2019 OP |
| 02/09/2016 | Brian O'Hea | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1602-05 | Analysis of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery Rates Among Women in New York State | The data will be used to examine the rates of implant based vs. tissue-based reconstructions among women of different racial backgrounds in New York State utilizing the SPARCS database. | 2005-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
| 02/09/2016 | Corita Grudzen | New York University Medical Center (NYU) | 1602-08 | Determinants of Treatment Intensity in New York at the End of Life | The data will be used to link with NY State death index to describe the use of life-sustaining therapies, and to assess the role of the individual, provider, community, and hospital charateristics in the decision to use life-sustaining therapies for patients. | |
| 02/09/2016 | Michael Palease | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1602-09 | Analyzing the Implications and Trends of Subspecialization | The data will be used to link and find out at which point hospitals and physicians have reached sufficient caseload in order to benefit from this association. | 1982-2017 IP 1983-2017 OP |
| 02/09/2016 | Dana Telem | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1602-10 | Assassment of Outcomes Following Procedures For Benign Esophageal Disease | The data will be used to track patients who have undergone procedures for benign esophageal disease and assess the rate at which they have undergone further procedures. | 2000-2019 IP 2000-2019 OP |
| 02/09/2016 | Julie Goodman | Gradient Risk Sciences Group | 1602-11 | Time Series Analysis of Air Pollution, Asthma Exacerbations, and Upper Respiratory Infections | The data will be used to benefit public health research by informing the interpretation of similar time series analyses conducted in the past. | 1999-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2015 | LAcey Keller | New York State Office of the Attorney General | 15121405 | Intersection of Healthcare & Law Enforcement in New York State | The data will be used to develop a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of healthcare and law enforcement issues. | 2010-2018 IP 2010-2018 OP |
| 12/21/2015 | Gloria Ho | North Shore LIJ Health System | 15120201 | Prevalence of Aortic Dissection on Long Island, New York | The data will be used to examine utility of aortic dissection, so we can improve health services in our health system. | 2005-2018 IP 2005-2018 OP |
| 12/21/2015 | William Wyatt | Health Grades, Inc (TRUVEN) | 15122108 | Quality Ratings and Analysis | The data will be used to provided consumers needed information about the quality of healthcare services delivered at different hospitals in order to make better informed healthcare choices. | 2014 IP |
| 12/18/2015 | Sarah Bonzo | SUNY Oswego | 15121003 | Certificate of Need Project | The data will be used for student understanding of primary service area analysis and con process/analysis. | 2010-2014 IP |
| 12/18/2015 | Sarah Bonzo or Tyler Diez | SUNY Oswego | 15121004 | Urgent Care Facilities: An Integral Solution for PCP and ED Utilization | The data will be used to explore the role of urgent care facilities as a substitute for primary and emergency department care under differing metropolitan and socioeconomic conditions. | 2000-2018 IP 2000-2018 OP |
| 12/03/2015 | Nancy Erickson | New Solutions, Inc. | 15111707 | UB Data For Clinical Outcomes Research (Ed, Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient) | The data will be risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges and length of stay compared to expected values. | 2014-2018 OP |
| 11/13/2015 | Eileen Jones | Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI) | 1211-03 (A3) | NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.) and Longitufinal Health Care and Services use of Homeless People | The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage. | 2003-2018 IP 2003-2018 OP |
| 11/13/2015 | Linda Schwimmer | New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute | 1409-01 (S) | Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance | The SPARCS data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures. | 2011-2018 IP 2011-2018 OP |
| 11/13/2015 | Saul Blecker | New York University Medical Center (NYU) | 1511-01 | Health Information Technology in Heart Failure | The data will be used to compare the benefit of these therapies to patients with a principal diagnosis of heart failure as well as in general hospitalized patients. | 2012-2018 IP |
| 11/10/2015 | Paul Reuscher | IMS Health | 15110605 | Hospital Procedure and Diagnosis Volume Analysis | The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from the hospital discharge data. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 10/22/2015 | Lisa Ullman | New York State Department of Health/OPCOHSM | 15102016 | Market Share Analysis Under the New York State Department of Health's Certificate of Public Advantage Program | The data will be used by three contractors to evaluate aspects of COPA applications submitted by performing provider systems under DSRIP. | 2014 IP 2014 OP |
| 10/07/2015 | Emily Hofer | Lexis Nexis, Risk Solutions, HealthCare | 15100501 | Marketview - Physicians and Facility Volumetrics | The data will be used for the volumetrics information we provide to gain market intelligence, track competitive activities and increase visibility into broader market. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 10/06/2015 | Eric Niehaus | HANYS Services Inc. | 1101-12 (S) | HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update | Requesting data for hospital discharge profiles, quality and re-admission analysis, and policy analysis and evaluation,develop policy and reimbursement proposals, and analyze SPARCS data. | 1987-2018 IP 1987-2018 OP |
| 10/06/2015 | May Hua | Presbyterian Hospital | 1202-09 (A3) | Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care | The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. | 2008-2017 IP 2008-2017 OP |
| 10/06/2015 | Shao Lin | SUNY Albany School of Public Health | 1509-01 | Enviornmental Exposure And Public Health Outcomes | The data will be used to explore the relationship between multiple environmental exposures such as extreme weather/disaster. | 2001-2018 IP 2005-2018 OP |
| 10/06/2015 | Leonard Rodberg | CUNY Queens College | 1509-04 | Inpatient and Outpatient Data for Use In Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org) | The data will be used in order to be able to present it in aggregated form in the Infoshare system, allowing researchers, students, and the general public to make use of it for analytical and general public policy purposes. | 2007-2018 IP 2007-2018 OP |
| 10/2/2015 | Subu Subramanian | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | 15092914 | The Spatial and Multi-level Association of Alcohol Exposure, Alcohol Misuse and HIV Outcomes | The data will be used to document the health effects and geographic disparities of alcohol exposure within neighborhoods. Finding may inform alcohol policy design to improve population health. | 2009-2014 OP |
| 09/25/2015 | Linda Miller | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 15092513 | Health Planning, Resource Allocation, and Other General Studies Pertaining to the Health and Well Being of Patients | The data will be used to prepare analyses focused on efficient resource allocation and improving access to care and clinical services. | 2014 IP |
| 09/14/2015 | Rachel Kelz | University of Pennsylvania | 15090802 | An Evaluation of Patient Management, Outcomes, and Disparities Among Varying Populations According to Oncologic Diagnoses | The data will be used for health services research to aide in the identification of best practices, opportunities for quality improvement at the system level, and to facilitate patient education in cancer-related care. | 2007-2011 IP |
| 09/14/2015 | Sehwon Kang | University of Minnesota | 15082708 | Focus, Patient-Centeredness and Performance: An Empirical Examination in New York State | The data will be used to provide managerial implications to hospital show balancing patient-centeredness. | 2011-2013 IP |
| 09/02/2015 | Amy Richards | Yale New Haven Health System | 15090101 | Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration | The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 08/25/2015 | Ghassam Samara | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 15060404 | Safety of Concurrent Versus Staged Neck Dissection in Transoral Robotic Surgery For Head and Neck Cancer | The data will be used to prevent patients from being exposed to unnecessary risks when undergoing operative management of advanced head and neck cancer. | 2000-2017 IP 2000-2017 OP |
| 08/24/2015 | Keith Bubblo | Stroudwater Associates | 15082106 | Consulting Services | The data will be used to identify market trends and as part of our strategic planning efforts. The benefit is improved planning and delivery of inpatient hospital services in New York State. | 2012-2014 IP |
| 08/24/2015 | Harlan Krumholz | Yale University | 1508-08 | Identifying Temporal Variation in Disease | The data will be used to better understand the temporal patterns of hospital admissions for groups of diseases as well as the environmental factors that are linked with these patterns in order to more efficiently guide the allocation of health care resources. | 2006-2013 IP 2006-2013 OP |
| 08/24/2015 | Ali Zaidi | Montefiore Medical Center | 1508-04 | Infective Endocarditis and Cerebrovascular Accidents in Adult Congenital Health Disease | The data will be used to obtain demographic data regarding the inpatient care for patients with adult congenital heart disease and to obtain specific outcome measurements of their cardiac and non-cardiac morbidities. | 1995-2015 IP |
| 08/24/2015 | Alexander Dagum | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1508-01 | A Statewide Review of Readmissions and Complications Following Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair | The data will be used to review epidemiological factors associated with readmissions following cleft lip and palate repair. | 2008-2018 IP 2008-2018 OP |
| 08/14/2015 | David Chang | Harvard Medical School | 15081002 | Evaluating The Quality of Care Within Surgery And Determining the Impacts of Potential Health Policies on Patient Access to Care and Subsequent Outcomes | This data will be used in evaluating the current status of quality of care for surgery as well as the impacts of potential policies on patient access and quality at the population level. | 2010-2018 IP 2010-2018 OP |
| 08/12/2015 | Thomas Mahoney | Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency | 1010-06 (A2) | 2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) PQI/ED Initiatives | The primary goal of using SPARCS data is to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. | 1997-2018 IP 1997-2018 OP |
| 08/10/2015 | Gary Zigmann | Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems | 15080701 | Vermont Explor Multistate Hospital Discharge Database | The data will be used to create hospital planning reports to help member hospitals more effectively provide care to their service areas. | 2013-2018 IP |
| 08/07/2015 | John Powell | New York State Department of Financial Services | 15072714 | New York Hospital Price Study | The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, to analyze whether hospital attributes such as quality and market leverage influence hospital prices, and to examine hospital price variation. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 07/22/2015 | Matthew Willaert | SG2-MedAssets | 15072113 | Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients (various hospitals and health systems) | SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool. | 2010-2018 IP 2010-2018 OP |
| 07/20/2015 | Sherry Glied | New York University | 15071008 | Effect of Automatic Enrollment in Medicare via Social Security on Inpatient Length of Stay and Payment Source | The data will be used to study the effect of a higher age requirement for social security on Medicare. | 2002 & 2014 IP |
| 07/17/2015 | Ifeanyi Onyeji | Columbia University | 15071409 | Do Social Economic Status and/or Health Insurance Predict The Receipt of Surgical Intervention Among Patients With Erectile Dysfunction. | The data will be used to assess if low SES and/or insurance type predicts receipt of penile prosthesis surgery among men with a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction. | 1997-2014 IP 1997-2014 OP |
| 07/17/2015 | Brian Herdman | CBIZ K A Consulting Services, LLC | 15070102 | National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis | The data will be used for benchmarking and trending reports. The report will show trends related to charge levels, intensity of services, and levels of resource utilization. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Heather Strosnider | CDC | 1507-06 | A National Analysis of Short-term Associations Between Respiratory Morbidity and Ambient Air Pollutants | The data will be used to estimate short-term associations between air pollution and emergency department visits for all respiratory outcomes combined and specific outcomes. | 2005-2014 IP 2005-2014 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Bernard Black | Northwestern Law School | 1507-05 | Academic Research on Factors Determining Hospital Adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) | The data will be used to study the patient, hospital, competitive environment, and other characteristics that effect whether, and when a hospital adopts electronic medical records. | 1995-2018 IP 1996-2018 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Bernard Black | Northwestern Law School | 1507-04 | Academic Research on The Effect of Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates on Infection Rates | The data will be used to determine what effect public reporting of hospital infection rates have on actual infection rates. | 1995-2018 IP 1996-2018 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Bernard Black | Northwestern Law School | 1507-03 | Academic Research On The Effect of Insurance Exchange Structure on Health Insurance Prices and Enrollment | The data will be used to study the effect of structure of the health insurance exchanges, created by New York and other states under the Affordable Care Act, on health insurance prices and consumer choice among health plans. | 1995-2018 IP 1996-2018 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Bernard Black | Northwestern Law School | 1507-02 | Long-term Impact of Health Insurance on Health and Mortality | The data will be used to compare "treated persons" (without health insurance), to control persons (with health insurance), and also compare different types of health insurance. | 1995-2018 IP 1996-2018 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Alfredo Morabia | CUNY Queens College | 1507-01 | WTC-Heart: A Cohort Study of Heart Diseases in World Trade Center Responders | The data will be used as a cohort study of the long-term cardiovascular impact of response to WTC disaster began in September 2011 | 2000-2018 IP 2000-2018 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Craig Pollack | Johns Hopkins University | 1211-08 (S) | Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low, Versus Remaining in a High, Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Cost of Care | The data will be used for a comparative effectiveness of moving to a low-versus remaining in a high-poverty neighborhood for health care utilization and costs of care. | 1995-2009 IP 1995-2009 OP |
| 07/15/2015 | Stephen Lyman | Hospital for Special Surgery | 1107-04 (S) | Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery | The data will be used to focus on policy-related issues, related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered on the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care. | 1985-2018 IP 1985-2018 OP |
| 07/10/2015 | Renee McDonald-Fleming | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 15071007 | Effects of the 2012 USPSTF PSA Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening and Detection in African American Men | The data will be used to see whether or not this recommendation has changed the screening trends for African American men, and has this recommendation impacted prostate cancer detection in African American men. | 2009-2018 IP 2009-2018 OP |
| 07/09/2015 | Jim Strunk | iVantage Health Analytics | 15070704 | 2015 Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Discharge Data | The data will be used on a patient level to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic planning and operations planning. These reports also provide forecasting of future demand. | 2005-2018 IP 2015-2018 OP |
| 07/01/2015 | David Regan | Vermont Health Care Authority | 15060101 | Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set | The data will be used by the state to support aggregate and summary level reporting on outmigration for inpatient care to New York hospitals; to generate resident population-based inpatient hospitalization rates. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 06/25/2015 | Laura Braslow | Manatt Health Solutions | 15062419 | Provided Market Share, Service Line and Community Needs Analyses Conducted as Part of Broad-Based Operational | The data will be used as part of a strategic and operational support MHS provides to PPS lead organizations and other providers under DSRIP. | 2012-2018 IP 2012-2018 OP |
| 06/17/2015 | Anil Lalwani | New York Presbyterian | 15060806 | Incidence And Utilization of Inpatient And Ambulatory Mastoidectomy In New York State From 1995-2014 | The data will be used to identify the incidence and utilization of mastoidectomy in both inpatient and ambulatory settings in New York State from 1995-2014. This study is important to the scientific community, clinicians and patients and may guide future treatment practices and policies. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 06/08/2015 | Joe Harris | Intellimed International Corporation | 15052006 | Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis | The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services. | 2014-2018 IP 2014-2018 OP |
| 06/03/2015 | Janet Currie | Princeton University | 1505-02 | Unnecessary Hospitalization and Patient Outcomes. | The data will be used to recommend hospital admission practices which could lower health care spending and reduce complication area rates. | 2005-2018 IP 2005-2018 OP |
| 06/03/2015 | Jun Li | University of Michigan | 1505-01 | Cost-Effectiveness of Referring Patients to Centers of Excellance for Cardiac Surgeries | The data will be used to assess the relative costs and benefits to both patients and payers of receiving cardiac surgeries in a Center of excellence hospital instead of a non-center of excellance hospital. | 2008-2018 IP 2008-2018 OP |
| 06/02/2015 | Jiali Li | Westchester County DOH | 15052921 | Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment, Annual Databooks, Data Updates, News Briefs, and Research Papers on Hospitalization, Emergency Room, and Ambulatory Service Utilizations | The data will be used to prepare community health assessment, annual data books, data updates, new briefs and relevant research papers to track and report disease prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health. | 2011-2018 IP 2011-2018 OP |
| 06/02/2015 | John Polimeni | Albany College of Pharmacy | 15042111 | Trends and Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Management in New York State | The data will be used to analyze temporal and geographic trends in methods for the diagnosis and procedural management of pancreatic cancer. | 1995-2018 IP 1995-2018 OP |
| 06/01/2015 | Nisha Branch | George Washington University | 15052722 | Assessment of Disparities, Utilization, Cost, Complications, and Factors Contributing to Perioperative Outcomes in Surgical Procedures Across Multiple Years in New York State | The data will be used to assess, evaluate, and identify any racial, gender, or other health disparities for patients undergoing surgery in New York State. Identification of trends could lead to prevention and/or elimination of health disparities. | 1995-2018 IP 1995-2018 OP |
| 05/22/2015 | Corey Maher | Oscar Insurance Group | 15052009 | SPARCS Data Analysis | The data will be used to investigate costs, outcomes and procedure affinity for providers in the SPARCS data set. | 2010-2018 IP 2010-2018 OP |
| 05/20/2015 | Javier Blanco | SUNY Buffalo | 15051204 | An Analysis of Pharmacogenectic Testing Utilization in New York State | The data will be used to examine the trends of utilizing pharmacogenomics testing in New York State from 2000-2017. | 2000-2017 IP 2000-2017 OP |
| 04/25/2015 | Alexis Pozen | CUNY School of Public Health | 14100804 | Perinatal Costs and Outcomes in New York Area Hospitals | The data will be used to compare costs, charges and outcomes of vaginal births and caesarian sections in New York. | 2008-2014 IP 2008-2014 OP |
| 04/27/2015 | Nizar Souayah | Rutgers University | 1504-02 | Trends in Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Specific Inflammatory Neurological Disorders Treated. | The data will be used to determine whether intravenous immunoglobulin provides benefits over other treatments in terms of length of stay, mortality, disability and general healthcare. | 1995-2018 IP 1995-2018 OP |
| 04/27/2015 | Jessica Athens | New York University Medical Center | 1504-01 | NYU Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core | The data will be used to establish a protocol for NYU investigators interested in using SPARCS. | 2000-2018 IP 2000-2018 OP |
| 04/02/2015 | Don De Moro | California Nurses Association | 15032403 | The Effect of Health Information Technology on Patient Outcomes | The data will be used to study the medical clinical, and social efficacy of health information technology (HIT) through the outcomes for hospital inpatient. | 2003-2008 IP 2003-2008 OP |
| 03/18/2015 | Amy Richards | Yale New Haven Health System | 15031602 | Statistical Analysis and Trending of Outmigration | The data will be used for healthcare analytics and statistical reporting purposes. | 2013 IP 2013 OP |
| 03/12/2015 | Joseph Bosco | NYU Hospital of Joint Diseases | 15031101 | Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State | The data will be used to compare orthopaedic readmissions rate, surgical infections and hospital costs and charges throughout New York State baseed on hospital volume and metro area. | 2014-2018 IP |
| 03/09/2015 | Ismail Sirtalan | Greater New York Hospital Association | 0901-04 (A) | Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), A Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System | The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State. | 1999-2018 IP 1999-2018 OP |
| 03/09/2015 | Gale Spencer | SUNY Binghamton | 14101005 | Correlation of High Impact Flood Zones with Population Health Outcomes | The data will be used to evaluate the direct impact of flooding on individuals physical and respiratory health, and their mental health status such as the prevalence of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorders. | 2005-2013 IP 2005-2013 OP |
| 03/09/2015 | Cynthia Taub | Montefiore Medical Center | 1503-01 | Long-Term Maternal Cardivascular orbidity In Women With Pre-Eclampsia, Eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes | The data will be used to investigate whether pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes increase the risk for long-term maternal cardiovascular disease. | 1982-2018 IP 2005-2018 OP |
| 03/09/2015 | Vratika Agarwal | University of California San Francisco | 1503-02 | Impack of Superstorm Sandy on Healthcare Cost and Utilization in the State of New York | The data will be used to evaluate the burden of hospital admission for cardiovascular event as well as overall admissions during nautal disasters using the example of Hurricane Sandy, which struck in the New York coastline on October 29, 2012. | 2010-2013 IP 2010-2013 OP |
| 03/09/2015 | Wade Norwood | Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency | 1503-03 | Dispartities In Health Outcomes in Rochester, New York | The data will be used to reduce health disparities in the Finger Lake Region. | 2008-2018 IP 2008-2018 OP |
| 02/25/2015 | Anthony Gasparis | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 15022308 | Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 Year Analysis of Admissions Data | This study is a 5-year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates for patients presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis. | 2008-2013 IP 2008-2013 OP |
| 02/5/2015 | Nancy Erickson | Solutions, Inc. | 15020502 | UB Data For Clinical Outcomes Research | The data will be used for risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges, and length of stay compared to expected values. | 2011-2013 OP |
| 01/27/2015 | Sami Khan | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1501-01 | A Statewide Analysis of The Quality, Complaint, and Demographics of Readmissions Following Breast Reconstructive Surgery | The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction. | 2005-2010 IP 2005-2010 OP |
| 01/26/2015 | Jeryl Topalian | Western CT Health Network (WCHN) | 15012606 | SPARCS Data | The data will be used to review the epidemologic, financial and geographic factors associated with readmission following breast reconstruction. | 2010-2018 IP 2010-2018 OP |
| 01/23/2015 | Christopher Garmon | Federal Trade Commission (FTC) | 15012304 | New York Health Care Provider Merger Investigations and Research | The data will be used in the FTC's current and future investigations of health care providers in New York and surrounding states,in research projects on health care provider competition and mergers. | 2007-2018 IP 2013-2018 OP |
| 01/15/2015 | Brian McNeil | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 15011302 | Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in NYS: A Twenty Year Follow-Up | The data will be used to compelete the dissertation requirements for Mr. Parris's doctoral studies in our School of Public Health and as surveillance to sustantiate the existence and describe the drivers of racial disparities. | 2012-2015 IP |
2014
Approved / Ratified
Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/29/2014
Anthony Gasparis
SUNY Stony Brook
University Medical Center
14122616
Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 year Analysis of Admissions Data
The data will be used to study a 5 year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates
for patietns presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
12/22/2014
Sophie Wheeley
University Hospital
Birmingham
14121813
International Hospital
Benchmarking
The data will be used to compare
clinical outcomes between hospital healthcare services globally.
2001-2017 IP
2001-2017 OP
12/15/2014
John Powell
New York State Department of Financial Services
1412-06
New York Hospital Price Study
The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, and
to analyze whether hospital attributes, such as quality and market leverage, influence hospital prices.
2013 IP
2013 OP
12/15/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1412-05
Healthcare Costs and Burden
Associated with Post-Operative
Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care,
and calculate cost for postsurgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
14120402
Outpatient Resource Utilization by Patients Undergoing
Neurosurgical Procedures
The data will be used to study the incidence and types of outpatient procedures as well as
outpatients undergoing neurosurgical interventions, and how those correlated with improved outcomes.
2009-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Todd Griffin
SUNY Stonybrook-
Department of Obstetrics
1412-04
Outcomes Research in
Obstetrics, Gynecological,
Oncology
The data will be used to analyze 30-day readmission rates after surgery, which may affect regional
quality improvement programs aimed at improving surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery
1412-01
Tracking Hospital for Special
Surgery Patients Post-Discharge
The data will be used to identify predictors or risk factors of adverse events related to surgical outcomes.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
12/15/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook
University Hospital
1403-02 (A)
Revisions Following Adjustable
Gastric Band
The data will be used to determine the rate of revision and explant of LAGB to see
how many patients have had the device explanted and have undergone other bariatric procedures.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
12/15/2014
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury
1110-06 (A)
An Analysis of NYS Hospital
Utilization Rates for Ambulatory
Care Sensitive Diagnoses
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access
to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
12/10/2014
Stephen Wise
Mount Sinai Hospital - Chicago
14110601
Readmissions and Cost Analysis of Hernia Repairs
The data will be used for an evaluation of hernia readmissions and cost analysis of hernia repairs,
comparing different surgical techniques, demographic characteristics and operative costs.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
11/24/2014
Young Kwon
New York University School of Medicine
14111405
Assessment of Outcomes and Readmission Rates in Orthopaedic Surgery
The data will be used to determine what underlying patient factors, when coupled with a
specific orthopaedic surgical procedure, lead to either successs or failure.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/21/2014
Nancy Erickson
Solutions, Inc.
14112108
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data are risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges,
and length of stay are compared to expected values.
2013-2017 IP
11/17/2014
Evan Johnson
Health Market Science, Inc.
14111404
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes in hospital discharges.
2013 IP
2013 OP
11/17/2014
Jeremy Henderson
Health Grades, Inc.
14111203
Quality Rating & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals,
create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2013 IP
11/10/2014
Jeffrey Butts
CUNY John Jay College
1410-02
Evaluation of The Cure Violence Project
The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD crime data.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
11/4/2014
Christopher Brooks
WebMD, Inc.
14102218
NY Inpatient Hospital Study
The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how
hospital services compare.
2013 IP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-04
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment
Pathways Readmissions and
Costs By Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health, over the last few decades, is associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/31/2014
Chun-An Chou
SUNY Binghamton
1410-03
Prediction Analysis by
Correlating Weather Variables with Hospitals and ED
Admissions
The data will be used to understand the relationship between weather and health in upstate New York.
1990-2013 IP
1990-2013 OP
10/31/2014
Jose Pagan
New York Academy of
Medicine
1410-01
Longitudinal Trends in Treatment Pathways, Readmissions and
Costs by Patient Characteristics
The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health over the last few decades are associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
10/21/2014
Kalpana
Bhandarkar
Maimonides Medical Center
14101714
Strategic Planning
The data will be used to understand the supply
of inpatient healthcare services.
2013 IP
10/17/2014
Paul Reuscher
IMS Health
14101609
Hospital Procedure and
Diagnosis Volume Analysis
The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from its hospital discharge data for 2001-2013.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/14/2014
Jiali Li
Westchester County DOH
14101407
Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment and Annual Databooks
The data will be used to track and report diseases prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health status of Westchester County residents.
2013-2017 IP
2013-2017 OP
10/14/2014
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
14092916
Association Between Select
Chronic Diseases and
Hazardous Waste Sites in New
York State
The data will be used to assess the geographic distributions of several chronic diseases in New York State.
1995-2013 IP
10/8/2014
Thomas Lee
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-06
Review of Pediatric
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in New York State; Hospital and
Surgeon Differences in Surgical
Outcomes
The data will be used to provide information on the outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic surgeries, and the types of surgeons performing them.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1409-05
Outcomes, Complications, Risks and Survivorship after Orthopedic Procedures
The data will be used to analyze orthopaedic procedures and their outcomes and/or complications.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Crystal Fuller
Lewis
Columbia University
Mailman School of Public
Health
1409-04
Washington Heights: A
Community Diagnosis
The data will be used to characterize the Washington Heights neighborhood in terms of their healthcare diagnoses and healthcare access/usage.
2009-2017 IP
2009-2017 OP
10/8/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1409-03
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through
CCTA Imaging and Guided
Follow-up Referral Using the
Emergency Department as a
Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization patterns: including patient's use of multiple EDs, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals; and comparative outcomes across the state.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1409-02
Changes in Asthma Healthcare
Utilizations Under Current and
Future Aerosol Levels in New
York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current/baseline and future
periods.
2001-2010 IP
2001-2010 OP
10/8/2014
Linda Schwimmer
New Jersey Health Care
Quality Institute
1409-01
Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance
The data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
10/8/2014
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03 (S)
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in
Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, and the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans.
1998-2007 IP
1998-2007 OP
10/8/2014
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester Medical Center
1209-03 (A)
Trends in Upper Extremity Trauma
The data will be used to evaluate demographic, geographical, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain upper extremity trauma.
2000-2011 IP
2000-2011 OP
10/8/2014
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06 (S)
1. Potentially Avoid Hospital readmissions and Potentially Avoidable Complications 2. Analysis of Physician Specific Volumes
Analysis of potentially avoidable hospital readmission rates by type of care and by facility. Also, analysis of physician-specific volume.
2004-2017 IP
10/7/2014
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
14100602
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services, set healthcare service quality standards and develop strategic decision support measures.
2013 IP
2013 OP
10/7/2014
Nallan Suresh
SUNY Buffalo
14100203
Empirical Research in Health Care Operations Management
The data will be used to investigate the relationship between internal hospital planning and scheduling practices and service quality outcomes.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
9/23/2014
Sheila Kee
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
14092313
Niagara - Orleans PPS DSRIP Analysis
The data will be used to assess the problem areas that need to be addressed during the 5 year DSRIP project.
2000-2017 IP
08/22/2014
Joseph Bosco
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
14082121
Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State
The data will be used to determine regional variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location and population density.
2001-2013 IP
08/22/2014
Lisa McGiffert
Consumers Union
14082120
Costs of Hip and Knee Revision and Replacement to the State of New York
The data will be used to identify how much was charged to state program to pay for hip and knee replacement and revision surgeries, for advocacy purposes.
2012-2017 IP
08/18/2014
Paula Denoya
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14081105
Management Trends in Inflammmatory Bowel Disease In The Era of Immunomodulator Therapy
The data will be used to study IBD surgeries, emergent VS. elective, and the various rates and charges associated with each.
1985-2013 IP
08/15/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14080604
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study that will focus on data that captures prostatectomies based on race, and age group.
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
08/6/2014
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai-Icahn School of Medicine
14080403
Surgeon Specific Outcomes Associated with Surgery
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and costs associated with a variety of surgical procedures among surgeons in New York.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
08/5/2014
Khoi Pham
Hackensack Medical Center
14080402
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases & Market Share Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share by service area and NY provider
2013-2017 IP
08/04/2014
Shannon Lorbiecki
Navigant Consulting Inc
14080101
Assessing Opportunities for Consolidation or Regionalization of Hospital Services in Newark and Surrounding Towns for New Jersey Health Care Facilities
Financing Authority
The data will be used to understand outmigration of Newark area residents to hospitals in New York.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/31/2014
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
14072523
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to understand how hospital services are utilized across different community populations and to determine the appropriateness of the hospitalization given the diagnosis background.
1997-2017 IP
07/16/2014
Michael Poon
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14071104
Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through CCTA Imaging and Guided Follow-up Referral Using the Emergency Department as a Primary Point of Contact
The data will be used to assess different utilization
Medical Center patterns and comparative outcomes across the
State.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
07/08/2014
Kimon Bekelis
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
14070802
Regional Disparities in Outcomes and Hospitalization Charges of Neurosurgical Procedures of New York State
The data will be used to investigate the association of these outcomes with the case volume of each hospital.
2009-2017 IP
07/07/2014
Dusan Bogunovic
Mount Sinai- Icahn School of Medicine
14070701
Genetic Predispostion to Neurolisteriosis
The data will be used to study people that cannot fight the germ called Listeria monocytogenes.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/27/2014
Michael Palese
Mount Sinai Medical Center
14062707
Studying the Correlation Between Incidence and Prevalence of Urological Diseases Among Populations Belonging to Different Patient Socio-Economic Tiers
The data will be searched by queries and records relevant to urology and of significance to the project will be extracted for multivariate statistical analysis.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Joseph Bosco
New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases
14061906
Regional Analysis of Orthopaedic Procedure Cost Data
SPARCS data will be used to determine regional
variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location.
2000, 2010 IP
06/20/2014
Carl Paulino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
1406-11
Assessment of Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
The data will be used to determine whether there is a difference between the readmission and reoperation rates between kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty and to determine risk factors associated with readmission or reoperation.
1996-2017 IP
1996-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Lindsay Jubelt
New York University Langone Medical Center (NYU)
1406-10
Association of Hospital Disposition and Risk of Readmission
The data will be used to determine any correlation between hospital disposition at discharge, and readmission, for the purpose of improving coordination of care, and reducing overall healthcare costs.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
Jason Fletcher
University of Wisconsin
1406-08
Asthma Hospitalizations in Children Born via Cesarean Section
The data will be used to examine statistical assocations between method of delivery and subsequent diagnosis for asthma during childhood.
1982-2013 IP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-07
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Hernia Repair and Complex Abdominal Surgery Using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess the longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization following hernia repair surgery using New York State SPARCS datasets.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Kevin Walter
University of Rochester Medical Center
1406-06
Reoperation Rates Following Spine Surgery using an Administrative Database
Data will be used in a retrospective study analyzing patient's spine surgery to better understand spine care and assess the rate of reoperations.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-05
An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery using SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitundinal outcomes and cost utilization.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
John Fischer
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1406-03
An Assessment of Surgical Outcomes following Multidisciplinary Management of Surgical Procedures Utilizing SPARCS Data
The data will be used to critically assess longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization of surgery when a multidisciplinary team operative approach may potentially involve reconstructive surgery.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Elliot Regenbogen
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1406-02
Characterizing Epidemiologic Trends Including Factors Related to Readmission Among Preterm Infants with Apnea of Prematurity
The data will be used to determine the frequency of apnea of premeaturity (AOP) among preterm infants and to identify factors affecting the frequency of readmissions.
1997-2017 IP
1997-2017 OP
06/20/2014
Rachel Slayton
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1406-01
Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer
The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status.
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
06/20/2014
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01 (A)
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
Data will be used to reconcile deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals. In accordance with the "Routine Referral Law", within our Donation Service Area (DSA). This data is of vital importance in identifying missed potential for donation.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
06/20/2014
David Lee
New York University, School of Medicine
1303-05 (A)
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
06/20/2014
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S2)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care.
2008-2017 IP
2008-2017 OP
06/19/2014
Jennifer Thomson
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Geneeral
14060301
Hospital Merger Investigations
The SPARCS data will be used to coordinate with data published by the Pennsylvania Health Care cost Containment Council.
2012 IP
06/18/2014
Mary Schroeder
University of IOWA
14061704
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and it's Associated Costs
The data will be used by a graduate student as requirements for part of a course. This project will study the costs associated with mastectomy surgery.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
06/17/2014
Tamar Polonsky
University of Chicago Medicine
14061002
Effect of Hospital Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in New York After Implementation of Trans Fat Bans
The data will be used to analyze rates of AMI and CVA based on county of residence to determine if the trans fat ban contributes to changes in incidence.
2002-2013 IP
06/06/2014
Christopher Snyder
Temple University Health System
14053028
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trends in
New York State.
2013 IP
05/29/2014
Emanuela Taioli
North Shore-LIJ Health System
14052726
Health Disparities in Thoracic Surgery Procedures for Cancer of the Lung, and Esophagus Mesothelium
The data will be used to assess if surgery is utilized at the same frequency in black and white patients affected by lung cancer, esophagcal cancer, or pleural mesothelioma; it will also assess if insurance coverage, SES, and other covariates influence the rate of surgery.
1995-2013 IP
05/22/2014
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
14052125
Health Services Research Projects
The data will be used for a variety of analyses examining the care at Memorial Hospital and other hospitals caring for cancer patients.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015 OP
05/21/2014
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
14052024
Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients
SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
05/13/2014
Bian Liu
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
14050605
Changes in Asthma Healthcare Utilizations Under Current and Future Aerosol Levels in New York State
The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current and future periods.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/09/2014
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
14050908
An Evaluation of Surgical Residencies Using Patient Outcomes of Program Graduates
A retrospective study to determine relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes.
2007-2011 IP
05/05/2014
Rajiv Jayadevan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Icahn
14050102
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
The data will be used to characterize prevalence, incidence and trends of access to care, rates of care, and predictors of access to, selection of, and outcome of various procedures.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
05/05/2014
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company Advisory Services
14032714
Market Analytics
The data will be used to complete market analytics on behalf of New York Hospital Clients.
2011-2017 IP
05/01/2014
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
14050103
New York Market and Cost 2013
The data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks using our standard cost stepdown methodolgy.
2013-2017 IP
04/23/2014
Deborah Lynch
Loeb & Troper, Health Care Consulting
14041114
Various Projects Related to Analysis of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used by consultants in the firms strategic planning division.
2012-2017 IP
2012-2017 OP
04/22/2014
Polina Antonette
Lutheran Medical Center
14032713
Hospital and Benchmarking
The data will be used for Lutheran Medical Center for benchmarking purposes.
2011-2017 IP
2011-2017 OP
04/16/2014
Leslie Boyd
New York University Medical Center (NYU)
14041612
Future Quality Metrics in Gynecologic Oncology
This study will assess the characteristics of hospitals admitting patients for malignancies who will likely receive clinical bonuses based on outcome measures.
2006-2013 IP
2006-2013 OP
04/16/2014
Philip Stieg
Weil Medical College of Cornell University
14041511
Market Research
The data will be used internally for research purposes.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
04/08/2014
Denise Wrinn
Cortland Regional Medical Center
14040702
Cortland Regional Medical Center Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Cortland Regional Medical Center.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
04/08/2014
Brian McNeil
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
14040301
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up
The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study which will focus on medicare data that capture prostatetomics in New York State during the time frame of interests.
2010-2003 IP
04/01/2014
Bruce Feig
Sachs Policy Group
14032712
Analysis of New York Health Care Utilization and Expenditure Patterns
The data will be used to generate summary-level
information on the cost and utilization of health
services.
2010-2017 IP
2010-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
1403-08
Impact of Physician Density and Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissins
The data will be used to understand how distribution and characteristics of primary care physicians impact on ACSC readmissions.
2009-2011 IP
03/24/2014
Fergal Fleming
University of Rochester Medical Center
1403-07
Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events
The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care, and calculate cost for post-surgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1403-06
Improved Risk Communication using a Multipollutant Air Quality Index
The data will be used to determine the effects of combinations of air pollutants on respiratory hopsital admissions and emergency department visits in New York State in order to develop a multipollutant air quality index and improve risk communication efforts surrounding exposure to ambient air pollution.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
03/24/2014
Jessica Castner
SUNY Buffalo
1403-05
Western New York Emergency Department Utilization
The data will be used to determine disparities in age, sex, ethnicity, and insurance status between frequent emergency department users as opposed to non-frequent users.
2000-2017 IP
2000-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Colleen Lynch
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1403-04
Effect of High-Intensity Primary Care on Utiilization and Quality Measures for "Super-Utilizers"
The data will be used to identify if a subset of the patients population is responsible for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs; so called super-utilizers.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
03/24/2014
Kirsten Cleary
Columbia University
1403-03
Epidemiology of Adverse Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Outcomes in New York
The data will be used to analyze the epidemiology of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-02
Comparing Outcomes between Iaparoscopic Robotic Surgery Versus Iaparoscopic Surgery
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, between laparoscopic robotic surgeries and laparpscopic surgeries.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017
03/24/2014
Aurora Pryor
SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital
1403-01
Outcomes of Hospitals Performing Hepatobiliary, Foregut, and Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, in patients undergoing surgeries in hospitals comparing minimallyinvasive, hepatobiliary and foregut surgeries.
1995-2017 IP
1995-2017 OP
03/24/2014
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1306-06 (A)
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/24/2014
Benjamin Charvat
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), Mayor's Office
1211-03 (A2)
NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
03/24/2014
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University
1101-14 (A2)
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
The data will be used to compare changes in admission rates, and racial and ethnic disparities in such rates, associated changes in inpatient costs in Massachusetts vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2010 IP
2003-2010 OP
03/24/2014
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05 (S)
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
SPARCS data will be used within the infoshare system, and will provide statistical information regarding demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
03/21/2014
Benjamin Iskhakov
Manhattan Billing and Collection, Inc.
13110706
Health Affordability Act, ASC Procedures
Data will be used to complete research on ASC based procedures under "Obamacare".
2010-2012 OP
03/05/2014
Edward Broccoli
Edward Broccoli
14030410
Beneficial Cost-Savings Changes in Utilization Patterns of Ambulatory Versus Inpatient
The data will be used to follow trends of ambulatory versus inpatient services to examine whether there are any cost-savings benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013 OP
03/03/2014
Amy Richards
VHA Mid-Atlantic
14022607
VHA Mid-Atlantic Performance Improvement
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities.
2010-2015 IP
02/26/2014
Trista Parker
Health Quest
14022606
Strategic Planning Process for Health Quest
The data will be used to review current services, volumes, and length of stay.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/24/2014
Adam Stolz
The Chartis Group, LLC
14022105
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of a Hospital Client
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2013-2017 IP
02/24/2014
Louis Catalano
Roosevelt Hospital
14021804
The Rising Incidence of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The data will be used to determine the rate of reverse total shoulder procedures performed from 2004 to present and the associated diagnoses as indicated by ICD-9 codes.
2004-2017 IP
2004-2017 OP
02/11/2014
Kimlee Roldan-Sanchez
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020602
Service Line Analysis
The data will be used for zip code analysis, incidence rates, and population demographics.
2012-2014 IP
02/11/2014
David Alge
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14020601
General Market Trends, Understanding Hospital Utilization for Specific Services
The data will be used to summarize market or service trends in aggregrate, usually via graphs, and charts.
2012-2014 IP
02/04/2014
Sean Capperis
New York University
14012717
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data will be used for a comprehensive source of information on trends in New York City's housing and neighborhoods.
2012 IP
02/04/2014
Melvin Rosenwasser
New York Presbyterian Hospital
14012716
Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Among the Orthopaedic Sub-specialties
The data will be used to examine all patients who were operated on for distal radius fractures in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
1982-2017 IP
1983-2017 OP
01/30/2014
Jennifer Jamikowski
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
14012711
Planning & Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010-2017 OP
01/29/2014
Audrey Waltner
Dutchess County Department of Health
14012712
Routine Public Health Surveillance of Emergency Department Visitand Hospitalizations among Dutchess County Residents
The data will be used for ongoing public health surveillance of health conditions of concern,
including chronic diseases and substance abuse.
2000-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/27/2014
Marc Berg
KPMG LLP
14011506
Analysis for North Country Commission
The data will be used to make an analysis for the North Country on the population based needs in terms of the health care delivery system.
2003-2013 IP
2003-2013 OP
01/22/2014
Margaret Formica
SUNY Upstate Medical University
14012109
Gastroschisis in Central New York State, 1996-2012
The data will be used as part of an exploratory study on gastroschisis in the CNY
Perinatal Region.
1996-2012 IP
01/22/2014
Jean Moore
SUNY School of Public Health
14011607
Impact of Physician Density of Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissions
The data will be used to detrimine if physician characteristics have an impact on a patient's admission, or readmission.
2009-2011 IP
01/15/2014
Katherine Blumhardt
Truven Health Analytics
14011405
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be used to identify areas of concern in the healthcare industry.
2005-2017 IP
2005-2017 OP
01/08/2014
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13122322
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be processed through our proprietary processing and risk adjustment procedure to obtain clinical outcomes.
2012 IP
01/07/2014
Sean Ossont
University of Rochester
14010601
University of Rochester Medical Center Market Utilization Analysis
The data will be used to conduct market analysis.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
2013
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12/27/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13122421
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System; Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital; Standford Hospital; and Catholic Health East
Hospital discharge data will be used to support short and long-term operational strategic planning efforts.
2010 IP
2010-2015 OP
12/23/2013
Kalpana Bhandarkar
13122320
Maimonides Medical Center
Strategic Planning
The data will be summarized to understand the supply of outpatient healthcare services.
2008-2012 OP
12/17/2013
Gary Zigmann
13121619
Vermont Hospital Association and Health System
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
The data will be used for surveillance reporting for VT DOH-Asthma of VT residents.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/16/2013
Gerald Siberstein
13121205
The Sage Colleges, School of Management
Inpatient Revenue Prediction by Hospital
The data will be used to derive inpatient revenue predictions to be analyzed for use in predicting facility revenue on a time interval basis.
2010-2016 IP
12/13/2013
Stephen MacCormaack
13121102
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing Charging, and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2012 IP
2012 OP
12/12/2013
Rick Henderson
13121103
Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
Healthcare Operations of Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc.
The data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2012 IP
12/11/2013
Nicole Ngo
1104-09 (A)
University of Oregon
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluation The Impacts of Bus Pullution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transits effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particulary asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
12/11/2013
Robert Silverman
1004-05 (A3)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-morbidites
The data will be used to invstigate the relationship between obstructibve lung disease morbidity with various ambient air polluntants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1982-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
12/6/2013
Gina Lovasi
13111209
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Quantifying the Effectiveness of New York City Policy Initiatives on Chronic Disease Prevention
The data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts in reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality rates.
1990-2012 IP
1990-2012 OP[
12/4/2013
Jeremy Henderson
13112919
Health Grades, Inc.
Quality Ratings & Analysis
The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics.
2012 IP
12/4/2013
Phyllis Supino
13111511
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in New York State
The data will be used to analyze temporal trends in hospilization rates and mortality among patients with valvular heart disease.
1982 IP
2010-2012 IP
12/4/2013
Mike Underhill
13110707
CPM Healthgrades on behalf of Princeton Healthcare System
Customer Relations Marketing Database- New York State Database Load
The data will be used to produce detailed market analysis reporting allowing gor better planning of customer relations management and marketing projects.
2010-2012 IP
11/29/2013
Danielle Rhubart
13111410
Penn State University
Rethinking Benzene Releasing Hazardous Waste Sites and Hematologic Cancers in Upstate New York
The data will be used to study the scientific evidence that now shows that exposure to benzene can lead to the development of blood and bone marrow cancers in humans.
2000-2011 IP
11/08/2013
Fabrice Smieliauskas
13110708
Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
The data will be used for the analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing intiatives of medical device manufactures.
2012 IP
11/08/2013
Sarah Gruskin
Health Market Science, Inc.
13102917
Trend Analysis
The data will be used to identify important changes, and to identify Hospital identifiers.
2012 IP
2012 OP
11/7/2013
Ashraf Fadel
SG-2, LLC
13110505
Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Catholic Health East
The data will be used to support Capital Health System's short and long-term operational & strategic planning efforts.
2012-2013 IP
11/07/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Adirondack Medical Center
13103116
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 ASM
2011-2012 ED
11/7/2013
Julie Lewis Haynes
Orleans Community Health (dba, Medina Memorial Hospitals) In Medina, NY
13103110
Market Share Update
The data will be used to update the market share report.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
11/07/2013
Matt Hilton
Cigna Healthcare, Medical Economics
13101505
Facility Chargemaster Review
The data will be used to determine if medical costs are being impacted by abnormal changes to a facility's charge description master.
2012-2013 IP
2012-2013 OP
11/7/2013
Melinda Whitbeck
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
13090411
Greater Rochester Health Foundation Neighborhood Health Status Improvement Project Evaluation
The data will be used as indicators of change in health status of neighborhood residents for each of the areas participating in the Health Status Improvement Project of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
10/25/2013
Eric Genden
Mount Sinai Hospital
13101503
Surgeon-Specific Outcomes Associated With Colon Resection
The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and cost associated with a single procedure.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Marvin Fried
Montefiore Medical Center
13101104
Demographics and Etiology of Nasal Polyposis in the New York Area.
The data will be used to see how these characteristics differ regionally when compared to published data on nasal polyposes from other parts of the world.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
13093014
New York University Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core
The SPARCS data will be used to become available for New York State Department of Health- approved investigators at New York University.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
10/25/2013
Michael Russell
Temple University Health System
13092005
New York State Inpatient Market Analysis
The data will be used to identify the market trend in New York State.
2011-2012 IP
10/25/2013
James Hull
Hull Resource Management Group
13090313
Market Research
The data will be used to measure variances in C.M.I. and L.O.S. between hospitals and by payor.
2012-2013 IP
10/15/2013
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Allianves, Inc. (SMA)
13090312
Market Analytics, New York State IPPS Hospitals, Online Analytic Tool
The data will be used for online analysis by authorized planning staff at New York State Hospitals.
2012 IP
2012 OP
10/08/2013
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09 (S)
Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The data will be used to study long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2011-2012 IP
09/27/2013
Rachel Kelz
University of Pennsylvania
13062404
Identifying Predictive Factors for Decreased Mobility and Cost of Minimally Invasive Procedures
The data will be used to produce a retrospective cohort study analyzing the effects of minimally invasive surgery.
2007-2011 IP
09/27/2013
David Savitz
Brown University
13032811
Social, Behavioral, Medical and Environmental Influences on the Health of Pregnancy in New York State Residents, 1995-2012
The data will be used to examine social, behavioral, medical and environmental factors that affect the health of pregnancy among New York State residents over the period of 1995-2012.
1995-2003 IP
09/26/2013
Stephen Sekely
DataBay Resources
13090302
Navigate Net
The SPARCS data will be used by DataBay Resources in a new tool to enable some healthcare organizations to be able to analyze and evaluate SPARCS data.
2012-2015 IP
2012-2015 OP
09/25/2013
Waheed Tajik
New York State Organ Procurement Organization
1309-01
New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation
The data will be used for reconciliation of deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals.
2010-2016 IP
2010-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network
0910-07 (S)
Quality of Care Assessment: Hopital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department
The data will be used to compare case-mix, and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics and health economics for patient use patterns.
2008-2016 IP
2013-2016 OP
2008-2012 ED
09/25/2013
Jenny Schnaier
Truven Health Analytics
0904-03 (A)
Health Cost and Utiliztion Project (HCUP)
The data will be used along with HCUP databases to support health services research and policy analyses.
1988-2016 IP
1988-2016 OP
09/25/2013
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03 (S)
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: A Research Study of Stroke incidence and Acute Risk Factors
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups.
1983-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
09/20/2013
Michael Bilton
Verite Healthcare Consulting
13091506
Mount Sinai Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment
The data will be used to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment(CHNA) for Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Queens, New York City.
2012-2016 IP
2012-2016 OP
08/22/2013
Pamela Damsky
The Chartis Group, LLC
13081905
Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of New York State
The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare.
2010-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Harold Koch
Intellimed International Corporation
13080806
Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis
The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services.
2012 IP
2012 OP
08/22/2013
Ryan McKenna
SUNY Stony Brook
13080502
An Economic Analysis of Electronic Medical Records
The data will be used for the purpose of a dissertation.
1995-2012 IP
08/22/2013
Louise-Anne McNutt
SUNY Albany
13080501
Methods & Disease Study of Hospitalizations
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of missing data on the association between race, ethnicity and hospitalizations.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
2003-2012 AS
08/22/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
13080103
Patient Amenities and Hospital Demand: Evidence from Patient Choices and Hospital Deregulation
The study will aim to provide evidence on the role of amenities in hopsital demand.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
07/19/2013
Malika Krishna
New York University Stern School of Business
13071704
Understanding the Impact of Urgent Care Entry on Local Hospital Emergency Department
The goal of this research project is to study the recent growth of the urgent care industry and its effects on the US healthcare market.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/17/2013
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
13071103
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
The data will be used to help our clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and insured.
2011-2015 IP
07/09/2013
Robert Ren
Richmond University Medical Center
13062705
CON Application for Additional IP Child/Adolescence Pysch Beds
The data will be used to demonstrate the need for additional child/adolescent pysch beds in Staten Island, New York.
2011 IP
07/03/2013
Denise Buonopane
The Bounopane Group
13053112
Changing Trends & Pricing Benchmarks
The data will be used to analyze trends in charges and create pricing benchmark reports to benefit providers.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1306-08(S)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the
PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care
utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
2008-2012 IP
06/13/2013
Kenneth Gold
NYS Division of Budget
1306-07
Reducing Sepsis Mortality
Identify latent demographic, environmental, pre-conditions and clinical factors that correlate with a susceptibility to contract sepsis from common infections.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Art Sedrakyan
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univeristy
1306-06
Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothroracic and orthopedic surgical care.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
06/13/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc
1306-05
Outcome and Post-Surgery Follow Up Studies On Selected Outpatient Surgeries
The primary focus of Gold Health Strategies, Inc. is documenting quality of care and cost efficiency of clients - physicians and hospitals in New York State. This is consistent with the major objectives of health care reform. Outpatient surgeries (OS) provide significant cost efficiency compared to inpatient surgery (IS)visits, In addition to the cost savings brought by OS, we are also interested in the outcomes of OS.
