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Oregon Health Authority seeks to update children's-health reporting to include outcome data
Summary
OHA testified that updating the biannual Children’s Health Report under SB 846 to include newer Medicaid and CCO metrics would shift the report from process-focused items to outcome- and equity-focused data that could better inform policy.
Oregon Health Authority staff told the Senate Committee on Health Care on April 24 that Senate Bill 846 would revise statutory reporting requirements for the biannual Children’s Health Report so it can incorporate newer, child-specific Medicaid and coordinated care organization (CCO) data to better surface equity and outcomes.
Susan Otter, director of Health Information Technology and Analytics Infrastructure at OHA, said the current report (established in 2015 by Senate Bill 902) is “process focused” and relies on data that do not allow the agency or the Legislature to judge whether local actions improved health…
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