Tian McPherson

Webinar: Integrating early childhood data: What legislators need to know

Administrative Data, Government Agencies, IDS, Resources / Tian McPherson

The National Conference of State Legislatures hosted a webinar that focuses on how integrated early care and education data systems can inform policymakers and help answer questions about young children, families, programs, and services in their states. Accurate data are important to state legislators in understanding and improving program accountability, addressing service gaps, enhancing quality […]

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Schools, Government Agencies Move to Share Student Data

Administrative Data, Federal Privacy and Data Security Regulations, Government Agencies, IDS, Social Impact, Social Policy Innovation / Tian McPherson

The struggle to protect students’ privacy while making use of the data collected on them in school has for years been focused on the role of outside companies. But while that debate has raged in Congress and statehouses across the country, K-12 school systems in more than a dozen cities and counties have quietly begun

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UW-Madison to open Federal Statistical Research Data Center

Administrative Data, Developing Sites, Resourceful Partners & Organizations, Resources, Social Impact / Tian McPherson

Interdisciplinary research with the potential to inform policymaking will receive a huge boost Sept. 21 with the dedication of a new University of Wisconsin-Madison Federal Statistical Research Data Center, or FSRDC, on the UW campus. The data enclave, the only such facility in the state, is a branch location of an existing FSRDC at the

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FERPA Bill Introduced in the House

Administrative Data, Federal Privacy and Data Security Regulations, Federal Regulations / Tian McPherson

Shortly before heading home for August recess, Representatives Todd Rokita (R-IN), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), John Kline (R-MN), and Bobby Scott (D-VA), all on the House Education and Workforce Committee, introduced the Student Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 3157). As explained in the committee press release, the legislation would update the student privacy protections under the Family

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Fusing Randomized Trials With Big Data – The Key to Self-learning Health Care Systems?

Research / Tian McPherson

Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have revolutionized medicine by providing evidence on the efficacy and safety of drugs, devices, and procedures. Today, more than 40 000 RCTs are reported annually, their quality continues to increase, and oversight mechanisms ensure adequate protection of participants. However, RCTs have at least 4 related problems: (1) they are too expensive and

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Individuals Involved in the Allegheny County Homelessness System

Administrative Data, AISP Network, IDS Uses / Tian McPherson

This report describes individuals who experienced a housing crisis in Allegheny County from 2009 through 2013, with a particular focus on the 2009 entry cohort. In 2014, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) conducted a review of its homelessness services system as a first step in planning for and promoting comprehensive strategies for

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Families Involved in the Allegheny County Homelessness System

Administrative Data, AISP Network, IDS, Research / Tian McPherson

This report describes Allegheny County families who experienced a housing crisis from 2009 through 2013, with a particular focus on the 2009 entry cohort. In 2014, the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) conducted a review of its homelessness services system as a first step in planning for and promoting effective strategies for reducing

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Camden ARISE studies dual-system high-utilization

Administrative Data, Developing Sites, IDS Uses, Resourceful Partners & Organizations / Tian McPherson

In a recent visit to Camden, President Barack Obama praised the Camden County Police Department for its success in community policing and highlighted the opportunity to use data to explore patterns, improve services, and tackle tough-to-solve problems. Through Camden ARISE (Administrative Records Integrated for Service Excellence), the Coalition is partnering with the city’s police to

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Linking survey and administrative data better gauges impact of federal anitpovery efforts

Administrative Data, Evidence-based services, Government Agencies, IDS Uses / Tian McPherson

Linking survey data with administrative records will enable the federal government to better gauge the effectiveness of social welfare programs such as food stamps and federal housing assistance, as well as the overall reach of federal antipoverty initiatives, Bruce D. Meyer today told a session audience at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM 2015) in

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Childhood adversity and behavioral health outcomes for youth: An investigation using state administrative data

Administrative Data, AISP Network, IDS Uses, Research, Social Impact / Tian McPherson

This study aimed to measure the relative contribution of adverse experiences to adolescent behavioral health problems using administrative data. Specifically, we sought to understand the predictive value of adverse experiences on the presence of mental health and substance abuse problems for youth receiving publicly funded social and health services. Medicaid claims and other service records

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UN Intergovernmental Negotiations Discusses Usefulness of Administrative Data for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Administrative Data, IDS Uses, International IDS Efforts / Tian McPherson

On the sidelines of the seventh session of the post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations, delegates discussed how administrative data – the data primarily collected by governments and other organizations for administrative purposes (e.g. registration, transaction and record keeping) – could be used as a data source for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and for statistical systems in

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