2011-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
1306-04
How Does Managed Care Do it? Evidence From State Medicaid Programs
The data will be used to analyze the efficacy of the outsourcing of Medicaid provision to private managed care plans, which New York State has done for an increasing share of Medicaid patients.
1997-2010 IP
1997-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Mark Duggan
National Bureau of Economic Research
1306-03
Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in Medicare Advantage
We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, which currently cover about 25% of all Medicare recipients. We also plan to examine the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans, how treatment under these plans may differ from fee-for-service Medicare, and how treatment may change with changes to plan reimbursement levels.
1998-2003 IP
1998-2003 OP
06/13/2013
David Card
Univeristy of California-Berkeley
1306-02
Physician Productivity Across the Career
The proposed project studies the productivity and quality of ER physicians over their career paths. The objective is to provide a detailed empirical analysis of the evoluation of physician productivity and practices as physicians age.
2005-2016 IP
2005-2016 OP
06/13/2013
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1306-01
The Effect of Urban Empowerment Zones on Health Outcomes
The primary purpose of this project is to investigate the health effects of the empowerment zone (EZ) program. We propose to study the effects of these economic stimulus programs on the health status of individuals residing and working in these zones.
1982-2010 IP
1982-2010 OP
06/13/2013
Nicole Ngo
University of Oregon
1104-09 (A)
Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluating the Impacts of Bus Pollution Policies in New York City
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
06/13/2013
Jennifer Norton
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (S)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analysis are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time.
2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP
06/04/2013
Steve Miller
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
13053011
Physician Admitting Patterns
The data will be used to analyze the admitting and referring patterns of physicians for Kings County. This information will help to identify referring strengths and weaknesses within our service area.
2011-2012 IP
2011-2012 OP
06/04/2013
Kristian Stensland
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13053010
Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions
This data will be compared to demographic data secured from existing disease incidence and geographic databases.
1982-2012 IP
2003-2012 AS
05/30/2013
Mary Curran
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
13053009
Residents of NJ Receiving Patient Care in NY Healthcare Facilities
The data will be used to determine the volume of patients from the state of New Jersey, by zip code, who are receiving care in New York facilities by diagnosis and procedure code.
2011 IP
05/30/2013
Mary Beth Walsh
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
13052106
Burke Strategic Planning Review
Burke has initiated a strategic planning process at enhancing its care delivery and research mission. The data will be used to evaluate options including expansion and partnership.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
05/30/2013
James Welsh
Community Health Care Association of New York State
13042308
Planning for Primary Care Needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State
The data will be used to plan for Primary Care needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State.
1982-2016 IP
1983-2016 OP
05/29/2013
Christopher Ahmad
New York Presbyterian Hospital
13052105
Trends in Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
The data will be used to identify the incidence, demographics and surgeon experience of Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction in New York State from 1984 to present.
1984 - 2011 OP
05/29/2013
Kenneth Egol
Hospital for Joint Diseases
13043007
A Study of Revenue Coding in Orthopedic Trauma Patients
The data will be used to run high powered retrospective study investigating the revenue charge for Orthopedic trauma patients.
2000-2013 IP
2000-2013 OP
05/29/2013
Stacy Pereira
CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC
13032824
National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis
The data will be used for national benchmarking and trending reports.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 OP
05/17/2013
Jonathan Werberg
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
13050301
Access and Quality of Care in the New York State Healthcare Market
The data will be used to produce reports for public consumption that assess the cost efficiency of the delivery of inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery services and the adequacy, quality accessibility and pricing of such services at the statewide, regional and facility-specific levels.
2012-2020 IP
2012-2020 OP
05/09/2013
Gregory Vetter
McGladrey Healthcare Services
13032108
New York Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used to benchmark New York hospitals and performance.
2001-2012 IP
2001-2012 OP
05/06/2013
Ioannis Kakadiaris
University of Houston
13032806
Using Machine Learning to Enhance Identification of Patients at Risk to Unplanned Admissions/Readmissions/Visits to ED
The data will be used to identify patients at risk for admissions/readmissions/emergency room visits.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
04/28/2013
Barbara Wynn
RAND Corporation
13032807
Feasibility of Study of Ambulatory Surgical Center Facility Fees. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Valuation of Work Relative Value Units
We will use the SPARCS OR time data to help estimate times required to perform outpatient surgical procedures.
2011 AS
04/18/2013
Ronald Laqoe
Hospital Executive Council
13041704
Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies
Data will be used to identify inpatient populations for Upstate New York counties.
2007-2016 IP
04/18/2013
Samer Hasan
Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation
13032109
The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knee Replacements
The data will help determine if there are hypothesis for this project is that more shoulder replacements are done by higher volume surgeons, compared with 1998 and that this may relate to the proliferation of shoulder and elbow fellowships responsible for training specialists in the field.
2006/2010 IP
04/18/2013
Sammy Elsamra
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
13030810
Robots and Robotic Surgery in New York State
The project seeks to identify those hospitals in New York State that employ the robot for urologic and non-urologic surgery and determine the utility of the robot as based on the overall percentage of cases performed.
2002-2012 IP
04/18/2013
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
13030805
Market Study
The data will be used for market studies on behalf of client hospitals.
2012 IP
04/02/2013
Kenneth Gold
New York State Division of Budget
13032713
Sepsis Mortality Reduction-Health Care Budget Analysis
The data will be used to identify patients susceptible to sepsis before an infection exhibits symptoms thereof.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
04/02/2013
Kirat Kharode
Liberty Health
12082214
Data Analysis for Markets
The data will be used for strategic planning.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yvonne Graham
New York State Department of Health
13032002
Health Disparity Surveillance
The data will be used to identify health disparity trends and produce reports on these trends.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
03/27/2013
Yiyuan Sun
Adelphi University
13020706
Healthcare Outcomes Course Project
As part of class assignments, PhD students in the Healthcare System Track will develop research questions relevant to the data set, design research projects, learn how to manage and analyze the data, and complete project reports.
2009-2011 IP
03/27/2013
Jonathan Parisi
Valley Hospital
12072003
Understanding How Volume Impacts Quality
Data will be used to analyze volume by providers.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
03/20/2013
Dana Telem
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1303-01
Long Term Longitudinal Analysis of Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery in New York State
The purpose of this study is to assess long term outcomes, as it pertains to mortality, following
bariatric surgery.
1995-2010 IP
1995-2010 OP
03/19/2013
Regina Zimmerman
New York City Department of Health
1303-14
NYC Valid Vital Data Project (NYC NVDP)
The intent of this project is to improve the quality and mental hygiene and accuracy of NYC's health indicators and health reporting through ongoing assessments of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data reliability and validity.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
03/19/2013
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1303-13 (S)
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the patient population of Blythedale Children's Hospital as it fits into the entire continuum of care, specifically understanding the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale, and determining the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2008-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
1303-12 (S)
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization.
1995-2016 IP
1995-2016 OP
03/19/2013
David Lee
University of Pennsylvania
1303-05
The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures.
2003-2016 IP
2003-2016 OP
03/19/2013
Perry Sheffield
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1303-04
Children's Health and Vulnerability to Heat and Ozone in New York City
The project will examine the effects of ozone air pollution and high temperatures on children in New York City.
2005-2012 IP2005-2012 OP
03/19/2013
June Lu
Gold Health Strategies, Inc.
1303-03 (S)
Review of Hospital Quality
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the quality of care across New York hospitals by using length of stay and readmission rates as indicators of quality. The main objective is to assess how client hospitals compare to others in New York State.
2005-2016 IP
03/19/2013
Kathleen Ciccone
HANYS Services Inc.
1303-02
The Relationship Between Patients and Hospital Staff Perceptions of Safety and Selected Outcomes of Care
The purpose of the project is to evaluate if patient reported satisfaction with care for selected areas and staff reported assessment of organizational culture of safety are associated with adverse events in NYS hospitals.
2010-2012 IP
03/19/2013
Jonathan Gordon
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1211-07 (D)
Do Academic Medical Centers Provide Care of Higher Value
The data will be used to assess whether academic medical centers provide care of greater value compared to medical centers not affiliated with an academic institution.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
03/18/2013
Matthew Saltzman
Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
13030801
The Rising Incidence of Operative Fixation of Acute Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures
The data will be used to identify whether or not orthopaedic surgeons have changed their treatment patterns for clavicle fractures over the past decade.
2000-2010 IP
2000-2010 OP
02/22/2013
Lawrence Skye
Biome Analytics, Inc
13021909
Biome Analytics - Biome A
Data will be used in support of consulting work that advices NY hospital systems regarding their clinical performance priorities.
2010-2011 IP
02/22/2013
Martha Wojtowycz
SUNY Upstate Medical University
13021908
Onondaga County ED Utilization by Patients Homeless at the Time of Discharge
The data will be used for health services outcomes research. We intended to analyze patterns of ED utilization, by housing status, to investigate differences in ED utilization between the general patient population and patients experiencing homelessness.
1999-2013 IP
1999-2013 OP
02/21/2013
Benjamin Jackson
University of Pennsylvania
13021905
Utilization and Retrieval of IVC Filters
Data will be examined for procedure codes and diagnosis codes to establish annual rates of IVC filter insertion and retrieval.
2008-2016 IP
2008-2016 OP
02/21/2013
Paul Bradley
MethodCare, Inc.
13021503
Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Healthcare Utilization Benchmarking to identify Improved Care with Cost Containment
The data will be used to construct aggregate benchmarking statistics and distributions to capture healthcare utilization.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
02/20/2013
Jayanth Kumar
New York State Department of Health, Division of Family Health
13021402
Trends in Non-Traumatic Dental Related Visits to Hospital Emergency and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Trends in non-traumatic dental related visits to hospital emergency and ambulatory surgery facilities and the associated costs for 2004-2011 in NYS
2004-2011 IP
2004-2011 OP
02/13/2013
Diane McAlpine
Albany Medical Center
13012207
Multiple Studies Throughout Year
Varies - As Requested by Management
2009-2013 IP
02/06/2013
Matt Galsky
Mount Sinai Medical Center
13011604
Access to High Volume Centers for Cancer Treatment in New York State
Data will be used to access volumes of specific procedures performed at hospitals, and the distance of patients seeking these procedures (via patient zip code data) from treatment centers within NYS. The data will then be compared to disease incidence and used to assess access to high volume treatment centers for patients seeking cancer treatments in NYS.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
02/06/2013
Scott Farr
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
13011603
Community Health Analysis
Data will be used to identify gaps in care, seek opportunities to reduce variation in outcomes, and create population health improvement efforts.
2011-2016 IP
02/05/2013
Jeffrey Ridge
SG-2, LLC
13011606
Operational and Long-Term Planning for Capital Health System (Trenton, NJ)
The data will be used to support Capital Health Systems' short and long-term operation and strategic planning efforts.
2009-2011 IP
02/05/2013
Chul-Young Roh
CUNY Lehman College
12111406
Linking Governance Characteristics and Organizational Performance:Case of Community Hospitals in State of New York
The requested data will be used to help in analyzing how hospital governance models influence the performance of each hospital in New York City.
2001-2010 IP
01/17/2013
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
13011605
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
UB data for Clinical Outcomes Research
2011 IP
01/11/2013
John Polimeni
Albany College of Pharmacy
12120408
An Investigational Study: Obesity on Young Adults in NYS
The data will be used for two objectives: 1) to study the effects of obesity on the risk of hypertension; and 2) the impact of obesity on the incidence of coronary artery thrombosis in young adults.
1982-20105 IP
1984-2015 OP
01/11/2013
Malini Cadambi
Committee of Interns and Residents
12112011
Access, Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital Patients
The research purpose of this project is to assess the access, cost, and quality, of care of outpatient and inpatient services.
2006-2015 IP
2006-2015 OP
01/7/2013
Tom Kruse
Hackensack Medical Center
12022203
Ongoing Market Analysis
The data will be used internally for market analysis studies, in determining and planning for growth and acquisitions.
2008-2011 IP
2008-2011 OP
2012
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12/17/2012
Donna Chen
Children's Hospital (MASS)
12072005
Market Potential Analysis in Support of Strategic Marketing Plans
Aggregated data analysis will be used to assess market potentials for each service line.
2008 - 2012 IP
2008 - 2012 OP
12/10/2012
Jeremy Henderson
Healthgrades, Inc.
12120704
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The purpose of this study is to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals and create targeted solutions based on quality metrics.
2011 IP
12/05/2012
Jane Clougherty
University of Pittsburgh
1211-12
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
This project will research the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2002- 2012 IP
2005 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1211-11
Estimating the Returns to Hospital Care: Evidence for Capacity Constraints
The data will be used to find evidence that an increase in spending affects treatment outcomes.
1982 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
1211-10 (S)
Identification of State Sanitary Code, Part 22, Case Reportings
The data will be used in a surveillance study to identify instances in which a facility is not reporting certain conditions, and to conduct outreach to these facilities regarding these conditions.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1211-09 (S)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The data will be used to update the EPHT portal with myocardial infarction and asthma data in New York State. In addition to the disease specific indicators, joint environmental and health indicators will also be developed to assess the health outcomes in areas of environmental concern.
1982 - 2015 OP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low - Versus Remaining in a High - Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Costs of Care
The data will be used to examine whether patterns of health care utilization, including emergency hospitalizations, use of inpatient and outpatient care, and medical costs differ for individuals who relocated to a low-poverty neighborhood, relative to a control group.
1998 - 2009 IP
1998 - 2009 OP
12/05/2012
Harry Feder
IPRO
1211-06 (S)
Ongoing Identification and Analyses of Patterns and Outcomes of Care
The data will be used to perform risk analysis and to draw samples for clinical data abstraction for quality improvement projects.
2006 - 2015 IP
2006 - 2015 OP
2006 PRI
12/05/2012
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1211-05
The Effect of Peak-Shaving Regulations on the Activity, Toxic Emissions, and Health Impacts of Local Power Plants
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of local peak-shaving following power plant activity on cardiovascular hospital admissions and emergency department visits in New York City.
2000 - 2015 IP
2000 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
John Shaw
Next Wave
1211-04 (S)
Validating Longitudinal, Cross-Setting, and Episode Payment Methodologies & Longitudinal Quality and Patient Safety Indicators in a Regulatory Environment
The primary purpose of this project is to support validation of fiscal and quality measures proposed for regulatory use.
1995 - 2015 IP
1995 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Lanora Callahan
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03
New York City Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2004 - 2012 IP
2004 - 2012 OP
12/05/2012
Joseph Engelberg
University of California - San Diego
1211-01
Economic Conditions and Health Outcomes
The purpose of this project is to assess the causal effect of macroeconomic conditions on stress-related health outcomes.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Steven Forand
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1209-05 (D)
Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor
To examine community health indicators in areas with brownfield redevelopment projects in order to include public health considerations in the redevelopment process.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1209-01 (D)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
Request Has Been Withdrawn
12/05/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1202-02 (A)
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, especially infertility treatments, such as ovulation-stimulating medications and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and how they adversely affect growth, motor, and social development.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/04/2012
Fabrice Smieliauskas
University of Chicago
12112709
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
SPARCS data will be used for an analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing initiatives of medical device manufacturers.
2002 - 2011 IP
12/04/2012
Sean Capperis
New York University, Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy
12112708
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data on asthma hospital admissions will be used as an indicator in our State of New York, City's Housing and Neighborhoods Report, and in our Data Search Tool website.
2011 IP
11/20/2012
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
12111405
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting and Infection Rates on Infection Rates
We plan to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates, and the impact of tort reform on health care outcomes.
2010, 2011 IP
10/31/2012
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions
12103010
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individuals hospital charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 - 2015 IP
2010 - 2015 OP
10/22/2012
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro NY
12101101
VHA New York Data Initiative
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding improvement, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 20 NYS hospitals that are members of VHA.
2010 - 2012 IP
10/19/2012
Sandra McGinnis
SUNY School of Public Health
12092611
Demand for Anesthesiology Services
Number and types of inpatient and outpatient surgeries will be used to determine demand for anesthesiology services.
2010 IP
2010 OP
09/24/2012
Linh Le
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management
1209-10(S)
Public Health Informatics for Emergency Preparedness and Response in New York State
This project focuses on the design and deployment of appropriate applications and techniques of automatic data-processing, pattern recognition, data mining, and knowledge extraction algorithms. These applications and techniques will aid in the early detection of bioterrorism events,disease outbreaks, and analysis of impact of pre- and post-health emergencies.
The time needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring and to detect, report and improve the timeliness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public's health.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Barbara Wallace
Center for Community Health
1209-09(S)
Use of SPARCS Data for Chronic Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention Program Planning,
Evaluation, Surveillance, Research and Quality Assurance
The Division of chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health addresses specific risk factors,
chronic diseases, and injuries associated with the leading causes of death and disability among New Yorkers. Identifying data is needed for the purpose of monitoring trends in morbidity and in emergency department and hospital utilization over time, to identify special populations at risk, understand the comorbidities or medical procedures in selected populations, and to compare and supplement information collection from other data systems. We will also identify patterns of care and the costs associated with chronic diseases, disabilities, and injury morbidity.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Frederick Matsen
University of Washington
1209-08
Indications and Reoperation Rates for Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State
The data will be used to look at indications and reoperation rates for patients who had shoulder and knee arthroplasty beteen January 1997 and December 2011.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2011 AS
09/24/2012
Samual Kleiner
Cornell University
1209-07
Medicaid Managed Care in New York State and Its Effects on Patient Health
This research will examine the causal effect of enrollment in the Medicaid managed care program on patient outcomes and hospital utilizations. Specifically, the researcher will analyze whether there is an increase or decrease in hospital utilizations under managed care, and whether the type of care and quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients changes.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1209-04
Drug Overdose Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Emergency Department Care
This retrospective study will utilize data from SPARCS to assess overdose mortality for a cohort of patients who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized.
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 ED
09/24/2012
John Claude Elfar
Strong Memorial Hospital
1209-03
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
The purpose of the research is to determine major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty performed for hip fractures in the State from 2000-2010. The hypothesis is that complication rates for total hip replacements performed for fractures will be higher than those performed for arthritis. The benefit of this research is to support or refute the utility of total hip replacements for treatment of fractures.
2000-2011 IP
2005-2011 ED
09/24/2012
Evelyn Talbot
University of Pittsburgh
1209-02
Linkage Study of Air Quality PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Effects Data from the Tracking Network
This project will study the association between PM2.5 air pollution and cardiovascular disease outcomes in order to make recommendations regarding additional research within the national and state level EPHT programs.
2000-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09(A)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents that underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
09/24/2012
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1101-10(A)
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State.
2007-2014 IP2007-2014 ED
09/24/2012
Horen Boyagian
Treo Solutions
0710-06(A)
Treo Solutions Healthcare Business Intelligence Services
SPARCS data will be used for physician level reporting for those patients who have had services provided by the physician.
Using the inpatient data and institutional cost reports (State-based or Medicare), Treo Services allows its subscribers to compare and trend hospital performance across a variety of indicators including: physician performance, resource usage, market share, quality indicators, and financial and operational performance.
2000-2015 IP2000-2015 OP
09/19/2012
Adam Wilcox
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091907
Comparative Effectiveness Research
The data will allow us to investigate a wide range of health outcomes associated with various diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and mental disabilities.
2005-2009 IP
2003-2009 AS
09/19/2012
Karl McCleary
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091906
Deceased Donor Potential in the United States
The data will be used to to help understand resource utilization, comorbidity and disease severity, quality of care, and health outcomes.
2009 IP
09/19/2012
Saskia Droesler
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091905
Health Services Research
The data will be used for health services research-to study the differences in access to, and quality of, primary healthcare between different states and between counties.
2009 IP
09/13/2012
Karen Madden
Office of Health Systems Management (OHSM)
12091001
New York State Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient and Emergency Department Utilization
We will use the data to evaluate New York State hospitals for certificate of need reviews, and to respond to DOH executive staff data requests.
1994-2015 IP
1994-2015 OP
09/01/2012
Akaki Lekiachvili
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082207
Public Health Related Issues in Care Utilization
SPARCS data will be used to research public health related issues in many areas. We plan to investigate health problems, treatments, utilization and cost,as well as prevention, access, disparity, environmental factors and related issues that are important for public health.
2009 IP
08/31/2012
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
12082212
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
SPARCS data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health-care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2008-2015 IP
08/31/2012
Edward Burleigh
IMS Health
12082211
Hospital Procedure and Diagnoses Summary
SPARCS data will be combined with other state data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedure volume at the national and facility level. Clients use the data to track trends in diagnoses and procedures, identify facilities that would be appropriate sites for clinical trials, and to better allocate resources based on procedure and diagnosis volume. /td>
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
08/31/2012
Aaron Scharff
RehabCare
12082210
Market Utilization by Service Line and MSDRG for Post Acute Continuum Services
This study will analyze the potential and utilized rehab services by patient origin and hospital destination, and then compare that analyses to CMS MedPAR and HMSA.
2008-2012 IP
08/31/2012
Stephan Mayer
Columbia University
12082203
Sociodemographic Determinants of Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
We will study the effect of the following three socioeconomic variables on mortality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: region of state as identified by patient zip code, population density, and insurance status. We will further stratify mortality outcome by creating a model of patient centered variables.
2005-2013 IP
08/22/2012
Gloria Bazzoli
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082205
Health Services Research, Organizational Analyses, and Studies that Examine the Effects of Public Policies on Hospitals and Patients
This project will focus on areas involving health services research, organizational analyses, and studies that examine the effects of public policies on hospitals and patients. The research will examinine care delivered by hospital organizations and how organizational and environmental features affect that care, such as, what are the effects of the adoption of quality improvement technologies (e.g. health information technology applications) and other hospital-based activities (e.g. evidence-based practices). The performance of these activities will be assessed using the patient-level hospital discharge data.
2005-2009 IP
08/22/2012
Askare Chukmaitov
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082206
Health Research Study
The project is a health services research study that will compare patient health outcomes after outpatient colonoscopy. We will follow patients across facilities and over time, which is important for development of proposed patient quality measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 AS
08/06/2012
Paul VanFossan
OptumInsight
12072009
Hospital Quality and Financial occurrence and Coding Analyses
The data will be used to create reports used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. Information they will be reviewing includes length of stay, costs of stay, charge of stay, reimbursement and coding, etc. The second use of the data is to produce reports used by Health Care Professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, costs, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities of their choosing, analyzing coding of claims, occurrences of codes in claims and additional ad-hoc requests.
2010 IP
07/20/2012
Lena Sun
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072008
Epidemiological Studies of Health Outcomes
We will use the data to perform epidemiological studies of health outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. Our investigations will include clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare quality, and health services research.
2007-2009 AS
07/20/2012
Linda Scheetz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072007
Mortality and Morbidity Injuries
The goals of this research are to identify the incidence and types of injuries that occurred in Bronx, NY during the last three years, identify risk factors for specific injuries, examine access to health care for the treatment of injuries, and examine injury outcomes, utilization and cost. Knowledge gained from this research will inform the development of injury prevention programs in the Bronx that should facilitate the attainment of the Healthy People 2020 target goals.
208-2009 IP
07/20/2012
Mahesh Shukla
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072006
Health Policy Dissertation Research
The data will be used to study causal impact of CABG Report Cards on CABG mortality and on hospital and surgeon volume as dissertation research.
1990, 1991, 2008, 2009 IP
07/20/2012
Susan Senecal
Office of Health Systems Management
12072004
New York State Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Project
SPARCS data will be examined to determine Episodes of care that meets study event criteria for the demonstration project. A study event is an adverse event that results in, or that may result in, serious harm to a patient while in the care of the
perioperative unit.
2007-2013 IP
07/20/2012
Stephen Mayer
Columbia University
12052102
Regional Outcome Variations in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The data will be used to study specific outcomes (including mortality and incidence of DNR) of young patients who present with severe traumatic brain injury requiring mechanical ventilation without significant systemic injury/extracranial injury (including
orthopedic and abdominal surgery). These outcomes will be stratified by patient zip code and utilization of specific interventions such as ICP monitoring, EVD placement, and craniotomy will be considered.
2005-2015 IP
07/16/2012
Regina Zimmerman
New York City of Health and Mental Hygiene
12053105
Validating Births, Deaths and Spontaneous Terminations Vital Record Data Against Hospital Discharg Data for Data Quality Imprmovement
The requested data would be used solely for quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, the assessment of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data quality, examination of hospital specific data quality improvement indicators and determination of targeted areas for data quality improvement interventions.
2008-2015 IP2008-2015 OP
07/03/2012
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates
12062212
Operational Insights Guided Analytics
The data will be used in combination with data from other states, and will be
summarized to show statistical information on
variations in health care patterns across hospitals and states.
We will also be estimating Medicare
reimbursement via automated Medicare Pricer
applications for Medicare patients and reviewing
payment information developed by using this
information.
2005-2015 IP
06/25/2012
Linda Scheetz
CUNY Lehman College
12062215
Validation of the Field Triage Decision Scheme Guidelines Physiologic Criteria for Injured Older Patients
This study aims to validate the Field Triage Decision Scheme (FTDS)criteria for older injured patients.
2009-2010 IP
06/11/2012
Roberta Williams
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
12061108
Study Costs and Consequences of our Present Policies of Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults
This project studies the costs and consequences of our present policies of healthcare coverage for young adults.
Remarkable gains in survival of serious childhood diseases have produced an emerging population of
young adults with complex chronic diseases who did not previously survive to that age.
Understanding the drivers of healthcare utilization of these young adults with chronic diseases is an
important first step in designing a health system that will preserve the societal investment that has
been made in these individuals during childhood. Understanding how resource utilization changes as these patients age
out of insurance coverage will help to determine the consequences of our present policies and provide
a base for tracking the effects of changes in these policies.
2005-2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
05/30/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
1205-06
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Prevalence Rates
This study evaluates the impact of the New York State Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management and Prevention) intervention program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2012 IP
05/30/2012
Susmita Pati
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1205-05
Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved
The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (Keeping Families Healthy) population. By promoting the use of recommended preventive care, encouraging patient compliance, and educating patients and parents about the control and self-management of chronic conditions, there is an expectaion of seeing a reduction in hospital admissions and the unnecessary use of ED services.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Thomas Matte
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-04
The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
This project will utilize SPARCS data to study the impact of ambient air pollution on pregnancy outcomes among New York City residents, focusing on particulate air pollution and its potential impact on fetal growth and preterm birth.
2008-2010 IP
05/30/2012
Cynthia Driver
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-03
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in NYC
The data will be used in surveillance activities supporting the work of the Division of Mental Hygeine in improving the lives of New Yorkers with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Paul Savage
HealthCare Intelligence, LLC
1205-02
Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities
The purpose of this project is to identify a multivariate criteria or specification recognizing patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care.
1997-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania
1101-11(A)
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery
The primary purpose of using the data is to examine variations in outcomes among patients aged 50 and over, treated in hospitals in New York State.
2004-2014 IP
05/30/2012
Seth Freedman
Indiana University
0804-05(A2)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care: Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation, and Infant Health Outcomes
This study will analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion.
1992-2003 IP
05/30/2012
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02(A3)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for
hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
05/23/2012
Richard Zhao
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
12052103
Market Analyses of Hospital Discharges
The primary purpose of the SPARCS data will be to estimate hospital referrals for home care and to determine demand for new products. The objective is to understand the community's need for home care services, derived by analyzing discharges by diagnoses and procedures, length of stay, and days in alternate levels of care.
2005-2015 IP
05/23/2012
Matthew Roe
New York City Department of Transportation
12052101
Road Safety in New York City
The study seeks to estimate the number of inpatient and outpatient cases resulting from roadway crashes in New York City, especially injuries to pedestrians or bicyclists resulting from motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle collisions.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
05/23/2012
Olga Pierce
ProPublica
12050704
Is Substandard Care Hurting Patients and Costing Taxpayers Money?
ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that plans to publish a series of stories that examine quality-of-care issues for patients. As a result, patients will benefit from greater transparency and improved care. Additionally, providers of service will be better informed about how their performance compares to others and how they can improve by adopting best practices.
2010 IP
04/27/2012
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
12042610
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
By studying SPARCS data, the company will be able to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and
under-insured via their DataiSight tools and ConsumerScope tool, letting Medicare and non-Medicare patients identify efficient and safe providers.
2010 IP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041909
New York Inpatient Hospital Study
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2007-2015 IP
04/23/2012
Nayer Khazeni
Stanford University
12041908
Comparative Effectiveness of Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza
Data will be used to measure influenza-related healthcare costs and utilization during a pandemic.
By analyzing inpatient and outpatient de-identified SPARCS data for New Yor State the company will use total
and mean 2009 (h1N1) influenza-related inpatient and outpatient costs and mean length of stay to
identify risk factors for increased healthcare utilization.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041907
2010 New York Ambulatory Surgery
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2010 AS
04/23/2012
Kelli Johnson
University of Minnesota
12041906
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Dashboard
The analysis of SPARCS data will address access and utilization at the state level.
Products we made available through a web portal will assist health policymakers, medical providers, and consumers in
New York by providing them accurate and timely state-level data.
2009 OP
2009 ED
04/23/2012
Vivian Ho
Rice University
12041905
The Relationship Between Volume and Outcome in Health Economics
Regression analysis on SPARCS data to see the relationship between surgery volume and outcome.
The results of the regression analysis will show how an incremental increase in surgery volume changes
the outcome controlling for other factors.
2000-2011 IP
04/23/2012
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
12041104
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
An analysis of SPARCS data will be used to assist Catholic Health in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the
community. The data requested will be utilized by creating links to descriptive text fields (clinical codes-DRG and ICD-9) as maintained by CMS and WHO. The links will contain information about hospitals from CMS, NYS DOH, and commercial sources.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015
04/10/2012
Rick Henderson
The Delta Group
12032005
Healthcare Operations of the Delta Group
SPARCS data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations - both
utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2010-2011 IP
03/30/2012
Rolando Tabora
Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Finance
11080803
Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used for benchmarking purposes.
2008-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
03/22/2012
Amanda Schneider
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
12031504
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in New York City
The primary objectives of this project are surveillance of hospitalizations and ED visits attributable to serious mental illness (SMI) and to substance abuse and dependency. This will help in improving the lives of New York residents with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
03/22/2012
Jane Corrarino
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
12022708
Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Analysis of New York State SPARCS Hospitalization and Emergency Department Data for 2009, 2010, 2011
Data will be analyzed and used in order to develop policies and programs for the county.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
03/22/2012
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
12022205
Crimson Market Advantage for NYU Langone Medical Center
The data will be used within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for New York University Langone Medical Center.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
03/21/2012
Ted Gates
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
12031503
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
This study will produce asthma surveillance reports on Vermont residents for the Vermont Department of Health. It will also produce hospital planning reports on market share trends.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 AS
03/21/2012
Deborah Lynch
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
12022204
Various Projects Related to Analyses of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used to create summary reports used by consultants in the strategic planning division of the firm.
2009-2010 IP
03/21/2012
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company, Strategy and Planning Division
12022202
Market Study
The data will be used in market studies conducted on behalf of client hospitals.
2008-2015 IP
03/14/2012
Simon Newman
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100318
State Specific Comparisons of Physician Outcomes
The data will be used to perform state-specific comparisons of physician outcomes, including metrics like mortality rates, length of stay, and complications.
2009 IP
03/14/2012
Grace Lee
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100317
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Nonpayment for Preventable Complications
This project will evaluate financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and how they impact quality of care.
2009 IP
03/01/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Policy Management and Behavior
12010905
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidents and Prevalence Rates
The study evaluates the impact of the New York Gold STAMP Intervention Program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2011 IP
02/29/2012
Virginia Maar
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
RELDID-091
Analyses for Strategic Planning
The data will be used for various projects related to the analyses of hospital discharges, and to support strategic planning efforts by client skilled nursing facilities.
2005-2008 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
The project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data.
1984-1987 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
02/29/2012
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classificaion Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI uses this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
02/28/2012
Wendy McKelvey
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health Services, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance Policy
12022201
An Evaluation of the Impact of Restaurant Sanitary Grade Posting on Health Hazard Reduction in New York City
The data will be utilized to evaluate rates of hospitalization and emergency department utilization for foodborne-related diagnoses from 2000-2020.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Fergal Fleming
Unversity of Rochester Medical Center
1202-12
Analysis of Venothromboembolism Risk Post-Discharge After Surgery
The purpose of this project is to determine the rate and risk factors for the development of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after discharge in patients under going major general surgery.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1202-11
Using NASA Satellite Aerosole Optical Depth Data to Create Representative PM2.5 Fields for Use in Human Health and Epidemiology Studies in Support of State and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Programs
Case crossover will be used to find odds ratios of respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes which potentially associated with PM2.5 air concentrations.
2004-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
02/22/2012
Alex Greenstein
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-10
Disparities in Therapy for Acute Cholecystitis by Insurance Status in New York State: A Longitudinal Analysis
The objective of this study will be to compare the treatment paradigm for acute cholecystitis (AC) in
the Medicaid versus private insurance groups within the New York State database.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesilogy
1202-09
Outcomes of New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
02/22/20112
Randall Brown
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
1202-08
Evaluation of Three Pioneering Managed Care Programs Developed Specifically for People with Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to rigorously evaluate the effects of the Commonwealth Care Alliance (Boston, MA) and the Independence Care System (New York City, New York) on costs and utilization of high-cost services and quality of care indicators among persons with serious disabilities.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Arthur Blank
Montefiore Medical Center
1202-07
Evaluation of Quality of Health Care Delivery Across Time Using Geospatial Information in the Five Boroughs of New York and Westchester 1995-2015 with Special Attention to Environmental Determinants and the Impact of Information Technology on Clinical Outcomes
This project will identify where clusters of illness are occurring so that efforts can be made to enhance the quality of care for patients with chronic illness.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center
1202-06
Outcomes of Heart Failure and Diabetes in the HHC Population
The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the outcomes and management
for patients with heart failure and co-morbid diabetes in a high risk urban population.
2007-2010 IP
02/22/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-05
The Impact of Provider and Hospital Procedural Volume on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) Outcomes in New York State
The main goal of this project is to characterize the impact of individual physician ERCP volume, hospital ERCP volume on post ERCP failures, complications, post-procedural length of stay and in-hospital mortality.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
02/22/2012
Jason Hockenberry
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1202-04
Human Capital and Organizational Factors Affecting Surgical Quality and Efficiency
The purpose of this project is to analyze human capital factors that impact patient outcomes and how organizational structures modify those factors.
2008-2015 IP
2008-2015 AS
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State, Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-03
Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MDSTARnet)
The goal of this project is to conduct population based surveillance of nine muscular dystrophies and to determine prevalence, demographics, healthcare coverage and types of clinics where patients receive care.
1982-2015 IP
1984-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-02
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, and how they adversely affect the growth, motor, and social development of neurodevelopmental impairments, along with physical growth patterns and proportionality.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Genevieve Pham-Kanter
University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy
1202-01
Exploring Disparities in Emergency Care
The purpose of this project is to examine how the post-accident outcomes of visitors to the emergency department are related to patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and insurance status.
2009-2010 ED
02/22/2012
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-15 (A)
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission
patterns in order to help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 ED
02/22/2012
William Allison
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-12 (A)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
SPARCS data will be used to produce hospital discharge profiles, as well as perform policy analysis, evaluation, strategic planning, and utilization analysis.
1987-2015 IP
1987-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A2)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1992-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 (A)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of this project is to better understand the relationship between health and the environment and to protect the health of the residents of the state, especially in areas of environmental concern.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Department of Economics
1001-06 (A2)
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence From Working-Age Individuals In New York
This study will characterize the evolution of medical expenditures for individuals over time and aid in the reforms of health insurance policies.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Hannah Jordan
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 (A2)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
This project will enable us to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare, and will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
02/15/2012
Gary Scherzer
SUNY Oswego, School of Business, Department of Markenting and Management
12013113
Managerial Epidemiology Course Project
Data will be used by students to learn how to analyze a population's use of health care. Output of data analysis will be a student project in Managerial Epidemiology.
2005 IP
02/15/2012
Jaymie Meliker
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Public Health
12010904
HRSA Grant CFDA Number 93.516, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Center
Data will be utilized to assist the center in accomplishing its mission of enhancing the quality of services provided by public health personnel in underserved areas of Long Island.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/02/2012
Jerome Ndayishimiye
SUNY Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing and Health Progessions
12013112
Alleviating Overcrowding of Patients in Emergency Rooms Using Optimal Resource Allocation Policies Derived From Queueing Theory and Dynamic Optimization Methods
This project will use the data to model the emergency room flow, in the hopes of establishing optimal resource allocation policies and best practices to help alleviate overcrowding of patients in emergency rooms.
2009 ED
01/31/2012
Chiarina Fanara
Quadra Med Corporation
12012410
National Benchmarking
This project will enable the customization of benchmark standards at anytime as often as it is required, giving greater flexibility in evaluating facilities information.
2010-2014 IP
01/31/2012
Brian Donaldson
Harlem Hospital, Department of Surgery
11113022
Overview of Trauma in Harlem Over the Last 50 Years
This study is an analysis of trauma, historically in the Harlem community.
2010-2014 IP
01/13/1965
Jean Moore
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health
12010906
The Effect of Hospitalist Physicians on Mortality and Length of Stay Across New York State Hospitals: A Multilevel Model Analysis
The purpose of this proposed research is to examine whether or not hospitalized patients who are attended by hospitalist versus non-hospitalist primary care physicians experience different outcomes.
2006 IP
01/13/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology
12010903
Trends in Volume and Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in New York State 1998-2011
This project will describe geographic, temporal and patient demographic patterns associated with physician
and hospital ERCP yearly volume.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
2003-2011 AS
2011
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Organization
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Data Years Requested
01/13/2012
Judy Ippolito
New Solutions, Inc.
11121404
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
This project will anlayze UB data for clinical outcomes research.
2010 IP
12/22/2011
Frank Sloan
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Economics
11121503
Integrating Medicare and Medical Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries.
This project will seek to use payer codes to identify dual eligibles enrolled in HMO plans, and will also run regressions of various health indicators and variables against cost.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
12/15/2011
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics, LLC
11121502
Ad-Hoc Investigation of Healthcare Redesign Opportunities in New York State
The broad purpose of this study is to seek opportunities for reforming or redesigning regional health care systems through analysis of hospital markets and competetion.
2006-2014 IP
2006-2014 ED
12/15/2011
April Rowe
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11112920
Outmigration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York Hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
12/06/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stonybrook, Department of Planning
11113019
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project intends to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
1997-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Christopher Sukenik
BDC Advisors, LLC
11113018
Analysis of Patient Origin, Patient Migration and Referral Patterns for New York Hospitals
This study will analyze patient origin and migration for New York hospitals, as well as analyze physician referral patterns and physician preferences using multiple hospitals.
2010 IP
2010 OP
12/06/2011
Robert Lin
New York Downtown Hospital
11112921
Trends and Associated Clinico-Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
This study will access the incidences of Kawasaki's disese and other hypersensitivity disorders.
1990-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Mithun Patel
McKinsey and Company
11120601
Strategic Plan for South Florida
The data will be used to determine which patients are leaving South Florida to pursue medical care in the New York City area, and for which procedures.
2005-2011 IP
11/25/2011
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health
11111606
Planning and Marketing Analyses
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
11/25/2011
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
11111605
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
Data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers
increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality,
safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2010 IP
11/18/2011
Michael Mittleman
PSCH, Inc. - Headquarters Division
11110404
Preliminary Guidelines and Quality Indicators for Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Homes
The primary use of these data will be a series of analyses which will contribute to the development of patient-centered behavioral health home guidelines used to facilitate planning for and the continuation of high-quality services to patients and health home member organizations through the development of individual and organizational profiles and quality indicators.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/18/2011
David Manko
Rivkin Radler, LLP
11110403
Pre-Litigations Investigations
The project will aggregate data relating to payor information and hospital transfers for an
ambulatory surgery center.
2010-2014 AS
11/18/2011
Mark Humowiecji
New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
11110402
Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedule Study
The WCB is evaluating the financial implication of changing from PAS to either EAPG or APC for its
ambulatory surgery reimbursement rates. The data will be used to support financial analysis of new rate methodology.
2005-2011 IP
11/17/2011
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease
1110-13
NY/NY III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
The NY/NY III evaluation is designed to address a core set of questions, and this project pertains to that evaluation by analyzing publicly-funded health and social services and the health outcomes associated with placement in supportive housing.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Matthew Leary
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Care Research and Information Services
1110-12(S)
New York State Hospitalization and Utilization Performance Assessment
Summary statistics are needed for a variety of health care topics. The requestor will utilize SPARCS data in the examination of medical conditions, surgical services, and utilization patterns.
1990-2014 IP
1990-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Keith Servis
New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct
1110-11
Mandatory Investigations and Program Related Activities
This data will be used to identify outlier cases that need further exploration to identify patterns of care.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
1986-2006 PRI
11/17/2011
Mary De Masi
Council on Children and Families
1110-10
An Examination of Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York
The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of emergency department use by
children, and to help identify factors that predict the likelihood children will present to EDs for non-urgent care.
2009-2014 ED
11/17/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health
1110-09
Identifying a Target Population for C. Difficile Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to look at the ICD-9 and CPT codes of patients with C.difficile infection in order to identify any trends based on co-morbidities that identify a potential candidate who
would benefit from a vaccination.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Don Weiss
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
1110-08
Assessment of the Quality of Meningococcal Disease Reporting in New York City
This study seeks to determine the accuracy of the New York city surveillance of meningococcal disease.
1989-2014 IP
11/17/2011
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-07
Monitoring and Analyzing Utilization, Operation, and Finances of Hospitals in New York State
The data will be used to describe and analyze trends in the utilization, operation, and finances of
New York hospitals, with a clear focus on New York City hospitals.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
11/17/2001
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury, Department of Politics, Economics, and Law
1110-06
An Analysis of New York State Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses by Community Socio-Economic Status and Access to Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Reform
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
11/17/2011
David Cutler
National Bureau of Economic Research
1110-05
How Does Resource Availability Affect Care and Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
This study investigates how the availability of specialized hospital resources affects patterns of
care and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndromes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Giampaolo Greco
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1110-04
Modifiable Risk Factors of High Cost in Kidney Transplantation
The primary goal of this study is to identify predictors of resource utilization in kidney
transplant patients.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2001
Eric Strauss
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Sports Medicine
1110-03
Utility and Long-Term Efficacy of Meniscal Repair/Meniscectomy
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the utility and efficacy of knee
meniscectomy/meniscal repair.
1995-2014 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2014 AS
11/17/2001
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-02
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York hospitals.
2005-2009 IP
11/17/2011
David Ping
Health Quest
1110-01
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The purpose of this project is to plan, market and provide more effectively appropriate services to the community.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
1101-14(A)
The Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This project will compare changes in admission rates, racial/ethnic disparities in such rates, and associated changes in inpatient costs in MA vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Byung-Kwang Yoo
University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences
0807-03(A)
Effect of Individual Behavioral Responses on Benefits of Influenza Vaccination
The primary purpose of this study is to examine if there are disparities in hospitalization rates due to influenza
and its complications that can be prevented by influenza vaccination.
2003-2014 IP
11/04/2011
Jeremy Henderson
HealthGrades, Inc.
11103108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2010 IP
11/04/2011
Linda Fishel
E.J. Noble Hospital, IT Department
11103106
E.J. Noble Hospital & Kinney Nursing Home, Strategy Development
The data will be used to identify the volume of SNF discharges within E.J. Noble's relative market area.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Michael Williams
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
11101705
State of New York, City Housing and Neighborhoods
This project will utilize the data to study the state of New York City housing and neighborhoods.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
11101704
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals'
charges.
2011 IP
2011 OP
2011 AS
11/03/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Planning
11101703
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2007-2011 IP
11/03/2011
Lynn Shepard Scott
Upstate University Hospital
11092110
Upstate University Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Upstate New York, including total market volumes, utilization, and market share.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
10/31/2011
Nicole Hirt
HCR Home Care, Outreach Department
11101702
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze the data for hospital discharge trends, specifically usage of home health services.
2009-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Kate Hogerton
Bellevue Hospital (NYC), Finance Division, Revenue Integrity Department
11101701
APR DRG SOI Analysis for New York City Metropolitan Area Hospitals
Data will be used to compare Bellevue's inpatient discharges by APR DRG Severity of Illness (SOI) and LOS against hospital peers in the New York City Metropolitan area.
2010-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Sridhar Chilimuri
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine
11091203
Gallstone Disease in the Young
The data will be used in an epidemiological analysis of gallstone prevalance in young people.
1996-2010 IP
09/30/2011
Paul Savage
Healthcare Intelligence, LLC
11092712
Peer Planning and Simulation Modeling of Hospital Activity
This is a web based program for healthcare administrators and regulators to be used in planning for health facilities and community need.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013OP
2011-2013AS
09/26/2011
Paul Gruenewald
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center
11092111
Environmental Approaches to Prevention
The data will be used to create a time series tabulation of diagnoses at the county level, and will be used for exploratory analysis of substance use/abuse problems.
1982-2009 IP
09/23/2011
John Martin
Premier, Inc.
10122908
Free Benchmarking Tool/Select Practice Adjustment
The data is used to create a benchmarking tool to identify the performance of any New York State Hospital. The tool produces risk-adjusted outcomes (i.e., mortality, complications, LOS, costs, charges) based on Premier, Inc. methodology.
2005-2014 IP
09/19/2011
Karen Klevanosky
Captial District Physician's Health Plan, Inc.
11091204
Hospital Profiling
This project will use the data to study Hospital Admissions and Costs
2010 IP
09/19/2011
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester, Department of Orthodpedic Surgery
11091202
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
This project will examine data for femoral neck fracture patients with regards to treatment procedure code, re-admission within 1 year, subsequent procedures, PE, infection, hip dislocation and other documented complications.
2000-2010 IP
09/16/2011
Tara Schmidt
Milliman, Inc.
11091205
Actuarial Analyses
The data will be used in actuarial analyses performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables and clinical guidelines published by the firm. The data will be used to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures.
2010-2013 IP
09/14/2011
Matthew Dunphy
1798 Consultants, Inc.
11091207
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) Hospital Cost Analysis Within Inpatient Setting of Care
The data will be used to understand hospital costs related to inpatient discharges with CDAD secondary diagnosis.
2010 IP
09/14/2011
Larry Schoen
NY State, Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
11091206
Acute Myocardial Infarction in NY 1996-2008
The data will be used to calculate mortality rates, incident rates and discharge rates for New Yorkers with acute myocardial infarction.
1996-2008 IP
08/17/2011
Meg Jones
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Planning and new Business Development
11080807
Planning and Market Analysis
This study will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010 IP
08/17/2011
Tom Ralston
National Care Network, LLC
11080804
Data Analyses
Data will be used to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and underinsured via our DataSight tools and ConsumerScope tool allowing Medicare and non Medicare patients to identify efficient and safe providers.
2009 IP
08/17/2011
Gerald Richmond
Central New York Health Systems Agency
11062705
Central New York Emergency Room Use Study
This study will identify factors to drive and promote policies, procedures and programs to measurably reduce the number of potentially unnecessary emergency room visits in Central New York.
2008-2014 ED
08/16/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health, Center for Community Health
11080809
Identifying a Target Population for C Difficile Vaccine
The data will be used to determine if there is a trend to the number or type of co-morbidities in C.difficile vs non-C.difficile patients, in order to identify high risk patients for possible primary prevention of disease.
2010 IP
2010 AS
08/10/2011
Lora Lefebvre
NY State Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Management
11081008
Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Workgroup Data Analysis
The data will be used to support the MRT workgroup that is charged with analyzing the healthcare system in Brooklyn and recommending steps to ensure that efficient, patient-centered, high-quality care is available to its residents and others who use its facilities.
2004-2010 IP
2005-2010 ED
08/10/2011
Nancy Formella
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
11080502
Community Health Analysis
This data will allow the reseacher to identify gaps in care, and seek opportunities to reduce variations in outcomes, and to create population health improvement efforts.
2005-2009 IP
08/10/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11080501
Analysis of NY State Patient Discharges
The data will be used to analyze patient discharges on a zip-code by zip-code basis.
2003,05,07 IP
08/10/2011
James Lee
Lawrence Hospital Center
11060701
Crimson Market Advantage for Lawrence Hospital Center
The data will be used for the purposes of the physician market and analysis explicitly for Lawrence Hospital Center
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
1107-06
Health Services Research for Cancer Care
The data will be used in a variety of health services research projects. These projects focus on such issues as case mix measurement at specialized cancer facilities, quality assessment measures, analysis of episodes of care for cancer patients, and health economics related to cancer treatment.
1986-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Michelle Ng Gong
Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Critical Care Medicine
1107-05
Long Term Survival and Health Care Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients in New York State
The purpose of this study is to define clusters of clinically important outcomes after critical illnesses.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1107-04
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
This initiative will focus on policy issues related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered around the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
07/29/2011
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1107-03
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale. The second goal of this project is to determine the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2004-2009 IP
07/29/2011
Charlotte Druschel
NY State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-02
Stillbirth Surveillance
The primary purpose of this project is to establish surveillance of stillbirths.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Shao Lin
NY Stae Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-01
School Related Environment and Public Health Tracking
This project will explore the relationship between outdoor and indoor school-based hazard
indicators and children's respiratory health, as well as school performance outcome indicators.
1997-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09(A)
Does Healthcare Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Changes Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
This project will examine mortality, readmission and patient safety measures.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08(A)
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in NYS.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
07/29/2011
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06(A)
2020 Performance Commission (PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, and to avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use. The data will used to eliminate disparities in the Finger Lakes region.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
07/20/2011
Andy Short
Samaritan Medical Center
11071304
Ten Year Demand Forecast for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services
The data will be used to determine the market size of services by geography and clinical service line.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/15/2011
Stephen Glickel
Roosevelt Hospital, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center
11071303
Review of Closed Malpractice Cases Involving Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
The data will be used to report the incidence of shoulder fracture arthroplasty in the last 30 years and analyze potential trends associated with shoulder arthroplasty.
1982-2010 IP
1984-2010 OP
07/15/2011
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management/td>
11071302
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The reseacher plans to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates.
2009 IP
06/16/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11031407
Analysis of Hospital Service Areas
This study will analyze hospital service areas by patient
zipcode, payer group and ms-drg group.
2009-2013 IP
06/02/2011
Carol DeFrances
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
11052605
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This analysis of discharge data is critical to studying diseases, procedures,
health and delivery technology and health policy issues.
2010 IP
05/12/2011
Nicole Ngo
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
1104-09
Examining Health Impacts of Reducing Pollution Emissions from New York City Buses
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
05/12/2011
Andrew Beveridge
CUNY Queens College
1104-08
The Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Care Report Cards on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Acess to and Outcomes of CABG and PCI Surgery
This study will examine race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in access
to and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) surgery and Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention (PCI) from 1988-2010.
