PostPartum Impressions on the Washington State Birth Certificate Revision

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Post-Partum Impressions on the Washington State
Birth Certificate Revision

• Karen R. Lathrop
• Technical and Data Services Manager
• Center for Health Statistics
• Washington State Department of Health

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Collecting data is only the middle...

• Develop a useful communication plan.
• Develop a good data collection system.
• Design a thorough training plan.
• Dont forget all the back end work.

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What is a useful communication plan?

• Use the Internet and listservs.
• Engage the stakeholder community.
• Focus attention on changes.
• Conduct advance surveys on technical constraints.
• Build communication capability into the system.

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What goes into a good data collection system?

• Perform necessary advance work.
• Understand technical limitations.
• Follow the NCHS Specifications as appropriate.
• Develop a thin client application.
• Allow practice time.

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What makes up a thorough training plan?

• Regional training of data providers.
• One-on-one training as requested.
• Have a training site available for hands on use.
• Distribute a printed User Manual.
• Build in online help routines and User Manual.

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What is back end work?

• Loading the new birth data into legacy database
  files.
• Issuance and amendment activities.
• Early work on new file extracts and
  documentation.
• FIPS coding!

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Some Data Comparisons ofWA and PA Percent
Unknowns

• Tobacco use
• Mothers weight (gain)
• Prenatal care (beginning)

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Unknown Tobacco Use
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Unknown Mothers Weight
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Unknown Prenatal Care
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In Summary

• Make sure you plan ahead, develop thorough
  strategies and allow plenty of time for
• Communication
• Data collection system development
• Training
• Back end work

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BR3 Training Site

• https//fortress.wa.gov/doh/chs1/br3t/br3.exe
• (includes the online BR3 User Manual)
• Login as Hospital 555
• County 666
• Name Inquiring
• Password Mind
• Additional System Documentation Available upon
  Request
• (specifically not placed on a public website
  to deter fraud)

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Contact Information

• Karen R. Lathrop
• Technical and Data Services Manager
• Center for Health Statistics
• Washington State Department of Health
• Karen.Lathrop_at_doh.wa.gov
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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Questions?

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Thank you.