Maryland

Title or Name of APCD System: 
Maryland Health Care Commission Medical Care Data Base (MCDB)
Category: 
Existing
Who Maintains the System: 
Maryland Health Care Commission
First Year APCD Collected Data: 
1998
APCD Snapshot: 
The system in Maryland was set up for policy uses. Transparency applications are limited and physician/provider comparative quality uses are very limited. The APCD is better at supporting system wide comparisons versus quality.
Number of Commercial Sources of Claims Data: 
35

Sources and Status of APCD Data Collection

Payers Currently Collected Planned Collection
Commercial PayersYes--
Third Party Administrators/Self-FundedYes--
MedicaidYes--
MedicareYes--
OtherNo VA, self pay, uninsured, or stand alone TPA payers.
Types of Data Collected Currently Collected Planned Collection
Medical ClaimsYes--
EligibilityYes--
PharmacyYes--
OtherDME Excluded; Medical data collection expanding to full in 2011---adding race/ethnicity/language also, pursuing these aggressively; Added pharmaceutical hospital claims data in 2010, from carriers
Primary Users/Uses: 
Analyses of cost, efficiency, system utilization, and currently pushing to enhance geographic/racial difference capabilites.
Future Plans: 
Full eligibility in 2011, adding race/ethnicity/language.
Contact Information: 

For more information please contact Ken Yeates-Trotman at kenneth.yeates-trotman@maryland.gov.