1988-2014 IP
1988-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Freling Smith
University of Phoenix
1104-07
A Retrospective Comparison of the Inpatient Mortality and 30-day Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients
The project will seek to identify differences between the inpatient mortality and 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients based on the proximity to two teaching hospitals; one in a densely populated area and one in a less densely populated area.
1999-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
05/12/2011
John Ulberg
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
1104-06
Medical Provider Reimbursement, Quality of Care and Evaluation
The Department of Health has various responsibilities mandated by legislations in respect to provider reimbursement and quality of care. The data collected will assist in the completion of these responsibilities.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Mitchell Berman
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
1104-05
Readmission and Complication Rates for Selected Surgical Procedures
The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate patient outcome following a variety of high-risk surgical procedures. These procedures include treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomy, and open heart procedures.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment
1104-04
Surveillance and Prevalence of Drug-Related and Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Discharges
The specific aim of this study is to quantify the burden of drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in NY, based on existing public health surveillance, mortality, health services utilization, and population survey data.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
05/12/2011
Rena Jones
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1104-03
Association Between Chemical Constituents of Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in New York State
The objective of this study is to examine independent effects of chemical constituents
of particulate matter in relation to cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities.
1999-2005 IP
05/12/2011
Elizabeth Howell
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
1104-02
Monitoring Obstetric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study
This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality
measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available
in the US, SPARCS and Vital Statistics.
1999-2014 IP
05/12/2011
Dina Hoefer
NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Comminicable Disease Control
1104-01
H1N1 Hospitalizations
The purpose of this study is to validate the Sentinel Hospital Program's (SHP) ability to capture Influenza-like illness admissions by comparing SHP cases to the hospital discharge data reported to SPARCS
2009-2010 IP
05/12/2011
Barbara Cornblatt
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital
1101-04
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis (EDIPP) New York Site: Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program
The purpose of this study is to compare patients in an experimental area that were administered an experimental
treatment to potentially reduce psychosis, to a larger control area of patients that did not receive
the experimental treatment.
1997-2013 IP
05/12/2011
William Greene
Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 (A)
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide us with the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high quality care by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care for our patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
05/12/2011
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
1001-05 (A)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2011
World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry
The WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort
of persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
05/04/2011
Andrew Epstein
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
11050203
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and their associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2014 IP
05/04/2011
Khoi Pham
Hackensack University Medical Center, Planning Department
11050202
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases and Market Share and Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share and analysis for New York providers.
2008-2012 IP
05/04/2011
Cody Smart
Cody Smarat (IHC)
11050201
SPARCS Info to Cost Report Analysis
SPARCS data will be used to identify hospitals where mistakes on the Institutional Cost Report may be causing the hospital to lose reimbursement monies.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
04/29/2011
George Mcglaughlin
Health Info Technics, L.L.C.
11042607
Aggregate Market Share Reports for Hospital Use in Marketing, Strategic Operations and Planning
This project uses demographic, CMS, and state data to create utilization rates and strategic planning reports.
2010 IP
2010 OP
04/29/2011
Amanda Goon
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
11042506
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS: 1983-2009
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2009 IP
04/27/2011
Philip Mossman
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
11042204
Potential Impact of Excluding Nursing Intensity Weights (NIWs) from APR-DRG Service Intensity Weight (SIW) Methodology
The data will be used to compare the difference between utilizing the NIW's in an SIW calculation and excluding the NIW's
2005-2009 IP
04/25/2011
Carol Cassell
P2 Collaborative of Western NY
11042103
Data Analyses and Technical Support for Health Planning
This project will use the data for community health planning.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
04/08/2011
Andrew Rokito
New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
11040801
Incidence of SLAP Lesions Repairs Since 'CPT-29807' Epidemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate and report if there is a rise in the frequency of SLAP lesion repairs being done since the advent of CPT code 29807 and if there is a frank indication of an interesting incidence of SLAP lesions (epidemic) versus non-clinical causes or both.
2002-2010 IP
2002-2010 AS
04/08/2011
William Stamp
Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Hospital
11020906
Market Analysis
The data will be used to present market share and other analytical elements to better understand market challenges and opportunities.
2009-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
3/29/2011
Drew Lerman
Bon Secours Charity Health System
11032906
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will monitor reporting and ongoing tracking of
key clinical and utilization measures.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
3/29/2011
Paul Staehle
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of
Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision Support
11032905
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing
strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiative
studies.
2008-2014 IP
3/21/2011
Matthew Cooper
Albany Medical Center, Department of Corporate Finance
11031602
Crimson Market Advantage for Albany Medical Center Hospital
and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus
Data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage
product for the purposes of physician market analyses explicitly
for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical
Center-South Clinical Campus.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/17/2011
Thomas McCarthy
National Economic Research Associates, NERA Inc.
11031604
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code
The data for this project will be used to analyze hospital
usage by patient zip code.
2009 IP
3/17/2011
Justin Wood
Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU
11031603
Access Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital
Patients
This project will assess the cost and quality of care of
outpatient and inpatient services provided by NY hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/7/2011
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
11022212
Planning and Market Analysis
The data will be used to determine patient utilization of
hospitals.
2008-2010 IP
3/2/2011
E. Kevin Conley
NYS Office of Mental Health
11020908
Emergency Room Utilization Among Patients With Psychiatric
Disorders
The data will be used to report Emergency Room rates of
patients with mental illness at hospital, county and regional
levels, and across multiple years (longitudinal and/or trend
analyses).
2007-2014 OP
3/2/2011
William Milczarki
Hunter College, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
11020905
Bicycle-Pedestrian Accidents in New York State
The purpose of this project is to analyze the frequency of
bike-ped accidents in NYS.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
2/17/2011
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11020907
Outmigration from Connecticut, Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients
going to New York hospitals.
2009 IP
2009 OP
2/11/2011
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Epidemiology Services
1004-07 (A) DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and
prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
Potential benefits will be to the population in general. Accurate
incidence and prevalence numbers for SLE are not currently
available in Manhattan. The results of this project will guide
appropriate funding for research and treatment of this disease.
Specifically, it will accurately estimate disparities in disease
burden across different race/ethnicity subsets, for which
information is currently sparse.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Care and Treatment
1101-16 DPRB
Drug User Estimation Study (DUES)
The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate
estimation of problematic drug users in New York City. The
methodology is the use of the capture-recapture method. Required
for this analysis is a unique case list. Two data sources, OASAS
and OVS will be used for case selection. The researcher intends
to link SPARCS data to these two data sources to eliminate
duplicates. This proposed study is to explore the feasibility of
using police arrest data as a source to acquire cases. Police
arrest data may be available on convictions, but the use of this
data has several problematic issues.
2009 IP
2/11/2011
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-15 DPRB
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and
analyze acute hospital readmission patterns. The main issues to
be addressed are to characterize the nature and frequency of
readmissions, to identify and quantify risk factors, and to
explore the role of the emergency department on the nature and
frequency of acute hospital readmissions. Understanding current
readmission rates and general risk factors for readmission, not
specific to disease conditions can help hospitals target at risk
patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General
Internal Medicine
1101-14 DPRB
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes,
and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health
Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant sponsored
study is examining the effect of the Massachusetts’ health
care reform to increase the number of insured. New York State
data will be used as a control for the following comparison to
Massachusetts’ rates; admission rates (all patient, race,
and ethnicity) and associated changes in inpatient costs for CV
ACS (cardiovascular disease acute coronary syndrome) conditions
including congestive heart failure (CHF) angina, and
hypertension, 30-day readmission rates (all patient, race, and
ethnicity) changes in inpatient costs for CHF and acute
myocardial infarction (AMI), changes in rates for
referral-sensitive cardiac procedures such as pacemaker
implantation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)Changes in utilization
rates in safety-net versus non safety net hospitals (all patient,
race, and ethnicity).
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
2/11/2011
Bruce Friedman
University of Rochester, Department of Community &
Preventative Medicine
1101-13 DPRB
Effectiveness of Stroke Treatment at Designated Stroke
Centers in New York State
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness
(mortality), cost and cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment at
hospitals with and without Designated Stroke Centers in NYS.
Analysis will be used to evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness
of stroke management at these specific centers.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
2/11/2011
William Allsion
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-12 DPRB
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Analysis of SPARCS data will produce hospital discharge
profiles, quality, and re-admission analysis. The data will also
be used for policy analysis and evaluation, strategic planning
and utilization analysis, and special projects/new product
development.
1987-2014 IP
1987-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leonard Davis
Institute for Health Economics
1101-11 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture
Surgery
The researcher is evaluating the effect of anesthesia method
on the outcomes patients receiving surgery for hip
fractures.
2/11/2011
Giulia Earle-Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine
and Health
1101-10 DPRB
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track
fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. This
will aid in the development of injury prevention programs,
education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09 DPRB
Does Health Care Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence
from Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
The researcher will examine whether costs of care for
patients living in similar neighborhoods (i.e. Census blocks or
streets) for whom a systematic difference exists that influences
the hospital at which they are treated. The researcher will
identify patients living equidistant to a high and low spending
hospital and track their outcomes. The metrics of the research
are mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. The
researcher ultimately will research the changes over time in
ambulance dispatch patterns and how these changes affect the
selection of the hospital and how this selection impacts the
quality of care delivered to patients.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08 DPRB
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence
from Medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The proposed study will examine the question if the expansion
of public insurance leads to changes in the rates of
hospitalizations for individuals eligible for these public
programs.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Patricia Shi
Mount Sinai Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology
1101-07 DPRB
Association of Morbidity, Mortality and Length of Stay of
Hospital Admissions in Sickle Cell Patients with Community
Hospital Characteristics
The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity,
mortality and length of stay during hospitalizations in sickle
cell patients is influence by community hospital characteristics
such as an academic versus non-academic setting or hospital
volume of sickle cell admissions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Igor Zurbenko
SUNY School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
& Biostatistics
1101-06 DPRB
Multivariate Time Series Analysis Methods with an Application
on Meteorological Condition and Air Pollution Effects on Human
Health
The researcher is examining the synoptic effect of air
pollutants and weather conditions on hospital conditions in New
York State due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
1982-2014 IP
2/11/2011
Ying Wang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1101-05 DPRB
Developing a Statewide, Population-based Surveillance System
for Hemoglobinopathies in New York State
The objective of this project is to establish a statewide,
population-based surveillance system for hemoglobinopathies in
NYS through collaboration among the Newborn Screening Program,
Hemoglobin Specialty Treatment Centers, Medicaid Program, the
Congenital Malformations Registry and other existing
administrative database systems to integrate data collection of
both short-term and long-term follow-up information for people in
NYS with hemoglobinopathies.
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Nina Bickell
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-03 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Eliminate Disparities
Initiative (CEREDI)
The requested data will be used to assist investigators in
identifying and monitoring racial, ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in health care; to develop and disseminate
interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities; to evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions in reducing or eliminating
disparities in healthcare. Current conditions under study include
hypertension, cancer, congestive heart failure and stroke.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-02 DPRB
Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Among Minorities: 2005 -
2009
The data will be used to derive the number of subjects
considered by physicians in NYS to have immune defects; the
demographics of these subjects, the other diagnosis codes for
complications that each patient has experienced over time, the
outpatient codes that were applied before the patient was given
the diagnosis of an immune defect, the kind of treatments given
and the costs of hospitalizations and other treatments.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Barbara Dennison
NYS Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease and
Injury Prevention, Policy and Research Translation Unit
1101-01 DPRB
Using Clinically Enhanced-Claims Data to Guide the Selection
of Coronary Procedures
The goal of this research program is to examine the
comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
procedures and percutaneous coronary artery interventions
(PCI).
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
2/4/2011
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
11012402
New York Market & Cost 2009
The purpose of this project is to create cost-based
benchmarks using the company's standard cost stepdown
methodology.
2009-2012 IP
2/4/2011
Dian Kahn
Vermont Department of Health (BISHCA), Department of Banking,
Insurance, Securities & Healthcare Administration
10111806
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset
Under 18 VSA 9405 and 9410, BISHCA is responsible for
developing data resources to analyze health care utilization for
services provided to Vermont residents within and outside of the
state of Vermont. In order to provide for its analytical
responsibility, the BISHCA needs access to selected hospitals
data from NYSDOH. Such data will be used for public health
purposes, health care utilization analyses, and studies of health
care trends.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
1/10/2011
Elizabeth McCullough
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.
10122907
Analysis of Clinical Risk Groupers (CRGs) on Ambulatory Care
Complications
The data will be used to determine how often ambulatory care
complications occur.
2008-2009 AS
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12/16/2010
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
10121506
Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives
The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients.
2007-2009 IP
12/16/2010
Chris Gorman
McKinsey and Company
10121505
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services.
2009-2011 IP
12/10/2010
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
10120704
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals.
2008-2009 IP
12/10/2010
Matthew Eapen
New York Presbyterian Hospital
10120703
Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT)
This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement.
2009-2011 IP
12/02/2010
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
10120101
Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will be used to create cost reports.
2009 IP
11/10/2010
John O'Brien
Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC
10110904
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2006-2013 IP
11/4/2010
Jeff Schaller
Health Grades, Inc.
10110303
Quality Ratings and Analysis
This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2009 IP
11/3/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1010-13
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
11/3/2010
Charlotte Druschel
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-12 (S)
Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data
The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Matthew Reilly
NYS Education Department
1010-10
Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts
The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement.
2001-2013 IP
11/03/2010
Wanda Lizak Welles
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
1010-09
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Jennifer Frontera, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1010-08
Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study
SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost.
1990-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06
T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Douglas Almond
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics
1010-05
Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions
The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Syni-An Hwang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-04
An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes
The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater.
2000-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Deborah Fox
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1010-03
Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Lorna Thorpe
CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health
1010-02
Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly
The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
Wendy McKelvey
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health
1010-01
Environmental Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance.
1996-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A3)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics)
1001-06 (DA) DPRB
How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1984-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Jennifer Norton
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (A)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02 (A)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
10/21/2010
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology
10100702
Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights
The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals.
2005-2013 IP
10/21/2010
Rober Kanter
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics
10100601
Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals
This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria.
1996-2006 IP
10/21/2010
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
10100803
Trend Analysis
This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
10/08/2010
Richard Shin
Economists Inc.
10100803
Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area
The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set.
2009 IP
10/01/2010
Sarah Gerecke
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
10092005
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level.
2009 IP
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9/29/2010
William Levine, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
10091704
Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures.
2007-2009 OP
9/24/2010
Tim Feldman
Rochester General Hospital
10090303
Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General
The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General.
2008-2013 IP OP
9/10/2010
David Savitz
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine
10090302
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention.
1995-2003 IP
9/03/2010
Gerald Silberstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management
10082614
Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications
For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson.
2005-2009 IP
9/03/2010
James Doyle
SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC)
10082412
Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project
Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/30/2010
Robert Lin
NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College
10081108
Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared.
1990-2009 IP
2009-2011 OP
8/30/2010
Jo Surpin
Applied Medical Software, Inc.
10080303
Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms
The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios.
2008-2009 IP
8/30/2010
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department
10082615
Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data
Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings.
2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
8/20/2010
Palmer Bessey
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center
10081710
Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State
Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy.
1983-2013 IP
8/20/2010
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
10081709
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates.
2001-2008 IP
8/16/2010
Raymond Park
Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
10071603
New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia
The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children.
2004-2009 IP
8/03/2010
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1007-08
Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York
The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community.
1982-2013 IP
8/03/2010
David Strogatz
University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
1007-07
Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children
The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma.
2000-2010 IP
8/03/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1007-05 (S)
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Peter McGuire
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1007-04
Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Anna Colello
NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program
1007-03
Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Warren Enker, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York
1007-02
Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers.
1985-2005 IP
8/03/2010
Andrew Ryan
Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
1007-01 DPRB
The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality
The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states.
1986-2013 IP
8/03/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University
1001-07 (A2)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
0804-07 (A2)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
8/03/2010
Seth Freedman
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
0804-05 (A)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes
TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life.
1992-2003 IP
7/30/2010
Lorna Mason
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/30/2010
Tavora Buchman
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/08/2010
Shelley Hirshberg
P2 Collaborative of WNY
10070101
HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure
The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
7/06/2010
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
10063007
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 IP
2010 OP
6/21/2010
Carol DeFrances
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10062106
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey.
2009 IP
6/21/2010
Jeanne Mancision
Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department
10060904
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity.
2007-2010 IP
6/10/2010
Kerry Bommarito
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases
10050117
Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction.
2007 OP
6/10/2010
Christopher Chen
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College
10050116
Academic Health Services Research
The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult.
2004-2007 IP
6/10/2010
Kevin Kenny
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP
10050115
Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market
Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation.
2007 IP
6/7/2010
Mary Rojas
IPRO
10060302
Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures
The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
6/4/2010
Tyler Tracewski
Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC
10060301
Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development
In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate.
2008 IP
6/3/2010
Shannon Lorbiecki
Larson Allen, LLC
10051408
University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals.
2007-2008 IP
5/25/2010
Stephen Fillebrown
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
10050703
Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County
The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
5/25/2010
Robert Knauf
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance
10031506
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist.
2007-2010 IP
5/24/2010
Anthony Kouba
Health Care Futures
10051412
Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York.
2007-2009 IP
5/17/2010
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
10050704
Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting
Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1982-1983 IP
5/14/2010
Jayanth Kumar
NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health
10050805
Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State
For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
5/11/2010
Rafael Ruiz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association
10040107
Health Policy Analyses
Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
Mark Neuman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP
10040106
Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture
Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
James Hallick
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group
10040105
Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area
Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide.
2006-2007 OP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-09 DPRB
Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations.
1995-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
1004-07 DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Fabrice Smieliauskas
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
1004-06 DPRB
Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance
This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships.
2002-2008 IP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-05 DPRB
Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
David Foster
Thomson Reuters
1004-04 DPRB
Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia
The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Tom Talbot
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 DPRB
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
William Greene
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 DPRB
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development
1004-01 DPRB
Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut.
2007-2009 IP
2007-2009 OP
5/11/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A) DPRB
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research
1001-06 (D) DPRB
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
4/22/2010
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC)
10042002
Planning and Marketing
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2006-2011 IP
4/20/2010
Rakesh Shrestha
St. Barnabas Health Care System
10022605
Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY
The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc.
2008-2009 IP
4/20/2010
Carl Denney
Health InfoTechnics, LLC
09102308
Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning
The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
4/15/2010
Susan Wymer
IPRO
10041201
CMS AIM Hospice Special Project
The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis.
2006-2008 IP
4/8/2010
Matthew McHugh
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
10030109
Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes.
1995-2006 IP
4/8/2010
Daniel Barocas
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program
10030108
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer
This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer.
2005-2007 IP
4/7/2010
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 DPRB
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
2009
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Project Director
Organization
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Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/28/2009
Roberta Sprague
Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care
09122304
Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York
The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital.
2005 - 2012 IP
2005 - 2012 OP
12/21/2009
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
0912803
Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures
Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries.
1990 - 2012 IP
1990 - 2012 OP
12/18/2009
Chip Richter
St. Jude Medical
09121001
Ad Hoc Market Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center.
2008 IP
11/25/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09111610
Patient Care Analyst
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician).
2009 AS
2009 IP
2009 OP
11/25/2009
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables.
1984-1987 IP
11/25/2009
Craig Storrow
Bassett Healthcare
09080301
Market Analysis and Database Assessment
Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities.
2007-2008 AS
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
11/19/2009
Andrew Epstein
Yale University
09103011
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2012 IP
11/12/2009
Scott Thomas
NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.)
09111004
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code.
This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files.
2007-2008 IP
11/10/2009
Jim Strunk
Data Advantage Corp.
09111003
State Data View Medical Benchmarking
The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered.
2008 IP
11/10/2009
Sandra Hapenney
Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies
09091703
Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals
This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 AS
10/29/2009
Paul Staehle
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division
09091003
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives.
2005-2009 IP
10/28/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
09102809
State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods
Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics.
2008 IP
10/23/2009
Denise Buonopane
The Buonopane Group
09042409
Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks
To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
10/22/2009
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network(LIHN)
0910-07 DPRB
Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions
The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 ED
10/22/2009
Alexander Opotowsky
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology
0910-06 DPRB
The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization.
1998-2012 IP
1998-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Rebecca Scheer
Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
0910-10 DPRB
Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition
The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Howard Berliner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management
0910-04 DPRB
Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s)
Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance.
2008 IP
2008 OP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-05 DPRB
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care.
2005-2007 IP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-11 DPRB
Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York
The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
10/22/2009
Wendy Wilcox
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health
0910-02 DPRB
Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City
This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women.
2009-2012 IP
10/22/2009
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development
0910-03 DPRB
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine
0910-01 DPRB
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees
The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant.
2006-2012 IP
10/49/2009
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
10/15/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems (CHS)
09101304
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community.
2006 IP
2006 OP
10/8/2009
Mary Paris
Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester)
09100803
The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State
The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
10/6/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
09100502
Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning
Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market.
2004-2012 IP
2004-2012 OP
10/6/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09100201
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 OP
9/30/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09092504
Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports.
2006-2008 AS
9/28/2009
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
09091002
Trends Analysis
The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges.
2008 IP
2008 OP
9/25/2009
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
08/31/2009
Giulia Earle Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center
09082105
Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS
Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state.
A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be
stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
08/25/2009
Steve Sinclair
Samaritan Medical Center
09081907
Admissions by Zip Code
The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties.
2008 IP
08/19/2009
Christy Duke
United South and Eastern Tribes
09081204
USET Hospital Discharge Project
The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca
Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health
issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings.
2007-2008 IP
08/17/2009
Clifford Waldman
Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics
09081103
Hospital Profiling
The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost.
2008-2012 IP
08/03/2009
Michael Quinn
Temple University Health System
09073120
NYS Inpatient Market Analysis
Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS.
2007 IP
07/29/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
09072719
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2000 IP
07/27/2009
Kyle Hansen
Health Grades, Inc.
09072113
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2008 IP
07/24/2009
Turner Osler
University of Vermont, Department of Surgery
09071710
Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers
The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors.
2004-2008 IP
07/24/2009
David Kao
University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology
09061707
Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization
The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease.
1994-2012 IP
1994-2012 OP
07/20/2009
William Neigher
Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning
09061705
Market Strategist Software
The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 AS
07/20/2009
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06
Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications
This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility.
2004-2012 IP
07/20/2009
William Flynn
Erie County Medical Center
0907-05
Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults
This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults.
1998-2012 IP
07/20/2009
Wanda Liza Welles
New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
0907-04 (S)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The
program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 ED
07/20/2009
Grace Wong
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
0907-03
Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses
This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
07/20/2009
Tom Bourgeois
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
0907-02
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages
This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage.
2006 IP
2007 OP
07/20/2009
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
0907-01
Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance
This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations
with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007 IP
2007 OP
07/17/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071005
Interactive Asthma Surveillance System
Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the
Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health.
2005-2012 IP
07/16/2009
Dale Schumacher
Rockburn Institute
09062906
Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN)
Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared.
2008-2009 IP
07/13/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071006
Ongoing Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs
assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
07/08/2009
Ronald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council
09070804
Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service
The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures
and provider in the Central NY region.
2008-2010 AS
07/07/2009
Paul Alois
New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit
09070703
Analysis of Medical Claims
The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
07/03/2009
Jiali Li
Westschester County DOH
09070302
2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research
WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues.
1995-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/03/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09070101
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System
The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
6/22/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09061203
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Carol DeFrances
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
09060302
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Michael Gusmano
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09060301
Access to Primary Care in New York
This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county
throughout New York State.
2003-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
5/20/2009
David Carpenter
UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09051903
Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS
This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
5/19/2009
Anemona Hartocollis
New York Times
09051102
News Stories
The requested data will be used for news stories.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
5/19/2009
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP)
09042706
Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions
This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions.
2007-2008 IP
5/18/2009
Susan Goodwin
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
09050601
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage
This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage.
2005-2007 IP
2005-2007 OP
5/12/2009
Gregory Bonk
HMS Associates
08041605
Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses
this project will anlayze health status and health services use.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Colleen McLaughlin
New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management
0904-05
Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety
The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Ira Feldman
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
0904-04 (S)
Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute
The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Jenny Schnaier
Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
0904-03
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues
such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment
effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels.
1988-2012 IP
1988-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Vincent Mor
Brown University, Department of Community Health
0904-02
Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries
This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies.
2004-2007 IP
5/5/2009
Samuel Kleiner
Carnegie Mellon University
0804-07 (A)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in
New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
4/30/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09042405
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
2001-2007 IP
4/23/2009
Marge Gandolfi
New York Blood Center
09042004
Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital
This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in
order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital.
2007 IP
4/23/2009
Kathleen Christensen
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
09042003
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
4/8/2009
Richard Hoffman
TUI University, College of Health Science
09032314
The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS
This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations.
1996 IP
2007 IP
4/7/2009
Ellen Post
ABT Associates, Inc.
09040301
Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects
This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups.
2007 IP
2007 OP
4/2/2009
Lawrence Lessner
SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09033113
Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure
The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
4/2/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
08090802
Market Analysis and Data Assessment
The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas.
2005-2008 IP
2005-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Aileen Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
09032509
Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy
The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Kathryn Friedman
University at Buffalo Regional Institute
09031808
Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Glen Johnson
Division of Family Health
09031307
Family Health Research
The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Donna Rundel
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
09031305
Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at
The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital.
2005-2011 IP
3/25/2009
Marjorie Geiger
Patient Safety Center
09030502
Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance
The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals,
ambulatory surgery and emergency departments.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
3/16/2009
Jeffrey Indes
Yale University
09031104
Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes.
2000-2010 IP
3/16/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09031103
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2007 IP
2007 OP
3/6/2009
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
09030201
Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State
This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
2/26/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09022610
Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York
The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/19/2009
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro New York
08120301
VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive
The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA.
2008-2009 IP
2/19/2009
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
08112107
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals.
2007 IP
2/10/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09020909
Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults
The data will be used for a Master's project and publication.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/10/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
09012205
Catholoc Health System Facility Planning
The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/4/2009
Michael Medvesky
Cener for Community Health
09020302
1990-2012 IP
2/4/2009
Shelby Solomon
Ingenix
09020301
Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis
The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking
care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities.
2002-2012 IP
1/30/2009
Josh Phillips
Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP)
09011403
Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County
The data will be used to track patient migration across new York.
2006 IP
1/27/2009
Maria Schymura
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health
0901-09
Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care
This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations.
2002-2012 IO
2002-2012 OP
2002-2006 PRI
1/27/2009
Hwa-Gan Chang
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health
0901-08
Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology
This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Shao Lin
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-07
The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York
State
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-06
Essential Health Services planning (EHSP)
This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources.
2004-2007 IP
2004-2007 OP
1/27/2009
Marc Gourevitch
New York University School of Medicine
0901-05
Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions.
This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hosptial Association
0901-04
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2012 IP
1999-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors.
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0901-02
New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ying Wang
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-01
Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs
The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with
newborn screening conditions.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding
demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide.
2007-2011 IP
2007-2011 OP
1/27/2009
Denise Paone
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0810-04
Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City
The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 OP
1/27/2009
Deborah Chollet
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
0810-02
Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs
This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use.
2004, 2007 IP
1/27/2009
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
0801-03 (A)
Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State
This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative
medical technology and allocate resources New York State.
2003-2007 IP
2003-2007 OP
1/15/2009
Todd Puglise
Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc)
09010502
Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data
The data will be used in performance or market share studies.
2004-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/13/2009
Mark Vitale
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08120402
The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007
This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on
outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007.
1996-2007 IP
1996-2007 OP
1/12/2009
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
08121503
New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis
The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 AS
1/12/2009
Marie Grause
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
08102108
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 AS
1/9/2009
Katherine Blumhardt
Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC)
09010801
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
1/9/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
08102104
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's
Housing and Neighborhood Information System website.
2000-2007 IP
2000-2007 OP
1/8/2009
Julius Santiago
Shriners Hospital for Children
08121704
Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition.
The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist.
2007 IP
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2014 | Anthony Gasparis | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 14122616 | Emergency Department DVT Management: A 5 year Analysis of Admissions Data | The data will be used to study a 5 year retrospective review of emergency department admission rates for patietns presenting with a primary diagnosis of acute deep vein thrombosis. | 2008-2013 IP 2008-2013 OP |
| 12/22/2014 | Sophie Wheeley | University Hospital Birmingham | 14121813 | International Hospital Benchmarking | The data will be used to compare clinical outcomes between hospital healthcare services globally. | 2001-2017 IP 2001-2017 OP |
| 12/15/2014 | John Powell | New York State Department of Financial Services | 1412-06 | New York Hospital Price Study | The data will be used to explore how New York's private commercial market sets hospital prices, and to analyze whether hospital attributes, such as quality and market leverage, influence hospital prices. | 2013 IP 2013 OP |
| 12/15/2014 | Fergal Fleming | University of Rochester Medical Center | 1412-05 | Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events | The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care, and calculate cost for postsurgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality. | 2000-2017 IP 2000-2017 OP |
| 12/15/2014 | Kimon Bekelis | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 14120402 | Outpatient Resource Utilization by Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Procedures | The data will be used to study the incidence and types of outpatient procedures as well as outpatients undergoing neurosurgical interventions, and how those correlated with improved outcomes. | 2009-2013 OP |
| 12/15/2014 | Todd Griffin | SUNY Stonybrook- Department of Obstetrics | 1412-04 | Outcomes Research in Obstetrics, Gynecological, Oncology | The data will be used to analyze 30-day readmission rates after surgery, which may affect regional quality improvement programs aimed at improving surgical outcomes. | 2008-2017 IP 2008-2017 OP |
| 12/15/2014 | Stephen Lyman | Hospital for Special Surgery | 1412-01 | Tracking Hospital for Special Surgery Patients Post-Discharge | The data will be used to identify predictors or risk factors of adverse events related to surgical outcomes. | 2008-2017 IP 2008-2017 OP |
| 12/15/2014 | Aurora Pryor | SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital | 1403-02 (A) | Revisions Following Adjustable Gastric Band | The data will be used to determine the rate of revision and explant of LAGB to see how many patients have had the device explanted and have undergone other bariatric procedures. | 2003-2013 IP 2003-2013 OP |
| 12/15/2014 | Niev Duffy | SUNY Old Westbury | 1110-06 (A) | An Analysis of NYS Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses | This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 12/10/2014 | Stephen Wise | Mount Sinai Hospital - Chicago | 14110601 | Readmissions and Cost Analysis of Hernia Repairs | The data will be used for an evaluation of hernia readmissions and cost analysis of hernia repairs, comparing different surgical techniques, demographic characteristics and operative costs. | 2003-2013 IP 2003-2013 OP |
| 11/24/2014 | Young Kwon | New York University School of Medicine | 14111405 | Assessment of Outcomes and Readmission Rates in Orthopaedic Surgery | The data will be used to determine what underlying patient factors, when coupled with a specific orthopaedic surgical procedure, lead to either successs or failure. | 1982-2017 IP 1983-2017 OP |
| 11/21/2014 | Nancy Erickson | Solutions, Inc. | 14112108 | UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research | The data are risk-adjusted and observed values for mortality and complications, cost, charges, and length of stay are compared to expected values. | 2013-2017 IP |
| 11/17/2014 | Evan Johnson | Health Market Science, Inc. | 14111404 | Trend Analysis | The data will be used to identify important changes in hospital discharges. | 2013 IP 2013 OP |
| 11/17/2014 | Jeremy Henderson | Health Grades, Inc. | 14111203 | Quality Rating & Analysis | The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics. | 2013 IP |
| 11/10/2014 | Jeffrey Butts | CUNY John Jay College | 1410-02 | Evaluation of The Cure Violence Project | The data will be used to compare shooting and homicide trends with NYPD crime data. | 1982-2017 IP 1983-2017 OP |
| 11/4/2014 | Christopher Brooks | WebMD, Inc. | 14102218 | NY Inpatient Hospital Study | The data will be used in a hospital comparison tool to assist consumers in understanding how hospital services compare. | 2013 IP |
| 10/31/2014 | Jose Pagan | New York Academy of Medicine | 1410-04 | Longitudinal Trends in Treatment Pathways Readmissions and Costs By Patient Characteristics | The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health, over the last few decades, is associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 10/31/2014 | Chun-An Chou | SUNY Binghamton | 1410-03 | Prediction Analysis by Correlating Weather Variables with Hospitals and ED Admissions | The data will be used to understand the relationship between weather and health in upstate New York. | 1990-2013 IP 1990-2013 OP |
| 10/31/2014 | Jose Pagan | New York Academy of Medicine | 1410-01 | Longitudinal Trends in Treatment Pathways, Readmissions and Costs by Patient Characteristics | The data will be used to investigate how the evolution of health care and social determinants of health over the last few decades are associated with inpatient and outpatient medical care utilization. | 1982-2017 IP 1983-2017 OP |
| 10/21/2014 | Kalpana Bhandarkar | Maimonides Medical Center | 14101714 | Strategic Planning | The data will be used to understand the supply of inpatient healthcare services. | 2013 IP |
| 10/17/2014 | Paul Reuscher | IMS Health | 14101609 | Hospital Procedure and Diagnosis Volume Analysis | The data will be used for the purposes of validating the national projections from its hospital discharge data for 2001-2013. | 2013 IP 2013 OP |
| 10/14/2014 | Jiali Li | Westchester County DOH | 14101407 | Westchester County Department of Health Community Health Assessment and Annual Databooks | The data will be used to track and report diseases prevalence, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, ambulatory surgeries, and general health status of Westchester County residents. | 2013-2017 IP 2013-2017 OP |
| 10/14/2014 | David Carpenter | SUNY School of Public Health | 14092916 | Association Between Select Chronic Diseases and Hazardous Waste Sites in New York State | The data will be used to assess the geographic distributions of several chronic diseases in New York State. | 1995-2013 IP |
| 10/8/2014 | Thomas Lee | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1409-06 | Review of Pediatric Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in New York State; Hospital and Surgeon Differences in Surgical Outcomes | The data will be used to provide information on the outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic surgeries, and the types of surgeons performing them. | 2000-2017 IP 2000-2017 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | Carl Paulino | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 1409-05 | Outcomes, Complications, Risks and Survivorship after Orthopedic Procedures | The data will be used to analyze orthopaedic procedures and their outcomes and/or complications. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | Crystal Fuller Lewis | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health | 1409-04 | Washington Heights: A Community Diagnosis | The data will be used to characterize the Washington Heights neighborhood in terms of their healthcare diagnoses and healthcare access/usage. | 2009-2017 IP 2009-2017 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | Michael Poon | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1409-03 | Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through CCTA Imaging and Guided Follow-up Referral Using the Emergency Department as a Primary Point of Contact | The data will be used to assess different utilization patterns: including patient's use of multiple EDs, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals; and comparative outcomes across the state. | 2011-2013 IP 2011-2013 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | Bian Liu | North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System | 1409-02 | Changes in Asthma Healthcare Utilizations Under Current and Future Aerosol Levels in New York State | The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current/baseline and future periods. | 2001-2010 IP 2001-2010 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | Linda Schwimmer | New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute | 1409-01 | Evaluation of Hospital Quality and Performance | The data will be used to establish a data platform for integrating New Jersey hospital discharge abstract data, commercial claims data and private employer data providing cost, quality and utilization information for common conditions and procedures. | 2011-2013 IP 2011-2013 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | Mark Duggan | National Bureau of Economic Research | 1306-03 (S) | Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in Medicare Advantage | We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, and the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans. | 1998-2007 IP 1998-2007 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | John Claude Elfar | University of Rochester Medical Center | 1209-03 (A) | Trends in Upper Extremity Trauma | The data will be used to evaluate demographic, geographical, and socioeconomic characteristics of patients who sustain upper extremity trauma. | 2000-2011 IP 2000-2011 OP |
| 10/8/2014 | Bruce Boissonnault | Niagara Health Quality Coalition | 0907-06 (S) | 1. Potentially Avoid Hospital readmissions and Potentially Avoidable Complications 2. Analysis of Physician Specific Volumes | Analysis of potentially avoidable hospital readmission rates by type of care and by facility. Also, analysis of physician-specific volume. | 2004-2017 IP |
| 10/7/2014 | Harold Koch | Intellimed International Corporation | 14100602 | Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis | The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services, set healthcare service quality standards and develop strategic decision support measures. | 2013 IP 2013 OP |
| 10/7/2014 | Nallan Suresh | SUNY Buffalo | 14100203 | Empirical Research in Health Care Operations Management | The data will be used to investigate the relationship between internal hospital planning and scheduling practices and service quality outcomes. | 2000-2017 IP 2000-2017 OP |
| 9/23/2014 | Sheila Kee | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | 14092313 | Niagara - Orleans PPS DSRIP Analysis | The data will be used to assess the problem areas that need to be addressed during the 5 year DSRIP project. | 2000-2017 IP |
| 08/22/2014 | Joseph Bosco | NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases | 14082121 | Geographic Differences in Hospital Readmissions Across New York State | The data will be used to determine regional variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location and population density. | 2001-2013 IP |
| 08/22/2014 | Lisa McGiffert | Consumers Union | 14082120 | Costs of Hip and Knee Revision and Replacement to the State of New York | The data will be used to identify how much was charged to state program to pay for hip and knee replacement and revision surgeries, for advocacy purposes. | 2012-2017 IP |
| 08/18/2014 | Paula Denoya | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 14081105 | Management Trends in Inflammmatory Bowel Disease In The Era of Immunomodulator Therapy | The data will be used to study IBD surgeries, emergent VS. elective, and the various rates and charges associated with each. | 1985-2013 IP |
| 08/15/2014 | Brian McNeil | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 14080604 | Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up | The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study that will focus on data that captures prostatectomies based on race, and age group. | 2004-2011 IP 2004-2011 OP |
| 08/6/2014 | Eric Genden | Mount Sinai-Icahn School of Medicine | 14080403 | Surgeon Specific Outcomes Associated with Surgery | The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and costs associated with a variety of surgical procedures among surgeons in New York. | 2005-2017 IP 2005-2017 OP |
| 08/5/2014 | Khoi Pham | Hackensack Medical Center | 14080402 | Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases & Market Share Analysis for New York Providers | The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share by service area and NY provider | 2013-2017 IP |
| 08/04/2014 | Shannon Lorbiecki | Navigant Consulting Inc | 14080101 | Assessing Opportunities for Consolidation or Regionalization of Hospital Services in Newark and Surrounding Towns for New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | The data will be used to understand outmigration of Newark area residents to hospitals in New York. | 2011-2013 IP 2011-2013 OP |
| 07/31/2014 | Jennifer Jamilkowski | SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital | 14072523 | Planning & Marketing Analysis | The data will be used to understand how hospital services are utilized across different community populations and to determine the appropriateness of the hospitalization given the diagnosis background. | 1997-2017 IP |
| 07/16/2014 | Michael Poon | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 14071104 | Improving Population Cardiovascular Health through CCTA Imaging and Guided Follow-up Referral Using the Emergency Department as a Primary Point of Contact | The data will be used to assess different utilization Medical Center patterns and comparative outcomes across the State. | 2011-2013 IP 2011-2013 OP |
| 07/08/2014 | Kimon Bekelis | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 14070802 | Regional Disparities in Outcomes and Hospitalization Charges of Neurosurgical Procedures of New York State | The data will be used to investigate the association of these outcomes with the case volume of each hospital. | 2009-2017 IP |
| 07/07/2014 | Dusan Bogunovic | Mount Sinai- Icahn School of Medicine | 14070701 | Genetic Predispostion to Neurolisteriosis | The data will be used to study people that cannot fight the germ called Listeria monocytogenes. | 1982-2017 IP 1983-2017 OP |
| 06/27/2014 | Michael Palese | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 14062707 | Studying the Correlation Between Incidence and Prevalence of Urological Diseases Among Populations Belonging to Different Patient Socio-Economic Tiers | The data will be searched by queries and records relevant to urology and of significance to the project will be extracted for multivariate statistical analysis. | 1982-2017 IP 1983-2017 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | Joseph Bosco | New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases | 14061906 | Regional Analysis of Orthopaedic Procedure Cost Data | SPARCS data will be used to determine regional variations in orthopaedic hospital costs by location. | 2000, 2010 IP |
| 06/20/2014 | Carl Paulino | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 1406-11 | Assessment of Risk Factors for Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty | The data will be used to determine whether there is a difference between the readmission and reoperation rates between kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty and to determine risk factors associated with readmission or reoperation. | 1996-2017 IP 1996-2017 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | Lindsay Jubelt | New York University Langone Medical Center (NYU) | 1406-10 | Association of Hospital Disposition and Risk of Readmission | The data will be used to determine any correlation between hospital disposition at discharge, and readmission, for the purpose of improving coordination of care, and reducing overall healthcare costs. | 1982-2013 IP |
| 06/20/2014 | Jason Fletcher | University of Wisconsin | 1406-08 | Asthma Hospitalizations in Children Born via Cesarean Section | The data will be used to examine statistical assocations between method of delivery and subsequent diagnosis for asthma during childhood. | 1982-2013 IP |
| 06/20/2014 | John Fischer | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | 1406-07 | An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Hernia Repair and Complex Abdominal Surgery Using SPARCS Data | The data will be used to critically assess the longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization following hernia repair surgery using New York State SPARCS datasets. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | Kevin Walter | University of Rochester Medical Center | 1406-06 | Reoperation Rates Following Spine Surgery using an Administrative Database | Data will be used in a retrospective study analyzing patient's spine surgery to better understand spine care and assess the rate of reoperations. | 2000-2014 IP 2000-2014 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | John Fischer | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | 1406-05 | An assessment of Outcomes and Cost Utilization Following Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery using SPARCS Data | The data will be used to critically assess longitundinal outcomes and cost utilization. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | John Fischer | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | 1406-03 | An Assessment of Surgical Outcomes following Multidisciplinary Management of Surgical Procedures Utilizing SPARCS Data | The data will be used to critically assess longitudinal outcomes and cost utilization of surgery when a multidisciplinary team operative approach may potentially involve reconstructive surgery. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | Elliot Regenbogen | SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital | 1406-02 | Characterizing Epidemiologic Trends Including Factors Related to Readmission Among Preterm Infants with Apnea of Prematurity | The data will be used to determine the frequency of apnea of premeaturity (AOP) among preterm infants and to identify factors affecting the frequency of readmissions. | 1997-2017 IP 1997-2017 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | Rachel Slayton | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 1406-01 | Hospital Acquired Infection Risk by Primary Payer | The data will be used to evaluate the risk of health associated infections (HAIs), by primary payer status. | 2008-2013 IP 2008-2013 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | Waheed Tajik | New York State Organ Procurement Organization | 1309-01 (A) | New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation | Data will be used to reconcile deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals. In accordance with the "Routine Referral Law", within our Donation Service Area (DSA). This data is of vital importance in identifying missed potential for donation. | 2010-2016 IP 2010-2016 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | David Lee | New York University, School of Medicine | 1303-05 (A) | The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care | The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures. | 2003-2016 IP 2003-2016 OP |
| 06/20/2014 | May Hua | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1202-09 (S2) | Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care | The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. | 2008-2017 IP 2008-2017 OP |
| 06/19/2014 | Jennifer Thomson | Pennsylvania Office of Attorney Geneeral | 14060301 | Hospital Merger Investigations | The SPARCS data will be used to coordinate with data published by the Pennsylvania Health Care cost Containment Council. | 2012 IP |
| 06/18/2014 | Mary Schroeder | University of IOWA | 14061704 | Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy and it's Associated Costs | The data will be used by a graduate student as requirements for part of a course. This project will study the costs associated with mastectomy surgery. | 2008-2012 IP 2008-2012 OP |
| 06/17/2014 | Tamar Polonsky | University of Chicago Medicine | 14061002 | Effect of Hospital Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in New York After Implementation of Trans Fat Bans | The data will be used to analyze rates of AMI and CVA based on county of residence to determine if the trans fat ban contributes to changes in incidence. | 2002-2013 IP |
| 06/06/2014 | Christopher Snyder | Temple University Health System | 14053028 | New York State Inpatient Market Analysis | The data will be used to identify the market trends in New York State. | 2013 IP |
| 05/29/2014 | Emanuela Taioli | North Shore-LIJ Health System | 14052726 | Health Disparities in Thoracic Surgery Procedures for Cancer of the Lung, and Esophagus Mesothelium | The data will be used to assess if surgery is utilized at the same frequency in black and white patients affected by lung cancer, esophagcal cancer, or pleural mesothelioma; it will also assess if insurance coverage, SES, and other covariates influence the rate of surgery. | 1995-2013 IP |
| 05/22/2014 | Mark Radzyner | Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases | 14052125 | Health Services Research Projects | The data will be used for a variety of analyses examining the care at Memorial Hospital and other hospitals caring for cancer patients. | 2011-2015 IP 2011-2015 OP |
| 05/21/2014 | Ashraf Fadel | SG-2, LLC | 14052024 | Operational and Long Term Planning for Multiple Clients | SPARCS data will be used with the market demand forecast tool and the state data analysis tool. | 2010-2017 IP 2010-2017 OP |
| 05/13/2014 | Bian Liu | North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System | 14050605 | Changes in Asthma Healthcare Utilizations Under Current and Future Aerosol Levels in New York State | The data will be used to investigate changes in asthma healthcare utilizations associated with variations of ambient aerosol levels under changing climate, emission, and population conditions between current and future periods. | 2001-2012 IP 2001-2012 OP |
| 05/09/2014 | Rachel Kelz | University of Pennsylvania | 14050908 | An Evaluation of Surgical Residencies Using Patient Outcomes of Program Graduates | A retrospective study to determine relative contributions of patient, physician, and hospital factors in surgical outcomes. | 2007-2011 IP |
| 05/05/2014 | Rajiv Jayadevan | Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Icahn | 14050102 | Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions | The data will be used to characterize prevalence, incidence and trends of access to care, rates of care, and predictors of access to, selection of, and outcome of various procedures. | 2012-2017 IP 2012-2017 OP |
| 05/05/2014 | Mark Coughlin | Hammes Company Advisory Services | 14032714 | Market Analytics | The data will be used to complete market analytics on behalf of New York Hospital Clients. | 2011-2017 IP |
| 05/01/2014 | Tamie Critelli | O'Conco Healthcare Consultants | 14050103 | New York Market and Cost 2013 | The data will be used to create market-based and cost-based benchmarks using our standard cost stepdown methodolgy. | 2013-2017 IP |
| 04/23/2014 | Deborah Lynch | Loeb & Troper, Health Care Consulting | 14041114 | Various Projects Related to Analysis of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities | The data will be used by consultants in the firms strategic planning division. | 2012-2017 IP 2012-2017 OP |
| 04/22/2014 | Polina Antonette | Lutheran Medical Center | 14032713 | Hospital and Benchmarking | The data will be used for Lutheran Medical Center for benchmarking purposes. | 2011-2017 IP 2011-2017 OP |
| 04/16/2014 | Leslie Boyd | New York University Medical Center (NYU) | 14041612 | Future Quality Metrics in Gynecologic Oncology | This study will assess the characteristics of hospitals admitting patients for malignancies who will likely receive clinical bonuses based on outcome measures. | 2006-2013 IP 2006-2013 OP |
| 04/16/2014 | Philip Stieg | Weil Medical College of Cornell University | 14041511 | Market Research | The data will be used internally for research purposes. | 2000-2013 IP 2000-2013 OP |
| 04/08/2014 | Denise Wrinn | Cortland Regional Medical Center | 14040702 | Cortland Regional Medical Center Market Assessment | The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Cortland Regional Medical Center. | 2010-2017 IP 2010-2017 OP |
| 04/08/2014 | Brian McNeil | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 14040301 | Prostate Cancer Health Disparities in New York State, a Ten Year Follow-Up | The data will be used to conduct a retrospective study which will focus on medicare data that capture prostatetomics in New York State during the time frame of interests. | 2010-2003 IP |
| 04/01/2014 | Bruce Feig | Sachs Policy Group | 14032712 | Analysis of New York Health Care Utilization and Expenditure Patterns | The data will be used to generate summary-level information on the cost and utilization of health services. | 2010-2017 IP 2010-2017 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Jean Moore | SUNY School of Public Health | 1403-08 | Impact of Physician Density and Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissins | The data will be used to understand how distribution and characteristics of primary care physicians impact on ACSC readmissions. | 2009-2011 IP |
| 03/24/2014 | Fergal Fleming | University of Rochester Medical Center | 1403-07 | Healthcare Costs and Burden Associated with Post-Operative Complications and Events | The data will be used to analyze patient characteristics and risk factors, identify disparities in care, and calculate cost for post-surgical complications, such as readmission, additional procedures, and mortality. | 2000-2015 IP 2000-2015 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Kevin Cromar | New York University School of Medicine | 1403-06 | Improved Risk Communication using a Multipollutant Air Quality Index | The data will be used to determine the effects of combinations of air pollutants on respiratory hopsital admissions and emergency department visits in New York State in order to develop a multipollutant air quality index and improve risk communication efforts surrounding exposure to ambient air pollution. | 2000-2015 IP 2000-2015 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Jessica Castner | SUNY Buffalo | 1403-05 | Western New York Emergency Department Utilization | The data will be used to determine disparities in age, sex, ethnicity, and insurance status between frequent emergency department users as opposed to non-frequent users. | 2000-2017 IP 2000-2017 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Colleen Lynch | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1403-04 | Effect of High-Intensity Primary Care on Utiilization and Quality Measures for "Super-Utilizers" | The data will be used to identify if a subset of the patients population is responsible for a disproportionate share of healthcare costs; so called super-utilizers. | 2010-2014 IP 2010-2014 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Kirsten Cleary | Columbia University | 1403-03 | Epidemiology of Adverse Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Outcomes in New York | The data will be used to analyze the epidemiology of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Aurora Pryor | SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital | 1403-02 | Comparing Outcomes between Iaparoscopic Robotic Surgery Versus Iaparoscopic Surgery | The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, between laparoscopic robotic surgeries and laparpscopic surgeries. | 2005-2017 IP 2005-2017 |
| 03/24/2014 | Aurora Pryor | SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital | 1403-01 | Outcomes of Hospitals Performing Hepatobiliary, Foregut, and Minimally Invasive Procedures | The data will be used to compare complications, and outcomes, in patients undergoing surgeries in hospitals comparing minimallyinvasive, hepatobiliary and foregut surgeries. | 1995-2017 IP 1995-2017 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Art Sedrakyan | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | 1306-06 (A) | Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care | The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothoracic and orthopedic surgical care. | 1995-2016 IP 1995-2016 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Benjamin Charvat | Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), Mayor's Office | 1211-03 (A2) | NYC Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.) | The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage. | 2003-2012 IP 2003-2012 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Amresh Hanchate | Boston University | 1101-14 (A2) | Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities | The data will be used to compare changes in admission rates, and racial and ethnic disparities in such rates, associated changes in inpatient costs in Massachusetts vs. other states for CV ACS conditions. | 2003-2010 IP 2003-2010 OP |
| 03/24/2014 | Leonard Rodberg | CUNY Queens College | 0810-05 (S) | Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org) | SPARCS data will be used within the infoshare system, and will provide statistical information regarding demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level. | 2007-2013 IP 2007-2013 OP |
| 03/21/2014 | Benjamin Iskhakov | Manhattan Billing and Collection, Inc. | 13110706 | Health Affordability Act, ASC Procedures | Data will be used to complete research on ASC based procedures under "Obamacare". | 2010-2012 OP |
| 03/05/2014 | Edward Broccoli | Edward Broccoli | 14030410 | Beneficial Cost-Savings Changes in Utilization Patterns of Ambulatory Versus Inpatient | The data will be used to follow trends of ambulatory versus inpatient services to examine whether there are any cost-savings benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). | 2011-2013 IP 2011-2013 OP |
| 03/03/2014 | Amy Richards | VHA Mid-Atlantic | 14022607 | VHA Mid-Atlantic Performance Improvement | The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities. | 2010-2015 IP |
| 02/26/2014 | Trista Parker | Health Quest | 14022606 | Strategic Planning Process for Health Quest | The data will be used to review current services, volumes, and length of stay. | 2010-2015 IP 2010-2015 OP |
| 02/24/2014 | Adam Stolz | The Chartis Group, LLC | 14022105 | Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of a Hospital Client | The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare. | 2013-2017 IP |
| 02/24/2014 | Louis Catalano | Roosevelt Hospital | 14021804 | The Rising Incidence of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty | The data will be used to determine the rate of reverse total shoulder procedures performed from 2004 to present and the associated diagnoses as indicated by ICD-9 codes. | 2004-2017 IP 2004-2017 OP |
| 02/11/2014 | Kimlee Roldan-Sanchez | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 14020602 | Service Line Analysis | The data will be used for zip code analysis, incidence rates, and population demographics. | 2012-2014 IP |
| 02/11/2014 | David Alge | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 14020601 | General Market Trends, Understanding Hospital Utilization for Specific Services | The data will be used to summarize market or service trends in aggregrate, usually via graphs, and charts. | 2012-2014 IP |
| 02/04/2014 | Sean Capperis | New York University | 14012717 | State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods | The data will be used for a comprehensive source of information on trends in New York City's housing and neighborhoods. | 2012 IP |
| 02/04/2014 | Melvin Rosenwasser | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 14012716 | Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Among the Orthopaedic Sub-specialties | The data will be used to examine all patients who were operated on for distal radius fractures in both inpatient and outpatient settings. | 1982-2017 IP 1983-2017 OP |
| 01/30/2014 | Jennifer Jamikowski | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 14012711 | Planning & Marketing Analysis | The data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals. | 2010-2017 OP |
| 01/29/2014 | Audrey Waltner | Dutchess County Department of Health | 14012712 | Routine Public Health Surveillance of Emergency Department Visitand Hospitalizations among Dutchess County Residents | The data will be used for ongoing public health surveillance of health conditions of concern, including chronic diseases and substance abuse. | 2000-2017 IP 2005-2017 OP |
| 01/27/2014 | Marc Berg | KPMG LLP | 14011506 | Analysis for North Country Commission | The data will be used to make an analysis for the North Country on the population based needs in terms of the health care delivery system. | 2003-2013 IP 2003-2013 OP |
| 01/22/2014 | Margaret Formica | SUNY Upstate Medical University | 14012109 | Gastroschisis in Central New York State, 1996-2012 | The data will be used as part of an exploratory study on gastroschisis in the CNY Perinatal Region. | 1996-2012 IP |
| 01/22/2014 | Jean Moore | SUNY School of Public Health | 14011607 | Impact of Physician Density of Selected Physician Characteristics on ACSC Readmissions | The data will be used to detrimine if physician characteristics have an impact on a patient's admission, or readmission. | 2009-2011 IP |
| 01/15/2014 | Katherine Blumhardt | Truven Health Analytics | 14011405 | Discharge Level Data Analysis | The data will be used to identify areas of concern in the healthcare industry. | 2005-2017 IP 2005-2017 OP |
| 01/08/2014 | Nancy Erickson | New Solutions, Inc. | 13122322 | UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research | The data will be processed through our proprietary processing and risk adjustment procedure to obtain clinical outcomes. | 2012 IP |
| 01/07/2014 | Sean Ossont | University of Rochester | 14010601 | University of Rochester Medical Center Market Utilization Analysis | The data will be used to conduct market analysis. | 2010-2013 IP 2010-2013 OP |
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2013 | Ashraf Fadel | SG-2, LLC | 13122421 | Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System; Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital; Standford Hospital; and Catholic Health East | Hospital discharge data will be used to support short and long-term operational strategic planning efforts. | 2010 IP 2010-2015 OP |
| 12/23/2013 | Kalpana Bhandarkar | 13122320 | Maimonides Medical Center | Strategic Planning | The data will be summarized to understand the supply of outpatient healthcare services. | 2008-2012 OP |
| 12/17/2013 | Gary Zigmann | 13121619 | Vermont Hospital Association and Health System | Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database | The data will be used for surveillance reporting for VT DOH-Asthma of VT residents. | 2012 IP 2012 OP |
| 12/16/2013 | Gerald Siberstein | 13121205 | The Sage Colleges, School of Management | Inpatient Revenue Prediction by Hospital | The data will be used to derive inpatient revenue predictions to be analyzed for use in predicting facility revenue on a time interval basis. | 2010-2016 IP |
| 12/13/2013 | Stephen MacCormaack | 13121102 | Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc. | Inpatient/Outpatient Billing Charging, and Coding Patterns | The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures. | 2012 IP 2012 OP |
| 12/12/2013 | Rick Henderson | 13121103 | Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc. | Healthcare Operations of Comparion Medical Analytics, Inc. | The data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations, both utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. | 2012 IP |
| 12/11/2013 | Nicole Ngo | 1104-09 (A) | University of Oregon | Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluation The Impacts of Bus Pullution Policies in New York City | The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transits effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particulary asthma hospitalizations. | 2006-2009 ED |
| 12/11/2013 | Robert Silverman | 1004-05 (A3) | Long Island Jewish Medical Center | Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-morbidites | The data will be used to invstigate the relationship between obstructibve lung disease morbidity with various ambient air polluntants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities. | 1982-2015 IP 2005-2015 ED |
| 12/6/2013 | Gina Lovasi | 13111209 | Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology | Quantifying the Effectiveness of New York City Policy Initiatives on Chronic Disease Prevention | The data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts in reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality rates. | 1990-2012 IP 1990-2012 OP[ |
| 12/4/2013 | Jeremy Henderson | 13112919 | Health Grades, Inc. | Quality Ratings & Analysis | The data will be used to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals, create targeted solutions, internal analysis and reporting based on quality metrics. | 2012 IP |
| 12/4/2013 | Phyllis Supino | 13111511 | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in New York State | The data will be used to analyze temporal trends in hospilization rates and mortality among patients with valvular heart disease. | 1982 IP 2010-2012 IP |
| 12/4/2013 | Mike Underhill | 13110707 | CPM Healthgrades on behalf of Princeton Healthcare System | Customer Relations Marketing Database- New York State Database Load | The data will be used to produce detailed market analysis reporting allowing gor better planning of customer relations management and marketing projects. | 2010-2012 IP |
| 11/29/2013 | Danielle Rhubart | 13111410 | Penn State University | Rethinking Benzene Releasing Hazardous Waste Sites and Hematologic Cancers in Upstate New York | The data will be used to study the scientific evidence that now shows that exposure to benzene can lead to the development of blood and bone marrow cancers in humans. | 2000-2011 IP |
| 11/08/2013 | Fabrice Smieliauskas | 13110708 | Department of Health Studies, The University of Chicago | Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies | The data will be used for the analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing intiatives of medical device manufactures. | 2012 IP |
| 11/08/2013 | Sarah Gruskin | Health Market Science, Inc. | 13102917 | Trend Analysis | The data will be used to identify important changes, and to identify Hospital identifiers. | 2012 IP 2012 OP |
| 11/7/2013 | Ashraf Fadel | SG-2, LLC | 13110505 | Operational and Long-Term Planning For Capital Health System; Long Island Jewish Health System Berkshire Health System; Unity Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Catholic Health East | The data will be used to support Capital Health System's short and long-term operational & strategic planning efforts. | 2012-2013 IP |
| 11/07/2013 | Julie Lewis Haynes | Adirondack Medical Center | 13103116 | Market Share Update | The data will be used to update the market share report. | 2011-2012 IP 2011-2012 ASM 2011-2012 ED |
| 11/7/2013 | Julie Lewis Haynes | Orleans Community Health (dba, Medina Memorial Hospitals) In Medina, NY | 13103110 | Market Share Update | The data will be used to update the market share report. | 2011-2012 IP 2011-2012 OP |
| 11/07/2013 | Matt Hilton | Cigna Healthcare, Medical Economics | 13101505 | Facility Chargemaster Review | The data will be used to determine if medical costs are being impacted by abnormal changes to a facility's charge description master. | 2012-2013 IP 2012-2013 OP |
| 11/7/2013 | Melinda Whitbeck | Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency | 13090411 | Greater Rochester Health Foundation Neighborhood Health Status Improvement Project Evaluation | The data will be used as indicators of change in health status of neighborhood residents for each of the areas participating in the Health Status Improvement Project of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation. | |
| 10/25/2013 | Eric Genden | Mount Sinai Hospital | 13101503 | Surgeon-Specific Outcomes Associated With Colon Resection | The data will be used to determine if there is a wide variation in the outcomes and cost associated with a single procedure. | 2011-2012 IP 2011-2012 OP |
| 10/25/2013 | Marvin Fried | Montefiore Medical Center | 13101104 | Demographics and Etiology of Nasal Polyposis in the New York Area. | The data will be used to see how these characteristics differ regionally when compared to published data on nasal polyposes from other parts of the world. | 2002-2012 IP 2002-2012 OP |
| 10/25/2013 | Shari Liss | New York University Hospitals Center | 13093014 | New York University Hospitals Clinical Research Data Management Core | The SPARCS data will be used to become available for New York State Department of Health- approved investigators at New York University. | 2000-2012 IP 2000-2012 OP |
| 10/25/2013 | Michael Russell | Temple University Health System | 13092005 | New York State Inpatient Market Analysis | The data will be used to identify the market trend in New York State. | 2011-2012 IP |
| 10/25/2013 | James Hull | Hull Resource Management Group | 13090313 | Market Research | The data will be used to measure variances in C.M.I. and L.O.S. between hospitals and by payor. | 2012-2013 IP |
| 10/15/2013 | Warren Brennan | Strategic Medical Allianves, Inc. (SMA) | 13090312 | Market Analytics, New York State IPPS Hospitals, Online Analytic Tool | The data will be used for online analysis by authorized planning staff at New York State Hospitals. | 2012 IP 2012 OP |
| 10/08/2013 | May Hua | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1202-09 (S) | Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care | The data will be used to study long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. | 2011-2012 IP |
| 09/27/2013 | Rachel Kelz | University of Pennsylvania | 13062404 | Identifying Predictive Factors for Decreased Mobility and Cost of Minimally Invasive Procedures | The data will be used to produce a retrospective cohort study analyzing the effects of minimally invasive surgery. | 2007-2011 IP |
| 09/27/2013 | David Savitz | Brown University | 13032811 | Social, Behavioral, Medical and Environmental Influences on the Health of Pregnancy in New York State Residents, 1995-2012 | The data will be used to examine social, behavioral, medical and environmental factors that affect the health of pregnancy among New York State residents over the period of 1995-2012. | 1995-2003 IP |
| 09/26/2013 | Stephen Sekely | DataBay Resources | 13090302 | Navigate Net | The SPARCS data will be used by DataBay Resources in a new tool to enable some healthcare organizations to be able to analyze and evaluate SPARCS data. | 2012-2015 IP 2012-2015 OP |
| 09/25/2013 | Waheed Tajik | New York State Organ Procurement Organization | 1309-01 | New York State Hospital Compliance Review & Reconciliation of Reported Deaths for the Purpose of Facilitating Organ & Tissue Donation | The data will be used for reconciliation of deaths reported to our organization by the hospitals. | 2010-2016 IP 2010-2016 OP |
| 09/25/2013 | Kathleen Masiulis | Long Island Health Network | 0910-07 (S) | Quality of Care Assessment: Hopital Readmissions and Rapid Return to Emergency Department | The data will be used to compare case-mix, and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics and health economics for patient use patterns. | 2008-2016 IP 2013-2016 OP 2008-2012 ED |
| 09/25/2013 | Jenny Schnaier | Truven Health Analytics | 0904-03 (A) | Health Cost and Utiliztion Project (HCUP) | The data will be used along with HCUP databases to support health services research and policy analyses. | 1988-2016 IP 1988-2016 OP |
| 09/25/2013 | Mitchell Elkind | Columbia University | 0901-03 (S) | Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: A Research Study of Stroke incidence and Acute Risk Factors | The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups. | 1983-2016 IP 1983-2016 OP |
| 09/20/2013 | Michael Bilton | Verite Healthcare Consulting | 13091506 | Mount Sinai Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment | The data will be used to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment(CHNA) for Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Queens, New York City. | 2012-2016 IP 2012-2016 OP |
| 08/22/2013 | Pamela Damsky | The Chartis Group, LLC | 13081905 | Strategic Planning Assessment on Behalf of New York State | The data will be summarized to understand the supply and demand for inpatient healthcare. | 2010-2012 IP |
| 08/22/2013 | Harold Koch | Intellimed International Corporation | 13080806 | Hospital Strategic Plan and Provider Services Improvement Study and Analysis | The data will be used to provide the historical basis for evaluating, analyzing and making changes to improve patient healthcare services. | 2012 IP 2012 OP |
| 08/22/2013 | Ryan McKenna | SUNY Stony Brook | 13080502 | An Economic Analysis of Electronic Medical Records | The data will be used for the purpose of a dissertation. | 1995-2012 IP |
| 08/22/2013 | Louise-Anne McNutt | SUNY Albany | 13080501 | Methods & Disease Study of Hospitalizations | The data will be used to evaluate the impact of missing data on the association between race, ethnicity and hospitalizations. | 1982-2015 IP 1983-2015 OP 2003-2012 AS |
| 08/22/2013 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 13080103 | Patient Amenities and Hospital Demand: Evidence from Patient Choices and Hospital Deregulation | The study will aim to provide evidence on the role of amenities in hopsital demand. | 1982-2015 IP 1983-2015 OP |
| 07/19/2013 | Malika Krishna | New York University Stern School of Business | 13071704 | Understanding the Impact of Urgent Care Entry on Local Hospital Emergency Department | The goal of this research project is to study the recent growth of the urgent care industry and its effects on the US healthcare market. | 2005-2012 IP 2005-2012 OP |
| 07/17/2013 | Mike Schill | National Care Network, LLC | 13071103 | Data Analysis for Inpatient Data | The data will be used to help our clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and insured. | 2011-2015 IP |
| 07/09/2013 | Robert Ren | Richmond University Medical Center | 13062705 | CON Application for Additional IP Child/Adolescence Pysch Beds | The data will be used to demonstrate the need for additional child/adolescent pysch beds in Staten Island, New York. | 2011 IP |
| 07/03/2013 | Denise Buonopane | The Bounopane Group | 13053112 | Changing Trends & Pricing Benchmarks | The data will be used to analyze trends in charges and create pricing benchmark reports to benefit providers. | 2005-2016 IP 2005-2016 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | Amy Kelley | Mount Sinai School of Medicine | 1306-08(S) | The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization | The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older. | 2008-2012 IP |
| 06/13/2013 | Kenneth Gold | NYS Division of Budget | 1306-07 | Reducing Sepsis Mortality | Identify latent demographic, environmental, pre-conditions and clinical factors that correlate with a susceptibility to contract sepsis from common infections. | 2005-2016 IP 2005-2016 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | Art Sedrakyan | Weill Medical College of Cornell Univeristy | 1306-06 | Predictors of Quality in Cardiothoracic and Orthopedic Surgical Care | The primary purpose of this project is to examine the predictors of quality in cardiothroracic and orthopedic surgical care. | 1995-2016 IP 1995-2016 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | June Lu | Gold Health Strategies, Inc | 1306-05 | Outcome and Post-Surgery Follow Up Studies On Selected Outpatient Surgeries | The primary focus of Gold Health Strategies, Inc. is documenting quality of care and cost efficiency of clients - physicians and hospitals in New York State. This is consistent with the major objectives of health care reform. Outpatient surgeries (OS) provide significant cost efficiency compared to inpatient surgery (IS)visits, In addition to the cost savings brought by OS, we are also interested in the outcomes of OS. | 2011-2016 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | Mark Duggan | The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | 1306-04 | How Does Managed Care Do it? Evidence From State Medicaid Programs | The data will be used to analyze the efficacy of the outsourcing of Medicaid provision to private managed care plans, which New York State has done for an increasing share of Medicaid patients. | 1997-2010 IP 1997-2010 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | Mark Duggan | National Bureau of Economic Research | 1306-03 | Examining Enrollment Dynamics and Reimbursement Effects in Medicare Advantage | We plan to examine various aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, which currently cover about 25% of all Medicare recipients. We also plan to examine the dynamics of enrollment and disenrollment from these plans, how treatment under these plans may differ from fee-for-service Medicare, and how treatment may change with changes to plan reimbursement levels. | 1998-2003 IP 1998-2003 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | David Card | Univeristy of California-Berkeley | 1306-02 | Physician Productivity Across the Career | The proposed project studies the productivity and quality of ER physicians over their career paths. The objective is to provide a detailed empirical analysis of the evoluation of physician productivity and practices as physicians age. | 2005-2016 IP 2005-2016 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 1306-01 | The Effect of Urban Empowerment Zones on Health Outcomes | The primary purpose of this project is to investigate the health effects of the empowerment zone (EZ) program. We propose to study the effects of these economic stimulus programs on the health status of individuals residing and working in these zones. | 1982-2010 IP 1982-2010 OP |
| 06/13/2013 | Nicole Ngo | University of Oregon | 1104-09 (A) | Transit Buses and Fetal Health: Evaluating the Impacts of Bus Pollution Policies in New York City | The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations. | 2006-2009 ED |
| 06/13/2013 | Jennifer Norton | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services | 0804-02 (S) | Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City | Surveillance analysis are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. | 2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP |
| 06/04/2013 | Steve Miller | Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | 13053011 | Physician Admitting Patterns | The data will be used to analyze the admitting and referring patterns of physicians for Kings County. This information will help to identify referring strengths and weaknesses within our service area. | 2011-2012 IP 2011-2012 OP |
| 06/04/2013 | Kristian Stensland | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 13053010 | Healthcare Analytics for Urologic Procedures and Conditions | This data will be compared to demographic data secured from existing disease incidence and geographic databases. | 1982-2012 IP 2003-2012 AS |
| 05/30/2013 | Mary Curran | Englewood Hospital and Medical Center | 13053009 | Residents of NJ Receiving Patient Care in NY Healthcare Facilities | The data will be used to determine the volume of patients from the state of New Jersey, by zip code, who are receiving care in New York facilities by diagnosis and procedure code. | 2011 IP |
| 05/30/2013 | Mary Beth Walsh | Burke Rehabilitation Hospital | 13052106 | Burke Strategic Planning Review | Burke has initiated a strategic planning process at enhancing its care delivery and research mission. The data will be used to evaluate options including expansion and partnership. | 2009-2011 IP 2009-2011 OP |
| 05/30/2013 | James Welsh | Community Health Care Association of New York State | 13042308 | Planning for Primary Care Needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State | The data will be used to plan for Primary Care needs and FQHC Expansion in New York State. | 1982-2016 IP 1983-2016 OP |
| 05/29/2013 | Christopher Ahmad | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 13052105 | Trends in Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction | The data will be used to identify the incidence, demographics and surgeon experience of Elbow Arthroscopy and Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Reconstruction in New York State from 1984 to present. | 1984 - 2011 OP |
| 05/29/2013 | Kenneth Egol | Hospital for Joint Diseases | 13043007 | A Study of Revenue Coding in Orthopedic Trauma Patients | The data will be used to run high powered retrospective study investigating the revenue charge for Orthopedic trauma patients. | 2000-2013 IP 2000-2013 OP |
| 05/29/2013 | Stacy Pereira | CBIZ KA Consulting Services, LLC | 13032824 | National Benchmarking and Trending Analysis | The data will be used for national benchmarking and trending reports. | 2010-2013 IP 2010-2013 OP |
| 05/17/2013 | Jonathan Werberg | 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | 13050301 | Access and Quality of Care in the New York State Healthcare Market | The data will be used to produce reports for public consumption that assess the cost efficiency of the delivery of inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital and ambulatory surgery services and the adequacy, quality accessibility and pricing of such services at the statewide, regional and facility-specific levels. | 2012-2020 IP 2012-2020 OP |
| 05/09/2013 | Gregory Vetter | McGladrey Healthcare Services | 13032108 | New York Hospital Benchmarking | The data will be used to benchmark New York hospitals and performance. | 2001-2012 IP 2001-2012 OP |
| 05/06/2013 | Ioannis Kakadiaris | University of Houston | 13032806 | Using Machine Learning to Enhance Identification of Patients at Risk to Unplanned Admissions/Readmissions/Visits to ED | The data will be used to identify patients at risk for admissions/readmissions/emergency room visits. | 2010-2011 IP 2010-2011 OP |
| 04/28/2013 | Barbara Wynn | RAND Corporation | 13032807 | Feasibility of Study of Ambulatory Surgical Center Facility Fees. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Valuation of Work Relative Value Units | We will use the SPARCS OR time data to help estimate times required to perform outpatient surgical procedures. | 2011 AS |
| 04/18/2013 | Ronald Laqoe | Hospital Executive Council | 13041704 | Statewide Database for Ongoing Studies | Data will be used to identify inpatient populations for Upstate New York counties. | 2007-2016 IP |
| 04/18/2013 | Samer Hasan | Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation | 13032109 | The Distribution of Shoulder Replacements Among Surgeons and Hospitals is Different than that of Hip and Knee Replacements | The data will help determine if there are hypothesis for this project is that more shoulder replacements are done by higher volume surgeons, compared with 1998 and that this may relate to the proliferation of shoulder and elbow fellowships responsible for training specialists in the field. | 2006/2010 IP |
| 04/18/2013 | Sammy Elsamra | North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System | 13030810 | Robots and Robotic Surgery in New York State | The project seeks to identify those hospitals in New York State that employ the robot for urologic and non-urologic surgery and determine the utility of the robot as based on the overall percentage of cases performed. | 2002-2012 IP |
| 04/18/2013 | Mark Coughlin | Hammes Company | 13030805 | Market Study | The data will be used for market studies on behalf of client hospitals. | 2012 IP |
| 04/02/2013 | Kenneth Gold | New York State Division of Budget | 13032713 | Sepsis Mortality Reduction-Health Care Budget Analysis | The data will be used to identify patients susceptible to sepsis before an infection exhibits symptoms thereof. | 2005-2011 IP 2005-2011 OP |
| 04/02/2013 | Kirat Kharode | Liberty Health | 12082214 | Data Analysis for Markets | The data will be used for strategic planning. | 2008-2012 IP 2008-2012 OP |
| 03/27/2013 | Yvonne Graham | New York State Department of Health | 13032002 | Health Disparity Surveillance | The data will be used to identify health disparity trends and produce reports on these trends. | 1982-2012 IP 1983-2012 OP |
| 03/27/2013 | Yiyuan Sun | Adelphi University | 13020706 | Healthcare Outcomes Course Project | As part of class assignments, PhD students in the Healthcare System Track will develop research questions relevant to the data set, design research projects, learn how to manage and analyze the data, and complete project reports. | 2009-2011 IP |
| 03/27/2013 | Jonathan Parisi | Valley Hospital | 12072003 | Understanding How Volume Impacts Quality | Data will be used to analyze volume by providers. | 2005-2012 IP 2005-2012 OP |
| 03/20/2013 | Dana Telem | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1303-01 | Long Term Longitudinal Analysis of Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery in New York State | The purpose of this study is to assess long term outcomes, as it pertains to mortality, following bariatric surgery. | 1995-2010 IP 1995-2010 OP |
| 03/19/2013 | Regina Zimmerman | New York City Department of Health | 1303-14 | NYC Valid Vital Data Project (NYC NVDP) | The intent of this project is to improve the quality and mental hygiene and accuracy of NYC's health indicators and health reporting through ongoing assessments of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data reliability and validity. | 2008-2016 IP 2008-2016 OP |
| 03/19/2013 | John Canning | Blythedale Children's Hospital | 1303-13 (S) | Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children | The goal of this project is to better understand the patient population of Blythedale Children's Hospital as it fits into the entire continuum of care, specifically understanding the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale, and determining the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale. | 2008-2016 IP |
| 03/19/2013 | Jerrold Hirsch | North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System | 1303-12 (S) | Hospital and Market Utilization Study | The data will be used to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. | 1995-2016 IP 1995-2016 OP |
| 03/19/2013 | David Lee | University of Pennsylvania | 1303-05 | The Impact of Hospital Closures on Emergency Department Use at Nearby Hospitals and Regional Access to Emergency Care | The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of hospital closures on emergency department use at nearby hospitals and create a model that can predict the effect of future hospital closures. | 2003-2016 IP 2003-2016 OP |
| 03/19/2013 | Perry Sheffield | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1303-04 | Children's Health and Vulnerability to Heat and Ozone in New York City | The project will examine the effects of ozone air pollution and high temperatures on children in New York City. | 2005-2012 IP2005-2012 OP |
| 03/19/2013 | June Lu | Gold Health Strategies, Inc. | 1303-03 (S) | Review of Hospital Quality | The primary purpose of this study is to compare the quality of care across New York hospitals by using length of stay and readmission rates as indicators of quality. The main objective is to assess how client hospitals compare to others in New York State. | 2005-2016 IP |
| 03/19/2013 | Kathleen Ciccone | HANYS Services Inc. | 1303-02 | The Relationship Between Patients and Hospital Staff Perceptions of Safety and Selected Outcomes of Care | The purpose of the project is to evaluate if patient reported satisfaction with care for selected areas and staff reported assessment of organizational culture of safety are associated with adverse events in NYS hospitals. | 2010-2012 IP |
| 03/19/2013 | Jonathan Gordon | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1211-07 (D) | Do Academic Medical Centers Provide Care of Higher Value | The data will be used to assess whether academic medical centers provide care of greater value compared to medical centers not affiliated with an academic institution. | 2000-2010 IP 2000-2010 OP |
| 03/18/2013 | Matthew Saltzman | Northwestern University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | 13030801 | The Rising Incidence of Operative Fixation of Acute Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures | The data will be used to identify whether or not orthopaedic surgeons have changed their treatment patterns for clavicle fractures over the past decade. | 2000-2010 IP 2000-2010 OP |
| 02/22/2013 | Lawrence Skye | Biome Analytics, Inc | 13021909 | Biome Analytics - Biome A | Data will be used in support of consulting work that advices NY hospital systems regarding their clinical performance priorities. | 2010-2011 IP |
| 02/22/2013 | Martha Wojtowycz | SUNY Upstate Medical University | 13021908 | Onondaga County ED Utilization by Patients Homeless at the Time of Discharge | The data will be used for health services outcomes research. We intended to analyze patterns of ED utilization, by housing status, to investigate differences in ED utilization between the general patient population and patients experiencing homelessness. | 1999-2013 IP 1999-2013 OP |
| 02/21/2013 | Benjamin Jackson | University of Pennsylvania | 13021905 | Utilization and Retrieval of IVC Filters | Data will be examined for procedure codes and diagnosis codes to establish annual rates of IVC filter insertion and retrieval. | 2008-2016 IP 2008-2016 OP |
| 02/21/2013 | Paul Bradley | MethodCare, Inc. | 13021503 | Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Healthcare Utilization Benchmarking to identify Improved Care with Cost Containment | The data will be used to construct aggregate benchmarking statistics and distributions to capture healthcare utilization. | 2009-2015 IP 2009-2015 OP |
| 02/20/2013 | Jayanth Kumar | New York State Department of Health, Division of Family Health | 13021402 | Trends in Non-Traumatic Dental Related Visits to Hospital Emergency and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities | Trends in non-traumatic dental related visits to hospital emergency and ambulatory surgery facilities and the associated costs for 2004-2011 in NYS | 2004-2011 IP 2004-2011 OP |
| 02/13/2013 | Diane McAlpine | Albany Medical Center | 13012207 | Multiple Studies Throughout Year | Varies - As Requested by Management | 2009-2013 IP |
| 02/06/2013 | Matt Galsky | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 13011604 | Access to High Volume Centers for Cancer Treatment in New York State | Data will be used to access volumes of specific procedures performed at hospitals, and the distance of patients seeking these procedures (via patient zip code data) from treatment centers within NYS. The data will then be compared to disease incidence and used to assess access to high volume treatment centers for patients seeking cancer treatments in NYS. | 2010-2011 IP 2010-2011 OP |
| 02/06/2013 | Scott Farr | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 13011603 | Community Health Analysis | Data will be used to identify gaps in care, seek opportunities to reduce variation in outcomes, and create population health improvement efforts. | 2011-2016 IP |
| 02/05/2013 | Jeffrey Ridge | SG-2, LLC | 13011606 | Operational and Long-Term Planning for Capital Health System (Trenton, NJ) | The data will be used to support Capital Health Systems' short and long-term operation and strategic planning efforts. | 2009-2011 IP |
| 02/05/2013 | Chul-Young Roh | CUNY Lehman College | 12111406 | Linking Governance Characteristics and Organizational Performance:Case of Community Hospitals in State of New York | The requested data will be used to help in analyzing how hospital governance models influence the performance of each hospital in New York City. | 2001-2010 IP |
| 01/17/2013 | Nancy Erickson | New Solutions, Inc. | 13011605 | UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research | UB data for Clinical Outcomes Research | 2011 IP |
| 01/11/2013 | John Polimeni | Albany College of Pharmacy | 12120408 | An Investigational Study: Obesity on Young Adults in NYS | The data will be used for two objectives: 1) to study the effects of obesity on the risk of hypertension; and 2) the impact of obesity on the incidence of coronary artery thrombosis in young adults. | 1982-20105 IP 1984-2015 OP |
| 01/11/2013 | Malini Cadambi | Committee of Interns and Residents | 12112011 | Access, Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital Patients | The research purpose of this project is to assess the access, cost, and quality, of care of outpatient and inpatient services. | 2006-2015 IP 2006-2015 OP |
| 01/7/2013 | Tom Kruse | Hackensack Medical Center | 12022203 | Ongoing Market Analysis | The data will be used internally for market analysis studies, in determining and planning for growth and acquisitions. | 2008-2011 IP 2008-2011 OP |
2012
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Project Director
Organization
Request #
Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/17/2012
Donna Chen
Children's Hospital (MASS)
12072005
Market Potential Analysis in Support of Strategic Marketing Plans
Aggregated data analysis will be used to assess market potentials for each service line.
2008 - 2012 IP
2008 - 2012 OP
12/10/2012
Jeremy Henderson
Healthgrades, Inc.
12120704
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The purpose of this study is to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals and create targeted solutions based on quality metrics.
2011 IP
12/05/2012
Jane Clougherty
University of Pittsburgh
1211-12
Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma
This project will research the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation.
2002- 2012 IP
2005 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1211-11
Estimating the Returns to Hospital Care: Evidence for Capacity Constraints
The data will be used to find evidence that an increase in spending affects treatment outcomes.
1982 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
1211-10 (S)
Identification of State Sanitary Code, Part 22, Case Reportings
The data will be used in a surveillance study to identify instances in which a facility is not reporting certain conditions, and to conduct outreach to these facilities regarding these conditions.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1211-09 (S)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The data will be used to update the EPHT portal with myocardial infarction and asthma data in New York State. In addition to the disease specific indicators, joint environmental and health indicators will also be developed to assess the health outcomes in areas of environmental concern.
1982 - 2015 OP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Craig Pollack
Johns Hopkins University
1211-08
Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low - Versus Remaining in a High - Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Costs of Care
The data will be used to examine whether patterns of health care utilization, including emergency hospitalizations, use of inpatient and outpatient care, and medical costs differ for individuals who relocated to a low-poverty neighborhood, relative to a control group.
1998 - 2009 IP
1998 - 2009 OP
12/05/2012
Harry Feder
IPRO
1211-06 (S)
Ongoing Identification and Analyses of Patterns and Outcomes of Care
The data will be used to perform risk analysis and to draw samples for clinical data abstraction for quality improvement projects.
2006 - 2015 IP
2006 - 2015 OP
2006 PRI
12/05/2012
Kevin Cromar
New York University School of Medicine
1211-05
The Effect of Peak-Shaving Regulations on the Activity, Toxic Emissions, and Health Impacts of Local Power Plants
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of local peak-shaving following power plant activity on cardiovascular hospital admissions and emergency department visits in New York City.
2000 - 2015 IP
2000 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
John Shaw
Next Wave
1211-04 (S)
Validating Longitudinal, Cross-Setting, and Episode Payment Methodologies & Longitudinal Quality and Patient Safety Indicators in a Regulatory Environment
The primary purpose of this project is to support validation of fiscal and quality measures proposed for regulatory use.
1995 - 2015 IP
1995 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Lanora Callahan
Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI)
1211-03
New York City Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.)
The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage.
2004 - 2012 IP
2004 - 2012 OP
12/05/2012
Joseph Engelberg
University of California - San Diego
1211-01
Economic Conditions and Health Outcomes
The purpose of this project is to assess the causal effect of macroeconomic conditions on stress-related health outcomes.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Steven Forand
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1209-05 (D)
Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor
To examine community health indicators in areas with brownfield redevelopment projects in order to include public health considerations in the redevelopment process.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/05/2012
Amy Kelley
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1209-01 (D)
The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization
The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older.
Request Has Been Withdrawn
12/05/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1202-02 (A)
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, especially infertility treatments, such as ovulation-stimulating medications and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and how they adversely affect growth, motor, and social development.
1982 - 2015 IP
1983 - 2015 OP
12/04/2012
Fabrice Smieliauskas
University of Chicago
12112709
Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies
SPARCS data will be used for an analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing initiatives of medical device manufacturers.
2002 - 2011 IP
12/04/2012
Sean Capperis
New York University, Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy
12112708
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data on asthma hospital admissions will be used as an indicator in our State of New York, City's Housing and Neighborhoods Report, and in our Data Search Tool website.
2011 IP
11/20/2012
Bernard Black
Northwestern Law School
12111405
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting and Infection Rates on Infection Rates
We plan to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates, and the impact of tort reform on health care outcomes.
2010, 2011 IP
10/31/2012
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions
12103010
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individuals hospital charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 - 2015 IP
2010 - 2015 OP
10/22/2012
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro NY
12101101
VHA New York Data Initiative
The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding improvement, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 20 NYS hospitals that are members of VHA.
2010 - 2012 IP
10/19/2012
Sandra McGinnis
SUNY School of Public Health
12092611
Demand for Anesthesiology Services
Number and types of inpatient and outpatient surgeries will be used to determine demand for anesthesiology services.
2010 IP
2010 OP
09/24/2012
Linh Le
New York State Department of Health Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management
1209-10(S)
Public Health Informatics for Emergency Preparedness and Response in New York State
This project focuses on the design and deployment of appropriate applications and techniques of automatic data-processing, pattern recognition, data mining, and knowledge extraction algorithms. These applications and techniques will aid in the early detection of bioterrorism events,disease outbreaks, and analysis of impact of pre- and post-health emergencies.
The time needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring and to detect, report and improve the timeliness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public's health.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Barbara Wallace
Center for Community Health
1209-09(S)
Use of SPARCS Data for Chronic Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention Program Planning,
Evaluation, Surveillance, Research and Quality Assurance
The Division of chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health addresses specific risk factors,
chronic diseases, and injuries associated with the leading causes of death and disability among New Yorkers. Identifying data is needed for the purpose of monitoring trends in morbidity and in emergency department and hospital utilization over time, to identify special populations at risk, understand the comorbidities or medical procedures in selected populations, and to compare and supplement information collection from other data systems. We will also identify patterns of care and the costs associated with chronic diseases, disabilities, and injury morbidity.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
Frederick Matsen
University of Washington
1209-08
Indications and Reoperation Rates for Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State
The data will be used to look at indications and reoperation rates for patients who had shoulder and knee arthroplasty beteen January 1997 and December 2011.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2011 AS
09/24/2012
Samual Kleiner
Cornell University
1209-07
Medicaid Managed Care in New York State and Its Effects on Patient Health
This research will examine the causal effect of enrollment in the Medicaid managed care program on patient outcomes and hospital utilizations. Specifically, the researcher will analyze whether there is an increase or decrease in hospital utilizations under managed care, and whether the type of care and quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients changes.
1982-2015 IP
1983-2015 OP
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1209-04
Drug Overdose Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Emergency Department Care
This retrospective study will utilize data from SPARCS to assess overdose mortality for a cohort of patients who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized.
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 ED
09/24/2012
John Claude Elfar
Strong Memorial Hospital
1209-03
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
The purpose of the research is to determine major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty performed for hip fractures in the State from 2000-2010. The hypothesis is that complication rates for total hip replacements performed for fractures will be higher than those performed for arthritis. The benefit of this research is to support or refute the utility of total hip replacements for treatment of fractures.
2000-2011 IP
2005-2011 ED
09/24/2012
Evelyn Talbot
University of Pittsburgh
1209-02
Linkage Study of Air Quality PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Effects Data from the Tracking Network
This project will study the association between PM2.5 air pollution and cardiovascular disease outcomes in order to make recommendations regarding additional research within the national and state level EPHT programs.
2000-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
09/24/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital
1202-09(A)
Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents that underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
09/24/2012
Paul Jenkins
Bassett Healthcare
1101-10(A)
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State.
2007-2014 IP2007-2014 ED
09/24/2012
Horen Boyagian
Treo Solutions
0710-06(A)
Treo Solutions Healthcare Business Intelligence Services
SPARCS data will be used for physician level reporting for those patients who have had services provided by the physician.
Using the inpatient data and institutional cost reports (State-based or Medicare), Treo Services allows its subscribers to compare and trend hospital performance across a variety of indicators including: physician performance, resource usage, market share, quality indicators, and financial and operational performance.
2000-2015 IP2000-2015 OP
09/19/2012
Adam Wilcox
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091907
Comparative Effectiveness Research
The data will allow us to investigate a wide range of health outcomes associated with various diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and mental disabilities.
2005-2009 IP
2003-2009 AS
09/19/2012
Karl McCleary
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091906
Deceased Donor Potential in the United States
The data will be used to to help understand resource utilization, comorbidity and disease severity, quality of care, and health outcomes.
2009 IP
09/19/2012
Saskia Droesler
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12091905
Health Services Research
The data will be used for health services research-to study the differences in access to, and quality of, primary healthcare between different states and between counties.
2009 IP
09/13/2012
Karen Madden
Office of Health Systems Management (OHSM)
12091001
New York State Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient and Emergency Department Utilization
We will use the data to evaluate New York State hospitals for certificate of need reviews, and to respond to DOH executive staff data requests.
1994-2015 IP
1994-2015 OP
09/01/2012
Akaki Lekiachvili
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082207
Public Health Related Issues in Care Utilization
SPARCS data will be used to research public health related issues in many areas. We plan to investigate health problems, treatments, utilization and cost,as well as prevention, access, disparity, environmental factors and related issues that are important for public health.
2009 IP
08/31/2012
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
12082212
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
SPARCS data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health-care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2008-2015 IP
08/31/2012
Edward Burleigh
IMS Health
12082211
Hospital Procedure and Diagnoses Summary
SPARCS data will be combined with other state data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedure volume at the national and facility level. Clients use the data to track trends in diagnoses and procedures, identify facilities that would be appropriate sites for clinical trials, and to better allocate resources based on procedure and diagnosis volume. /td>
2005-2015 IP
2005-2015 OP
08/31/2012
Aaron Scharff
RehabCare
12082210
Market Utilization by Service Line and MSDRG for Post Acute Continuum Services
This study will analyze the potential and utilized rehab services by patient origin and hospital destination, and then compare that analyses to CMS MedPAR and HMSA.
2008-2012 IP
08/31/2012
Stephan Mayer
Columbia University
12082203
Sociodemographic Determinants of Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
We will study the effect of the following three socioeconomic variables on mortality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: region of state as identified by patient zip code, population density, and insurance status. We will further stratify mortality outcome by creating a model of patient centered variables.
2005-2013 IP
08/22/2012
Gloria Bazzoli
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082205
Health Services Research, Organizational Analyses, and Studies that Examine the Effects of Public Policies on Hospitals and Patients
This project will focus on areas involving health services research, organizational analyses, and studies that examine the effects of public policies on hospitals and patients. The research will examinine care delivered by hospital organizations and how organizational and environmental features affect that care, such as, what are the effects of the adoption of quality improvement technologies (e.g. health information technology applications) and other hospital-based activities (e.g. evidence-based practices). The performance of these activities will be assessed using the patient-level hospital discharge data.
2005-2009 IP
08/22/2012
Askare Chukmaitov
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12082206
Health Research Study
The project is a health services research study that will compare patient health outcomes after outpatient colonoscopy. We will follow patients across facilities and over time, which is important for development of proposed patient quality measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 AS
08/06/2012
Paul VanFossan
OptumInsight
12072009
Hospital Quality and Financial occurrence and Coding Analyses
The data will be used to create reports used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. Information they will be reviewing includes length of stay, costs of stay, charge of stay, reimbursement and coding, etc. The second use of the data is to produce reports used by Health Care Professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, costs, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities of their choosing, analyzing coding of claims, occurrences of codes in claims and additional ad-hoc requests.
2010 IP
07/20/2012
Lena Sun
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072008
Epidemiological Studies of Health Outcomes
We will use the data to perform epidemiological studies of health outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. Our investigations will include clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare quality, and health services research.
2007-2009 AS
07/20/2012
Linda Scheetz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072007
Mortality and Morbidity Injuries
The goals of this research are to identify the incidence and types of injuries that occurred in Bronx, NY during the last three years, identify risk factors for specific injuries, examine access to health care for the treatment of injuries, and examine injury outcomes, utilization and cost. Knowledge gained from this research will inform the development of injury prevention programs in the Bronx that should facilitate the attainment of the Healthy People 2020 target goals.
208-2009 IP
07/20/2012
Mahesh Shukla
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
12072006
Health Policy Dissertation Research
The data will be used to study causal impact of CABG Report Cards on CABG mortality and on hospital and surgeon volume as dissertation research.
1990, 1991, 2008, 2009 IP
07/20/2012
Susan Senecal
Office of Health Systems Management
12072004
New York State Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Project
SPARCS data will be examined to determine Episodes of care that meets study event criteria for the demonstration project. A study event is an adverse event that results in, or that may result in, serious harm to a patient while in the care of the
perioperative unit.
2007-2013 IP
07/20/2012
Stephen Mayer
Columbia University
12052102
Regional Outcome Variations in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The data will be used to study specific outcomes (including mortality and incidence of DNR) of young patients who present with severe traumatic brain injury requiring mechanical ventilation without significant systemic injury/extracranial injury (including
orthopedic and abdominal surgery). These outcomes will be stratified by patient zip code and utilization of specific interventions such as ICP monitoring, EVD placement, and craniotomy will be considered.
2005-2015 IP
07/16/2012
Regina Zimmerman
New York City of Health and Mental Hygiene
12053105
Validating Births, Deaths and Spontaneous Terminations Vital Record Data Against Hospital Discharg Data for Data Quality Imprmovement
The requested data would be used solely for quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, the assessment of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data quality, examination of hospital specific data quality improvement indicators and determination of targeted areas for data quality improvement interventions.
2008-2015 IP2008-2015 OP
07/03/2012
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates
12062212
Operational Insights Guided Analytics
The data will be used in combination with data from other states, and will be
summarized to show statistical information on
variations in health care patterns across hospitals and states.
We will also be estimating Medicare
reimbursement via automated Medicare Pricer
applications for Medicare patients and reviewing
payment information developed by using this
information.
2005-2015 IP
06/25/2012
Linda Scheetz
CUNY Lehman College
12062215
Validation of the Field Triage Decision Scheme Guidelines Physiologic Criteria for Injured Older Patients
This study aims to validate the Field Triage Decision Scheme (FTDS)criteria for older injured patients.
2009-2010 IP
06/11/2012
Roberta Williams
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
12061108
Study Costs and Consequences of our Present Policies of Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults
This project studies the costs and consequences of our present policies of healthcare coverage for young adults.
Remarkable gains in survival of serious childhood diseases have produced an emerging population of
young adults with complex chronic diseases who did not previously survive to that age.
Understanding the drivers of healthcare utilization of these young adults with chronic diseases is an
important first step in designing a health system that will preserve the societal investment that has
been made in these individuals during childhood. Understanding how resource utilization changes as these patients age
out of insurance coverage will help to determine the consequences of our present policies and provide
a base for tracking the effects of changes in these policies.
2005-2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
05/30/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
1205-06
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Prevalence Rates
This study evaluates the impact of the New York State Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management and Prevention) intervention program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2012 IP
05/30/2012
Susmita Pati
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1205-05
Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved
The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (Keeping Families Healthy) population. By promoting the use of recommended preventive care, encouraging patient compliance, and educating patients and parents about the control and self-management of chronic conditions, there is an expectaion of seeing a reduction in hospital admissions and the unnecessary use of ED services.
2009-2015 IP
2009-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Thomas Matte
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-04
The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
This project will utilize SPARCS data to study the impact of ambient air pollution on pregnancy outcomes among New York City residents, focusing on particulate air pollution and its potential impact on fetal growth and preterm birth.
2008-2010 IP
05/30/2012
Cynthia Driver
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1205-03
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in NYC
The data will be used in surveillance activities supporting the work of the Division of Mental Hygeine in improving the lives of New Yorkers with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Paul Savage
HealthCare Intelligence, LLC
1205-02
Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities
The purpose of this project is to identify a multivariate criteria or specification recognizing patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care.
1997-2015 IP
2004-2015 OP
05/30/2012
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania
1101-11(A)
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery
The primary purpose of using the data is to examine variations in outcomes among patients aged 50 and over, treated in hospitals in New York State.
2004-2014 IP
05/30/2012
Seth Freedman
Indiana University
0804-05(A2)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care: Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation, and Infant Health Outcomes
This study will analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion.
1992-2003 IP
05/30/2012
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02(A3)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for
hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
05/23/2012
Richard Zhao
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
12052103
Market Analyses of Hospital Discharges
The primary purpose of the SPARCS data will be to estimate hospital referrals for home care and to determine demand for new products. The objective is to understand the community's need for home care services, derived by analyzing discharges by diagnoses and procedures, length of stay, and days in alternate levels of care.
2005-2015 IP
05/23/2012
Matthew Roe
New York City Department of Transportation
12052101
Road Safety in New York City
The study seeks to estimate the number of inpatient and outpatient cases resulting from roadway crashes in New York City, especially injuries to pedestrians or bicyclists resulting from motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle collisions.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
05/23/2012
Olga Pierce
ProPublica
12050704
Is Substandard Care Hurting Patients and Costing Taxpayers Money?
ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that plans to publish a series of stories that examine quality-of-care issues for patients. As a result, patients will benefit from greater transparency and improved care. Additionally, providers of service will be better informed about how their performance compares to others and how they can improve by adopting best practices.
2010 IP
04/27/2012
Mike Schill
National Care Network, LLC
12042610
Data Analysis for Inpatient Data
By studying SPARCS data, the company will be able to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and
under-insured via their DataiSight tools and ConsumerScope tool, letting Medicare and non-Medicare patients identify efficient and safe providers.
2010 IP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041909
New York Inpatient Hospital Study
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2007-2015 IP
04/23/2012
Nayer Khazeni
Stanford University
12041908
Comparative Effectiveness of Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza
Data will be used to measure influenza-related healthcare costs and utilization during a pandemic.
By analyzing inpatient and outpatient de-identified SPARCS data for New Yor State the company will use total
and mean 2009 (h1N1) influenza-related inpatient and outpatient costs and mean length of stay to
identify risk factors for increased healthcare utilization.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
04/23/2012
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
12041907
2010 New York Ambulatory Surgery
SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer
clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify
patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria.
2010 AS
04/23/2012
Kelli Johnson
University of Minnesota
12041906
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Dashboard
The analysis of SPARCS data will address access and utilization at the state level.
Products we made available through a web portal will assist health policymakers, medical providers, and consumers in
New York by providing them accurate and timely state-level data.
2009 OP
2009 ED
04/23/2012
Vivian Ho
Rice University
12041905
The Relationship Between Volume and Outcome in Health Economics
Regression analysis on SPARCS data to see the relationship between surgery volume and outcome.
The results of the regression analysis will show how an incremental increase in surgery volume changes
the outcome controlling for other factors.
2000-2011 IP
04/23/2012
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
12041104
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
An analysis of SPARCS data will be used to assist Catholic Health in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the
community. The data requested will be utilized by creating links to descriptive text fields (clinical codes-DRG and ICD-9) as maintained by CMS and WHO. The links will contain information about hospitals from CMS, NYS DOH, and commercial sources.
2011-2015 IP
2011-2015
04/10/2012
Rick Henderson
The Delta Group
12032005
Healthcare Operations of the Delta Group
SPARCS data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations - both
utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals.
2010-2011 IP
03/30/2012
Rolando Tabora
Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Finance
11080803
Hospital Benchmarking
The data will be used for benchmarking purposes.
2008-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
03/22/2012
Amanda Schneider
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
12031504
Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in New York City
The primary objectives of this project are surveillance of hospitalizations and ED visits attributable to serious mental illness (SMI) and to substance abuse and dependency. This will help in improving the lives of New York residents with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability.
1999-2015 IP
1999-2015 OP
03/22/2012
Jane Corrarino
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
12022708
Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Analysis of New York State SPARCS Hospitalization and Emergency Department Data for 2009, 2010, 2011
Data will be analyzed and used in order to develop policies and programs for the county.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
03/22/2012
Shari Liss
New York University Hospitals Center
12022205
Crimson Market Advantage for NYU Langone Medical Center
The data will be used within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for New York University Langone Medical Center.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 OP
03/21/2012
Ted Gates
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
12031503
Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database
This study will produce asthma surveillance reports on Vermont residents for the Vermont Department of Health. It will also produce hospital planning reports on market share trends.
2010-2011 IP
2010-2011 AS
03/21/2012
Deborah Lynch
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
12022204
Various Projects Related to Analyses of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities
The data will be used to create summary reports used by consultants in the strategic planning division of the firm.
2009-2010 IP
03/21/2012
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company, Strategy and Planning Division
12022202
Market Study
The data will be used in market studies conducted on behalf of client hospitals.
2008-2015 IP
03/14/2012
Simon Newman
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100318
State Specific Comparisons of Physician Outcomes
The data will be used to perform state-specific comparisons of physician outcomes, including metrics like mortality rates, length of stay, and complications.
2009 IP
03/14/2012
Grace Lee
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
11100317
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Nonpayment for Preventable Complications
This project will evaluate financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and how they impact quality of care.
2009 IP
03/01/2012
Yuchi Young
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Policy Management and Behavior
12010905
Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidents and Prevalence Rates
The study evaluates the impact of the New York Gold STAMP Intervention Program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State.
2007-2011 IP
02/29/2012
Virginia Maar
Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting
RELDID-091
Analyses for Strategic Planning
The data will be used for various projects related to the analyses of hospital discharges, and to support strategic planning efforts by client skilled nursing facilities.
2005-2008 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
The project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data.
1984-1987 IP
02/29/2012
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
02/29/2012
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classificaion Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI uses this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
02/28/2012
Wendy McKelvey
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health Services, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance Policy
12022201
An Evaluation of the Impact of Restaurant Sanitary Grade Posting on Health Hazard Reduction in New York City
The data will be utilized to evaluate rates of hospitalization and emergency department utilization for foodborne-related diagnoses from 2000-2020.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Fergal Fleming
Unversity of Rochester Medical Center
1202-12
Analysis of Venothromboembolism Risk Post-Discharge After Surgery
The purpose of this project is to determine the rate and risk factors for the development of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after discharge in patients under going major general surgery.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1202-11
Using NASA Satellite Aerosole Optical Depth Data to Create Representative PM2.5 Fields for Use in Human Health and Epidemiology Studies in Support of State and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Programs
Case crossover will be used to find odds ratios of respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes which potentially associated with PM2.5 air concentrations.
2004-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
02/22/2012
Alex Greenstein
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-10
Disparities in Therapy for Acute Cholecystitis by Insurance Status in New York State: A Longitudinal Analysis
The objective of this study will be to compare the treatment paradigm for acute cholecystitis (AC) in
the Medicaid versus private insurance groups within the New York State database.
2000-2015 IP
2000-2015 OP
02/22/2012
May Hua
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesilogy
1202-09
Outcomes of New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care
The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents
who underwent ICU care.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 ED
02/22/20112
Randall Brown
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
1202-08
Evaluation of Three Pioneering Managed Care Programs Developed Specifically for People with Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to rigorously evaluate the effects of the Commonwealth Care Alliance (Boston, MA) and the Independence Care System (New York City, New York) on costs and utilization of high-cost services and quality of care indicators among persons with serious disabilities.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Arthur Blank
Montefiore Medical Center
1202-07
Evaluation of Quality of Health Care Delivery Across Time Using Geospatial Information in the Five Boroughs of New York and Westchester 1995-2015 with Special Attention to Environmental Determinants and the Impact of Information Technology on Clinical Outcomes
This project will identify where clusters of illness are occurring so that efforts can be made to enhance the quality of care for patients with chronic illness.
1995-2015 IP
1995-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Saul Blecker
New York University Medical Center
1202-06
Outcomes of Heart Failure and Diabetes in the HHC Population
The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the outcomes and management
for patients with heart failure and co-morbid diabetes in a high risk urban population.
2007-2010 IP
02/22/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1202-05
The Impact of Provider and Hospital Procedural Volume on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) Outcomes in New York State
The main goal of this project is to characterize the impact of individual physician ERCP volume, hospital ERCP volume on post ERCP failures, complications, post-procedural length of stay and in-hospital mortality.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
02/22/2012
Jason Hockenberry
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1202-04
Human Capital and Organizational Factors Affecting Surgical Quality and Efficiency
The purpose of this project is to analyze human capital factors that impact patient outcomes and how organizational structures modify those factors.
2008-2015 IP
2008-2015 AS
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State, Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-03
Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MDSTARnet)
The goal of this project is to conduct population based surveillance of nine muscular dystrophies and to determine prevalence, demographics, healthcare coverage and types of clinics where patients receive care.
1982-2015 IP
1984-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Charlotte Druschel
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1202-02
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS)
The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, and how they adversely affect the growth, motor, and social development of neurodevelopmental impairments, along with physical growth patterns and proportionality.
2007-2015 IP
2007-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Genevieve Pham-Kanter
University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy
1202-01
Exploring Disparities in Emergency Care
The purpose of this project is to examine how the post-accident outcomes of visitors to the emergency department are related to patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and insurance status.
2009-2010 ED
02/22/2012
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-15 (A)
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission
patterns in order to help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 ED
02/22/2012
William Allison
Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS)
1101-12 (A)
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
SPARCS data will be used to produce hospital discharge profiles, as well as perform policy analysis, evaluation, strategic planning, and utilization analysis.
1987-2015 IP
1987-2015 OP
02/22/2012
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A2)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1992-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Thomas Talbot
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 (A)
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of this project is to better understand the relationship between health and the environment and to protect the health of the residents of the state, especially in areas of environmental concern.
2000-2015 IP
2005-2015 ED
02/22/2012
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Department of Economics
1001-06 (A2)
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence From Working-Age Individuals In New York
This study will characterize the evolution of medical expenditures for individuals over time and aid in the reforms of health insurance policies.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
02/22/2012
Hannah Jordan
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 (A2)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
This project will enable us to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare, and will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
02/15/2012
Gary Scherzer
SUNY Oswego, School of Business, Department of Markenting and Management
12013113
Managerial Epidemiology Course Project
Data will be used by students to learn how to analyze a population's use of health care. Output of data analysis will be a student project in Managerial Epidemiology.
2005 IP
02/15/2012
Jaymie Meliker
Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Public Health
12010904
HRSA Grant CFDA Number 93.516, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Center
Data will be utilized to assist the center in accomplishing its mission of enhancing the quality of services provided by public health personnel in underserved areas of Long Island.
2010-2015 IP
2010-2015 OP
02/02/2012
Jerome Ndayishimiye
SUNY Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing and Health Progessions
12013112
Alleviating Overcrowding of Patients in Emergency Rooms Using Optimal Resource Allocation Policies Derived From Queueing Theory and Dynamic Optimization Methods
This project will use the data to model the emergency room flow, in the hopes of establishing optimal resource allocation policies and best practices to help alleviate overcrowding of patients in emergency rooms.
2009 ED
01/31/2012
Chiarina Fanara
Quadra Med Corporation
12012410
National Benchmarking
This project will enable the customization of benchmark standards at anytime as often as it is required, giving greater flexibility in evaluating facilities information.
2010-2014 IP
01/31/2012
Brian Donaldson
Harlem Hospital, Department of Surgery
11113022
Overview of Trauma in Harlem Over the Last 50 Years
This study is an analysis of trauma, historically in the Harlem community.
2010-2014 IP
01/13/1965
Jean Moore
SUNY Albany, School of Public Health
12010906
The Effect of Hospitalist Physicians on Mortality and Length of Stay Across New York State Hospitals: A Multilevel Model Analysis
The purpose of this proposed research is to examine whether or not hospitalized patients who are attended by hospitalist versus non-hospitalist primary care physicians experience different outcomes.
2006 IP
01/13/2012
Bruce Sands
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology
12010903
Trends in Volume and Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in New York State 1998-2011
This project will describe geographic, temporal and patient demographic patterns associated with physician
and hospital ERCP yearly volume.
1998-2011 IP
1998-2011 OP
2003-2011 AS
2011
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01/13/2012
Judy Ippolito
New Solutions, Inc.
11121404
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
This project will anlayze UB data for clinical outcomes research.
2010 IP
12/22/2011
Frank Sloan
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Economics
11121503
Integrating Medicare and Medical Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries.
This project will seek to use payer codes to identify dual eligibles enrolled in HMO plans, and will also run regressions of various health indicators and variables against cost.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 OP
12/15/2011
James Welsh
Welsh Analytics, LLC
11121502
Ad-Hoc Investigation of Healthcare Redesign Opportunities in New York State
The broad purpose of this study is to seek opportunities for reforming or redesigning regional health care systems through analysis of hospital markets and competetion.
2006-2014 IP
2006-2014 ED
12/15/2011
April Rowe
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11112920
Outmigration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York Hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
12/06/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
SUNY Stonybrook, Department of Planning
11113019
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project intends to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
1997-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Christopher Sukenik
BDC Advisors, LLC
11113018
Analysis of Patient Origin, Patient Migration and Referral Patterns for New York Hospitals
This study will analyze patient origin and migration for New York hospitals, as well as analyze physician referral patterns and physician preferences using multiple hospitals.
2010 IP
2010 OP
12/06/2011
Robert Lin
New York Downtown Hospital
11112921
Trends and Associated Clinico-Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
This study will access the incidences of Kawasaki's disese and other hypersensitivity disorders.
1990-2014 IP
12/06/2011
Mithun Patel
McKinsey and Company
11120601
Strategic Plan for South Florida
The data will be used to determine which patients are leaving South Florida to pursue medical care in the New York City area, and for which procedures.
2005-2011 IP
11/25/2011
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health
11111606
Planning and Marketing Analyses
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 OP
11/25/2011
Travis Stegeman
Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC
11111605
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
Data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers
increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality,
safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2010 IP
11/18/2011
Michael Mittleman
PSCH, Inc. - Headquarters Division
11110404
Preliminary Guidelines and Quality Indicators for Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Homes
The primary use of these data will be a series of analyses which will contribute to the development of patient-centered behavioral health home guidelines used to facilitate planning for and the continuation of high-quality services to patients and health home member organizations through the development of individual and organizational profiles and quality indicators.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/18/2011
David Manko
Rivkin Radler, LLP
11110403
Pre-Litigations Investigations
The project will aggregate data relating to payor information and hospital transfers for an
ambulatory surgery center.
2010-2014 AS
11/18/2011
Mark Humowiecji
New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
11110402
Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedule Study
The WCB is evaluating the financial implication of changing from PAS to either EAPG or APC for its
ambulatory surgery reimbursement rates. The data will be used to support financial analysis of new rate methodology.
2005-2011 IP
11/17/2011
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease
1110-13
NY/NY III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
The NY/NY III evaluation is designed to address a core set of questions, and this project pertains to that evaluation by analyzing publicly-funded health and social services and the health outcomes associated with placement in supportive housing.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Matthew Leary
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Care Research and Information Services
1110-12(S)
New York State Hospitalization and Utilization Performance Assessment
Summary statistics are needed for a variety of health care topics. The requestor will utilize SPARCS data in the examination of medical conditions, surgical services, and utilization patterns.
1990-2014 IP
1990-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Keith Servis
New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct
1110-11
Mandatory Investigations and Program Related Activities
This data will be used to identify outlier cases that need further exploration to identify patterns of care.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
1986-2006 PRI
11/17/2011
Mary De Masi
Council on Children and Families
1110-10
An Examination of Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York
The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of emergency department use by
children, and to help identify factors that predict the likelihood children will present to EDs for non-urgent care.
2009-2014 ED
11/17/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health
1110-09
Identifying a Target Population for C. Difficile Vaccine
The purpose of this project is to look at the ICD-9 and CPT codes of patients with C.difficile infection in order to identify any trends based on co-morbidities that identify a potential candidate who
would benefit from a vaccination.
2009-2014 IP
2009-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Don Weiss
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Diseases
1110-08
Assessment of the Quality of Meningococcal Disease Reporting in New York City
This study seeks to determine the accuracy of the New York city surveillance of meningococcal disease.
1989-2014 IP
11/17/2011
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-07
Monitoring and Analyzing Utilization, Operation, and Finances of Hospitals in New York State
The data will be used to describe and analyze trends in the utilization, operation, and finances of
New York hospitals, with a clear focus on New York City hospitals.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
11/17/2001
Niev Duffy
SUNY Old Westbury, Department of Politics, Economics, and Law
1110-06
An Analysis of New York State Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses by Community Socio-Economic Status and Access to Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Reform
This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
11/17/2011
David Cutler
National Bureau of Economic Research
1110-05
How Does Resource Availability Affect Care and Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
This study investigates how the availability of specialized hospital resources affects patterns of
care and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndromes.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Giampaolo Greco
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1110-04
Modifiable Risk Factors of High Cost in Kidney Transplantation
The primary goal of this study is to identify predictors of resource utilization in kidney
transplant patients.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
11/17/2001
Eric Strauss
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Sports Medicine
1110-03
Utility and Long-Term Efficacy of Meniscal Repair/Meniscectomy
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the utility and efficacy of knee
meniscectomy/meniscal repair.
1995-2014 IP
1997-2002 OP
2003-2014 AS
11/17/2001
David Gould
United Hospital Fund
1110-02
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York hospitals.
2005-2009 IP
11/17/2011
David Ping
Health Quest
1110-01
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The purpose of this project is to plan, market and provide more effectively appropriate services to the community.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
11/17/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine
1101-14(A)
The Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This project will compare changes in admission rates, racial/ethnic disparities in such rates, and associated changes in inpatient costs in MA vs. other states for CV ACS conditions.
2003-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
11/17/2011
Byung-Kwang Yoo
University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences
0807-03(A)
Effect of Individual Behavioral Responses on Benefits of Influenza Vaccination
The primary purpose of this study is to examine if there are disparities in hospitalization rates due to influenza
and its complications that can be prevented by influenza vaccination.
2003-2014 IP
11/04/2011
Jeremy Henderson
HealthGrades, Inc.
11103108
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2010 IP
11/04/2011
Linda Fishel
E.J. Noble Hospital, IT Department
11103106
E.J. Noble Hospital & Kinney Nursing Home, Strategy Development
The data will be used to identify the volume of SNF discharges within E.J. Noble's relative market area.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Michael Williams
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
11101705
State of New York, City Housing and Neighborhoods
This project will utilize the data to study the state of New York City housing and neighborhoods.
2010 IP
11/03/2011
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
11101704
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals'
charges.
2011 IP
2011 OP
2011 AS
11/03/2011
Jennifer Jamilkowski
Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Planning
11101703
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2007-2011 IP
11/03/2011
Lynn Shepard Scott
Upstate University Hospital
11092110
Upstate University Market Assessment
The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Upstate New York, including total market volumes, utilization, and market share.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
10/31/2011
Nicole Hirt
HCR Home Care, Outreach Department
11101702
Planning and Marketing Analysis
This project will analyze the data for hospital discharge trends, specifically usage of home health services.
2009-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Kate Hogerton
Bellevue Hospital (NYC), Finance Division, Revenue Integrity Department
11101701
APR DRG SOI Analysis for New York City Metropolitan Area Hospitals
Data will be used to compare Bellevue's inpatient discharges by APR DRG Severity of Illness (SOI) and LOS against hospital peers in the New York City Metropolitan area.
2010-2014 IP
10/31/2011
Sridhar Chilimuri
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine
11091203
Gallstone Disease in the Young
The data will be used in an epidemiological analysis of gallstone prevalance in young people.
1996-2010 IP
09/30/2011
Paul Savage
Healthcare Intelligence, LLC
11092712
Peer Planning and Simulation Modeling of Hospital Activity
This is a web based program for healthcare administrators and regulators to be used in planning for health facilities and community need.
2011-2013 IP
2011-2013OP
2011-2013AS
09/26/2011
Paul Gruenewald
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center
11092111
Environmental Approaches to Prevention
The data will be used to create a time series tabulation of diagnoses at the county level, and will be used for exploratory analysis of substance use/abuse problems.
1982-2009 IP
09/23/2011
John Martin
Premier, Inc.
10122908
Free Benchmarking Tool/Select Practice Adjustment
The data is used to create a benchmarking tool to identify the performance of any New York State Hospital. The tool produces risk-adjusted outcomes (i.e., mortality, complications, LOS, costs, charges) based on Premier, Inc. methodology.
2005-2014 IP
09/19/2011
Karen Klevanosky
Captial District Physician's Health Plan, Inc.
11091204
Hospital Profiling
This project will use the data to study Hospital Admissions and Costs
2010 IP
09/19/2011
John Claude Elfar
University of Rochester, Department of Orthodpedic Surgery
11091202
Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures
This project will examine data for femoral neck fracture patients with regards to treatment procedure code, re-admission within 1 year, subsequent procedures, PE, infection, hip dislocation and other documented complications.
2000-2010 IP
09/16/2011
Tara Schmidt
Milliman, Inc.
11091205
Actuarial Analyses
The data will be used in actuarial analyses performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables and clinical guidelines published by the firm. The data will be used to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures.
2010-2013 IP
09/14/2011
Matthew Dunphy
1798 Consultants, Inc.
11091207
Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) Hospital Cost Analysis Within Inpatient Setting of Care
The data will be used to understand hospital costs related to inpatient discharges with CDAD secondary diagnosis.
2010 IP
09/14/2011
Larry Schoen
NY State, Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
11091206
Acute Myocardial Infarction in NY 1996-2008
The data will be used to calculate mortality rates, incident rates and discharge rates for New Yorkers with acute myocardial infarction.
1996-2008 IP
08/17/2011
Meg Jones
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Planning and new Business Development
11080807
Planning and Market Analysis
This study will analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2010 IP
08/17/2011
Tom Ralston
National Care Network, LLC
11080804
Data Analyses
Data will be used to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and underinsured via our DataSight tools and ConsumerScope tool allowing Medicare and non Medicare patients to identify efficient and safe providers.
2009 IP
08/17/2011
Gerald Richmond
Central New York Health Systems Agency
11062705
Central New York Emergency Room Use Study
This study will identify factors to drive and promote policies, procedures and programs to measurably reduce the number of potentially unnecessary emergency room visits in Central New York.
2008-2014 ED
08/16/2011
Ghinwa Dumyati
Monroe County Department of Health, Center for Community Health
11080809
Identifying a Target Population for C Difficile Vaccine
The data will be used to determine if there is a trend to the number or type of co-morbidities in C.difficile vs non-C.difficile patients, in order to identify high risk patients for possible primary prevention of disease.
2010 IP
2010 AS
08/10/2011
Lora Lefebvre
NY State Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Management
11081008
Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Workgroup Data Analysis
The data will be used to support the MRT workgroup that is charged with analyzing the healthcare system in Brooklyn and recommending steps to ensure that efficient, patient-centered, high-quality care is available to its residents and others who use its facilities.
2004-2010 IP
2005-2010 ED
08/10/2011
Nancy Formella
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
11080502
Community Health Analysis
This data will allow the reseacher to identify gaps in care, and seek opportunities to reduce variations in outcomes, and to create population health improvement efforts.
2005-2009 IP
08/10/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11080501
Analysis of NY State Patient Discharges
The data will be used to analyze patient discharges on a zip-code by zip-code basis.
2003,05,07 IP
08/10/2011
James Lee
Lawrence Hospital Center
11060701
Crimson Market Advantage for Lawrence Hospital Center
The data will be used for the purposes of the physician market and analysis explicitly for Lawrence Hospital Center
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Mark Radzyner
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
1107-06
Health Services Research for Cancer Care
The data will be used in a variety of health services research projects. These projects focus on such issues as case mix measurement at specialized cancer facilities, quality assessment measures, analysis of episodes of care for cancer patients, and health economics related to cancer treatment.
1986-2014 IP
1997-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Michelle Ng Gong
Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Critical Care Medicine
1107-05
Long Term Survival and Health Care Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients in New York State
The purpose of this study is to define clusters of clinically important outcomes after critical illnesses.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Stephen Lyman
Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1107-04
Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery
This initiative will focus on policy issues related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered around the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
07/29/2011
John Canning
Blythedale Children's Hospital
1107-03
Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children
The goal of this project is to better understand the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale. The second goal of this project is to determine the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale.
2004-2009 IP
07/29/2011
Charlotte Druschel
NY State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-02
Stillbirth Surveillance
The primary purpose of this project is to establish surveillance of stillbirths.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
07/29/2011
Shao Lin
NY Stae Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1107-01
School Related Environment and Public Health Tracking
This project will explore the relationship between outdoor and indoor school-based hazard
indicators and children's respiratory health, as well as school performance outcome indicators.
1997-2014 IP
2005-2014 ED
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09(A)
Does Healthcare Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Changes Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
This project will examine mortality, readmission and patient safety measures.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
07/29/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08(A)
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in NYS.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
07/29/2011
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06(A)
2020 Performance Commission (PC) PQI/ED Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, and to avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use. The data will used to eliminate disparities in the Finger Lakes region.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
07/20/2011
Andy Short
Samaritan Medical Center
11071304
Ten Year Demand Forecast for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services
The data will be used to determine the market size of services by geography and clinical service line.
2008-2014 IP
2008-2014 OP
07/15/2011
Stephen Glickel
Roosevelt Hospital, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center
11071303
Review of Closed Malpractice Cases Involving Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
The data will be used to report the incidence of shoulder fracture arthroplasty in the last 30 years and analyze potential trends associated with shoulder arthroplasty.
1982-2010 IP
1984-2010 OP
07/15/2011
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management/td>
11071302
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The reseacher plans to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates.
2009 IP
06/16/2011
Lona Fowdur
Economists Incorporated
11031407
Analysis of Hospital Service Areas
This study will analyze hospital service areas by patient
zipcode, payer group and ms-drg group.
2009-2013 IP
06/02/2011
Carol DeFrances
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
11052605
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This analysis of discharge data is critical to studying diseases, procedures,
health and delivery technology and health policy issues.
2010 IP
05/12/2011
Nicole Ngo
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
1104-09
Examining Health Impacts of Reducing Pollution Emissions from New York City Buses
The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations.
2006-2009 ED
05/12/2011
Andrew Beveridge
CUNY Queens College
1104-08
The Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Care Report Cards on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Acess to and Outcomes of CABG and PCI Surgery
This study will examine race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in access
to and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) surgery and Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention (PCI) from 1988-2010.
1988-2014 IP
1988-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Freling Smith
University of Phoenix
1104-07
A Retrospective Comparison of the Inpatient Mortality and 30-day Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients
The project will seek to identify differences between the inpatient mortality and 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients based on the proximity to two teaching hospitals; one in a densely populated area and one in a less densely populated area.
1999-2009 IP
2005-2009 ED
05/12/2011
John Ulberg
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
1104-06
Medical Provider Reimbursement, Quality of Care and Evaluation
The Department of Health has various responsibilities mandated by legislations in respect to provider reimbursement and quality of care. The data collected will assist in the completion of these responsibilities.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Mitchell Berman
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
1104-05
Readmission and Complication Rates for Selected Surgical Procedures
The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate patient outcome following a variety of high-risk surgical procedures. These procedures include treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomy, and open heart procedures.
1995-2014 IP
1995-2014 OP
05/12/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment
1104-04
Surveillance and Prevalence of Drug-Related and Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Discharges
The specific aim of this study is to quantify the burden of drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in NY, based on existing public health surveillance, mortality, health services utilization, and population survey data.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
05/12/2011
Rena Jones
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE)
1104-03
Association Between Chemical Constituents of Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in New York State
The objective of this study is to examine independent effects of chemical constituents
of particulate matter in relation to cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities.
1999-2005 IP
05/12/2011
Elizabeth Howell
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
1104-02
Monitoring Obstetric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study
This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality
measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available
in the US, SPARCS and Vital Statistics.
1999-2014 IP
05/12/2011
Dina Hoefer
NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Comminicable Disease Control
1104-01
H1N1 Hospitalizations
The purpose of this study is to validate the Sentinel Hospital Program's (SHP) ability to capture Influenza-like illness admissions by comparing SHP cases to the hospital discharge data reported to SPARCS
2009-2010 IP
05/12/2011
Barbara Cornblatt
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital
1101-04
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis (EDIPP) New York Site: Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program
The purpose of this study is to compare patients in an experimental area that were administered an experimental
treatment to potentially reduce psychosis, to a larger control area of patients that did not receive
the experimental treatment.
1997-2013 IP
05/12/2011
William Greene
Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 (A)
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide us with the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high quality care by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care for our patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
05/12/2011
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)
1001-05 (A)
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2011
World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry
The WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort
of persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
05/04/2011
Andrew Epstein
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
11050203
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and their associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2014 IP
05/04/2011
Khoi Pham
Hackensack University Medical Center, Planning Department
11050202
Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases and Market Share and Analysis for New York Providers
The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share and analysis for New York providers.
2008-2012 IP
05/04/2011
Cody Smart
Cody Smarat (IHC)
11050201
SPARCS Info to Cost Report Analysis
SPARCS data will be used to identify hospitals where mistakes on the Institutional Cost Report may be causing the hospital to lose reimbursement monies.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
04/29/2011
George Mcglaughlin
Health Info Technics, L.L.C.
11042607
Aggregate Market Share Reports for Hospital Use in Marketing, Strategic Operations and Planning
This project uses demographic, CMS, and state data to create utilization rates and strategic planning reports.
2010 IP
2010 OP
04/29/2011
Amanda Goon
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
11042506
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS: 1983-2009
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2009 IP
04/27/2011
Philip Mossman
NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis
11042204
Potential Impact of Excluding Nursing Intensity Weights (NIWs) from APR-DRG Service Intensity Weight (SIW) Methodology
The data will be used to compare the difference between utilizing the NIW's in an SIW calculation and excluding the NIW's
2005-2009 IP
04/25/2011
Carol Cassell
P2 Collaborative of Western NY
11042103
Data Analyses and Technical Support for Health Planning
This project will use the data for community health planning.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
04/08/2011
Andrew Rokito
New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
11040801
Incidence of SLAP Lesions Repairs Since 'CPT-29807' Epidemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate and report if there is a rise in the frequency of SLAP lesion repairs being done since the advent of CPT code 29807 and if there is a frank indication of an interesting incidence of SLAP lesions (epidemic) versus non-clinical causes or both.
2002-2010 IP
2002-2010 AS
04/08/2011
William Stamp
Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Hospital
11020906
Market Analysis
The data will be used to present market share and other analytical elements to better understand market challenges and opportunities.
2009-2010 IP
2009-2010 OP
3/29/2011
Drew Lerman
Bon Secours Charity Health System
11032906
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will monitor reporting and ongoing tracking of
key clinical and utilization measures.
2010-2014 IP
2010-2014 OP
3/29/2011
Paul Staehle
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of
Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision Support
11032905
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing
strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiative
studies.
2008-2014 IP
3/21/2011
Matthew Cooper
Albany Medical Center, Department of Corporate Finance
11031602
Crimson Market Advantage for Albany Medical Center Hospital
and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus
Data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage
product for the purposes of physician market analyses explicitly
for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical
Center-South Clinical Campus.
2008-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/17/2011
Thomas McCarthy
National Economic Research Associates, NERA Inc.
11031604
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code
The data for this project will be used to analyze hospital
usage by patient zip code.
2009 IP
3/17/2011
Justin Wood
Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU
11031603
Access Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital
Patients
This project will assess the cost and quality of care of
outpatient and inpatient services provided by NY hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
2008-2010 OP
3/7/2011
Mark Coughlin
Hammes Company
11022212
Planning and Market Analysis
The data will be used to determine patient utilization of
hospitals.
2008-2010 IP
3/2/2011
E. Kevin Conley
NYS Office of Mental Health
11020908
Emergency Room Utilization Among Patients With Psychiatric
Disorders
The data will be used to report Emergency Room rates of
patients with mental illness at hospital, county and regional
levels, and across multiple years (longitudinal and/or trend
analyses).
2007-2014 OP
3/2/2011
William Milczarki
Hunter College, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
11020905
Bicycle-Pedestrian Accidents in New York State
The purpose of this project is to analyze the frequency of
bike-ped accidents in NYS.
1982-2014 IP
1983-2014 OP
2/17/2011
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office
11020907
Outmigration from Connecticut, Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients
going to New York hospitals.
2009 IP
2009 OP
2/11/2011
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Epidemiology Services
1004-07 (A) DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and
prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
Potential benefits will be to the population in general. Accurate
incidence and prevalence numbers for SLE are not currently
available in Manhattan. The results of this project will guide
appropriate funding for research and treatment of this disease.
Specifically, it will accurately estimate disparities in disease
burden across different race/ethnicity subsets, for which
information is currently sparse.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Denise Paone
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of
Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Care and Treatment
1101-16 DPRB
Drug User Estimation Study (DUES)
The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate
estimation of problematic drug users in New York City. The
methodology is the use of the capture-recapture method. Required
for this analysis is a unique case list. Two data sources, OASAS
and OVS will be used for case selection. The researcher intends
to link SPARCS data to these two data sources to eliminate
duplicates. This proposed study is to explore the feasibility of
using police arrest data as a source to acquire cases. Police
arrest data may be available on convictions, but the use of this
data has several problematic issues.
2009 IP
2/11/2011
Andrea Mathis
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-15 DPRB
Acute Hospital Readmissions
The primary purpose of this project is to understand and
analyze acute hospital readmission patterns. The main issues to
be addressed are to characterize the nature and frequency of
readmissions, to identify and quantify risk factors, and to
explore the role of the emergency department on the nature and
frequency of acute hospital readmissions. Understanding current
readmission rates and general risk factors for readmission, not
specific to disease conditions can help hospitals target at risk
patients and implement quality improvement activities.
2000-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General
Internal Medicine
1101-14 DPRB
Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes,
and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health
Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant sponsored
study is examining the effect of the Massachusetts’ health
care reform to increase the number of insured. New York State
data will be used as a control for the following comparison to
Massachusetts’ rates; admission rates (all patient, race,
and ethnicity) and associated changes in inpatient costs for CV
ACS (cardiovascular disease acute coronary syndrome) conditions
including congestive heart failure (CHF) angina, and
hypertension, 30-day readmission rates (all patient, race, and
ethnicity) changes in inpatient costs for CHF and acute
myocardial infarction (AMI), changes in rates for
referral-sensitive cardiac procedures such as pacemaker
implantation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)Changes in utilization
rates in safety-net versus non safety net hospitals (all patient,
race, and ethnicity).
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 AS
2/11/2011
Bruce Friedman
University of Rochester, Department of Community &
Preventative Medicine
1101-13 DPRB
Effectiveness of Stroke Treatment at Designated Stroke
Centers in New York State
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness
(mortality), cost and cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment at
hospitals with and without Designated Stroke Centers in NYS.
Analysis will be used to evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness
of stroke management at these specific centers.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 ED
2/11/2011
William Allsion
Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
1101-12 DPRB
HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update
Analysis of SPARCS data will produce hospital discharge
profiles, quality, and re-admission analysis. The data will also
be used for policy analysis and evaluation, strategic planning
and utilization analysis, and special projects/new product
development.
1987-2014 IP
1987-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Mark Neuman
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leonard Davis
Institute for Health Economics
1101-11 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture
Surgery
The researcher is evaluating the effect of anesthesia method
on the outcomes patients receiving surgery for hip
fractures.
2/11/2011
Giulia Earle-Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine
and Health
1101-10 DPRB
Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries
The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track
fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. This
will aid in the development of injury prevention programs,
education and outreach for the agricultural community.
2007-2014 IP
2007-2014 ED
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-09 DPRB
Does Health Care Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence
from Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage
The researcher will examine whether costs of care for
patients living in similar neighborhoods (i.e. Census blocks or
streets) for whom a systematic difference exists that influences
the hospital at which they are treated. The researcher will
identify patients living equidistant to a high and low spending
hospital and track their outcomes. The metrics of the research
are mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. The
researcher ultimately will research the changes over time in
ambulance dispatch patterns and how these changes affect the
selection of the hospital and how this selection impacts the
quality of care delivered to patients.
1982-2010 IP
1983-2010 OP
2/11/2011
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
1101-08 DPRB
The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence
from Medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA
The proposed study will examine the question if the expansion
of public insurance leads to changes in the rates of
hospitalizations for individuals eligible for these public
programs.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Patricia Shi
Mount Sinai Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology
1101-07 DPRB
Association of Morbidity, Mortality and Length of Stay of
Hospital Admissions in Sickle Cell Patients with Community
Hospital Characteristics
The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity,
mortality and length of stay during hospitalizations in sickle
cell patients is influence by community hospital characteristics
such as an academic versus non-academic setting or hospital
volume of sickle cell admissions.
2005-2014 IP
2005-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Igor Zurbenko
SUNY School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
& Biostatistics
1101-06 DPRB
Multivariate Time Series Analysis Methods with an Application
on Meteorological Condition and Air Pollution Effects on Human
Health
The researcher is examining the synoptic effect of air
pollutants and weather conditions on hospital conditions in New
York State due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
1982-2014 IP
2/11/2011
Ying Wang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1101-05 DPRB
Developing a Statewide, Population-based Surveillance System
for Hemoglobinopathies in New York State
The objective of this project is to establish a statewide,
population-based surveillance system for hemoglobinopathies in
NYS through collaboration among the Newborn Screening Program,
Hemoglobin Specialty Treatment Centers, Medicaid Program, the
Congenital Malformations Registry and other existing
administrative database systems to integrate data collection of
both short-term and long-term follow-up information for people in
NYS with hemoglobinopathies.
2004-2014 IP
2004-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Nina Bickell
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-03 DPRB
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Eliminate Disparities
Initiative (CEREDI)
The requested data will be used to assist investigators in
identifying and monitoring racial, ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in health care; to develop and disseminate
interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities; to evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions in reducing or eliminating
disparities in healthcare. Current conditions under study include
hypertension, cancer, congestive heart failure and stroke.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
2/11/2011
Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1101-02 DPRB
Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Among Minorities: 2005 -
2009
The data will be used to derive the number of subjects
considered by physicians in NYS to have immune defects; the
demographics of these subjects, the other diagnosis codes for
complications that each patient has experienced over time, the
outpatient codes that were applied before the patient was given
the diagnosis of an immune defect, the kind of treatments given
and the costs of hospitalizations and other treatments.
2000-2014 IP
2000-2014 OP
2/11/2011
Barbara Dennison
NYS Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease and
Injury Prevention, Policy and Research Translation Unit
1101-01 DPRB
Using Clinically Enhanced-Claims Data to Guide the Selection
of Coronary Procedures
The goal of this research program is to examine the
comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
procedures and percutaneous coronary artery interventions
(PCI).
2008-2013 IP
2008-2013 OP
2/4/2011
Tamie Critelli
O'Conco Healthcare Consultants
11012402
New York Market & Cost 2009
The purpose of this project is to create cost-based
benchmarks using the company's standard cost stepdown
methodology.
2009-2012 IP
2/4/2011
Dian Kahn
Vermont Department of Health (BISHCA), Department of Banking,
Insurance, Securities & Healthcare Administration
10111806
Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset
Under 18 VSA 9405 and 9410, BISHCA is responsible for
developing data resources to analyze health care utilization for
services provided to Vermont residents within and outside of the
state of Vermont. In order to provide for its analytical
responsibility, the BISHCA needs access to selected hospitals
data from NYSDOH. Such data will be used for public health
purposes, health care utilization analyses, and studies of health
care trends.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
1/10/2011
Elizabeth McCullough
3M Health Information Systems, Inc.
10122907
Analysis of Clinical Risk Groupers (CRGs) on Ambulatory Care
Complications
The data will be used to determine how often ambulatory care
complications occur.
2008-2009 AS
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12/16/2010
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
10121506
Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives
The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients.
2007-2009 IP
12/16/2010
Chris Gorman
McKinsey and Company
10121505
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services.
2009-2011 IP
12/10/2010
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
10120704
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals.
2008-2009 IP
12/10/2010
Matthew Eapen
New York Presbyterian Hospital
10120703
Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT)
This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement.
2009-2011 IP
12/02/2010
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
10120101
Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will be used to create cost reports.
2009 IP
11/10/2010
John O'Brien
Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC
10110904
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2006-2013 IP
11/4/2010
Jeff Schaller
Health Grades, Inc.
10110303
Quality Ratings and Analysis
This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2009 IP
11/3/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1010-13
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
11/3/2010
Charlotte Druschel
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-12 (S)
Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data
The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Matthew Reilly
NYS Education Department
1010-10
Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts
The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement.
2001-2013 IP
11/03/2010
Wanda Lizak Welles
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
1010-09
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Jennifer Frontera, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1010-08
Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study
SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost.
1990-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06
T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Douglas Almond
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics
1010-05
Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions
The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Syni-An Hwang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-04
An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes
The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater.
2000-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Deborah Fox
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1010-03
Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Lorna Thorpe
CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health
1010-02
Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly
The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
Wendy McKelvey
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health
1010-01
Environmental Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance.
1996-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A3)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics)
1001-06 (DA) DPRB
How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1984-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Jennifer Norton
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (A)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02 (A)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
10/21/2010
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology
10100702
Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights
The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals.
2005-2013 IP
10/21/2010
Rober Kanter
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics
10100601
Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals
This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria.
1996-2006 IP
10/21/2010
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
10100803
Trend Analysis
This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
10/08/2010
Richard Shin
Economists Inc.
10100803
Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area
The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set.
2009 IP
10/01/2010
Sarah Gerecke
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
10092005
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level.
2009 IP
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9/29/2010
William Levine, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
10091704
Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures.
2007-2009 OP
9/24/2010
Tim Feldman
Rochester General Hospital
10090303
Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General
The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General.
2008-2013 IP OP
9/10/2010
David Savitz
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine
10090302
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention.
1995-2003 IP
9/03/2010
Gerald Silberstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management
10082614
Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications
For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson.
2005-2009 IP
9/03/2010
James Doyle
SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC)
10082412
Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project
Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/30/2010
Robert Lin
NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College
10081108
Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared.
1990-2009 IP
2009-2011 OP
8/30/2010
Jo Surpin
Applied Medical Software, Inc.
10080303
Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms
The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios.
2008-2009 IP
8/30/2010
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department
10082615
Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data
Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings.
2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
8/20/2010
Palmer Bessey
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center
10081710
Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State
Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy.
1983-2013 IP
8/20/2010
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
10081709
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates.
2001-2008 IP
8/16/2010
Raymond Park
Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
10071603
New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia
The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children.
2004-2009 IP
8/03/2010
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1007-08
Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York
The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community.
1982-2013 IP
8/03/2010
David Strogatz
University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
1007-07
Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children
The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma.
2000-2010 IP
8/03/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1007-05 (S)
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Peter McGuire
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1007-04
Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Anna Colello
NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program
1007-03
Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Warren Enker, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York
1007-02
Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers.
1985-2005 IP
8/03/2010
Andrew Ryan
Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
1007-01 DPRB
The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality
The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states.
1986-2013 IP
8/03/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University
1001-07 (A2)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
0804-07 (A2)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
8/03/2010
Seth Freedman
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
0804-05 (A)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes
TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life.
1992-2003 IP
7/30/2010
Lorna Mason
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/30/2010
Tavora Buchman
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/08/2010
Shelley Hirshberg
P2 Collaborative of WNY
10070101
HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure
The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
7/06/2010
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
10063007
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 IP
2010 OP
6/21/2010
Carol DeFrances
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10062106
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey.
2009 IP
6/21/2010
Jeanne Mancision
Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department
10060904
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity.
2007-2010 IP
6/10/2010
Kerry Bommarito
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases
10050117
Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction.
2007 OP
6/10/2010
Christopher Chen
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College
10050116
Academic Health Services Research
The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult.
2004-2007 IP
6/10/2010
Kevin Kenny
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP
10050115
Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market
Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation.
2007 IP
6/7/2010
Mary Rojas
IPRO
10060302
Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures
The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
6/4/2010
Tyler Tracewski
Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC
10060301
Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development
In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate.
2008 IP
6/3/2010
Shannon Lorbiecki
Larson Allen, LLC
10051408
University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals.
2007-2008 IP
5/25/2010
Stephen Fillebrown
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
10050703
Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County
The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
5/25/2010
Robert Knauf
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance
10031506
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist.
2007-2010 IP
5/24/2010
Anthony Kouba
Health Care Futures
10051412
Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York.
2007-2009 IP
5/17/2010
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
10050704
Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting
Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1982-1983 IP
5/14/2010
Jayanth Kumar
NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health
10050805
Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State
For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
5/11/2010
Rafael Ruiz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association
10040107
Health Policy Analyses
Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
Mark Neuman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP
10040106
Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture
Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
James Hallick
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group
10040105
Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area
Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide.
2006-2007 OP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-09 DPRB
Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations.
1995-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
1004-07 DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Fabrice Smieliauskas
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
1004-06 DPRB
Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance
This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships.
2002-2008 IP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-05 DPRB
Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
David Foster
Thomson Reuters
1004-04 DPRB
Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia
The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Tom Talbot
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 DPRB
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
William Greene
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 DPRB
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development
1004-01 DPRB
Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut.
2007-2009 IP
2007-2009 OP
5/11/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A) DPRB
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research
1001-06 (D) DPRB
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
4/22/2010
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC)
10042002
Planning and Marketing
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2006-2011 IP
4/20/2010
Rakesh Shrestha
St. Barnabas Health Care System
10022605
Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY
The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc.
2008-2009 IP
4/20/2010
Carl Denney
Health InfoTechnics, LLC
09102308
Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning
The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
4/15/2010
Susan Wymer
IPRO
10041201
CMS AIM Hospice Special Project
The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis.
2006-2008 IP
4/8/2010
Matthew McHugh
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
10030109
Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes.
1995-2006 IP
4/8/2010
Daniel Barocas
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program
10030108
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer
This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer.
2005-2007 IP
4/7/2010
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 DPRB
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
2009
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Organization
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Project Title
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Data Years Requested
12/28/2009
Roberta Sprague
Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care
09122304
Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York
The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital.
2005 - 2012 IP
2005 - 2012 OP
12/21/2009
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
0912803
Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures
Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries.
1990 - 2012 IP
1990 - 2012 OP
12/18/2009
Chip Richter
St. Jude Medical
09121001
Ad Hoc Market Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center.
2008 IP
11/25/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09111610
Patient Care Analyst
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician).
2009 AS
2009 IP
2009 OP
11/25/2009
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables.
1984-1987 IP
11/25/2009
Craig Storrow
Bassett Healthcare
09080301
Market Analysis and Database Assessment
Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities.
2007-2008 AS
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
11/19/2009
Andrew Epstein
Yale University
09103011
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2012 IP
11/12/2009
Scott Thomas
NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.)
09111004
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code.
This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files.
2007-2008 IP
11/10/2009
Jim Strunk
Data Advantage Corp.
09111003
State Data View Medical Benchmarking
The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered.
2008 IP
11/10/2009
Sandra Hapenney
Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies
09091703
Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals
This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 AS
10/29/2009
Paul Staehle
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division
09091003
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives.
2005-2009 IP
10/28/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
09102809
State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods
Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics.
2008 IP
10/23/2009
Denise Buonopane
The Buonopane Group
09042409
Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks
To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
10/22/2009
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network(LIHN)
0910-07 DPRB
Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions
The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 ED
10/22/2009
Alexander Opotowsky
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology
0910-06 DPRB
The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization.
1998-2012 IP
1998-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Rebecca Scheer
Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
0910-10 DPRB
Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition
The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Howard Berliner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management
0910-04 DPRB
Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s)
Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance.
2008 IP
2008 OP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-05 DPRB
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care.
2005-2007 IP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-11 DPRB
Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York
The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
10/22/2009
Wendy Wilcox
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health
0910-02 DPRB
Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City
This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women.
2009-2012 IP
10/22/2009
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development
0910-03 DPRB
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine
0910-01 DPRB
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees
The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant.
2006-2012 IP
10/49/2009
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
10/15/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems (CHS)
09101304
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community.
2006 IP
2006 OP
10/8/2009
Mary Paris
Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester)
09100803
The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State
The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
10/6/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
09100502
Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning
Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market.
2004-2012 IP
2004-2012 OP
10/6/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09100201
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 OP
9/30/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09092504
Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports.
2006-2008 AS
9/28/2009
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
09091002
Trends Analysis
The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges.
2008 IP
2008 OP
9/25/2009
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
08/31/2009
Giulia Earle Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center
09082105
Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS
Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state.
A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be
stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
08/25/2009
Steve Sinclair
Samaritan Medical Center
09081907
Admissions by Zip Code
The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties.
2008 IP
08/19/2009
Christy Duke
United South and Eastern Tribes
09081204
USET Hospital Discharge Project
The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca
Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health
issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings.
2007-2008 IP
08/17/2009
Clifford Waldman
Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics
09081103
Hospital Profiling
The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost.
2008-2012 IP
08/03/2009
Michael Quinn
Temple University Health System
09073120
NYS Inpatient Market Analysis
Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS.
2007 IP
07/29/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
09072719
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2000 IP
07/27/2009
Kyle Hansen
Health Grades, Inc.
09072113
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2008 IP
07/24/2009
Turner Osler
University of Vermont, Department of Surgery
09071710
Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers
The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors.
2004-2008 IP
07/24/2009
David Kao
University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology
09061707
Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization
The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease.
1994-2012 IP
1994-2012 OP
07/20/2009
William Neigher
Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning
09061705
Market Strategist Software
The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 AS
07/20/2009
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06
Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications
This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility.
2004-2012 IP
07/20/2009
William Flynn
Erie County Medical Center
0907-05
Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults
This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults.
1998-2012 IP
07/20/2009
Wanda Liza Welles
New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
0907-04 (S)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The
program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 ED
07/20/2009
Grace Wong
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
0907-03
Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses
This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
07/20/2009
Tom Bourgeois
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
0907-02
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages
This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage.
2006 IP
2007 OP
07/20/2009
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
0907-01
Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance
This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations
with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007 IP
2007 OP
07/17/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071005
Interactive Asthma Surveillance System
Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the
Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health.
2005-2012 IP
07/16/2009
Dale Schumacher
Rockburn Institute
09062906
Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN)
Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared.
2008-2009 IP
07/13/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071006
Ongoing Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs
assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
07/08/2009
Ronald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council
09070804
Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service
The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures
and provider in the Central NY region.
2008-2010 AS
07/07/2009
Paul Alois
New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit
09070703
Analysis of Medical Claims
The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
07/03/2009
Jiali Li
Westschester County DOH
09070302
2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research
WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues.
1995-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/03/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09070101
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System
The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
6/22/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09061203
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Carol DeFrances
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
09060302
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Michael Gusmano
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09060301
Access to Primary Care in New York
This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county
throughout New York State.
2003-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
5/20/2009
David Carpenter
UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09051903
Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS
This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
5/19/2009
Anemona Hartocollis
New York Times
09051102
News Stories
The requested data will be used for news stories.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
5/19/2009
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP)
09042706
Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions
This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions.
2007-2008 IP
5/18/2009
Susan Goodwin
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
09050601
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage
This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage.
2005-2007 IP
2005-2007 OP
5/12/2009
Gregory Bonk
HMS Associates
08041605
Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses
this project will anlayze health status and health services use.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Colleen McLaughlin
New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management
0904-05
Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety
The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Ira Feldman
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
0904-04 (S)
Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute
The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Jenny Schnaier
Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
0904-03
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues
such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment
effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels.
1988-2012 IP
1988-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Vincent Mor
Brown University, Department of Community Health
0904-02
Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries
This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies.
2004-2007 IP
5/5/2009
Samuel Kleiner
Carnegie Mellon University
0804-07 (A)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in
New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
4/30/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09042405
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
2001-2007 IP
4/23/2009
Marge Gandolfi
New York Blood Center
09042004
Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital
This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in
order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital.
2007 IP
4/23/2009
Kathleen Christensen
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
09042003
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
4/8/2009
Richard Hoffman
TUI University, College of Health Science
09032314
The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS
This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations.
1996 IP
2007 IP
4/7/2009
Ellen Post
ABT Associates, Inc.
09040301
Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects
This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups.
2007 IP
2007 OP
4/2/2009
Lawrence Lessner
SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09033113
Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure
The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
4/2/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
08090802
Market Analysis and Data Assessment
The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas.
2005-2008 IP
2005-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Aileen Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
09032509
Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy
The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Kathryn Friedman
University at Buffalo Regional Institute
09031808
Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Glen Johnson
Division of Family Health
09031307
Family Health Research
The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Donna Rundel
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
09031305
Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at
The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital.
2005-2011 IP
3/25/2009
Marjorie Geiger
Patient Safety Center
09030502
Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance
The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals,
ambulatory surgery and emergency departments.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
3/16/2009
Jeffrey Indes
Yale University
09031104
Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes.
2000-2010 IP
3/16/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09031103
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2007 IP
2007 OP
3/6/2009
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
09030201
Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State
This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
2/26/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09022610
Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York
The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/19/2009
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro New York
08120301
VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive
The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA.
2008-2009 IP
2/19/2009
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
08112107
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals.
2007 IP
2/10/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09020909
Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults
The data will be used for a Master's project and publication.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/10/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
09012205
Catholoc Health System Facility Planning
The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/4/2009
Michael Medvesky
Cener for Community Health
09020302
1990-2012 IP
2/4/2009
Shelby Solomon
Ingenix
09020301
Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis
The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking
care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities.
2002-2012 IP
1/30/2009
Josh Phillips
Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP)
09011403
Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County
The data will be used to track patient migration across new York.
2006 IP
1/27/2009
Maria Schymura
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health
0901-09
Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care
This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations.
2002-2012 IO
2002-2012 OP
2002-2006 PRI
1/27/2009
Hwa-Gan Chang
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health
0901-08
Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology
This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Shao Lin
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-07
The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York
State
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-06
Essential Health Services planning (EHSP)
This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources.
2004-2007 IP
2004-2007 OP
1/27/2009
Marc Gourevitch
New York University School of Medicine
0901-05
Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions.
This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hosptial Association
0901-04
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2012 IP
1999-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors.
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0901-02
New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ying Wang
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-01
Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs
The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with
newborn screening conditions.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding
demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide.
2007-2011 IP
2007-2011 OP
1/27/2009
Denise Paone
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0810-04
Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City
The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 OP
1/27/2009
Deborah Chollet
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
0810-02
Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs
This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use.
2004, 2007 IP
1/27/2009
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
0801-03 (A)
Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State
This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative
medical technology and allocate resources New York State.
2003-2007 IP
2003-2007 OP
1/15/2009
Todd Puglise
Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc)
09010502
Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data
The data will be used in performance or market share studies.
2004-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/13/2009
Mark Vitale
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08120402
The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007
This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on
outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007.
1996-2007 IP
1996-2007 OP
1/12/2009
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
08121503
New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis
The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 AS
1/12/2009
Marie Grause
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
08102108
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 AS
1/9/2009
Katherine Blumhardt
Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC)
09010801
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
1/9/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
08102104
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's
Housing and Neighborhood Information System website.
2000-2007 IP
2000-2007 OP
1/8/2009
Julius Santiago
Shriners Hospital for Children
08121704
Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition.
The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist.
2007 IP
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2012 | Donna Chen | Children's Hospital (MASS) | 12072005 | Market Potential Analysis in Support of Strategic Marketing Plans | Aggregated data analysis will be used to assess market potentials for each service line. | 2008 - 2012 IP 2008 - 2012 OP |
| 12/10/2012 | Jeremy Henderson | Healthgrades, Inc. | 12120704 | Quality Ratings and Analysis | The purpose of this study is to measure quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals and create targeted solutions based on quality metrics. | 2011 IP |
| 12/05/2012 | Jane Clougherty | University of Pittsburgh | 1211-12 | Community Stressors and Susceptibility to Air Pollution in Urban Asthma | This project will research the impact of air pollution on asthma outcomes among New York City residents, with focus on acute effects of pollution on exacerbation. | 2002- 2012 IP 2005 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 1211-11 | Estimating the Returns to Hospital Care: Evidence for Capacity Constraints | The data will be used to find evidence that an increase in spending affects treatment outcomes. | 1982 2015 IP 1983 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Kitty Gelberg | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention | 1211-10 (S) | Identification of State Sanitary Code, Part 22, Case Reportings | The data will be used in a surveillance study to identify instances in which a facility is not reporting certain conditions, and to conduct outreach to these facilities regarding these conditions. | 1982 - 2015 IP 1983 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Thomas Talbot | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1211-09 (S) | Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) | The data will be used to update the EPHT portal with myocardial infarction and asthma data in New York State. In addition to the disease specific indicators, joint environmental and health indicators will also be developed to assess the health outcomes in areas of environmental concern. | 1982 - 2015 OP 1983 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Craig Pollack | Johns Hopkins University | 1211-08 | Comparative Effectiveness of Moving to a Low - Versus Remaining in a High - Poverty Neighborhood for Health Care Utilization and Costs of Care | The data will be used to examine whether patterns of health care utilization, including emergency hospitalizations, use of inpatient and outpatient care, and medical costs differ for individuals who relocated to a low-poverty neighborhood, relative to a control group. | 1998 - 2009 IP 1998 - 2009 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Harry Feder | IPRO | 1211-06 (S) | Ongoing Identification and Analyses of Patterns and Outcomes of Care | The data will be used to perform risk analysis and to draw samples for clinical data abstraction for quality improvement projects. | 2006 - 2015 IP 2006 - 2015 OP 2006 PRI |
| 12/05/2012 | Kevin Cromar | New York University School of Medicine | 1211-05 | The Effect of Peak-Shaving Regulations on the Activity, Toxic Emissions, and Health Impacts of Local Power Plants | The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of local peak-shaving following power plant activity on cardiovascular hospital admissions and emergency department visits in New York City. | 2000 - 2015 IP 2000 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | John Shaw | Next Wave | 1211-04 (S) | Validating Longitudinal, Cross-Setting, and Episode Payment Methodologies & Longitudinal Quality and Patient Safety Indicators in a Regulatory Environment | The primary purpose of this project is to support validation of fiscal and quality measures proposed for regulatory use. | 1995 - 2015 IP 1995 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Lanora Callahan | Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI) | 1211-03 | New York City Systems Analysis of Vulnerable Exiters: Outcomes of Youth Transitioning from Foster Care and Juvenile Justice (NYC S.A.V.E.) | The purpose of this project is to investigate hospital service usage. | 2004 - 2012 IP 2004 - 2012 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Joseph Engelberg | University of California - San Diego | 1211-01 | Economic Conditions and Health Outcomes | The purpose of this project is to assess the causal effect of macroeconomic conditions on stress-related health outcomes. | 1982 - 2015 IP 1983 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Steven Forand | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE) | 1209-05 (D) | Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor | To examine community health indicators in areas with brownfield redevelopment projects in order to include public health considerations in the redevelopment process. | 1982 - 2015 IP 1983 - 2015 OP |
| 12/05/2012 | Amy Kelley | Mount Sinai School of Medicine | 1209-01 (D) | The Effect of Geriatric Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) on Health Care Utilization | The data will be used to examine the effect of the PCMH healthcare delivery model on health care utilization, specifically with patients 65 and older. | Request Has Been Withdrawn |
| 12/05/2012 | Charlotte Druschel | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE) | 1202-02 (A) | Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS) | The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, especially infertility treatments, such as ovulation-stimulating medications and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and how they adversely affect growth, motor, and social development. | 1982 - 2015 IP 1983 - 2015 OP |
| 12/04/2012 | Fabrice Smieliauskas | University of Chicago | 12112709 | Diffusion and Utilization of Biomedical Technologies | SPARCS data will be used for an analysis of correlation between payments to physicians and other marketing initiatives of medical device manufacturers. | 2002 - 2011 IP |
| 12/04/2012 | Sean Capperis | New York University, Furman Center For Real Estate and Urban Policy | 12112708 | State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods | Data on asthma hospital admissions will be used as an indicator in our State of New York, City's Housing and Neighborhoods Report, and in our Data Search Tool website. | 2011 IP |
| 11/20/2012 | Bernard Black | Northwestern Law School | 12111405 | Effect of Public Hospital Reporting and Infection Rates on Infection Rates | We plan to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates, and the impact of tort reform on health care outcomes. | 2010, 2011 IP |
| 10/31/2012 | Mark Jeziorski | Sophical Solutions | 12103010 | Pricing Benchmarking | Data will be used to determine how an individuals hospital charges compare to other hospitals' charges. | 2010 - 2015 IP 2010 - 2015 OP |
| 10/22/2012 | Brian Lorber | VHA Metro NY | 12101101 | VHA New York Data Initiative | The data will be used to identify potential performance, cost or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding improvement, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 20 NYS hospitals that are members of VHA. | 2010 - 2012 IP |
| 10/19/2012 | Sandra McGinnis | SUNY School of Public Health | 12092611 | Demand for Anesthesiology Services | Number and types of inpatient and outpatient surgeries will be used to determine demand for anesthesiology services. | 2010 IP 2010 OP |
| 09/24/2012 | Linh Le | New York State Department of Health Bureau of Healthcom Network Systems Management | 1209-10(S) | Public Health Informatics for Emergency Preparedness and Response in New York State | This project focuses on the design and deployment of appropriate applications and techniques of automatic data-processing, pattern recognition, data mining, and knowledge extraction algorithms. These applications and techniques will aid in the early detection of bioterrorism events,disease outbreaks, and analysis of impact of pre- and post-health emergencies. The time needed to classify health events as terrorism or naturally occurring and to detect, report and improve the timeliness and accuracy of information regarding threats to the public's health. | 1995-2015 IP 1995-2015 OP |
| 09/24/2012 | Barbara Wallace | Center for Community Health | 1209-09(S) | Use of SPARCS Data for Chronic Disease, Disability and Injury Prevention Program Planning, Evaluation, Surveillance, Research and Quality Assurance | The Division of chronic Disease Prevention and Adult Health addresses specific risk factors, chronic diseases, and injuries associated with the leading causes of death and disability among New Yorkers. Identifying data is needed for the purpose of monitoring trends in morbidity and in emergency department and hospital utilization over time, to identify special populations at risk, understand the comorbidities or medical procedures in selected populations, and to compare and supplement information collection from other data systems. We will also identify patterns of care and the costs associated with chronic diseases, disabilities, and injury morbidity. | 1982-2015 IP 1983-2015 OP |
| 09/24/2012 | Frederick Matsen | University of Washington | 1209-08 | Indications and Reoperation Rates for Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Trends in New York State | The data will be used to look at indications and reoperation rates for patients who had shoulder and knee arthroplasty beteen January 1997 and December 2011. | 1997-2011 IP 1997-2002 OP 2003-2011 AS |
| 09/24/2012 | Samual Kleiner | Cornell University | 1209-07 | Medicaid Managed Care in New York State and Its Effects on Patient Health | This research will examine the causal effect of enrollment in the Medicaid managed care program on patient outcomes and hospital utilizations. Specifically, the researcher will analyze whether there is an increase or decrease in hospital utilizations under managed care, and whether the type of care and quality of care provided to Medicaid recipients changes. | 1982-2015 IP 1983-2015 OP |
| 09/24/2012 | May Hua | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1209-04 | Drug Overdose Outcomes for New York State Residents Who Received Emergency Department Care | This retrospective study will utilize data from SPARCS to assess overdose mortality for a cohort of patients who visited the emergency department or were hospitalized. | 2006-2011 IP 2006-2011 ED |
| 09/24/2012 | John Claude Elfar | Strong Memorial Hospital | 1209-03 | Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures | The purpose of the research is to determine major complication rates following total hip arthroplasty performed for hip fractures in the State from 2000-2010. The hypothesis is that complication rates for total hip replacements performed for fractures will be higher than those performed for arthritis. The benefit of this research is to support or refute the utility of total hip replacements for treatment of fractures. | 2000-2011 IP 2005-2011 ED |
| 09/24/2012 | Evelyn Talbot | University of Pittsburgh | 1209-02 | Linkage Study of Air Quality PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Effects Data from the Tracking Network | This project will study the association between PM2.5 air pollution and cardiovascular disease outcomes in order to make recommendations regarding additional research within the national and state level EPHT programs. | 2000-2009 IP 2005-2009 ED |
| 09/24/2012 | May Hua | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 1202-09(A) | Outcomes for New York State Residents who Received Intensive Care | The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents that underwent ICU care. | 2008-2010 IP 2008-2010 ED |
| 09/24/2012 | Paul Jenkins | Bassett Healthcare | 1101-10(A) | Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries | The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. | 2007-2014 IP2007-2014 ED |
| 09/24/2012 | Horen Boyagian | Treo Solutions | 0710-06(A) | Treo Solutions Healthcare Business Intelligence Services | SPARCS data will be used for physician level reporting for those patients who have had services provided by the physician. Using the inpatient data and institutional cost reports (State-based or Medicare), Treo Services allows its subscribers to compare and trend hospital performance across a variety of indicators including: physician performance, resource usage, market share, quality indicators, and financial and operational performance. | 2000-2015 IP2000-2015 OP |
| 09/19/2012 | Adam Wilcox | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12091907 | Comparative Effectiveness Research | The data will allow us to investigate a wide range of health outcomes associated with various diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and mental disabilities. | 2005-2009 IP 2003-2009 AS |
| 09/19/2012 | Karl McCleary | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12091906 | Deceased Donor Potential in the United States | The data will be used to to help understand resource utilization, comorbidity and disease severity, quality of care, and health outcomes. | 2009 IP |
| 09/19/2012 | Saskia Droesler | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12091905 | Health Services Research | The data will be used for health services research-to study the differences in access to, and quality of, primary healthcare between different states and between counties. | 2009 IP |
| 09/13/2012 | Karen Madden | Office of Health Systems Management (OHSM) | 12091001 | New York State Hospital Inpatient/Outpatient and Emergency Department Utilization | We will use the data to evaluate New York State hospitals for certificate of need reviews, and to respond to DOH executive staff data requests. | 1994-2015 IP 1994-2015 OP |
| 09/01/2012 | Akaki Lekiachvili | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12082207 | Public Health Related Issues in Care Utilization | SPARCS data will be used to research public health related issues in many areas. We plan to investigate health problems, treatments, utilization and cost,as well as prevention, access, disparity, environmental factors and related issues that are important for public health. | 2009 IP |
| 08/31/2012 | Travis Stegeman | Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC | 12082212 | Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking | SPARCS data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health-care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers. | 2008-2015 IP |
| 08/31/2012 | Edward Burleigh | IMS Health | 12082211 | Hospital Procedure and Diagnoses Summary | SPARCS data will be combined with other state data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedure volume at the national and facility level. Clients use the data to track trends in diagnoses and procedures, identify facilities that would be appropriate sites for clinical trials, and to better allocate resources based on procedure and diagnosis volume. /td> | 2005-2015 IP 2005-2015 OP |
| 08/31/2012 | Aaron Scharff | RehabCare | 12082210 | Market Utilization by Service Line and MSDRG for Post Acute Continuum Services | This study will analyze the potential and utilized rehab services by patient origin and hospital destination, and then compare that analyses to CMS MedPAR and HMSA. | 2008-2012 IP |
| 08/31/2012 | Stephan Mayer | Columbia University | 12082203 | Sociodemographic Determinants of Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage | We will study the effect of the following three socioeconomic variables on mortality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: region of state as identified by patient zip code, population density, and insurance status. We will further stratify mortality outcome by creating a model of patient centered variables. | 2005-2013 IP |
| 08/22/2012 | Gloria Bazzoli | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12082205 | Health Services Research, Organizational Analyses, and Studies that Examine the Effects of Public Policies on Hospitals and Patients | This project will focus on areas involving health services research, organizational analyses, and studies that examine the effects of public policies on hospitals and patients. The research will examinine care delivered by hospital organizations and how organizational and environmental features affect that care, such as, what are the effects of the adoption of quality improvement technologies (e.g. health information technology applications) and other hospital-based activities (e.g. evidence-based practices). The performance of these activities will be assessed using the patient-level hospital discharge data. | 2005-2009 IP |
08/22/2012 | Askare Chukmaitov | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12082206 | Health Research Study | The project is a health services research study that will compare patient health outcomes after outpatient colonoscopy. We will follow patients across facilities and over time, which is important for development of proposed patient quality measures. | 2006-2009 IP 2006-2009 AS |
| 08/06/2012 | Paul VanFossan | OptumInsight | 12072009 | Hospital Quality and Financial occurrence and Coding Analyses | The data will be used to create reports used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. Information they will be reviewing includes length of stay, costs of stay, charge of stay, reimbursement and coding, etc. The second use of the data is to produce reports used by Health Care Professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, costs, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities of their choosing, analyzing coding of claims, occurrences of codes in claims and additional ad-hoc requests. | 2010 IP |
| 07/20/2012 | Lena Sun | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12072008 | Epidemiological Studies of Health Outcomes | We will use the data to perform epidemiological studies of health outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures. Our investigations will include clinical research, epidemiology, healthcare quality, and health services research. | 2007-2009 AS |
| 07/20/2012 | Linda Scheetz | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12072007 | Mortality and Morbidity Injuries | The goals of this research are to identify the incidence and types of injuries that occurred in Bronx, NY during the last three years, identify risk factors for specific injuries, examine access to health care for the treatment of injuries, and examine injury outcomes, utilization and cost. Knowledge gained from this research will inform the development of injury prevention programs in the Bronx that should facilitate the attainment of the Healthy People 2020 target goals. | 208-2009 IP |
| 07/20/2012 | Mahesh Shukla | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12072006 | Health Policy Dissertation Research | The data will be used to study causal impact of CABG Report Cards on CABG mortality and on hospital and surgeon volume as dissertation research. | 1990, 1991, 2008, 2009 IP |
| 07/20/2012 | Susan Senecal | Office of Health Systems Management | 12072004 | New York State Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Project | SPARCS data will be examined to determine Episodes of care that meets study event criteria for the demonstration project. A study event is an adverse event that results in, or that may result in, serious harm to a patient while in the care of the perioperative unit. | 2007-2013 IP |
| 07/20/2012 | Stephen Mayer | Columbia University | 12052102 | Regional Outcome Variations in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury | The data will be used to study specific outcomes (including mortality and incidence of DNR) of young patients who present with severe traumatic brain injury requiring mechanical ventilation without significant systemic injury/extracranial injury (including orthopedic and abdominal surgery). These outcomes will be stratified by patient zip code and utilization of specific interventions such as ICP monitoring, EVD placement, and craniotomy will be considered. | 2005-2015 IP |
| 07/16/2012 | Regina Zimmerman | New York City of Health and Mental Hygiene | 12053105 | Validating Births, Deaths and Spontaneous Terminations Vital Record Data Against Hospital Discharg Data for Data Quality Imprmovement | The requested data would be used solely for quality improvement initiatives including, but not limited to, the assessment of birth, death and termination of pregnancy data quality, examination of hospital specific data quality improvement indicators and determination of targeted areas for data quality improvement interventions. | 2008-2015 IP2008-2015 OP |
| 07/03/2012 | Jim Strunk | Press Ganey Associates | 12062212 | Operational Insights Guided Analytics | The data will be used in combination with data from other states, and will be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals and states. We will also be estimating Medicare reimbursement via automated Medicare Pricer applications for Medicare patients and reviewing payment information developed by using this information. | 2005-2015 IP |
| 06/25/2012 | Linda Scheetz | CUNY Lehman College | 12062215 | Validation of the Field Triage Decision Scheme Guidelines Physiologic Criteria for Injured Older Patients | This study aims to validate the Field Triage Decision Scheme (FTDS)criteria for older injured patients. | 2009-2010 IP |
| 06/11/2012 | Roberta Williams | Social and Scientific Systems, Inc. | 12061108 | Study Costs and Consequences of our Present Policies of Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults | This project studies the costs and consequences of our present policies of healthcare coverage for young adults. Remarkable gains in survival of serious childhood diseases have produced an emerging population of young adults with complex chronic diseases who did not previously survive to that age. Understanding the drivers of healthcare utilization of these young adults with chronic diseases is an important first step in designing a health system that will preserve the societal investment that has been made in these individuals during childhood. Understanding how resource utilization changes as these patients age out of insurance coverage will help to determine the consequences of our present policies and provide a base for tracking the effects of changes in these policies. | 2005-2009 IP 2005-2009 OP |
| 05/30/2012 | Yuchi Young | SUNY School of Public Health | 1205-06 | Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidence and Prevalence Rates | This study evaluates the impact of the New York State Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management and Prevention) intervention program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State. | 2007-2012 IP |
| 05/30/2012 | Susmita Pati | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1205-05 | Keeping Families Healthy: Increasing Primary Care Access for the Underserved | The data will be used to examine hospital admissions and the utilization of Emergency Department services and associated costs in the KFH (Keeping Families Healthy) population. By promoting the use of recommended preventive care, encouraging patient compliance, and educating patients and parents about the control and self-management of chronic conditions, there is an expectaion of seeing a reduction in hospital admissions and the unnecessary use of ED services. | 2009-2015 IP 2009-2015 OP |
| 05/30/2012 | Thomas Matte | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | 1205-04 | The Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City | This project will utilize SPARCS data to study the impact of ambient air pollution on pregnancy outcomes among New York City residents, focusing on particulate air pollution and its potential impact on fetal growth and preterm birth. | 2008-2010 IP |
| 05/30/2012 | Cynthia Driver | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | 1205-03 | Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in NYC | The data will be used in surveillance activities supporting the work of the Division of Mental Hygeine in improving the lives of New Yorkers with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability. | 1999-2015 IP 1999-2015 OP |
| 05/30/2012 | Paul Savage | HealthCare Intelligence, LLC | 1205-02 | Best Practices for Transfer of Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients for Congestive Heart Failure and Related Co-Morbidities | The purpose of this project is to identify a multivariate criteria or specification recognizing patients who are prime candidates for transfer to the tertiary and quaternary level of care. | 1997-2015 IP 2004-2015 OP |
| 05/30/2012 | Mark Neuman | University of Pennsylvania | 1101-11(A) | Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery | The primary purpose of using the data is to examine variations in outcomes among patients aged 50 and over, treated in hospitals in New York State. | 2004-2014 IP |
| 05/30/2012 | Seth Freedman | Indiana University | 0804-05(A2) | Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care: Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation, and Infant Health Outcomes | This study will analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units(NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. | 1992-2003 IP |
| 05/30/2012 | David Savitz | Brown University | 0801-02(A3) | The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression | The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization. | 1995-2005 IP |
| 05/23/2012 | Richard Zhao | Visiting Nurse Service of New York | 12052103 | Market Analyses of Hospital Discharges | The primary purpose of the SPARCS data will be to estimate hospital referrals for home care and to determine demand for new products. The objective is to understand the community's need for home care services, derived by analyzing discharges by diagnoses and procedures, length of stay, and days in alternate levels of care. | 2005-2015 IP |
| 05/23/2012 | Matthew Roe | New York City Department of Transportation | 12052101 | Road Safety in New York City | The study seeks to estimate the number of inpatient and outpatient cases resulting from roadway crashes in New York City, especially injuries to pedestrians or bicyclists resulting from motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle collisions. | 2010-2011 IP 2010-2011 OP |
| 05/23/2012 | Olga Pierce | ProPublica | 12050704 | Is Substandard Care Hurting Patients and Costing Taxpayers Money? | ProPublica is a non-profit investigative newsroom that plans to publish a series of stories that examine quality-of-care issues for patients. As a result, patients will benefit from greater transparency and improved care. Additionally, providers of service will be better informed about how their performance compares to others and how they can improve by adopting best practices. | 2010 IP |
| 04/27/2012 | Mike Schill | National Care Network, LLC | 12042610 | Data Analysis for Inpatient Data | By studying SPARCS data, the company will be able to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and under-insured via their DataiSight tools and ConsumerScope tool, letting Medicare and non-Medicare patients identify efficient and safe providers. | 2010 IP |
| 04/23/2012 | Jason Nash | WebMD, Inc. | 12041909 | New York Inpatient Hospital Study | SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria. | 2007-2015 IP |
| 04/23/2012 | Nayer Khazeni | Stanford University | 12041908 | Comparative Effectiveness of Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza | Data will be used to measure influenza-related healthcare costs and utilization during a pandemic. By analyzing inpatient and outpatient de-identified SPARCS data for New Yor State the company will use total and mean 2009 (h1N1) influenza-related inpatient and outpatient costs and mean length of stay to identify risk factors for increased healthcare utilization. | 2008-2010 IP 2008-2010 OP |
| 04/23/2012 | Jason Nash | WebMD, Inc. | 12041907 | 2010 New York Ambulatory Surgery | SPARCS data will be loaded into a professional-directed tool, typically used by WebMD's hospital, health plan, and employer clients, which generates comparative summaries and reports based on available data fields. For example, users of the Professional Tool can specify patient demographic, financial, or clinical criteria. | 2010 AS |
| 04/23/2012 | Kelli Johnson | University of Minnesota | 12041906 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Dashboard | The analysis of SPARCS data will address access and utilization at the state level. Products we made available through a web portal will assist health policymakers, medical providers, and consumers in New York by providing them accurate and timely state-level data. | 2009 OP 2009 ED |
| 04/23/2012 | Vivian Ho | Rice University | 12041905 | The Relationship Between Volume and Outcome in Health Economics | Regression analysis on SPARCS data to see the relationship between surgery volume and outcome. The results of the regression analysis will show how an incremental increase in surgery volume changes the outcome controlling for other factors. | 2000-2011 IP |
| 04/23/2012 | Maria Foti | Catholic Health Systems | 12041104 | Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning | An analysis of SPARCS data will be used to assist Catholic Health in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community. The data requested will be utilized by creating links to descriptive text fields (clinical codes-DRG and ICD-9) as maintained by CMS and WHO. The links will contain information about hospitals from CMS, NYS DOH, and commercial sources. | 2011-2015 IP 2011-2015 |
| 04/10/2012 | Rick Henderson | The Delta Group | 12032005 | Healthcare Operations of the Delta Group | SPARCS data will be used to assist in the creation of tools that allow for analysis of Healthcare Operations - both utilization and quality outcomes for hospitals. | 2010-2011 IP |
03/30/2012 | Rolando Tabora | Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Finance | 11080803 | Hospital Benchmarking | The data will be used for benchmarking purposes. | 2008-2010 IP 2009-2010 OP |
| 03/22/2012 | Amanda Schneider | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | 12031504 | Surveillance of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Due to Mental Illness and Drug and Alcohol Use in New York City | The primary objectives of this project are surveillance of hospitalizations and ED visits attributable to serious mental illness (SMI) and to substance abuse and dependency. This will help in improving the lives of New York residents with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, mental retardation, and developmental delay or disability. | 1999-2015 IP 1999-2015 OP |
| 03/22/2012 | Jane Corrarino | Suffolk County Department of Health Services | 12022708 | Suffolk County Department of Health Services' Analysis of New York State SPARCS Hospitalization and Emergency Department Data for 2009, 2010, 2011 | Data will be analyzed and used in order to develop policies and programs for the county. | 2009-2011 IP 2009-2011 OP |
| 03/22/2012 | Shari Liss | New York University Hospitals Center | 12022205 | Crimson Market Advantage for NYU Langone Medical Center | The data will be used within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for New York University Langone Medical Center. | 2010-2011 IP 2010-2011 OP |
| 03/21/2012 | Ted Gates | Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems | 12031503 | Vermont Explorer Multistate Hospital Discharge Database | This study will produce asthma surveillance reports on Vermont residents for the Vermont Department of Health. It will also produce hospital planning reports on market share trends. | 2010-2011 IP 2010-2011 AS |
| 03/21/2012 | Deborah Lynch | Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting | 12022204 | Various Projects Related to Analyses of Hospital Discharges to Support Strategic Planning Efforts by Client Skilled Nursing Facilities | The data will be used to create summary reports used by consultants in the strategic planning division of the firm. | 2009-2010 IP |
| 03/21/2012 | Mark Coughlin | Hammes Company, Strategy and Planning Division | 12022202 | Market Study | The data will be used in market studies conducted on behalf of client hospitals. | 2008-2015 IP |
| 03/14/2012 | Simon Newman | Social and Scientific Systems, Inc. | 11100318 | State Specific Comparisons of Physician Outcomes | The data will be used to perform state-specific comparisons of physician outcomes, including metrics like mortality rates, length of stay, and complications. | 2009 IP |
| 03/14/2012 | Grace Lee | Social and Scientific Systems, Inc. | 11100317 | Intended and Unintended Consequences of Nonpayment for Preventable Complications | This project will evaluate financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance (P4P) programs and how they impact quality of care. | 2009 IP |
| 03/01/2012 | Yuchi Young | SUNY Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Health and Policy Management and Behavior | 12010905 | Effectiveness of Gold STAMP Interventions on Reduction of Pressure Ulcer Incidents and Prevalence Rates | The study evaluates the impact of the New York Gold STAMP Intervention Program in reducing pressure ulcers across New York State. | 2007-2011 IP |
| 02/29/2012 | Virginia Maar | Loeb and Troper Health Care Consulting | RELDID-091 | Analyses for Strategic Planning | The data will be used for various projects related to the analyses of hospital discharges, and to support strategic planning efforts by client skilled nursing facilities. | 2005-2008 IP |
| 02/29/2012 | David Dranove | Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy | 09111608 | Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting | The project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. | 1984-1987 IP |
| 02/29/2012 | David Dranove | Center for Health Industry Market Economics | 09100905 | Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting | This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). | 1988-1994 IP |
| 02/29/2012 | John Muldoon | National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) | 09082109 | NACHRI Classificaion Research Database Building Project | The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI uses this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities. | 2007 IP |
| 02/28/2012 | Wendy McKelvey | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health Services, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance Policy | 12022201 | An Evaluation of the Impact of Restaurant Sanitary Grade Posting on Health Hazard Reduction in New York City | The data will be utilized to evaluate rates of hospitalization and emergency department utilization for foodborne-related diagnoses from 2000-2020. | 2000-2015 IP 2005-2015 ED |
| 02/22/2012 | Fergal Fleming | Unversity of Rochester Medical Center | 1202-12 | Analysis of Venothromboembolism Risk Post-Discharge After Surgery | The purpose of this project is to determine the rate and risk factors for the development of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after discharge in patients under going major general surgery. | 2000-2015 IP 2000-2015 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Thomas Talbot | New York State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1202-11 | Using NASA Satellite Aerosole Optical Depth Data to Create Representative PM2.5 Fields for Use in Human Health and Epidemiology Studies in Support of State and National Environmental Public Health Tracking Programs | Case crossover will be used to find odds ratios of respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes which potentially associated with PM2.5 air concentrations. | 2004-2006 IP 2005-2006 ED |
| 02/22/2012 | Alex Greenstein | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1202-10 | Disparities in Therapy for Acute Cholecystitis by Insurance Status in New York State: A Longitudinal Analysis | The objective of this study will be to compare the treatment paradigm for acute cholecystitis (AC) in the Medicaid versus private insurance groups within the New York State database. | 2000-2015 IP 2000-2015 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | May Hua | New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesilogy | 1202-09 | Outcomes of New York State Residents Who Received Intensive Care | The goal of this study is to look at long-term mortality outcomes for New York State residents who underwent ICU care. | 2008-2010 IP 2008-2010 ED |
| 02/22/20112 | Randall Brown | Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. | 1202-08 | Evaluation of Three Pioneering Managed Care Programs Developed Specifically for People with Disabilities | The purpose of this study is to rigorously evaluate the effects of the Commonwealth Care Alliance (Boston, MA) and the Independence Care System (New York City, New York) on costs and utilization of high-cost services and quality of care indicators among persons with serious disabilities. | 2006-2010 IP 2006-2010 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Arthur Blank | Montefiore Medical Center | 1202-07 | Evaluation of Quality of Health Care Delivery Across Time Using Geospatial Information in the Five Boroughs of New York and Westchester 1995-2015 with Special Attention to Environmental Determinants and the Impact of Information Technology on Clinical Outcomes | This project will identify where clusters of illness are occurring so that efforts can be made to enhance the quality of care for patients with chronic illness. | 1995-2015 IP 1995-2015 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Saul Blecker | New York University Medical Center | 1202-06 | Outcomes of Heart Failure and Diabetes in the HHC Population | The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the outcomes and management for patients with heart failure and co-morbid diabetes in a high risk urban population. | 2007-2010 IP |
| 02/22/2012 | Bruce Sands | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1202-05 | The Impact of Provider and Hospital Procedural Volume on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ECRP) Outcomes in New York State | The main goal of this project is to characterize the impact of individual physician ERCP volume, hospital ERCP volume on post ERCP failures, complications, post-procedural length of stay and in-hospital mortality. | 1998-2011 IP 1998-2011 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Jason Hockenberry | Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health | 1202-04 | Human Capital and Organizational Factors Affecting Surgical Quality and Efficiency | The purpose of this project is to analyze human capital factors that impact patient outcomes and how organizational structures modify those factors. | 2008-2015 IP 2008-2015 AS |
| 02/22/2012 | Charlotte Druschel | New York State, Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry | 1202-03 | Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network (MDSTARnet) | The goal of this project is to conduct population based surveillance of nine muscular dystrophies and to determine prevalence, demographics, healthcare coverage and types of clinics where patients receive care. | 1982-2015 IP 1984-2015 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Charlotte Druschel | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry | 1202-02 | Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program (Upstate KIDS) | The purpose of this study is to examine factors involved in infant growth and development, and how they adversely affect the growth, motor, and social development of neurodevelopmental impairments, along with physical growth patterns and proportionality. | 2007-2015 IP 2007-2015 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Genevieve Pham-Kanter | University of Colorado, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy | 1202-01 | Exploring Disparities in Emergency Care | The purpose of this project is to examine how the post-accident outcomes of visitors to the emergency department are related to patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age and insurance status. | 2009-2010 ED |
| 02/22/2012 | Andrea Mathis | Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS) | 1101-15 (A) | Acute Hospital Readmissions | The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission patterns in order to help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities. | 2000-2010 IP 2007-2010 ED |
| 02/22/2012 | William Allison | Healthcare Association of New York State, (HANYS) | 1101-12 (A) | HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update | SPARCS data will be used to produce hospital discharge profiles, as well as perform policy analysis, evaluation, strategic planning, and utilization analysis. | 1987-2015 IP 1987-2015 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Robert Silverman | Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research | 1004-05 (A2) | Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities | The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities. | 1992-2015 IP 2005-2015 ED |
| 02/22/2012 | Thomas Talbot | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1004-03 (A) | Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) | The purpose of this project is to better understand the relationship between health and the environment and to protect the health of the residents of the state, especially in areas of environmental concern. | 2000-2015 IP 2005-2015 ED |
| 02/22/2012 | Amanda Kowalski | National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University, Department of Economics | 1001-06 (A2) | How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence From Working-Age Individuals In New York | This study will characterize the evolution of medical expenditures for individuals over time and aid in the reforms of health insurance policies. | 2007-2010 IP 2007-2010 OP |
| 02/22/2012 | Hannah Jordan | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry | 1001-05 (A2) | Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) | This project will enable us to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare, and will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys. | 1996-2013 IP 1996-2013 OP |
| 02/15/2012 | Gary Scherzer | SUNY Oswego, School of Business, Department of Markenting and Management | 12013113 | Managerial Epidemiology Course Project | Data will be used by students to learn how to analyze a population's use of health care. Output of data analysis will be a student project in Managerial Epidemiology. | 2005 IP |
| 02/15/2012 | Jaymie Meliker | Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Public Health | 12010904 | HRSA Grant CFDA Number 93.516, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Center | Data will be utilized to assist the center in accomplishing its mission of enhancing the quality of services provided by public health personnel in underserved areas of Long Island. | 2010-2015 IP 2010-2015 OP |
| 02/02/2012 | Jerome Ndayishimiye | SUNY Institute of Technology, Department of Nursing and Health Progessions | 12013112 | Alleviating Overcrowding of Patients in Emergency Rooms Using Optimal Resource Allocation Policies Derived From Queueing Theory and Dynamic Optimization Methods | This project will use the data to model the emergency room flow, in the hopes of establishing optimal resource allocation policies and best practices to help alleviate overcrowding of patients in emergency rooms. | 2009 ED |
| 01/31/2012 | Chiarina Fanara | Quadra Med Corporation | 12012410 | National Benchmarking | This project will enable the customization of benchmark standards at anytime as often as it is required, giving greater flexibility in evaluating facilities information. | 2010-2014 IP |
| 01/31/2012 | Brian Donaldson | Harlem Hospital, Department of Surgery | 11113022 | Overview of Trauma in Harlem Over the Last 50 Years | This study is an analysis of trauma, historically in the Harlem community. | 2010-2014 IP |
| 01/13/1965 | Jean Moore | SUNY Albany, School of Public Health | 12010906 | The Effect of Hospitalist Physicians on Mortality and Length of Stay Across New York State Hospitals: A Multilevel Model Analysis | The purpose of this proposed research is to examine whether or not hospitalized patients who are attended by hospitalist versus non-hospitalist primary care physicians experience different outcomes. | 2006 IP |
| 01/13/2012 | Bruce Sands | Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology | 12010903 | Trends in Volume and Outcomes of Inpatient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in New York State 1998-2011 | This project will describe geographic, temporal and patient demographic patterns associated with physician and hospital ERCP yearly volume. | 1998-2011 IP 1998-2011 OP 2003-2011 AS |
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| 01/13/2012 | Judy Ippolito | New Solutions, Inc. | 11121404 | UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research | This project will anlayze UB data for clinical outcomes research. | 2010 IP |
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| 12/22/2011 | Frank Sloan | Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Economics | 11121503 | Integrating Medicare and Medical Healthcare Delivery and Reimbursement Policies for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries. | This project will seek to use payer codes to identify dual eligibles enrolled in HMO plans, and will also run regressions of various health indicators and variables against cost. | 2006-2010 IP 2006-2010 OP | |
| 12/15/2011 | James Welsh | Welsh Analytics, LLC | 11121502 | Ad-Hoc Investigation of Healthcare Redesign Opportunities in New York State | The broad purpose of this study is to seek opportunities for reforming or redesigning regional health care systems through analysis of hospital markets and competetion. | 2006-2014 IP 2006-2014 ED |
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| 12/15/2011 | April Rowe | Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office | 11112920 | Outmigration From Connecticut Volume and Share | The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York Hospitals. | 2009-2014 IP 2009-2014 OP |
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| 12/06/2011 | Jennifer Jamilkowski | SUNY Stonybrook, Department of Planning | 11113019 | Planning and Marketing Analysis | This project intends to analyze patient utilization of hospitals. | 1997-2014 IP |
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| 12/06/2011 | Christopher Sukenik | BDC Advisors, LLC | 11113018 | Analysis of Patient Origin, Patient Migration and Referral Patterns for New York Hospitals | This study will analyze patient origin and migration for New York hospitals, as well as analyze physician referral patterns and physician preferences using multiple hospitals. | 2010 IP 2010 OP |
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| 12/06/2011 | Robert Lin | New York Downtown Hospital | 11112921 | Trends and Associated Clinico-Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity | This study will access the incidences of Kawasaki's disese and other hypersensitivity disorders. | 1990-2014 IP |
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| 12/06/2011 | Mithun Patel | McKinsey and Company | 11120601 | Strategic Plan for South Florida | The data will be used to determine which patients are leaving South Florida to pursue medical care in the New York City area, and for which procedures. | 2005-2011 IP |
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| 11/25/2011 | Rebecca Wolff | Meridian Health | 11111606 | Planning and Marketing Analyses | Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals. | 2009-2014 IP 2009-2014 OP |
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| 11/25/2011 | Travis Stegeman | Total Benchmark Solutions, LLC | 11111605 | Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking | Data will be used with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers. | 2010 IP |
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| 11/18/2011 | Michael Mittleman | PSCH, Inc. - Headquarters Division | 11110404 | Preliminary Guidelines and Quality Indicators for Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Homes | The primary use of these data will be a series of analyses which will contribute to the development of patient-centered behavioral health home guidelines used to facilitate planning for and the continuation of high-quality services to patients and health home member organizations through the development of individual and organizational profiles and quality indicators. | 2008-2014 IP 2008-2014 OP |
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| 11/18/2011 | David Manko | Rivkin Radler, LLP | 11110403 | Pre-Litigations Investigations | The project will aggregate data relating to payor information and hospital transfers for an ambulatory surgery center. | 2010-2014 AS |
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| 11/18/2011 | Mark Humowiecji | New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) | 11110402 | Ambulatory Surgery Fee Schedule Study | The WCB is evaluating the financial implication of changing from PAS to either EAPG or APC for its ambulatory surgery reimbursement rates. The data will be used to support financial analysis of new rate methodology. | 2005-2011 IP | |
| 11/17/2011 | Amber Seligson | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease | 1110-13 | NY/NY III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation | The NY/NY III evaluation is designed to address a core set of questions, and this project pertains to that evaluation by analyzing publicly-funded health and social services and the health outcomes associated with placement in supportive housing. | 2005-2014 IP 2005-2014 OP |
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| 11/17/2011 | Matthew Leary | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Care Research and Information Services | 1110-12(S) | New York State Hospitalization and Utilization Performance Assessment | Summary statistics are needed for a variety of health care topics. The requestor will utilize SPARCS data in the examination of medical conditions, surgical services, and utilization patterns. | 1990-2014 IP 1990-2014 OP |
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| 11/17/2011 | Keith Servis | New York State Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct | 1110-11 | Mandatory Investigations and Program Related Activities | This data will be used to identify outlier cases that need further exploration to identify patterns of care. | 1982-2014 IP 1983-2014 OP 1986-2006 PRI |
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| 11/17/2011 | Mary De Masi | Council on Children and Families | 1110-10 | An Examination of Emergency Department Use Among Children in New York | The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of emergency department use by children, and to help identify factors that predict the likelihood children will present to EDs for non-urgent care. | 2009-2014 ED |
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| 11/17/2011 | Ghinwa Dumyati | Monroe County Department of Health | 1110-09 | Identifying a Target Population for C. Difficile Vaccine | The purpose of this project is to look at the ICD-9 and CPT codes of patients with C.difficile infection in order to identify any trends based on co-morbidities that identify a potential candidate who would benefit from a vaccination. | 2009-2014 IP 2009-2014 AS |
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| 11/17/2011 | Don Weiss | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Diseases | 1110-08 | Assessment of the Quality of Meningococcal Disease Reporting in New York City | This study seeks to determine the accuracy of the New York city surveillance of meningococcal disease. | 1989-2014 IP |
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| 11/17/2011 | David Gould | United Hospital Fund | 1110-07 | Monitoring and Analyzing Utilization, Operation, and Finances of Hospitals in New York State | The data will be used to describe and analyze trends in the utilization, operation, and finances of New York hospitals, with a clear focus on New York City hospitals. | 2005-2014 IP 2005-2014 ED |
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| 11/17/2001 | Niev Duffy | SUNY Old Westbury, Department of Politics, Economics, and Law | 1110-06 | An Analysis of New York State Hospital Utilization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Diagnoses by Community Socio-Economic Status and Access to Primary Care: Implications for Healthcare Reform | This study will explore the impact of community level characteristics and access to care on hospital utilization rates for ambulatory care sensitive diagnoses. | 1995-2014 IP 1995-2014 OP |
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| 11/17/2011 | David Cutler | National Bureau of Economic Research | 1110-05 | How Does Resource Availability Affect Care and Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients | This study investigates how the availability of specialized hospital resources affects patterns of care and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndromes. | 2005-2014 IP 2005-2014 OP |
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| 11/17/2011 | Giampaolo Greco | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1110-04 | Modifiable Risk Factors of High Cost in Kidney Transplantation | The primary goal of this study is to identify predictors of resource utilization in kidney transplant patients. | 2005-2014 IP 2005-2014 OP |
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| 11/17/2001 | Eric Strauss | Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Sports Medicine | 1110-03 | Utility and Long-Term Efficacy of Meniscal Repair/Meniscectomy | The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the utility and efficacy of knee meniscectomy/meniscal repair. | 1995-2014 IP 1997-2002 OP 2003-2014 AS |
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| 11/17/2001 | David Gould | United Hospital Fund | 1110-02 | Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York | This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York hospitals. | 2005-2009 IP |
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| 11/17/2011 | David Ping | Health Quest | 1110-01 | Planning and Marketing Analysis | The purpose of this project is to plan, market and provide more effectively appropriate services to the community. | 2008-2014 IP 2008-2014 OP |
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| 11/17/2011 | Amresh Hanchate | Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine | 1101-14(A) | The Effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities | This project will compare changes in admission rates, racial/ethnic disparities in such rates, and associated changes in inpatient costs in MA vs. other states for CV ACS conditions. | 2003-2014 IP 2004-2014 AS |
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| 11/17/2011 | Byung-Kwang Yoo | University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences | 0807-03(A) | Effect of Individual Behavioral Responses on Benefits of Influenza Vaccination | The primary purpose of this study is to examine if there are disparities in hospitalization rates due to influenza and its complications that can be prevented by influenza vaccination. | 2003-2014 IP |
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| 11/04/2011 | Jeremy Henderson | HealthGrades, Inc. | 11103108 | Quality Ratings and Analysis | The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals. | 2010 IP |
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| 11/04/2011 | Linda Fishel | E.J. Noble Hospital, IT Department | 11103106 | E.J. Noble Hospital & Kinney Nursing Home, Strategy Development | The data will be used to identify the volume of SNF discharges within E.J. Noble's relative market area. | 2010 IP |
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| 11/03/2011 | Michael Williams | New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy | 11101705 | State of New York, City Housing and Neighborhoods | This project will utilize the data to study the state of New York City housing and neighborhoods. | 2010 IP |
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| 11/03/2011 | Mark Jeziorski | Sophical Solutions, LLC | 11101704 | Pricing Benchmarking | Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges. | 2011 IP 2011 OP 2011 AS |
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| 11/03/2011 | Jennifer Jamilkowski | Stony Brook University Hospital, Department of Planning | 11101703 | Planning and Marketing Analysis | This project will analyze patient utilization of hospitals. | 2007-2011 IP |
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| 11/03/2011 | Lynn Shepard Scott | Upstate University Hospital | 11092110 | Upstate University Market Assessment | The data will be used to calculate a number of key market variables affecting Upstate New York, including total market volumes, utilization, and market share. | 2007-2010 IP 2007-2010 OP |
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| 10/31/2011 | Nicole Hirt | HCR Home Care, Outreach Department | 11101702 | Planning and Marketing Analysis | This project will analyze the data for hospital discharge trends, specifically usage of home health services. | 2009-2014 IP |
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| 10/31/2011 | Kate Hogerton | Bellevue Hospital (NYC), Finance Division, Revenue Integrity Department | 11101701 | APR DRG SOI Analysis for New York City Metropolitan Area Hospitals | Data will be used to compare Bellevue's inpatient discharges by APR DRG Severity of Illness (SOI) and LOS against hospital peers in the New York City Metropolitan area. | 2010-2014 IP |
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| 10/31/2011 | Sridhar Chilimuri | Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Department of Medicine | 11091203 | Gallstone Disease in the Young | The data will be used in an epidemiological analysis of gallstone prevalance in young people. | 1996-2010 IP |
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| 09/30/2011 | Paul Savage | Healthcare Intelligence, LLC | 11092712 | Peer Planning and Simulation Modeling of Hospital Activity | This is a web based program for healthcare administrators and regulators to be used in planning for health facilities and community need. | 2011-2013 IP 2011-2013OP 2011-2013AS |
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| 09/26/2011 | Paul Gruenewald | Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Prevention Research Center | 11092111 | Environmental Approaches to Prevention | The data will be used to create a time series tabulation of diagnoses at the county level, and will be used for exploratory analysis of substance use/abuse problems. | 1982-2009 IP |
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| 09/23/2011 | John Martin | Premier, Inc. | 10122908 | Free Benchmarking Tool/Select Practice Adjustment | The data is used to create a benchmarking tool to identify the performance of any New York State Hospital. The tool produces risk-adjusted outcomes (i.e., mortality, complications, LOS, costs, charges) based on Premier, Inc. methodology. | 2005-2014 IP |
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| 09/19/2011 | Karen Klevanosky | Captial District Physician's Health Plan, Inc. | 11091204 | Hospital Profiling | This project will use the data to study Hospital Admissions and Costs | 2010 IP |
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| 09/19/2011 | John Claude Elfar | University of Rochester, Department of Orthodpedic Surgery | 11091202 | Complications Following Treatment for Femoral Neck Fractures | This project will examine data for femoral neck fracture patients with regards to treatment procedure code, re-admission within 1 year, subsequent procedures, PE, infection, hip dislocation and other documented complications. | 2000-2010 IP |
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| 09/16/2011 | Tara Schmidt | Milliman, Inc. | 11091205 | Actuarial Analyses | The data will be used in actuarial analyses performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables and clinical guidelines published by the firm. The data will be used to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures. | 2010-2013 IP |
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| 09/14/2011 | Matthew Dunphy | 1798 Consultants, Inc. | 11091207 | Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) Hospital Cost Analysis Within Inpatient Setting of Care | The data will be used to understand hospital costs related to inpatient discharges with CDAD secondary diagnosis. | 2010 IP | |
| 09/14/2011 | Larry Schoen | NY State, Department of Health, Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics | 11091206 | Acute Myocardial Infarction in NY 1996-2008 | The data will be used to calculate mortality rates, incident rates and discharge rates for New Yorkers with acute myocardial infarction. | 1996-2008 IP |
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| 08/17/2011 | Meg Jones | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Planning and new Business Development | 11080807 | Planning and Market Analysis | This study will analyze patient utilization of hospitals. | 2010 IP |
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| 08/17/2011 | Tom Ralston | National Care Network, LLC | 11080804 | Data Analyses | Data will be used to help clients and providers bring value and fair pricing to the uninsured and underinsured via our DataSight tools and ConsumerScope tool allowing Medicare and non Medicare patients to identify efficient and safe providers. | 2009 IP |
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| 08/17/2011 | Gerald Richmond | Central New York Health Systems Agency | 11062705 | Central New York Emergency Room Use Study | This study will identify factors to drive and promote policies, procedures and programs to measurably reduce the number of potentially unnecessary emergency room visits in Central New York. | 2008-2014 ED |
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| 08/16/2011 | Ghinwa Dumyati | Monroe County Department of Health, Center for Community Health | 11080809 | Identifying a Target Population for C Difficile Vaccine | The data will be used to determine if there is a trend to the number or type of co-morbidities in C.difficile vs non-C.difficile patients, in order to identify high risk patients for possible primary prevention of disease. | 2010 IP 2010 AS |
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| 08/10/2011 | Lora Lefebvre | NY State Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Management | 11081008 | Brooklyn Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Workgroup Data Analysis | The data will be used to support the MRT workgroup that is charged with analyzing the healthcare system in Brooklyn and recommending steps to ensure that efficient, patient-centered, high-quality care is available to its residents and others who use its facilities. | 2004-2010 IP 2005-2010 ED |
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| 08/10/2011 | Nancy Formella | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 11080502 | Community Health Analysis | This data will allow the reseacher to identify gaps in care, and seek opportunities to reduce variations in outcomes, and to create population health improvement efforts. | 2005-2009 IP |
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| 08/10/2011 | Lona Fowdur | Economists Incorporated | 11080501 | Analysis of NY State Patient Discharges | The data will be used to analyze patient discharges on a zip-code by zip-code basis. | 2003,05,07 IP |
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| 08/10/2011 | James Lee | Lawrence Hospital Center | 11060701 | Crimson Market Advantage for Lawrence Hospital Center | The data will be used for the purposes of the physician market and analysis explicitly for Lawrence Hospital Center | 2008-2014 IP 2008-2014 OP |
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| 07/29/2011 | Mark Radzyner | Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases | 1107-06 | Health Services Research for Cancer Care | The data will be used in a variety of health services research projects. These projects focus on such issues as case mix measurement at specialized cancer facilities, quality assessment measures, analysis of episodes of care for cancer patients, and health economics related to cancer treatment. | 1986-2014 IP 1997-2014 OP |
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| 07/29/2011 | Michelle Ng Gong | Montefiore Medical Center, Division of Critical Care Medicine | 1107-05 | Long Term Survival and Health Care Utilization of Intensive Care Unit Patients in New York State | The purpose of this study is to define clusters of clinically important outcomes after critical illnesses. | 2007-2014 IP 2007-2014 ED |
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| 07/29/2011 | Stephen Lyman | Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 1107-04 | Health Services Research Initiative in Musculoskeletal Healthcare Delivery | This initiative will focus on policy issues related to the delivery of musculoskeletal medical care. Research will primarily be centered around the topics of access to care, quality of care, and costs of care. | 1995-2014 IP 1995-2014 OP |
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| 07/29/2011 | John Canning | Blythedale Children's Hospital | 1107-03 | Continuum of Care of Chronically Ill and Medically Complex Children | The goal of this project is to better understand the resources and LOS required in the acute setting prior to admission to Blythedale. The second goal of this project is to determine the entire population of kids that demonstrate diagnostic characteristics of kids that receive services at Blythedale. | 2004-2009 IP |
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| 07/29/2011 | Charlotte Druschel | NY State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1107-02 | Stillbirth Surveillance | The primary purpose of this project is to establish surveillance of stillbirths. | 2010-2014 IP 2010-2014 OP |
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| 07/29/2011 | Shao Lin | NY Stae Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1107-01 | School Related Environment and Public Health Tracking | This project will explore the relationship between outdoor and indoor school-based hazard indicators and children's respiratory health, as well as school performance outcome indicators. | 1997-2014 IP 2005-2014 ED |
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| 07/29/2011 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 1101-09(A) | Does Healthcare Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Changes Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage | This project will examine mortality, readmission and patient safety measures. | 1982-2010 IP 1983-2010 OP |
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| 07/29/2011 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 1101-08(A) | The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA | The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in NYS. | 1982-2013 IP 1983-2013 OP |
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| 07/29/2011 | Thomas Mahoney | Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency | 1010-06(A) | 2020 Performance Commission (PC) PQI/ED Initiatives | The primary goals of the 2020 PC are to improve access to care, and to avoid unnecessary hospital and ED use. The data will used to eliminate disparities in the Finger Lakes region. | 1997-2013 IP 1997-2013 OP |
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| 07/20/2011 | Andy Short | Samaritan Medical Center | 11071304 | Ten Year Demand Forecast for Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services | The data will be used to determine the market size of services by geography and clinical service line. | 2008-2014 IP 2008-2014 OP |
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| 07/15/2011 | Stephen Glickel | Roosevelt Hospital, C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center | 11071303 | Review of Closed Malpractice Cases Involving Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures | The data will be used to report the incidence of shoulder fracture arthroplasty in the last 30 years and analyze potential trends associated with shoulder arthroplasty. | 1982-2010 IP 1984-2010 OP |
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| 07/15/2011 | Bernard Black | Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management/td> | 11071302 | Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates | The reseacher plans to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital-acquired infection rates. | 2009 IP |
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| 06/16/2011 | Lona Fowdur | Economists Incorporated | 11031407 | Analysis of Hospital Service Areas | This study will analyze hospital service areas by patient zipcode, payer group and ms-drg group. | 2009-2013 IP |
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| 06/02/2011 | Carol DeFrances | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics | 11052605 | National Hospital Discharge Survey | This analysis of discharge data is critical to studying diseases, procedures, health and delivery technology and health policy issues. | 2010 IP |
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| 05/12/2011 | Nicole Ngo | Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management | 1104-09 | Examining Health Impacts of Reducing Pollution Emissions from New York City Buses | The goal of this project is to examine the impacts of New York City Transit's effort to reduce pollution from buses on respiratory problems, particularly asthma hospitalizations. | 2006-2009 ED |
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| 05/12/2011 | Andrew Beveridge | CUNY Queens College | 1104-08 | The Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Care Report Cards on Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities in Acess to and Outcomes of CABG and PCI Surgery | This study will examine race, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in access to and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft(CABG) surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) from 1988-2010. | 1988-2014 IP 1988-2014 OP |
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| 05/12/2011 | Freling Smith | University of Phoenix | 1104-07 | A Retrospective Comparison of the Inpatient Mortality and 30-day Readmission Rates of Heart Failure Patients | The project will seek to identify differences between the inpatient mortality and 30-day readmission rates of heart failure patients based on the proximity to two teaching hospitals; one in a densely populated area and one in a less densely populated area. | 1999-2009 IP 2005-2009 ED |
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| 05/12/2011 | John Ulberg | NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis | 1104-06 | Medical Provider Reimbursement, Quality of Care and Evaluation | The Department of Health has various responsibilities mandated by legislations in respect to provider reimbursement and quality of care. The data collected will assist in the completion of these responsibilities. | 1982-2014 IP 1983-2014 OP |
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| 05/12/2011 | Mitchell Berman | New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology | 1104-05 | Readmission and Complication Rates for Selected Surgical Procedures | The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate patient outcome following a variety of high-risk surgical procedures. These procedures include treatment of cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformations, carotid endarterectomy, and open heart procedures. | 1995-2014 IP 1995-2014 OP |
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| 05/12/2011 | Denise Paone | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment | 1104-04 | Surveillance and Prevalence of Drug-Related and Alcohol-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Discharges | The specific aim of this study is to quantify the burden of drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence in NY, based on existing public health surveillance, mortality, health services utilization, and population survey data. | 2007-2014 IP 2007-2014 ED |
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| 05/12/2011 | Rena Jones | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE) | 1104-03 | Association Between Chemical Constituents of Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in New York State | The objective of this study is to examine independent effects of chemical constituents of particulate matter in relation to cardiovascular and respiratory morbidities. | 1999-2005 IP | |
| 05/12/2011 | Elizabeth Howell | Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Health Evidence and Policy | 1104-02 | Monitoring Obstetric Quality Indicators Using Routine Data: A Feasibility Study | This project will assess the feasibility of constructing proposed ob-quality measures using the two principal population-based routine data sources on births available in the US, SPARCS and Vital Statistics. | 1999-2014 IP |
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| 05/12/2011 | Dina Hoefer | NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Comminicable Disease Control | 1104-01 | H1N1 Hospitalizations | The purpose of this study is to validate the Sentinel Hospital Program's (SHP) ability to capture Influenza-like illness admissions by comparing SHP cases to the hospital discharge data reported to SPARCS | 2009-2010 IP |
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| 05/12/2011 | Barbara Cornblatt | North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital | 1101-04 | Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis (EDIPP) New York Site: Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program | The purpose of this study is to compare patients in an experimental area that were administered an experimental treatment to potentially reduce psychosis, to a larger control area of patients that did not receive the experimental treatment. | 1997-2013 IP |
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| 05/12/2011 | William Greene | Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1004-02 (A) | Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission | The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide us with the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high quality care by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care for our patients at discharge. | 2007-2013 IP 2007-2013 OP |
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| 05/12/2011 | Hannah Jordan | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) | 1001-05 (A) | Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2011 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry | The WTC Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. | 1996-2013 IP 1996-2013 OP |
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| 05/04/2011 | Andrew Epstein | University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine | 11050203 | Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices | Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and their associations with patient outcomes. | 1992-2014 IP |
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| 05/04/2011 | Khoi Pham | Hackensack University Medical Center, Planning Department | 11050202 | Overall and Clinical Service Line Cases and Market Share and Analysis for New York Providers | The data will be used to summarize overall and clinical service line cases and market share and analysis for New York providers. | 2008-2012 IP |
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| 05/04/2011 | Cody Smart | Cody Smarat (IHC) | 11050201 | SPARCS Info to Cost Report Analysis | SPARCS data will be used to identify hospitals where mistakes on the Institutional Cost Report may be causing the hospital to lose reimbursement monies. | 2008-2009 IP 2008-2009 OP |
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| 04/29/2011 | George Mcglaughlin | Health Info Technics, L.L.C. | 11042607 | Aggregate Market Share Reports for Hospital Use in Marketing, Strategic Operations and Planning | This project uses demographic, CMS, and state data to create utilization rates and strategic planning reports. | 2010 IP 2010 OP |
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| 04/29/2011 | Amanda Goon | SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine | 11042506 | Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS: 1983-2009 | The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease. | 1983-2009 IP |
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| 04/27/2011 | Philip Mossman | NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs, Bureau of HCRA Operations and Financial Analysis | 11042204 | Potential Impact of Excluding Nursing Intensity Weights (NIWs) from APR-DRG Service Intensity Weight (SIW) Methodology | The data will be used to compare the difference between utilizing the NIW's in an SIW calculation and excluding the NIW's | 2005-2009 IP |
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| 04/25/2011 | Carol Cassell | P2 Collaborative of Western NY | 11042103 | Data Analyses and Technical Support for Health Planning | This project will use the data for community health planning. | 2007-2010 IP 2007-2010 OP |
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| 04/08/2011 | Andrew Rokito | New York University, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery | 11040801 | Incidence of SLAP Lesions Repairs Since 'CPT-29807' Epidemic | The purpose of this study is to investigate and report if there is a rise in the frequency of SLAP lesion repairs being done since the advent of CPT code 29807 and if there is a frank indication of an interesting incidence of SLAP lesions (epidemic) versus non-clinical causes or both. | 2002-2010 IP 2002-2010 AS |
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| 04/08/2011 | William Stamp | Bassett Healthcare Network, Bassett Hospital | 11020906 | Market Analysis | The data will be used to present market share and other analytical elements to better understand market challenges and opportunities. | 2009-2010 IP 2009-2010 OP |
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| 3/29/2011 | Drew Lerman | Bon Secours Charity Health System | 11032906 | Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis | This project will monitor reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures. | 2010-2014 IP 2010-2014 OP |
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| 3/29/2011 | Paul Staehle | University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision Support | 11032905 | Benchmarking and Quality Improvement | UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiative studies. | 2008-2014 IP | |
| 3/21/2011 | Matthew Cooper | Albany Medical Center, Department of Corporate Finance | 11031602 | Crimson Market Advantage for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus | Data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of physician market analyses explicitly for Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical Center-South Clinical Campus. | 2008-2010 IP 2008-2010 OP |
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| 3/17/2011 | Thomas McCarthy | National Economic Research Associates, NERA Inc. | 11031604 | To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code | The data for this project will be used to analyze hospital usage by patient zip code. | 2009 IP | |
| 3/17/2011 | Justin Wood | Committee of Interns and Residents, SEIU | 11031603 | Access Cost and Quality of Care for New York Hospital Patients | This project will assess the cost and quality of care of outpatient and inpatient services provided by NY hospitals. | 2006-2010 IP 2008-2010 OP |
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| 3/7/2011 | Mark Coughlin | Hammes Company | 11022212 | Planning and Market Analysis | The data will be used to determine patient utilization of hospitals. | 2008-2010 IP | |
| 3/2/2011 | E. Kevin Conley | NYS Office of Mental Health | 11020908 | Emergency Room Utilization Among Patients With Psychiatric Disorders | The data will be used to report Emergency Room rates of patients with mental illness at hospital, county and regional levels, and across multiple years (longitudinal and/or trend analyses). | 2007-2014 OP | |
| 3/2/2011 | William Milczarki | Hunter College, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning | 11020905 | Bicycle-Pedestrian Accidents in New York State | The purpose of this project is to analyze the frequency of bike-ped accidents in NYS. | 1982-2014 IP 1983-2014 OP |
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| 2/17/2011 | Jean Ahn | Yale New Haven Health System, Planning Office | 11020907 | Outmigration from Connecticut, Volume and Share | The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals. | 2009 IP 2009 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Hilary Parton | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services | 1004-07 (A) DPRB | Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP) | This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan. Potential benefits will be to the population in general. Accurate incidence and prevalence numbers for SLE are not currently available in Manhattan. The results of this project will guide appropriate funding for research and treatment of this disease. Specifically, it will accurately estimate disparities in disease burden across different race/ethnicity subsets, for which information is currently sparse. | 2004-2013 IP 2004-2013 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Denise Paone | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Care and Treatment | 1101-16 DPRB | Drug User Estimation Study (DUES) | The purpose of this study is to produce an accurate estimation of problematic drug users in New York City. The methodology is the use of the capture-recapture method. Required for this analysis is a unique case list. Two data sources, OASAS and OVS will be used for case selection. The researcher intends to link SPARCS data to these two data sources to eliminate duplicates. This proposed study is to explore the feasibility of using police arrest data as a source to acquire cases. Police arrest data may be available on convictions, but the use of this data has several problematic issues. | 2009 IP | |
| 2/11/2011 | Andrea Mathis | Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) | 1101-15 DPRB | Acute Hospital Readmissions | The primary purpose of this project is to understand and analyze acute hospital readmission patterns. The main issues to be addressed are to characterize the nature and frequency of readmissions, to identify and quantify risk factors, and to explore the role of the emergency department on the nature and frequency of acute hospital readmissions. Understanding current readmission rates and general risk factors for readmission, not specific to disease conditions can help hospitals target at risk patients and implement quality improvement activities. | 2000-2010 IP 2007-2010 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Amresh Hanchate | Boston University, School of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine | 1101-14 DPRB | Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Disparities: Project #1 The effects of Massachusetts Health Reform on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities | This National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant sponsored study is examining the effect of the Massachusetts’ health care reform to increase the number of insured. New York State data will be used as a control for the following comparison to Massachusetts’ rates; admission rates (all patient, race, and ethnicity) and associated changes in inpatient costs for CV ACS (cardiovascular disease acute coronary syndrome) conditions including congestive heart failure (CHF) angina, and hypertension, 30-day readmission rates (all patient, race, and ethnicity) changes in inpatient costs for CHF and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), changes in rates for referral-sensitive cardiac procedures such as pacemaker implantation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)Changes in utilization rates in safety-net versus non safety net hospitals (all patient, race, and ethnicity). | 2004-2014 IP 2004-2014 AS |
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| 2/11/2011 | Bruce Friedman | University of Rochester, Department of Community & Preventative Medicine | 1101-13 DPRB | Effectiveness of Stroke Treatment at Designated Stroke Centers in New York State | The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness (mortality), cost and cost-effectiveness of stroke treatment at hospitals with and without Designated Stroke Centers in NYS. Analysis will be used to evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness of stroke management at these specific centers. | 2005-2006 IP 2005-2006 ED |
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| 2/11/2011 | William Allsion | Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) | 1101-12 DPRB | HANYS New York State Clinical Database Update | Analysis of SPARCS data will produce hospital discharge profiles, quality, and re-admission analysis. The data will also be used for policy analysis and evaluation, strategic planning and utilization analysis, and special projects/new product development. | 1987-2014 IP 1987-2014 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Mark Neuman | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics | 1101-11 DPRB | Comparative Effectiveness of Anesthesia Type for Hip Fracture Surgery | The researcher is evaluating the effect of anesthesia method on the outcomes patients receiving surgery for hip fractures. | ||
| 2/11/2011 | Giulia Earle-Richardson | Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health | 1101-10 DPRB | Statewide Surveillance of New York State Farm Injuries | The primary purpose of this research is to accurately track fatal and non-fatal agricultural injuries in New York State. This will aid in the development of injury prevention programs, education and outreach for the agricultural community. | 2007-2014 IP 2007-2014 ED |
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| 2/11/2011 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 1101-09 DPRB | Does Health Care Spending Improve Patient Outcomes? Evidence from Within Neighborhood Hospital Usage | The researcher will examine whether costs of care for patients living in similar neighborhoods (i.e. Census blocks or streets) for whom a systematic difference exists that influences the hospital at which they are treated. The researcher will identify patients living equidistant to a high and low spending hospital and track their outcomes. The metrics of the research are mortality, readmission, and patient safety measures. The researcher ultimately will research the changes over time in ambulance dispatch patterns and how these changes affect the selection of the hospital and how this selection impacts the quality of care delivered to patients. | 1982-2010 IP 1983-2010 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 1101-08 DPRB | The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Hospital Use: Evidence from Medicaid, CHIP, and PPACA | The proposed study will examine the question if the expansion of public insurance leads to changes in the rates of hospitalizations for individuals eligible for these public programs. | 1982-2013 IP 1983-2013 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Patricia Shi | Mount Sinai Hospital, Division of Hematology-Oncology | 1101-07 DPRB | Association of Morbidity, Mortality and Length of Stay of Hospital Admissions in Sickle Cell Patients with Community Hospital Characteristics | The purpose of this study is to determine whether morbidity, mortality and length of stay during hospitalizations in sickle cell patients is influence by community hospital characteristics such as an academic versus non-academic setting or hospital volume of sickle cell admissions. | 2005-2014 IP 2005-2014 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Igor Zurbenko | SUNY School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics | 1101-06 DPRB | Multivariate Time Series Analysis Methods with an Application on Meteorological Condition and Air Pollution Effects on Human Health | The researcher is examining the synoptic effect of air pollutants and weather conditions on hospital conditions in New York State due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. | 1982-2014 IP | |
| 2/11/2011 | Ying Wang | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1101-05 DPRB | Developing a Statewide, Population-based Surveillance System for Hemoglobinopathies in New York State | The objective of this project is to establish a statewide, population-based surveillance system for hemoglobinopathies in NYS through collaboration among the Newborn Screening Program, Hemoglobin Specialty Treatment Centers, Medicaid Program, the Congenital Malformations Registry and other existing administrative database systems to integrate data collection of both short-term and long-term follow-up information for people in NYS with hemoglobinopathies. | 2004-2014 IP 2004-2014 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Nina Bickell | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1101-03 DPRB | Comparative Effectiveness Research to Eliminate Disparities Initiative (CEREDI) | The requested data will be used to assist investigators in identifying and monitoring racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in health care; to develop and disseminate interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities; to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in reducing or eliminating disparities in healthcare. Current conditions under study include hypertension, cancer, congestive heart failure and stroke. | 2005-2013 IP 2005-2013 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1101-02 DPRB | Targeting Primary Immunodeficiency Among Minorities: 2005 - 2009 | The data will be used to derive the number of subjects considered by physicians in NYS to have immune defects; the demographics of these subjects, the other diagnosis codes for complications that each patient has experienced over time, the outpatient codes that were applied before the patient was given the diagnosis of an immune defect, the kind of treatments given and the costs of hospitalizations and other treatments. | 2000-2014 IP 2000-2014 OP |
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| 2/11/2011 | Barbara Dennison | NYS Department of Health, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Policy and Research Translation Unit | 1101-01 DPRB | Using Clinically Enhanced-Claims Data to Guide the Selection of Coronary Procedures | The goal of this research program is to examine the comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures and percutaneous coronary artery interventions (PCI). | 2008-2013 IP 2008-2013 OP |
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| 2/4/2011 | Tamie Critelli | O'Conco Healthcare Consultants | 11012402 | New York Market & Cost 2009 | The purpose of this project is to create cost-based benchmarks using the company's standard cost stepdown methodology. | 2009-2012 IP | |
| 2/4/2011 | Dian Kahn | Vermont Department of Health (BISHCA), Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Healthcare Administration | 10111806 | Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Dataset | Under 18 VSA 9405 and 9410, BISHCA is responsible for developing data resources to analyze health care utilization for services provided to Vermont residents within and outside of the state of Vermont. In order to provide for its analytical responsibility, the BISHCA needs access to selected hospitals data from NYSDOH. Such data will be used for public health purposes, health care utilization analyses, and studies of health care trends. | 2004-2013 IP 2004-2013 OP |
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| 1/10/2011 | Elizabeth McCullough | 3M Health Information Systems, Inc. | 10122907 | Analysis of Clinical Risk Groupers (CRGs) on Ambulatory Care Complications | The data will be used to determine how often ambulatory care complications occur. | 2008-2009 AS |
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Project Title
Project Description
Data Years Requested
12/16/2010
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
10121506
Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives
The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients.
2007-2009 IP
12/16/2010
Chris Gorman
McKinsey and Company
10121505
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services.
2009-2011 IP
12/10/2010
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
10120704
Planning and Marketing Analyses
This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals.
2008-2009 IP
12/10/2010
Matthew Eapen
New York Presbyterian Hospital
10120703
Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT)
This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement.
2009-2011 IP
12/02/2010
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
10120101
Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will be used to create cost reports.
2009 IP
11/10/2010
John O'Brien
Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC
10110904
Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking
This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers.
2006-2013 IP
11/4/2010
Jeff Schaller
Health Grades, Inc.
10110303
Quality Ratings and Analysis
This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2009 IP
11/3/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1010-13
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
11/3/2010
Charlotte Druschel
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-12 (S)
Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data
The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Matthew Reilly
NYS Education Department
1010-10
Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts
The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement.
2001-2013 IP
11/03/2010
Wanda Lizak Welles
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
1010-09
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances.
2010-2013 IP
2010-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Jennifer Frontera, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1010-08
Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study
SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost.
1990-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Thomas Mahoney
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
1010-06
T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives
The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care.
1997-2013 IP
1997-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Douglas Almond
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics
1010-05
Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions
The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Syni-An Hwang
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1010-04
An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes
The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater.
2000-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Deborah Fox
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry
1010-03
Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Lorna Thorpe
CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health
1010-02
Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly
The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
Wendy McKelvey
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health
1010-01
Environmental Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance.
1996-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A3)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
11/03/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics)
1001-06 (DA) DPRB
How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1984-2013 OP
11/03/2010
Jennifer Norton
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
0804-02 (A)
Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City
Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness.
1997-2011 IP
1997-2011 OP
11/03/2010
David Savitz
Brown University
0801-02 (A)
The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization.
1995-2005 IP
10/21/2010
Jim Strunk
Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology
10100702
Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights
The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals.
2005-2013 IP
10/21/2010
Rober Kanter
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics
10100601
Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals
This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria.
1996-2006 IP
10/21/2010
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
10100803
Trend Analysis
This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
10/08/2010
Richard Shin
Economists Inc.
10100803
Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area
The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set.
2009 IP
10/01/2010
Sarah Gerecke
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
10092005
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level.
2009 IP
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9/29/2010
William Levine, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
10091704
Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures.
2007-2009 OP
9/24/2010
Tim Feldman
Rochester General Hospital
10090303
Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General
The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General.
2008-2013 IP OP
9/10/2010
David Savitz
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine
10090302
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City
Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention.
1995-2003 IP
9/03/2010
Gerald Silberstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management
10082614
Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications
For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson.
2005-2009 IP
9/03/2010
James Doyle
SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC)
10082412
Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project
Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/30/2010
Robert Lin
NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College
10081108
Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity
The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared.
1990-2009 IP
2009-2011 OP
8/30/2010
Jo Surpin
Applied Medical Software, Inc.
10080303
Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms
The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios.
2008-2009 IP
8/30/2010
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department
10082615
Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data
Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings.
2009 IP
2005-2009 OP
8/20/2010
Palmer Bessey
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center
10081710
Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State
Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy.
1983-2013 IP
8/20/2010
Bernard Black
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
10081709
Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates
The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates.
2001-2008 IP
8/16/2010
Raymond Park
Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital
10071603
New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia
The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children.
2004-2009 IP
8/03/2010
Elizabeth Lewis-Michl
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1007-08
Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York
The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community.
1982-2013 IP
8/03/2010
David Strogatz
University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health
1007-07
Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children
The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma.
2000-2010 IP
8/03/2010
Rudy Lewis
NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
1007-05 (S)
Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women
The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care.
1992-2013 IP
1992-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Peter McGuire
Mount Sinai Medical Center
1007-04
Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders
The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Anna Colello
NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program
1007-03
Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
8/03/2010
Warren Enker, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York
1007-02
Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers.
1985-2005 IP
8/03/2010
Andrew Ryan
Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
1007-01 DPRB
The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality
The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states.
1986-2013 IP
8/03/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research
1004-05 (A)
Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Shao Lin
NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University
1001-07 (A2)
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
8/03/2010
Samuel Kleiner
Cornell University
0804-07 (A2)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
8/03/2010
Seth Freedman
University of Michigan, School of Public Health
0804-05 (A)
Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes
TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life.
1992-2003 IP
7/30/2010
Lorna Mason
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/30/2010
Tavora Buchman
Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health
10071604
Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older
Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older.
2004-2009 IP
2004-2009 OP
7/08/2010
Shelley Hirshberg
P2 Collaborative of WNY
10070101
HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure
The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level.
2005-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
7/06/2010
Mark Jeziorski
Sophical Solutions, LLC
10063007
Pricing Benchmarking
Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges.
2010 IP
2010 OP
6/21/2010
Carol DeFrances
National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10062106
National Hospital Discharge Survey
This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey.
2009 IP
6/21/2010
Jeanne Mancision
Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department
10060904
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity.
2007-2010 IP
6/10/2010
Kerry Bommarito
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases
10050117
Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction
The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction.
2007 OP
6/10/2010
Christopher Chen
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College
10050116
Academic Health Services Research
The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult.
2004-2007 IP
6/10/2010
Kevin Kenny
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP
10050115
Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market
Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation.
2007 IP
6/7/2010
Mary Rojas
IPRO
10060302
Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures
The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review.
2009-2011 IP
2009-2011 OP
6/4/2010
Tyler Tracewski
Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC
10060301
Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development
In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate.
2008 IP
6/3/2010
Shannon Lorbiecki
Larson Allen, LLC
10051408
University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals.
2007-2008 IP
5/25/2010
Stephen Fillebrown
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
10050703
Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County
The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals.
2006-2010 IP
5/25/2010
Robert Knauf
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance
10031506
Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients
For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist.
2007-2010 IP
5/24/2010
Anthony Kouba
Health Care Futures
10051412
Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York.
2007-2009 IP
5/17/2010
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy
10050704
Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting
Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
1982-1983 IP
5/14/2010
Jayanth Kumar
NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health
10050805
Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State
For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State.
2003-2008 IP
2003-2008 OP
5/11/2010
Rafael Ruiz
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association
10040107
Health Policy Analyses
Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
Mark Neuman
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP
10040106
Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture
Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture.
2007 IP
5/11/2010
James Hallick
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group
10040105
Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area
Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide.
2006-2007 OP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-09 DPRB
Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations.
1995-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Hilary Parton
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services
1004-07 DPRB
Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP)
This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan.
2004-2013 IP
2004-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Fabrice Smieliauskas
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
1004-06 DPRB
Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance
This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships.
2002-2008 IP
5/11/2010
Robert Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
1004-05 DPRB
Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities
The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities.
1995-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
David Foster
Thomson Reuters
1004-04 DPRB
Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia
The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
Tom Talbot
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1004-03 DPRB
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)
The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State.
2008-2013 IP
5/11/2010
William Greene
SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
1004-02 DPRB
Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission
The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge.
2007-2013 IP
2007-2013 OP
5/11/2010
Jean Ahn
Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development
1004-01 DPRB
Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share
The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut.
2007-2009 IP
2007-2009 OP
5/11/2010
Shao Lin
NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
1001-07 (A) DPRB
Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State
This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects.
1991-2013 IP
2005-2013 ED
5/11/2010
Amanda Kowalski
National Bureau of Economic Research
1001-06 (D) DPRB
How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York
Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations.
1982-2013 IP
1983-2013 OP
4/22/2010
Rebecca Wolff
Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC)
10042002
Planning and Marketing
Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals.
2006-2011 IP
4/20/2010
Rakesh Shrestha
St. Barnabas Health Care System
10022605
Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY
The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc.
2008-2009 IP
4/20/2010
Carl Denney
Health InfoTechnics, LLC
09102308
Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning
The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning.
2008-2009 IP
2008-2009 OP
4/15/2010
Susan Wymer
IPRO
10041201
CMS AIM Hospice Special Project
The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis.
2006-2008 IP
4/8/2010
Matthew McHugh
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
10030109
Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes
The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes.
1995-2006 IP
4/8/2010
Daniel Barocas
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program
10030108
Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer
This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer.
2005-2007 IP
4/7/2010
Hannah Jordan
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry
1001-05 DPRB
Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys.
1996-2013 IP
1996-2013 OP
2009
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12/28/2009
Roberta Sprague
Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care
09122304
Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York
The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital.
2005 - 2012 IP
2005 - 2012 OP
12/21/2009
Natalia Egorova
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy
0912803
Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures
Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries.
1990 - 2012 IP
1990 - 2012 OP
12/18/2009
Chip Richter
St. Jude Medical
09121001
Ad Hoc Market Research Projects
The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center.
2008 IP
11/25/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09111610
Patient Care Analyst
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician).
2009 AS
2009 IP
2009 OP
11/25/2009
David Dranove
Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09111608
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables.
1984-1987 IP
11/25/2009
Craig Storrow
Bassett Healthcare
09080301
Market Analysis and Database Assessment
Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities.
2007-2008 AS
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
11/19/2009
Andrew Epstein
Yale University
09103011
Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices
Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes.
1992-2012 IP
11/12/2009
Scott Thomas
NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.)
09111004
To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code.
This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files.
2007-2008 IP
11/10/2009
Jim Strunk
Data Advantage Corp.
09111003
State Data View Medical Benchmarking
The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered.
2008 IP
11/10/2009
Sandra Hapenney
Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies
09091703
Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals
This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 AS
10/29/2009
Paul Staehle
The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division
09091003
Benchmarking and Quality Improvement
UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives.
2005-2009 IP
10/28/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
09102809
State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods
Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics.
2008 IP
10/23/2009
Denise Buonopane
The Buonopane Group
09042409
Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks
To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
10/22/2009
Kathleen Masiulis
Long Island Health Network(LIHN)
0910-07 DPRB
Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions
The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 ED
10/22/2009
Alexander Opotowsky
Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology
0910-06 DPRB
The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization.
1998-2012 IP
1998-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Rebecca Scheer
Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc.
0910-10 DPRB
Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition
The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II.
2008-2012 IP
2008-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Howard Berliner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management
0910-04 DPRB
Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s)
Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance.
2008 IP
2008 OP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-05 DPRB
Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York
This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care.
2005-2007 IP
10/22/2009
Sean Cavanaugh
United Hospital Fund of New York City
0910-11 DPRB
Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York
The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care.
2005-2011 IP
2005-2011 OP
10/22/2009
Wendy Wilcox
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health
0910-02 DPRB
Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City
This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women.
2009-2012 IP
10/22/2009
Jerrold Hirsch
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development
0910-03 DPRB
Hospital and Market Utilization Study
The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
10/22/2009
Amresh Hanchate
Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine
0910-01 DPRB
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees
The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant.
2006-2012 IP
10/49/2009
David Dranove
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics
09100905
Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting
This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
1988-1994 IP
10/15/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems (CHS)
09101304
Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning
Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community.
2006 IP
2006 OP
10/8/2009
Mary Paris
Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester)
09100803
The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State
The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
10/6/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
09100502
Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning
Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market.
2004-2012 IP
2004-2012 OP
10/6/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09100201
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2009 IP
2006-2009 OP
9/30/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09092504
Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research
Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports.
2006-2008 AS
9/28/2009
Kelly Koniewicz
Health Market Science, Inc.
09091002
Trends Analysis
The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges.
2008 IP
2008 OP
9/25/2009
John Muldoon
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
09082109
NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project
The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities.
2007 IP
08/31/2009
Giulia Earle Richardson
Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center
09082105
Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS
Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state.
A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be
stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
08/25/2009
Steve Sinclair
Samaritan Medical Center
09081907
Admissions by Zip Code
The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties.
2008 IP
08/19/2009
Christy Duke
United South and Eastern Tribes
09081204
USET Hospital Discharge Project
The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca
Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health
issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings.
2007-2008 IP
08/17/2009
Clifford Waldman
Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics
09081103
Hospital Profiling
The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost.
2008-2012 IP
08/03/2009
Michael Quinn
Temple University Health System
09073120
NYS Inpatient Market Analysis
Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS.
2007 IP
07/29/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
09072719
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
1983-2000 IP
07/27/2009
Kyle Hansen
Health Grades, Inc.
09072113
Quality Ratings and Analysis
The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals.
2008 IP
07/24/2009
Turner Osler
University of Vermont, Department of Surgery
09071710
Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers
The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors.
2004-2008 IP
07/24/2009
David Kao
University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology
09061707
Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization
The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease.
1994-2012 IP
1994-2012 OP
07/20/2009
William Neigher
Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning
09061705
Market Strategist Software
The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses.
2006-2010 IP
2006-2010 AS
07/20/2009
Bruce Boissonnault
Niagara Health Quality Coalition
0907-06
Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications
This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility.
2004-2012 IP
07/20/2009
William Flynn
Erie County Medical Center
0907-05
Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults
This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults.
1998-2012 IP
07/20/2009
Wanda Liza Welles
New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
0907-04 (S)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The
program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 ED
07/20/2009
Grace Wong
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
0907-03
Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses
This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions.
2003-2012 IP
2003-2012 OP
07/20/2009
Tom Bourgeois
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
0907-02
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages
This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage.
2006 IP
2007 OP
07/20/2009
Kitty Gelberg
New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health
0907-01
Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance
This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations
with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome.
2007 IP
2007 OP
07/17/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071005
Interactive Asthma Surveillance System
Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the
Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health.
2005-2012 IP
07/16/2009
Dale Schumacher
Rockburn Institute
09062906
Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN)
Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared.
2008-2009 IP
07/13/2009
Trang Nguyen
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group
09071006
Ongoing Public Health Surveillance
SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs
assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
07/08/2009
Ronald Lagoe
Hospital Executive Council
09070804
Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service
The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures
and provider in the Central NY region.
2008-2010 AS
07/07/2009
Paul Alois
New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit
09070703
Analysis of Medical Claims
The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims.
2006-2008 IP
2006-2008 OP
07/03/2009
Jiali Li
Westschester County DOH
09070302
2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research
WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues.
1995-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
07/03/2009
Warren Brennan
Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA)
09070101
Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System
The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
6/22/2009
Nancy Erickson
New Solutions, Inc.
09061203
UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research
The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Carol DeFrances
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
09060302
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues.
2008 IP
6/05/2009
Michael Gusmano
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09060301
Access to Primary Care in New York
This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county
throughout New York State.
2003-2010 IP
2005-2010 OP
5/20/2009
David Carpenter
UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09051903
Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS
This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
5/19/2009
Anemona Hartocollis
New York Times
09051102
News Stories
The requested data will be used for news stories.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
5/19/2009
Damion Nero
Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP)
09042706
Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions
This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions.
2007-2008 IP
5/18/2009
Susan Goodwin
Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School
09050601
Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage
This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage.
2005-2007 IP
2005-2007 OP
5/12/2009
Gregory Bonk
HMS Associates
08041605
Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses
this project will anlayze health status and health services use.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Colleen McLaughlin
New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management
0904-05
Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety
The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Ira Feldman
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
0904-04 (S)
Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute
The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system.
2002-2012 IP
2002-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Jenny Schnaier
Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
0904-03
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues
such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment
effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels.
1988-2012 IP
1988-2012 OP
5/5/2009
Vincent Mor
Brown University, Department of Community Health
0904-02
Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries
This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies.
2004-2007 IP
5/5/2009
Samuel Kleiner
Carnegie Mellon University
0804-07 (A)
Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State
The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in
New York State.
1982-2006 IP
1983-2006 OP
4/30/2009
Phyllis Supino
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
09042405
Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York
The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease.
2001-2007 IP
4/23/2009
Marge Gandolfi
New York Blood Center
09042004
Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital
This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in
order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital.
2007 IP
4/23/2009
Kathleen Christensen
Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc.
09042003
Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns
The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
4/8/2009
Richard Hoffman
TUI University, College of Health Science
09032314
The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS
This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations.
1996 IP
2007 IP
4/7/2009
Ellen Post
ABT Associates, Inc.
09040301
Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects
This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups.
2007 IP
2007 OP
4/2/2009
Lawrence Lessner
SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment
09033113
Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure
The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
4/2/2009
Stephan Kotsch
Unity Health System
08090802
Market Analysis and Data Assessment
The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas.
2005-2008 IP
2005-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Aileen Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
09032509
Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy
The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
3/27/2009
Kathryn Friedman
University at Buffalo Regional Institute
09031808
Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals.
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Glen Johnson
Division of Family Health
09031307
Family Health Research
The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
3/27/2009
Donna Rundel
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
09031305
Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at
The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital.
2005-2011 IP
3/25/2009
Marjorie Geiger
Patient Safety Center
09030502
Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance
The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals,
ambulatory surgery and emergency departments.
1995-2012 IP
1995-2012 OP
3/16/2009
Jeffrey Indes
Yale University
09031104
Outcomes in Vascular Surgery
The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes.
2000-2010 IP
3/16/2009
Karen Dietz
Bon Secours Charity Health System
09031103
Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis
The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures.
2006-2007 IP
2007 OP
3/6/2009
Yuchi Young
SUNY School of Public Health
09030201
Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State
This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State.
2007-2008 IP
2007-2008 OP
2/26/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09022610
Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York
The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/19/2009
Brian Lorber
VHA Metro New York
08120301
VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive
The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA.
2008-2009 IP
2/19/2009
Lisa Cover
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
08112107
Planning and Marketing Analysis
The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals.
2007 IP
2/10/2009
David Carpenter
SUNY School of Public Health
09020909
Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults
The data will be used for a Master's project and publication.
1993-2008 IP
1993-2008 OP
2/10/2009
Maria Foti
Catholic Health Systems
09012205
Catholoc Health System Facility Planning
The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community.
2007-2010 IP
2007-2010 OP
2/4/2009
Michael Medvesky
Cener for Community Health
09020302
1990-2012 IP
2/4/2009
Shelby Solomon
Ingenix
09020301
Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis
The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking
care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities.
2002-2012 IP
1/30/2009
Josh Phillips
Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP)
09011403
Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County
The data will be used to track patient migration across new York.
2006 IP
1/27/2009
Maria Schymura
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health
0901-09
Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care
This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations.
2002-2012 IO
2002-2012 OP
2002-2006 PRI
1/27/2009
Hwa-Gan Chang
New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health
0901-08
Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology
This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital
Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases.
1982-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Shao Lin
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-07
The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York
State
2000-2012 IP
2000-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hospital Association
0901-06
Essential Health Services planning (EHSP)
This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources.
2004-2007 IP
2004-2007 OP
1/27/2009
Marc Gourevitch
New York University School of Medicine
0901-05
Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions.
This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ismail Sirtalan
Greater New York Hosptial Association
0901-04
Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System
The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State.
1999-2012 IP
1999-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Mitchell Elkind
Columbia University
0901-03
Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors.
The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants.
1983-2012 IP
1983-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Amber Seligson
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0901-02
New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation
This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III.
2005-2012 IP
2005-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Ying Wang
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
0901-01
Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs
The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with
newborn screening conditions.
2006-2012 IP
2006-2012 OP
1/27/2009
Leonard Rodberg
CUNY Queens College
0810-05
Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org)
This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding
demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide.
2007-2011 IP
2007-2011 OP
1/27/2009
Denise Paone
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
0810-04
Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City
The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents.
2005-2006 IP
2005-2006 OP
1/27/2009
Deborah Chollet
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
0810-02
Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs
This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use.
2004, 2007 IP
1/27/2009
Peter Veazie
University of Rochester
0801-03 (A)
Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State
This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative
medical technology and allocate resources New York State.
2003-2007 IP
2003-2007 OP
1/15/2009
Todd Puglise
Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc)
09010502
Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data
The data will be used in performance or market share studies.
2004-2012 IP
2007-2012 OP
1/13/2009
Mark Vitale
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08120402
The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007
This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on
outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007.
1996-2007 IP
1996-2007 OP
1/12/2009
Jason Nash
WebMD, Inc.
08121503
New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis
The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients.
2007-2012 IP
2007-2012 AS
1/12/2009
Marie Grause
Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems
08102108
2006-2011 IP
2006-2011 AS
1/9/2009
Katherine Blumhardt
Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC)
09010801
Discharge Level Data Analysis
The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project.
2005-2013 IP
2005-2013 OP
1/9/2009
Caroline Bhalla
New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
08102104
State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods
The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's
Housing and Neighborhood Information System website.
2000-2007 IP
2000-2007 OP
1/8/2009
Julius Santiago
Shriners Hospital for Children
08121704
Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition.
The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist.
2007 IP
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested | 12/16/2010 | Ismail Sirtalan | Greater New York Hospital Association | 10121506 | Hospital Cost Savings Through the Alignment of Provider Incentives | The goal of this project is to reduce the cost of delivering patient care in hospitals. This will be accomplished by incentivizing physicians to become more efficient by targeting best practice norms (i.e. lower costs based on the performance of best-performing physicians). Physicians will also need to achieve pre-determined quality goals. The dataset will be used to derive the best practice norms at the All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) level. The project will also investigate whether the SPARCS dataset can be used to determine the quality goals. The project will estimate the cost of services delivered to the patients. This will be accomplished by attaching ratios of costs to charges (RCCs) derived from hospitals' Institutional Cost Reports to the revenue codes describing the services delivered to patients. | 2007-2009 IP |
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| 12/16/2010 | Chris Gorman | McKinsey and Company | 10121505 | Planning and Marketing Analyses | This project will analyze the data via Market Expert (a Thomson Reuters program) to help inform utilization of hospital services. | 2009-2011 IP |
| 12/10/2010 | Lisa Cover | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 10120704 | Planning and Marketing Analyses | This project will help to inform patient utilization of hospitals. | 2008-2009 IP |
| 12/10/2010 | Matthew Eapen | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 10120703 | Comprehensive Online Quality Performance Improvement Technology (COQPIT) | This project will use the data to identify performance improvement opportunities for system hospitals. State data is requested so that system members can benchmark themselves to other system hospitals or to New York State benchmarks. The data will also be used to examine quality and completeness of coding for risk adjustment methodologies and reimbursement. | 2009-2011 IP |
| 12/02/2010 | Nancy Erickson | New Solutions, Inc. | 10120101 | Uniform Billing Data for Clinical Outcomes Research | Data will be used to create cost reports. | 2009 IP |
| 11/10/2010 | John O'Brien | Total Benchmarking Solutions, LLC | 10110904 | Hospital and Health System Inpatient Data Benchmarking | This project will use the SPARCS data along with other states' hospital discharge data to help health care providers increase the quality of care they provide to their patients by effectively benchmarking their quality, safety, satisfaction, cost and utilization to their peers. | 2006-2013 IP |
| 11/4/2010 | Jeff Schaller | Health Grades, Inc. | 10110303 | Quality Ratings and Analysis | This project will use the data to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals. | 2009 IP |
| 11/3/2010 | Rudy Lewis | NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health | 1010-13 | Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives For Assessing Need For and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women, Children and Newborns | The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting healthy behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care. | 1992-2013 IP 1992-2013 OP |
| 11/3/2010 | Charlotte Druschel | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology | 1010-12 (S) | Application For Programmatic Access for the Congenital Malformations Registry to SPARCS Data | The Congenital Malformations Registry (CMR) is a registry of children with congenital Malformations reported by hospitals and physicians. SPARCS data is used for verification of reporting and for studies of care patterns of children with congenital malformations. | 1982-2013 IP 1983-2013 OP |
| 11/03/2010 | Matthew Reilly | NYS Education Department | 1010-10 | Generating School District-Specific Pediatric Quality Indicator (PQI) Rates to Identify Sites for Expanding Access to Health Care Services Among NYS School Districts | The primary purpose of this project is to identify high rates of access to care barriers, as measured by the roughly half dozen ICD-9 codes for class of conditions that are area-based preventable quality indicators and overlay these rates with school district boundaries. The goal of this project is to enable the State Education Department to identify those school districts that have barriers to access to care. These districts in turn could be sites for specific interventions for diseases which have been found to be associated with poor academic achievement. | 2001-2013 IP |
| 11/03/2010 | Wanda Lizak Welles | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health | 1010-09 | National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) | The primary purpose of this study is to conduct surveillance on hazardous substance spills/releases, to characterize those events and their public health consequences and to develop reduction strategies that are aimed at the number of incidents and the associated morbidity and mortality. National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP) staff will use the SPARCS inpatient and emergency room data to complete or correct data obtained from other reports. The goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from exposure to acute releases of Hazardous Substances. | 2010-2013 IP 2010-2013 ED |
| 11/03/2010 | Jennifer Frontera, MD | Mount Sinai Hospital, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery | 1010-08 | Association of Transfer Time and Outcome in Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients: A Statewide Study | SPARCS data will be used to review New York statewide hospitalizations and emergency department encounters for patients diagnosed with intracranial hemorrhage between 1990 and 2009. The goal of this project is to determine statewide trends in length of stay, discharge disposition and cost of intracranial hemorrhage over time among patients transferred from one institution to another. Additionally, the project will be used to assess the effect of transfer time on length of stay, discharge disposition and cost and to identify patient characteristics and process of care variables that act as predictors of transfer time, length of stay, discharge disposition and hospital cost. | 1990-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 11/03/2010 | Thomas Mahoney | Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency | 1010-06 | T2020 Performance Commission (2020 PC) Pediatric Quality Indicators/Emergency Department (PQI/ED) Initiatives | The primary goals of the 2020 Performance Commission are to improve access to care, avoid unnecessary hospital and Emergency Department use and eliminate health disparities in the Finger Lakes Region. This project will develop interventions to reduce or redirect the demand for avoidable and inappropriate use of hospitals resources to more appropriate lower cost sites of care. | 1997-2013 IP 1997-2013 OP |
| 11/03/2010 | Douglas Almond | Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics | 1010-05 | Emergency Room Diversion Status and New Patient Admissions | The purpose of this project is to understand the effect of emergency room diversion status on inpatient admissions. Using information on the precise time of hospitals' diversion status and individual hospital admissions, this project will empirically estimate the effect of hospital diversion status on ambulance traffic and patient inflow, as well as assess which patients are more likely to be affected by hospital diversions. | 1995-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 11/03/2010 | Syni-An Hwang | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology | 1010-04 | An Alternative Indicator for Understanding Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning: Development of Measures of CO Episodes | The purpose of this proposed project is to categorize individual carbon monoxide (CO) hospitalizations from 2000 - 2006 by episode and assess this in relation to total CO hospitalizations. The goal of this project is to identify counties where the lack of awareness is greater. | 2000-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 11/03/2010 | Deborah Fox | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, Congenital Malformations Registry | 1010-03 | Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in New York State | The purpose of this project is to determine the percent of New York State pregnancies exposed to heavy amounts of alcohol during the pregnancy. The project will document differences by birth year, region of residence, outcome and effects after birth and evaluate maternal characteristics that may be helpful for targeted interventions. | 1995-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 11/03/2010 | Lorna Thorpe | CUNY Hunter College, School of Public Health | 1010-02 | Health of NYC's Vulnerable Populations: Hospitalization Patterns for Public Housing Residents, with Special Emphasis on the Elderly | The CUNY School of Public Health is collaborating with New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to assess health patterns of publically-housed, low-income and aging populations in order to better coordinate city preventive and social services and understand the impact of the social and physical environment on health. With this project, the goal is to review patterns of hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations among New York City Housing Authority residents compared to both citywide and non- New York City Housing Authority neighborhoods, and to identify patterns of disease and injury burden by age, gender, and type of housing development. | 1997-2011 IP 1997-2011 OP |
| 11/03/2010 | Wendy McKelvey | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Environmental Health | 1010-01 | Environmental Public Health Surveillance | SPARCS Data is used to evaluate program activities, conduct surveillance to identify populations in need, at risk and conditions worthy of intervention. Monitoring hospital and emergency department data visits for asthma, acute myocardial infarction and unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning is a critical component of this routine surveillance. | 1996-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 11/03/2010 | Shao Lin | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology | 1001-07 (A3) | Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State | This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease and heat/cold effects. | 1991-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 11/03/2010 | Amanda Kowalski | National Bureau of Economic Research (Yale University, Department of Economics) | 1001-06 (DA) DPRB | How do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? - Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York | This study will inform the optimal design of health insurance plans, taking reclassification risk into account. The results of this study will also be useful in evaluating the usefulness of risk adjustment. Furthermore, it will help us to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations. | 1982-2013 IP 1984-2013 OP |
| 11/03/2010 | Jennifer Norton | NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services | 0804-02 (A) | Surveillance of Injury, Episodic Illness, and Care of Chronic and Communicable Diseases in New York City | Surveillance analyses are conducted to describe the burden of injury and illness, occurrence of relevant events, and costs of care by demographic characteristics, location, and time. In addition to citywide analyses to examine distributions by age, race, gender, and insurance status, many analyses focus on quantifying neighborhood level disparities and relating them to neighborhood characteristics, such as poverty concentration or the prevalence of relevant health conditions. Other analyses focus on time trends to assess emerging problems, environmental impacts, and program effectiveness. | 1997-2011 IP 1997-2011 OP |
| 11/03/2010 | David Savitz | Brown University | 0801-02 (A) | The Epidemiology of Hospitalized Postpartum Depression | The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology of severe postpartum depression, characterized by the need for hospitalization. | 1995-2005 IP |
| 10/21/2010 | Jim Strunk | Press Ganey Associates, Clinical Information Technology | 10100702 | Public Data Benchmarking/Operational Insights | The data for the state of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals. | 2005-2013 IP |
| 10/21/2010 | Rober Kanter | SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pediatrics | 10100601 | Quality of Care at Pediatric and Other Hospitals | This project will examine whether hospitals meeting a set of criteria that identify them as "comprehensive pediatric hospitals" have lower inpatient mortality rates than other hospitals that do not meet these criteria. | 1996-2006 IP |
| 10/21/2010 | Kelly Koniewicz | Health Market Science, Inc. | 10100803 | Trend Analysis | This project will analyze trends in claims data to identify important changes within hospital discharges. | 2009-2011 IP 2009-2011 OP |
| 10/08/2010 | Richard Shin | Economists Inc. | 10100803 | Analysis of Patient Choice for Hospitals in the Albany, New York Area | The data will be used to conduct an econometric choice model for hospitals to understand how patients attribute value to different hospitals in their choice set. | 2009 IP |
| 10/01/2010 | Sarah Gerecke | New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy | 10092005 | State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods | Data will be used to help create the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods annual report. The report will include the rate of Asthma Hospitalizations per 1,000 people in each geographic level. | 2009 IP < br /> |
9/29/2010 | William Levine, MD | New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery | 10091704 | Incidents of Distal Clavicle Excision: an Analysis of Cases Performed in New York State and Review of Cases Submitted to the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery | Requested data will be used to determine the incidence of distal clavicle excision procedures. | 2007-2009 OP |
| 9/24/2010 | Tim Feldman | Rochester General Hospital | 10090303 | Crimson Market Advantage for Rochester General | The data will be utilized within the Crimson Market Advantage product for the purposes of the physician market analysis explicitly for Rochester General. | 2008-2013 IP OP |
| 9/10/2010 | David Savitz | Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine | 10090302 | Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes in New York City | Ethnicity and Pregnancy Outcomes will be used for predictive purposes and advance understanding on how to target groups in need of intervention. | 1995-2003 IP |
| 9/03/2010 | Gerald Silberstein | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management | 10082614 | Relationships of Acute Care Demographic and clinical Data to Financial Data and Management Implications | For statistical analysis of static, inferential time series and non-parametric tests of financial demographic and clinical relationships - to be included in publication "Summary of Prospective Quantification of Reimbursement Recovery from inpatient Acute Care Outliers" by: Gerard S. Silberstein and Albert S. Paulson. | 2005-2009 IP |
| 9/03/2010 | James Doyle | SDI HEALTH (formerly Verizpan, LLC) | 10082412 | Hospital Diagnoses and Procedures Project | Data will be used in a statistical model to estimate the volume of diagnoses and procedures at the national and facility level. | 2005-2013 IP 2005-2013 OP |
| 8/30/2010 | Robert Lin | NY Downtown Hospital, Department of Medicine, NY Medical College | 10081108 | Trends and Associated Clinical Demographic Features in Pediatric Hypersensitivity | The incidence of Kawaski's disease and other hypersensitivity disorders will be assessed by searching diagnostic codes in each year's database. Associated clinical demographic features will be examined. Time trends will be examined for the disorder and control disorders and compared. | 1990-2009 IP 2009-2011 OP |
| 8/30/2010 | Jo Surpin | Applied Medical Software, Inc. | 10080303 | Performance Based Incentives- Best Practice Norms | The data will be used as part of the Applied Medical Software Performance Based Incentive System to assign to an All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group and cost, utilizing Medicare cost to charge ratios. | 2008-2009 IP |
| 8/30/2010 | Damion Nero | Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP), Risk Management Department | 10082615 | Economic Impact of Hospital Acquired Conditions , Throughput Analysis Using Outpatient Data | Multivariate analysis of data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with CMS hospital acquired conditions and study throughput measures for length of stay versus outcomes in outpatient settings. | 2009 IP 2005-2009 OP |
| 8/20/2010 | Palmer Bessey | New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Department of Surgery Burn Center | 10081710 | Studies of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State | Study of Hospital Care for Injury Treatment in New York State to improve the understanding of how the Public Health burden regarding injuries has changed over time and how these changes are related to changes in methods of treatment, design and operation of healthcare systems, and public policy. | 1983-2013 IP |
| 8/20/2010 | Bernard Black | Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management | 10081709 | Effect of Public Hospital Reporting of Infection Rates on Infection Rates | The data will be used to investigate the impact of public reporting by hospitals of hospital acquired infection rates. | 2001-2008 IP |
| 8/16/2010 | Raymond Park | Columbia University, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital | 10071603 | New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System for Investigating Methods of Anesthesia | The goal of this project is to characterize types of anesthesia used for pediatric procedures and to determine the validity of codes for anesthesia and evaluate SPARCS as a source for anesthesia related outcome research in children. | 2004-2009 IP |
| 8/03/2010 | Elizabeth Lewis-Michl | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1007-08 | Health Outcomes Review Among Residents Near the National Lead Institute (NL) Site, Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York | The 11.2 acre National Lead (NL) Industries site is located just north of the City of Albany, in the Town of Colonie, Albany, New York. In 1958, NL began releasing depleted uranium (DU) into the air. The facility was closed in 1981 and cleanup continued into 1982. The Center for Environmental Health and Wadsworth Center Laboratories are working with the Community Concerned about the National Lead Industries (CCNL) on activities to address potential health effects to former workers and residents living near the site. While this type of surveillance cannot identify cause and effect, community members often benefit from knowing more about the comparative health status of their community. | 1982-2013 IP |
| 8/03/2010 | David Strogatz | University of Albany, SUNY School of Public Health | 1007-07 | Trends in Asthma-Related Hospitalization in Children | The primary purpose of this study is to assess trends over time in hospitalization for asthma in children. A priority of community-based coalitions in New York is to improve management of pediatric asthma in families without insurance or with Medicaid. The analysis of trends will look at the overall frequency of hospitalization for asthma in children, but will also look at trends by type of insurance to determine if disparities in hospitalization by insurance type are changing over time. The results of these analyses may indicate where community conditions have been more versus less effective in promoting better self-management skills for pediatric asthma. | 2000-2010 IP |
| 8/03/2010 | Rudy Lewis | NYS Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health | 1007-05 (S) | Support of the Division of Family Health's Initiatives for Assessing Need for and Assuring Access to Quality Health Services for Women | The Division of Family Health promotes the health of families by assessing needs, promoting health behaviors and providing services to support families. The focus is to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The SPARCS data will be used to monitor the access to hospital-based services in an effort to assess need, target services and ensure delivery of quality care. | 1992-2013 IP 1992-2013 OP |
| 8/03/2010 | Peter McGuire | Mount Sinai Medical Center | 1007-04 | Hospitalizations Due to Viral Infection Among Patients with Urea Cycle Disorders | The primary aim of this study is to investigate patterns of hospitalization due to viral illness in patients with urea cycle disorders. The study will focus on analyzing patterns including number of hospitalizations per year, duration of stay, repeat hospitalizations, survival and cost of same. | 1995-2013 IP 2005-2013 OP |
| 8/03/2010 | Anna Colello | NYS Department of Health, Division of Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiac Services Program | 1007-03 | Assessment of Whether All Stroke Patients Treated in New York State Hospitals are Included in the Get With the Guidelines Program and that Performance Measures are Completed | The purpose of this study is to determine whether the administration of TPA prevented re-admission or death of the stroke patient. | 2005-2013 IP 2005-2013 OP |
| 8/03/2010 | Warren Enker, MD | Beth Israel Medical Center, Philips Ambulatory Care Center, Cancer Centers of New York | 1007-02 | Cancer-Specified Survival and Estimated Local Recurrence Rates Following the Treatment of Rectal Cancer by Standardized Surgery With or Without Radiation and Chemotherapy | The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer over the period of 1985-2005 following standardized treatments involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Examine the social and financial status of patients, availability of medical resources in low-income areas, document changes in patient outcome after treatments, to determine whether state-wide educational efforts or remediation is required, to determine uniform treatment across the state and to compare results of treatments at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York to other treatment centers. | 1985-2005 IP |
| 8/03/2010 | Andrew Ryan | Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College | 1007-01 DPRB | The Effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Report Cards on Mortality | The proposed study will test the effect of the New York State Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) public reporting program on mortality by employing a novel design that accounts for the unobserved severity of patients receiving CABG in New York and other states. | 1986-2013 IP |
| 8/03/2010 | Robert Silverman | Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research | 1004-05 (A) | Relationship of Air Pollution with Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities | The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) with various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities. | 1995-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 8/03/2010 | Shao Lin | NYS DOH, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology and Kent State University | 1001-07 (A2) | Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State | This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on New York State hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and heat/cold effects. | 1991-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 8/03/2010 | Samuel Kleiner | Cornell University | 0804-07 (A2) | Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State | The results of this study will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. The project will examine patient safety measures and whether labor strife at New York State hospitals affects quality of care performed during this strife. The project will allow policy makers to understand the effects of labor strife (strikes, lock-outs) on the quality of hospital care in New York State. | 1982-2006 IP 1983-2006 OP |
| 8/03/2010 | Seth Freedman | University of Michigan, School of Public Health | 0804-05 (A) | Diffusion of Neonatal Intensive Care; Non-Price Competition, Resource Allocation and Infant Health Outcomes | TThe primary purpose of this study is to analyze the market forces behind the diffusion over the past decade of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), particularly small community or intermediate units, and the potential health and economic costs and benefits of this diffusion. The health and medical conditions, treatments, and outcomes to be examined include location of delivery, birth weight, level of newborn care, treatment intensity (measured by length of stay and procedure usage), and readmission and mortality within the first year of life. | 1992-2003 IP |
| 7/30/2010 | Lorna Mason | Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/ Maternal, Child, and Community Health | 10071604 | Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older | Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older. | 2004-2009 IP 2004-2009 OP |
| 7/30/2010 | Tavora Buchman | Nassau County DOH, Office of Research and Epidemiology, Public Health Preparedness/Maternal, Child, and Community Health | 10071604 | Injuries Among Nassau County Residents Aged 65 and Older | Data will be analyzed in order to identify trends and injury rates among Nassau County residents aged 65 years and older. | 2004-2009 IP 2004-2009 OP |
| 7/08/2010 | Shelley Hirshberg | P2 Collaborative of WNY | 10070101 | HEAL 9 Community Health Planning Infrastructure | The data will be used to generate summary reports and meta-analyses to compare Emergency Department utilization and readmission patterns across the counties and at the community level. | 2005-2010 IP 2005-2010 OP |
| 7/06/2010 | Mark Jeziorski | Sophical Solutions, LLC | 10063007 | Pricing Benchmarking | Data will be used to determine how an individual hospital's charges compare to other hospitals' charges. | 2010 IP 2010 OP |
| 6/21/2010 | Carol DeFrances | National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | 10062106 | National Hospital Discharge Survey | This project involves the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Hospital Discharge Survey. | 2009 IP |
| 6/21/2010 | Jeanne Mancision | Medisys Inc., Jamaica Hospital, Decision Support Department | 10060904 | Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group's and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group's Case-Mixes For New York State Inpatients | For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients to see where the greatest differences exist regardless of severity. | 2007-2010 IP |
| 6/10/2010 | Kerry Bommarito | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Washington University, Division of Infectious Diseases | 10050117 | Clinical Research of Outcomes of Mastectomy Patients After Delayed vs. Immediate Reconstruction | The purpose of this project is to examine the outcomes of mastectomy patients after delayed and immediate reconstruction. | 2007 OP |
| 6/10/2010 | Christopher Chen | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Harvard College | 10050116 | Academic Health Services Research | The purpose of this research is to study trends in Massachusetts healthcare utilization before and after Massachusetts health reform efforts as measured by procedures used to evaluate if expanding coverage has increased demand for medical care and made accessing care more difficult. | 2004-2007 IP |
| 6/10/2010 | Kevin Kenny | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP | 10050115 | Aggregate Utilization by Service Category and Market | Data will be used to create reports which will help in understanding market opportunities for health care companies following the enactment of national health reform legislation. | 2007 IP |
| 6/7/2010 | Mary Rojas | IPRO | 10060302 | Commonwealth Fund WhyNotTheBest.org State-Contributed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures | The data will be used to calculate hospital-level Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators and Diagnosis-Related Group-based hospital charges and lengths of stay subject to inclusion criteria review. | 2009-2011 IP 2009-2011 OP |
| 6/4/2010 | Tyler Tracewski | Integrated Health Care Consulting, LLC | 10060301 | Beth Israel Spine Institute, Strategy Development | In this project, the data will be used to identify the market/hospitals from which discharges with Diagnosis-Related Groups of Interest originate. | 2008 IP |
| 6/3/2010 | Shannon Lorbiecki | Larson Allen, LLC | 10051408 | University of Connecticut Analysis of Connecticut Residents' Hospital Activity in New York State | The purpose of this project is to determine the number of residents from the Hartford region and State of Connecticut that are admitted to State of New York hospitals. | 2007-2008 IP |
| 5/25/2010 | Stephen Fillebrown | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | 10050703 | Assessment of Hospital Services in Hudson County | The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of out-migration of New Jersey residents to New York hospitals. | 2006-2010 IP |
| 5/25/2010 | Robert Knauf | NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central Office Finance | 10031506 | Comparison of All-Patient Diagnosis-Related Group and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group Case-Mix for New York State Inpatients | For this project, the two types of Diagnosis-Related Groups will be compared for the same patients (or hospitals) to see where the greatest differences exist. | 2007-2010 IP |
| 5/24/2010 | Anthony Kouba | Health Care Futures | 10051412 | Strategic Plan for Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | The requested data will be used to perform a market study to access community need and patient access issues that may exist for patients near Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. New York State inpatient information will be required to determine what types of patients are leaving the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center area to receive care in New York. | 2007-2009 IP |
| 5/17/2010 | David Dranove | Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy | 10050704 | Healthcare Report Cards and Patient Sorting | Data will be used to analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). | 1982-1983 IP |
| 5/14/2010 | Jayanth Kumar | NYS Department of Health, Division of Family Health, Bureau of Dental Health | 10050805 | Trends in the Use of Dental Services in Emergency Departments, Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers in New York State | For this project, trends will be studied for the use of dental services in emergency departments, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in New York State. | 2003-2008 IP 2003-2008 OP |
| 5/11/2010 | Rafael Ruiz | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Greater New York Hospital Association | 10040107 | Health Policy Analyses | Data will be used for health policy analyses pertinent to hospitals. | 2007 IP |
| 5/11/2010 | Mark Neuman | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., University of Pennsylvania, RWJCSP | 10040106 | Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Hip Fracture | Data will be used to examine clinical outcomes among older adults hospitalized with hip fracture as a function of the type of anesthesia used for surgical repair of hip fracture. | 2007 IP |
| 5/11/2010 | James Hallick | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., CPM Marketing Group | 10040105 | Prediction of Health Care Utilization by Geographic Area | Data will be used to develop a model to predict future health care utilization nationwide. | 2006-2007 OP |
| 5/11/2010 | Robert Silverman | Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine | 1004-09 DPRB | Association of Weather and Air Pollution with Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Pilot Study | The primary objective is to determine the relationship between weather conditions (temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity), levels of air pollution and frequency of psychiatric hospitalizations. | 1995-2013 IP |
| 5/11/2010 | Hilary Parton | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Epidemiology Services | 1004-07 DPRB | Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP) | This is a surveillance study to determine the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Manhattan. | 2004-2013 IP 2004-2013 OP |
| 5/11/2010 | Fabrice Smieliauskas | National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. | 1004-06 DPRB | Consulting Relationships Between Medical Device Manufacturers and Physicians, Learning and Surgical Performance | This is a study on whether higher orthopedic surgeon procedure volumes lead to better outcomes in joint replacement, and whether consulting relationships between physicians and medical device makers mediate these relationships. | 2002-2008 IP |
| 5/11/2010 | Robert Silverman | Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Feinstein Institute of Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine | 1004-05 DPRB | Relationship of Air Pollution With Obstructive Lung Disease as a Function of Seasonality, Age, Gender, Race and Co-Morbidities | The primary goal is to investigate the relationship between obstructive lung disease morbidity (as indicated by the need for hospitalization) and various ambient air pollutants, while taking into consideration seasonality, age and co-morbidities. | 1995-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 5/11/2010 | David Foster | Thomson Reuters | 1004-04 DPRB | Design and Development of an All-Payer, 30-Day, Risk-Adjusted Readmissions Methodology for Three Clinical Groups: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure and Pneumonia | The goal of this project is to examine the design of the logistic regression model that can be used to produce predictive probabilities of 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with AMI, heart failure and pneumonia. | 2008-2013 IP |
| 5/11/2010 | Tom Talbot | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1004-03 DPRB | Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) | The purpose of the EPHT project is to develop and implement an ongoing tracking (surveillance) system for myocardial infarction and asthma in New York State. | 2008-2013 IP |
| 5/11/2010 | William Greene | SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center | 1004-02 DPRB | Performance Improvement for Reduction of Patient Discharge Deterioration and Readmission | The primary purpose of this analysis is to provide Stony Brook University Medical Center the ability to appropriately plan for and continue to deliver high-quality care to its patients by focusing on hospital readmissions and the transition of care of its patients at discharge. | 2007-2013 IP 2007-2013 OP |
| 5/11/2010 | Jean Ahn | Yale New Haven Health System, Planning and Business Development | 1004-01 DPRB | Out-Migration From Connecticut Volume and Share | The requested data will be used to track Connecticut patients going to New York hospitals across various service lines and services and all patients receiving services in Westchester County. The objective is to understand the volume and types of services of Connecticut-origin patients traveling outside of Connecticut. | 2007-2009 IP 2007-2009 OP |
| 5/11/2010 | Shao Lin | NYS Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 1001-07 (A) DPRB | Meteorological Conditions and Hospital Admissions in New York State | This study is designed to assess the potential impact of temperature and/or humidity on NYS hospital admissions due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, renal diseases and heat/cold effects. | 1991-2013 IP 2005-2013 ED |
| 5/11/2010 | Amanda Kowalski | National Bureau of Economic Research | 1001-06 (D) DPRB | How Do Individual Medical Expenditures Evolve Over Time? Evidence from Working-Age Individuals in New York | Understanding the evolution of medical expenditures over time is crucial for reforms of health insurance policies, which generally cover individuals for only one year at a time. The study will help the researcher to better understand the financial difficulties imposed by acute and chronic diseases, which could ultimately help the government to target financial assistance to vulnerable populations. | 1982-2013 IP 1983-2013 OP |
| 4/22/2010 | Rebecca Wolff | Meridian Health (Jersey Shore UMC, Ocean MC, and Riverview MC) | 10042002 | Planning and Marketing | Data will be used to analyze patient utilization of hospitals. | 2006-2011 IP |
| 4/20/2010 | Rakesh Shrestha | St. Barnabas Health Care System | 10022605 | Analysis of NJ Patients' Out-Migration to NY | The analysis will be by NY hospital of service, zip code, Diagnosis-Related Group, principal diagnosis/procedure code, etc. | 2008-2009 IP |
| 4/20/2010 | Carl Denney | Health InfoTechnics, LLC | 09102308 | Calculation of Utilization Rates to Determine Hospital Marketing, Strategic and Operations Planning | The data will be used to calculate utilization rates and to produce aggregate market share reports that hospitals use in marketing and strategic and operations planning. | 2008-2009 IP 2008-2009 OP |
| 4/15/2010 | Susan Wymer | IPRO | 10041201 | CMS AIM Hospice Special Project | The goal of this project is to determine the rates of discharge to hospice or to home; and for the rates of discharge due to death for African-Americans and for Whites by age and diagnosis. | 2006-2008 IP |
| 4/8/2010 | Matthew McHugh | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. | 10030109 | Evaluating the Impact of Particular Healthcare Workforce Policy on Health Outcomes | The data will be used to evaluate the impact of particular health-care workforce policies on health outcomes. | 1995-2006 IP |
| 4/8/2010 | Daniel Barocas | Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Vanderbilt University, Department of Urologic Surgery, MPH Program | 10030108 | Disparities in the Utilization of High-Volume Surgeons for Radical Prostatectomy Among Minority and Non-Minority Men With Prostate Cancer | This study will evaluate the disparities in the utilization of high-volume surgeons for radical prostatectomy among minority and non-minority men with prostate cancer. | 2005-2007 IP |
| 4/7/2010 | Hannah Jordan | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, World Trade Center Health Registry | 1001-05 DPRB | Patterns of Hospitalization Among Persons Exposed to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Disaster and its Aftermath Who Are Enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry | The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) uses periodic health surveys to follow a diverse cohort of 71,437 persons who were heavily exposed to the disaster of September 11, 2001. Linkage to SPARCS data will enable the researcher to gather additional information about patterns in healthcare for this sub-group of enrollees starting in 1996 through the 9/11 disaster, its immediate aftermath, and on an ongoing basis. Obtaining this data will allow for the assessment of a broader array of health conditions than has been possible previously through WTCHR surveys. | 1996-2013 IP 1996-2013 OP |
| Approved / Ratified | Project Director | Organization | Request # | Project Title | Project Description | Data Years Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2009 | Roberta Sprague | Onondaga County Department of Long Term Care | 09122304 | Feasibility Study for Van Duyn Home and Hospital, Onondaga County, New York | The study is intended to inform the planning team on positioning this property for current and future success in the Syracuse market given recent developments in terms of the Berger Commissions Report, as well as consumer trends and the competitive environment. Knowledge Systems & Research's (KS&R) approach will address several issues. Information will be presented in aggregate. A final report will be presented to Van Duyn Home and Hospital. | 2005 - 2012 IP 2005 - 2012 OP |
| 12/21/2009 | Natalia Egorova | Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Health Evidence and Policy | 0912803 | Hospital Volume and Outcomes for Major Surgical Procedures; Racial, Gender and Socio-Economic Disparities and Health Outcomes; Trends and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Procedures | Many surgical specialities have experienced tremendous change over the past decades because of the introduction of minimally invasive techniques; vascular surgery is no exception. The project will analyze changes in the utilization of vascular procedures over time, and it will analyze the trend in outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and costs after traditional and minimally invasive surgeries. | 1990 - 2012 IP 1990 - 2012 OP |
| 12/18/2009 | Chip Richter | St. Jude Medical | 09121001 | Ad Hoc Market Research Projects | The purpose of this project is to quantify diagnosed diseases and treatment incidence within and across hopsitals and geographics. All output will be presented in summary form, e.g. number of cases of heart failure patients who received x, y, or z therapy at ABC Medical Center. | 2008 IP |
| 11/25/2009 | Warren Brennan | Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA) | 09111610 | Patient Care Analyst | Patient Care Analyst (PCA) is a secure online healthcare business intelligence tool that is used by administrative and clinical staff of New York State hospitals to conduct individual studies of SPARCS statewide all-payer data sets. The SPARCS data file will be matched with the New York State Department of Education healthcare provider's license file to confirm provider names (attending physician, operative physician). | 2009 AS 2009 IP 2009 OP |
| 11/25/2009 | David Dranove | Center for Health Industry Market Economics | 09111608 | Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting | This study will anyalyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining all patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the requested data. The data will be matched to the American Hospital Association (AHA) files using hospital ID. Results will be presented in summary statistics and regression tables. | 1984-1987 IP |
| 11/25/2009 | Craig Storrow | Bassett Healthcare | 09080301 | Market Analysis and Database Assessment | Data will be summarized in aggregate along dimensions of financial class, location (hospital), service line (oncology, etc.) and large geographic designation (primary and secondary service area) for purposes of identifying relative place in market for Bassett and assessment of market trends/opportunities. | 2007-2008 AS 2007-2008 IP 2007-2008 OP |
| 11/19/2009 | Andrew Epstein | Yale University | 09103011 | Understanding Physician Practice Patterns and Referral Choices | Data will be used to conduct academic research on the determinants of physician practice patterns and referral choices and the associations with patient outcomes. | 1992-2012 IP |
| 11/12/2009 | Scott Thomas | NERA Inc. (National Economic Research Associates, Inc.) | 09111004 | To Analyze Hospital Service Area by Patient Zip Code. | This study will analyze hospital service area by patient zip code and match, if any, with other data files, specifying the type and source of these files. | 2007-2008 IP |
| 11/10/2009 | Jim Strunk | Data Advantage Corp. | 09111003 | State Data View Medical Benchmarking | The data for the State of New York will, in combination with data from other states that collect and release health care data, be summarized to show statistical information on variations in health care patterns across hospitals, states, etc. It is the intent of Data Advantage to also study and compare across time to enable hospitals to understand how their operations may have changed over time, and to help track the efficacy of programs that they may have put into place to help address the variations in practices that may be uncovered. | 2008 IP |
| 11/10/2009 | Sandra Hapenney | Baylor University, Institute of Church & State Studies | 09091703 | Appeal to Conscience Clauses in the Face of Divergent Practices among Catholic Hospitals | This dissertation seeks to determine the uniformity of practice in the application of official Catholic doctrine by evaluating patient level data to evaluate the occurrence within Catholic facilities across several states of specific procedures for direct sterilization that are explicit violations of official church teaching. The ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural codes for direct sterilization are identified and the frequency of their occurrence reported. Court cases for conscience protection are reviewed to demonstrate the legal issues at stake if significant divergence among hospitals exists. | 2006-2008 IP 2006-2008 AS |
| 10/29/2009 | Paul Staehle | The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Department of Business Development, Stategic Services Division | 09091003 | Benchmarking and Quality Improvement | UPHS plans to use the inpatient data as part of ongoing strategic planning, benchmarking, and quality initiatives. | 2005-2009 IP |
| 10/28/2009 | Caroline Bhalla | New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy | 09102809 | State of New York Cities and Neighborhoods | Data is used to publish annual reports on New York State's housing and neighborhoods demographic statistics. | 2008 IP |
| 10/23/2009 | Denise Buonopane | The Buonopane Group | 09042409 | Charging Trends and Pricing Benchmarks | To benefit providers, the data will be utilized to analyze trends in charges and to create pricing benchmark reports. | 2007-2008 IP 2007-2008 OP |
| 10/22/2009 | Kathleen Masiulis | Long Island Health Network(LIHN) | 0910-07 DPRB | Research Project on Hospital Readmission Rates for Potentially Preventable Conditions | The purpose of the project is to compare case-mix and risk-adjusted utilization, variations of length of stay, disease dynamics, and health economics for patient use patterns measured as inpatient hospital and emergency department readmission 30-days, 90-days, and 180-days (after discharge from a previous inpatient hospital stay) at the 10 member hospitals of the Long Island Health Network compared to other hospitals on Long Islands and statewide. Objective: To lower readmission to inpatient hospital and emergency departments for potentially preventable conditions by understanding treatment patterns and designing evidence-based reduction strategies. | 2008-2012 IP 2008-2012 ED |
| 10/22/2009 | Alexander Opotowsky | Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Cardiology | 0910-06 DPRB | The Epidemiology and Determinants of Hospitalization for Pulmonary Hypertension | The primary purpose of this study is to better understand the epidemiology of hospital admission and readmission in patients with pulmonary hypertension: to estimate frequency of and indications for pulmonary hypertension hospital admission for 1998 and 2007; and to determine the predictors of length of stay, death during hospitalization, hospital readmission, and the determinants of costs associated with hospitalization. | 1998-2012 IP 1998-2012 OP |
| 10/22/2009 | Rebecca Scheer | Citizens Committee for Children of New York, Inc. | 0910-10 DPRB | Keeping Track of New York City's Children: 9th Edition | The purpose of this project is to find the number and prevalence rates of childhood diseases for New York State and New York City including its five boroughs and 59 community districts. Specific health and medical conditions affecting children include asthma, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections, psychosis, neurosis, dehydrations, middle ear infection, lead poisoning, tuberculosis, mastoiditis, and diabetes type II. | 2008-2012 IP 2008-2012 OP |
| 10/22/2009 | Howard Berliner | SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Health Policy and Management | 0910-04 DPRB | Evaluation of Patients' Primary Care Usage Prior to Their Hospital Visit(s) | Health insurers' encounter data for all non-hospital health care services will be matched to SPARCS inpatient and outpatient records to evaluate patients' primary care usage prior to hospital visits. Avoidable hospital conditions for so-called "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ASC)" are a valid indicator of access to timely and effective disease prevention, and primary care services that reduce the probability of hospitalization of medical conditions treated more effectively outside the hospital setting before flare-ups lead to hospital admission. There is a wide-spread agreement that differences in rates of ASC among neighborhoods reflect differences in access to primary care, not population health status. Studies in the U.S. have found that the uninsured are more likely to be admitted to hospitals with ASC because they are less likely to receive appropriate and timely primary care than those with insurance. | 2008 IP 2008 OP |
| 10/22/2009 | Sean Cavanaugh | United Hospital Fund of New York City | 0910-05 DPRB | Using Queuing Theory to Determine Appropriate Hospital Capacity Levels in New York | This study will use queuing models to determine whether sufficient hospital capacity exists in New York Hospitals. It will focus on obstetric services first, and it is planned to use a similar methodology to explore hospital capacity in other areas such as intensive care. | 2005-2007 IP |
| 10/22/2009 | Sean Cavanaugh | United Hospital Fund of New York City | 0910-11 DPRB | Avoidable Use of Hospital Emergency Department (ED) by Community in New York | The purpose is to identify communities with high rates of Emergency Department (ED) use that may be reduced with improved access to quality care. This study will provide information that can help identify interventions to reduce unnecessary ED use including: 1) communities with high ED use, 2) potential drivers of high ED use, 3) profiles of high-cost ED users, 4) the extent to which high ED use is related to chronic medical conditions, and 5) the extent to which ED use may be related to poor quality care. | 2005-2011 IP 2005-2011 OP |
| 10/22/2009 | Wendy Wilcox | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health | 0910-02 DPRB | Enhanced Surveillance of Maternal Mortality in New York City | This is an ongoing surveillance project that examines maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in New York City. With 24.8 deaths per 100,000 live births (2007 data from the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics), New York City ranks significantly above the national average (13.3 deaths/100,000 in 2006) in maternal mortality. In 2007, the maternal mortality ratio for non-Hispanic Black women in New York City was more than twelve times that of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study is to identify data trends that will form practice guidlines and policy interventions that aim to reduce overall maternal deaths and severe morbidity, as well as decrease the racial disparity in maternal mortality seen among New York City women. | 2009-2012 IP |
| 10/22/2009 | Jerrold Hirsch | North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Stategic Planning and Program Development | 0910-03 DPRB | Hospital and Market Utilization Study | The purpose of this study is to identify hospital and market inpatient, outpatient and emergency utilization. Health conditions included in this study are any clinical condition that warrants the use of one of the above services. Trends in hospital, ambulatory and emergency utilization will be studied in order to develop appropriate programs and services for the community. | 1995-2012 IP 1995-2012 OP |
| 10/22/2009 | Amresh Hanchate | Boston University School of Medicine, Health Care Research Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine | 0910-01 DPRB | Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among Low-Income Medicare Enrollees | The study will examine the following nine inpatient medical and surgical cohorts: congestive heart failure (CHF), pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), acute stroke, hip fracture, cancer of breast, cancer of prostate, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The basis for selecting admission cohorts relates to the fact that there are varying levels of emergent need for inpatient care. Some hospital services are almost always planned events in which patient selection for the site of care may be very relevant, and some hospital services are almost always unplanned events in which patient selection for the site of care is unlikely to be relevant. | 2006-2012 IP |
| 10/49/2009 | David Dranove | Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Department of Management and Strategy, Center for Health Industry Market Economics | 09100905 | Health Care Report Cards and Patient Sorting | This project will analyze the effect of report cards on patient sorting by examining the data on all patients receiving coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). | 1988-1994 IP |
| 10/15/2009 | Maria Foti | Catholic Health Systems (CHS) | 09101304 | Catholic Health Systems Facility Planning | Service utilization analysis and mapping will be utilized to assist Catholic Health Systems in facility planning programs and services to better serve the community. | 2006 IP 2006 OP |
| 10/8/2009 | Mary Paris | Excellus Health Plan (Blue Corss Blue Shield of Rochester) | 09100803 | The Facts About Common Surgical Procedures in New York State | The data will be analyzed in Statistical Analysis Software, and a fact sheet summarizing data on common surgeries will be created for posting on a website. | 2006-2008 IP 2006-2008 OP |
| 10/6/2009 | Stephan Kotsch | Unity Health System | 09100502 | Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning | Data will be used and presented in aggregate to determine the competive position of Unity Health System in the current market. | 2004-2012 IP 2004-2012 OP |
| 10/6/2009 | Karen Dietz | Bon Secours Charity Health System | 09100201 | Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis | This project will track and report on key clinical and utilization measures. | 2006-2009 IP 2006-2009 OP |
| 9/30/2009 | Nancy Erickson | New Solutions, Inc. | 09092504 | Uniform Billing Data For Clinical Outcomes Research | Data will undergo initial validation to confirm control totals and presence of expected variables. Data will be regrouped using Health Services Software (HSS) Diagnosis Related Group groupers for New York Version 9 (NYV9) all-payers and a current Potential Preventable Services grouper. Data will be costed using the charges provided on the data and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported cost-to-change ratio from the cost reports. | 2006-2008 AS |
| 9/28/2009 | Kelly Koniewicz | Health Market Science, Inc. | 09091002 | Trends Analysis | The project involves trend analysis of claims data to identify important changes going on in hospital discharges. | 2008 IP 2008 OP |
| 9/25/2009 | John Muldoon | National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) | 09082109 | NACHRI Classification Research Database Building Project | The 2007 New York State inpatient discharge data will be included along with data from 16-20 other states in a large national database built for NACHRI by Thomson Reuters. NACHRI will use this database as part of its classification research, case mix comparative reporting and policy analysis activities. | 2007 IP |
08/31/2009 | Giulia Earle Richardson | Bassett Healthcare, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Chamberlain Center | 09082105 | Study of Agricultural Injuries in NYS | Researchers will use the data to identify agricultural injury events occurring in the state. A total injury rate per year will be calculated. In addition, injury occurances will be stratified according to gender, age, type and other variables provided. | 2007-2008 IP 2007-2008 OP |
| 08/25/2009 | Steve Sinclair | Samaritan Medical Center | 09081907 | Admissions by Zip Code | The requested data will be used to determine admission by zip code for hospitals in northern NY counties. | 2008 IP |
| 08/19/2009 | Christy Duke | United South and Eastern Tribes | 09081204 | USET Hospital Discharge Project | The data will be used for surveillance purposes for the federally recognized Indian tribes of Seneca Indian Nation, St. Regis Mohawk tribe, and Oneida Indian nation. This project seeks to better determine health issues among this population. Data will be analyzed on a tribe by tribe basis, and a report will be created and returned to each tribe outlining the findings. | 2007-2008 IP |
| 08/17/2009 | Clifford Waldman | Capital District Physician's Health Plan, Inc., Medical Affairs Informatics | 09081103 | Hospital Profiling | The data will be used to study hospital admissions and cost. | 2008-2012 IP |
| 08/03/2009 | Michael Quinn | Temple University Health System | 09073120 | NYS Inpatient Market Analysis | Data will be used to identify market trends in NYS. | 2007 IP |
| 07/29/2009 | Phyllis Supino | SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine | 09072719 | Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in NYS | The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease. | 1983-2000 IP |
| 07/27/2009 | Kyle Hansen | Health Grades, Inc. | 09072113 | Quality Ratings and Analysis | The data will be used to measure the quality outcomes for inpatient acute care hospitals. | 2008 IP |
| 07/24/2009 | Turner Osler | University of Vermont, Department of Surgery | 09071710 | Variability in Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates Among Burn and Trauma Centers | The data will be used to create a logistic mortality model that uses ICD-9 injury codes and age as predictors. | 2004-2008 IP |
| 07/24/2009 | David Kao | University of Colorado, Division of Cardiology | 09061707 | Effects of Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Public Policy, and Medical Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Health Utilization | The requested data will be used in a series of studies examining the effects of demographics on inpatient outcomes and outpatient health care utilization in cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary artery disease. | 1994-2012 IP 1994-2012 OP |
| 07/20/2009 | William Neigher | Atlantic Health, Department of Strategic Planning | 09061705 | Market Strategist Software | The data will be used to perform market share, DRG, coding, and demographic analyses. | 2006-2010 IP 2006-2010 AS |
| 07/20/2009 | Bruce Boissonnault | Niagara Health Quality Coalition | 0907-06 | Avoiding Hospital Readmissions and Complications | This project will analyze potentially avoidable hospital re-admission rates by type of care and by facility. | 2004-2012 IP |
| 07/20/2009 | William Flynn | Erie County Medical Center | 0907-05 | Outcome of Non-Operative Management of Splenic Injuries in Adults | This project will help determine the outcome of non-operative management of splenic injuries in adults. | 1998-2012 IP |
| 07/20/2009 | Wanda Liza Welles | New York State Department of Health, Center of Enviromental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment | 0907-04 (S) | Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) | HSEES is a database composed of toxic substances' releases and dates, collected from various sources. The program links SPARCS emergency department and inpatient data to HSEES toxic release to match victims to events. | 2005-2012 IP 2005-2012 ED |
| 07/20/2009 | Grace Wong | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 0907-03 | Access and Health in New York: Comparative Analyses | This project will investigate whether differences in rates of avoidable hospital conditions, across census blocks in New York, are the same as the differences in rates of marker conditions. | 2003-2012 IP 2003-2012 OP |
| 07/20/2009 | Tom Bourgeois | Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School | 0907-02 | Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outages | This project will use selected potentially heat related diagnosis codes for the 8 zip codes in the area, during the period of the outage. | 2006 IP 2007 OP |
| 07/20/2009 | Kitty Gelberg | New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health | 0907-01 | Evaluation of New York State Hospitalization Data for Work-Related Amputation and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surveillance | This project will evaluate the use of the payment variables expected primary payer and payment source as proxies in determining if a hospitalization is work-related when these variables are recorded as workers' compensation for those hospitalizations with diagnoses of amputation or carpal tunnel syndrome. | 2007 IP 2007 OP |
| 07/17/2009 | Trang Nguyen | New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group | 09071005 | Interactive Asthma Surveillance System | Asthma-related indicators generated utilizing the SPARCS inpatient and outpatient files have become part of the NYS Asthma Surveillance System. Hospitalization and ED data will be utilized for adhoc reports/analyses requested by the Asthma Program and the Center for Community Health. | 2005-2012 IP |
| 07/16/2009 | Dale Schumacher | Rockburn Institute | 09062906 | Utilization and Quality Analysis for Long Island Health Network Hospitals (LIHN) | Data will be used to develop standards for LOS, utilization and quality measures against which the performance of the LIHN hospitals can be compared. | 2008-2009 IP |
| 07/13/2009 | Trang Nguyen | New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health, Public Health Information Group | 09071006 | Ongoing Public Health Surveillance | SPARCS inpatient and outpatient data will be used for public health surveillance, community health needs assessment and program monitoring/evaluation activities. | 1983-2012 IP 1983-2012 OP |
| 07/08/2009 | Ronald Lagoe | Hospital Executive Council | 09070804 | Ongoing Data Collection for Ambulatory Surgery Service | The data will be used to identify ambulatory surgery volumes and changes in volumes by procedures and provider in the Central NY region. | 2008-2010 AS |
| 07/07/2009 | Paul Alois | New York State Office of the State Comptroller, Medical Claims Unit | 09070703 | Analysis of Medical Claims | The data will be used to perform routine audits of the Medicaid program, and it will become part of the analysis of Medicaid claims. | 2006-2008 IP 2006-2008 OP |
| 07/03/2009 | Jiali Li | Westschester County DOH | 09070302 | 2009 Annual Data Book: Community Health Assessment and Other Relevant Research | WCDH publishes an Annual Data Book containing detailed statistics on the health status of Westchester County residents. The 2010-2013 Community Health Assessment is a required component and will be used to assess the local health environment and identify emerging health issues. | 1995-2012 IP 2005-2012 OP |
| 07/03/2009 | Warren Brennan | Strategic Medical Alliances, Inc. (SMA) | 09070101 | Patient Care Analyst (PCA) System | The data will used to help build an online business intelligence tool for New York hospitals. | 2005-2012 IP 2005-2012 OP |
| 6/22/2009 | Nancy Erickson | New Solutions, Inc. | 09061203 | UB Data for Clinical Outcomes Research | The data will be used to create reports on clinical outcomes. | 2008 IP |
| 6/05/2009 | Carol DeFrances | Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics | 09060302 | National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) | The data will be used in studying diseases, procedures, health care delivery, and technology and health policy issues. | 2008 IP |
| 6/05/2009 | Michael Gusmano | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 09060301 | Access to Primary Care in New York | This project will produce GIS maps of locations of acute coronary syndrome diagnoses at the zip code level, and data on number and cost of health conditions, by neighborhood in New York City, and by county throughout New York State. | 2003-2010 IP 2005-2010 OP |
| 5/20/2009 | David Carpenter | UAlbany, SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment | 09051903 | Investigating the Association Between the Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and the Incidence of Cancer in NYS | This project will focus on residential exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of cancer. | 1993-2008 IP 1993-2008 OP |
| 5/19/2009 | Anemona Hartocollis | New York Times | 09051102 | News Stories | The requested data will be used for news stories. | 2007-2012 IP 2007-2012 OP |
| 5/19/2009 | Damion Nero | Federation of Jewish Philanthropists (FOJP) | 09042706 | Economic Cost of Hospital Acquired Conditions | This project will analyze the data using regression techniques to determine economic impact and length of stay associated with the hospital acquired conditions. | 2007-2008 IP |
| 5/18/2009 | Susan Goodwin | Pace Energy and Climate Center, Pace University Law School | 09050601 | Health Impacts on Customers and the Community Affected by the 2006 Long Island City Network Electric Power Outage | This project will calculate hospital admission rates for potentially heat-related diagnoses in the area's 8 zip codes before, during, and after the power outage. | 2005-2007 IP 2005-2007 OP |
| 5/12/2009 | Gregory Bonk | HMS Associates | 08041605 | Community Health Needs Assessments, Health Services Needs and use Analyses | this project will anlayze health status and health services use. | 2006-2012 IP 2006-2012 OP |
| 5/5/2009 | Colleen McLaughlin | New York State Department of Health, Patient Safety Center, Division of Quality & Patient Safety, Office of Health Systems Management | 0904-05 | Use of Discharge Data for Surveillance of Healthcare Quality and Safety | The data will be used to conduct the following surveillance related to patient safety: identification of adverse events in patient care and evaluation of patient safety initiatives. | 1995-2012 IP 1995-2012 OP |
| 5/5/2009 | Ira Feldman | New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute | 0904-04 (S) | Analysis of Inpatient Admissions and Discharges, Emergency Room Utilization, Ambulatory Care, and Information Management for the AIDS Institute | The data will be used to conduct quality assurance, surveillance, utilization review and health server research regarding acute care delivery through its AIDS intervention management system. | 2002-2012 IP 2002-2012 OP |
| 5/5/2009 | Jenny Schnaier | Thomson Reuters, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | 0904-03 | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) | The data will be used to support health services research and policy analyses on issues such as costs and utilization, quality of care, variation in medical practice, and medical treatment effectiveness at the national, state, and local market levels. | 1988-2012 IP 1988-2012 OP |
| 5/5/2009 | Vincent Mor | Brown University, Department of Community Health | 0904-02 | Variation in Length of Stay Associated with Time of Admission and Rehospitalization of Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries | This project will examine the relationship between length-of-stay and readmission of beneficiaries with a diagnosis of asthma, COPD, or congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from Medicare payment policies. | 2004-2007 IP |
| 5/5/2009 | Samuel Kleiner | Carnegie Mellon University | 0804-07 (A) | Unionization, Concerted Activities and the Quality of Patient Care in New York State | The data will be used to construct risk-adjusted quality and safety measures for each hospital in New York State. | 1982-2006 IP 1983-2006 OP |
| 4/30/2009 | Phyllis Supino | SUNY Downstate Medical Center | 09042405 | Valvular Heart Disease: Changing Trends in the U.S. and in New York | The data will be used to analyze temporal hospital mortality trends in patients with valvular heart disease. | 2001-2007 IP |
| 4/23/2009 | Marge Gandolfi | New York Blood Center | 09042004 | Patient Origin Study-Birth Analysis by Hospital | This project aims to identify patient's county of origin and the county in which they are treated in order to better gauge blood product needs by area hospital. | 2007 IP |
| 4/23/2009 | Kathleen Christensen | Provider Consulting Solutions, Inc. | 09042003 | Inpatient/Outpatient Billing, Charging and Coding Patterns | The data will be used to understand benchmark data relative to norms on coding patterns, presence of revenue code charges and billing procedures. | 2005-2012 IP 2005-2012 OP |
| 4/8/2009 | Richard Hoffman | TUI University, College of Health Science | 09032314 | The Influence of Free Clinic Services on Hospitalization of the Medically Indigent for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Rural NYS | This project will use the data to determine the affect of free clinic services on hospitalizations. | 1996 IP 2007 IP |
| 4/7/2009 | Ellen Post | ABT Associates, Inc. | 09040301 | Developing Distributuion of Baseline Incidence Rates for EPA Selected Health Effects | This project will focus on obtaining county-level hospital admissions and ER visits for specific age groups. | 2007 IP 2007 OP |
| 4/2/2009 | Lawrence Lessner | SUNY School of Public Health, Institute for Health and the Environment | 09033113 | Comparing Models for the Risk Score Procedure | The data will be used to analyze Risk Score Procedure models. | 1993-2008 IP 1993-2008 OP |
| 4/2/2009 | Stephan Kotsch | Unity Health System | 08090802 | Market Analysis and Data Assessment | The data will be used to ascertain relative competitive position of Unity Health System and its entities in key market (demographic) areas. | 2005-2008 IP 2005-2008 OP |
| 3/27/2009 | Aileen Thompson | Federal Trade Commission | 09032509 | Antitrust Review of Hospital Mergers in Amsterdam, Albany and Troy | The data will be used to analyze the product and geographic markets that may be affected by proposed hospital mergers. | 2007-2008 IP 2007-2008 OP |
| 3/27/2009 | Kathryn Friedman | University at Buffalo Regional Institute | 09031808 | Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care | The data will be used to analyze discharge rates for hospitals in the 8 county region of Western NY to use as a weight in determining regional performance of area hospitals. | 2000-2012 IP 2000-2012 OP |
| 3/27/2009 | Glen Johnson | Division of Family Health | 09031307 | Family Health Research | The data will be used to analize patterns of hospital discharges in response to ongoing needs of the division of family health. | 2005-2012 IP 2005-2012 OP |
| 3/27/2009 | Donna Rundel | Burke Rehabilitation Hospital | 09031305 | Studying What Setting Patients are Treated at | The data will be used to look at the different settings post-acute care existed in and what types of patients are sent to which settings for the hospital. | 2005-2011 IP |
| 3/25/2009 | Marjorie Geiger | Patient Safety Center | 09030502 | Use of SPARCS Data for Patient Safety Surveillance | The data will be used for surveillance of adverse events and patient safety issues in hospitals, ambulatory surgery and emergency departments. | 1995-2012 IP 1995-2012 OP |
| 3/16/2009 | Jeffrey Indes | Yale University | 09031104 | Outcomes in Vascular Surgery | The data will be used to formulate surgical outcomes. | 2000-2010 IP |
| 3/16/2009 | Karen Dietz | Bon Secours Charity Health System | 09031103 | Hospital Operations and Outcomes Analysis | The data will be used for reporting and ongoing tracking of key clinical and utilization measures. | 2006-2007 IP 2007 OP |
| 3/6/2009 | Yuchi Young | SUNY School of Public Health | 09030201 | Factors Associated with Preventable Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State | This project will study the impact of clinical and non-clinical factors on preventable hospitalization and costs incurred among nursing home residents in New York State. | 2007-2008 IP 2007-2008 OP |
| 2/26/2009 | David Carpenter | SUNY School of Public Health | 09022610 | Investigation of the Assocation Between the Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and the Incidence of Cancer in Upstate New York | The study will focus on residential exposure to volatile organic compounds and risk of cancer. | 1993-2008 IP 1993-2008 OP |
| 2/19/2009 | Brian Lorber | VHA Metro New York | 08120301 | VHA Empire-Metro Data Inititive | The data will be used to identify and benchmark potential performance, cost and/or quality improvement opportunities in areas such as clinical documentation and coding, length of stay, quality outcomes and cost reduction for approximately 40 New York state hospitals that are members of VHA. | 2008-2009 IP |
| 2/19/2009 | Lisa Cover | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 08112107 | Planning and Marketing Analysis | The data will be used to help inform us of patient utilization of hospitals. | 2007 IP |
| 2/10/2009 | David Carpenter | SUNY School of Public Health | 09020909 | Assessing the Effect of the Attack on the World Trade Center for Respiratory Disease in Children and Adults | The data will be used for a Master's project and publication. | 1993-2008 IP 1993-2008 OP |
| 2/10/2009 | Maria Foti | Catholic Health Systems | 09012205 | Catholoc Health System Facility Planning | The data will be used for service Utilization analysis and mapping, and will be utilized to assist CHS in facility planning of programs and services to better serve the community. | 2007-2010 IP 2007-2010 OP |
| 2/4/2009 | Michael Medvesky | Cener for Community Health | 09020302 | 1990-2012 IP |
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| 2/4/2009 | Shelby Solomon | Ingenix | 09020301 | Hospital Quality and Financial Occurrence and Coding Analysis | The data will be used by consumers to analyze and understand hospitals where they will be seeking care. This project will also produce reports that will be used by health care professionals to analyze their inpatient charges, cost, volumes, length of stay, quality, coding, and occurrences by comparing their facility with other facilities. | 2002-2012 IP |
| 1/30/2009 | Josh Phillips | Healthcare Management Partners, LLP (HMP) | 09011403 | Market Study of New York Hospitals to Determine Patient Migration by Hospital, DRG, MDC, Zip Code and County | The data will be used to track patient migration across new York. | 2006 IP |
| 1/27/2009 | Maria Schymura | Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Center for Community Health, New York State Department of Health | 0901-09 | Cancer Care Delivery in Medicaid with a subset project of Augmenting New York Cancer Registry Data to Assess Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care | This project will use the data to assess the added value of linking SPARCS data to the Cancer Registry and the Medicaid and Medicare claims data, and to use these linkages to derive quality of care measures for New Yorkers. It will also be used to measure disparities in cancer care among the Medicaid and Medicaid-Medicare dually insured populations. | 2002-2012 IO 2002-2012 OP 2002-2006 PRI |
| 1/27/2009 | Hwa-Gan Chang | New York State Department of Health, Center for Community Health | 0901-08 | Programmatic Surveillance of Infectious Diseases by the New York State Department of Health Division of Epidemiology | This project will utilize SPARCS data to validate and supplement the infection rate data in the New York State Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) database, and to review, asssess, and address the underreporting of infectious diseases. | 1982-2012 IP 1983-2012 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Shao Lin | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 0901-07 | The Evaluation of Green School Building Attributes and their Effect in the Health and Performance of Students and Teachers in New York State | 2000-2012 IP 2000-2012 OP |
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| 1/27/2009 | Ismail Sirtalan | Greater New York Hospital Association | 0901-06 | Essential Health Services planning (EHSP) | This project will use the data to devise plans to help New York City Department of Health and healthcare providers in New York City to reallocate scarce healthcare resources. | 2004-2007 IP 2004-2007 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Marc Gourevitch | New York University School of Medicine | 0901-05 | Defining the Population of Discharged Patients who might Benefit from System-wide Health Promotion Interventions. | This project will use SPARCS data to understand the qeographic distribution of patients being admitted to inpatient treatment at the New York University School of Medicine hospital. | 2007-2012 IP 2007-2012 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Ismail Sirtalan | Greater New York Hosptial Association | 0901-04 | Quaesitum Measurement System (QMS), a Comparative Quality and Performance Measurement System | The data will be used to conduct health policy research and to perform comparative quality and performance analyses of the hospitals in New York State. | 1999-2012 IP 1999-2012 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Mitchell Elkind | Columbia University | 0901-03 | Northern Manhattan Stroke Precipitant Study: SPARCS for Longitudinal Stroke Incidence Trends and Acute Hospitalization Stroke Triggers: A Research Study of Stroke Incidence and Acute Risk Factors. | The data will be used to assess stroke incidence temporal trends in Northern Manhattan overall and in different race-ethnic groups, and to investigate infections and surgical procedures as stroke precipitants. | 1983-2012 IP 1983-2012 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Amber Seligson | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | 0901-02 | New York/New York III Supportive Housing Program Evaluation | This project will examine the health benefits and determine the cost effectiveness of the housing and services provided to the nine populations served by New York/New York III. | 2005-2012 IP 2005-2012 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Ying Wang | New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | 0901-01 | Enhanced Population-based Surveillance of Confirmed Newborn Screening Cases via Newborn Screening and Birth Defects Surveillance Programs | The data will be used as part of an integrated system to advance the understanding of the impact and short-term outcome of children with newborn screening conditions. | 2006-2012 IP 2006-2012 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Leonard Rodberg | CUNY Queens College | 0810-05 | Inpatient and Outpatient Data for use in Infoshare Community Data System (www.infoshare.org) | This project will use SPARCS data within the infoshare system that provides statistical information regarding demographic, socio-economic and health data at the neighborhood level within New York City and Statewide. | 2007-2011 IP 2007-2011 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Denise Paone | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | 0810-04 | Toward an Estimation of the Prevalence of Problematic Opioid use in New York City | The SPARCS data is a critical component of a larger study examining the prevalence of nonmedical opioid use by New York City residents. | 2005-2006 IP 2005-2006 OP |
| 1/27/2009 | Deborah Chollet | Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. | 0810-02 | Evaluation of Risk Selection in Market-Based State Programs | This evaluation will focus on risk selection in the Healthy New York program; specifically whether Healthy New York enrollees and enrollees in other competing commercial insurance products have comparable inpatient hospital use. | 2004, 2007 IP |
| 1/27/2009 | Peter Veazie | University of Rochester | 0801-03 (A) | Utilization, Cost, Disparity and Medical Practice Variation of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) Use in New York State | This study will provide empirical results revealing the consequences and outcomes after adopting DES, and the findings from this study will contribute to policies which could mitigate disparity and variations in health care, achieve optimal rate of adoption of innovative medical technology and allocate resources New York State. | 2003-2007 IP 2003-2007 OP |
| 1/15/2009 | Todd Puglise | Aspen Healthcare Metrics (MedAssets, Inc) | 09010502 | Market Share and quality Analysis System, New York Data | The data will be used in performance or market share studies. | 2004-2012 IP 2007-2012 OP |
| 1/13/2009 | Mark Vitale | New York Presbyterian Hospital | 08120402 | The Incidence of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompressions in New York State from 1996-2007 | This data will be used to identify the number of arthroscopic subacromial decompressions performed on outpatient/ambulatory patients in New York State from 1996-2007. | 1996-2007 IP 1996-2007 OP |
| 1/12/2009 | Jason Nash | WebMD, Inc. | 08121503 | New York Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Comparative Analysis | The data will be used by WebMD"s hospital, health plan, and employer clients. | 2007-2012 IP 2007-2012 AS |
| 1/12/2009 | Marie Grause | Vermont Hospital Association and Health Systems | 08102108 | 2006-2011 IP 2006-2011 AS |
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| 1/9/2009 | Katherine Blumhardt | Thomson Reuters (Solucient, LLC) | 09010801 | Discharge Level Data Analysis | The data will be processed, standardized and distributed to clients via Thomas Reuters proprietary UB92 based decision and custom studies project. | 2005-2013 IP 2005-2013 OP |
| 1/9/2009 | Caroline Bhalla | New York University, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy | 08102104 | State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods | The data on asthma hospital admissions will be published as an indicator on our State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhood Information System website. | 2000-2007 IP 2000-2007 OP |
| 1/8/2009 | Julius Santiago | Shriners Hospital for Children | 08121704 | Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Analysis of Patient Density for their Demographic Area by Condition. | The data will be used in comparison to our springfield hospital's current patient population to determine if any patient recruitment opportunities exist. | 2007 IP |
