Data Sharing for Better Results

1. Data Sharing for Better Results:
A Guide to Building Integrated Data Systems
Compatible with Federal Privacy Laws
www.nlc.org/data-sharing

2. The Case for Sharing
Louisville: Sharing Data to Improve
Educational Outcomes
Louisville, Ky. has partnered with the Jefferson County Public
Schools, Metro United Way and other community-based
organizations (CBOs) on a data-sharing system that allows
CBOs and schools to share both aggregate and individual
data on the youth they serve. They share data on a number
of factors, including:
• School and afterschool program attendance.
• Suspension rates.
• Data from supplemental online learning programs.
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Education

3. The Case for Sharing
Louisville: Sharing Data to Improve
Educational Outcomes
The system allows partners in Louisville to assess the
effectiveness of programs on student achievement. It also
helps educators and service providers work together to
intervene with youth who are struggling in school.
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Education

4. The Case for Sharing
Josephine and Jackson Counties:
Sharing Data to Provide Health Care
to Foster Children
In Josephine and Jackson Counties, Oregon, Mid Rogue Health
Plan (Mid Rogue) administers health benefits to Medicaid
recipients. In partnership with the Medicaid agency, DHS and
Jefferson Behavioral Health, Mid Rogue launched an initiative to
create a “medical home” for foster care children by:
1. Assigning a PCP within 14 days of health plan enrollment.
2. Completing a primary care health assessment within 30 days
of placement.
3. Completing a mental health assessment within 60 days of
placement.
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Health Care

5. The Case for Sharing
Josephine and Jackson Counties:
Sharing Data to Provide Health Care
to Foster Children
After discovering that enrollment data from the state Medicaid
agency didn’t provide the type of child welfare involvement, Mid
Rogue and the local child welfare agency worked together to
identify each child’s placement status and date of entry.
The results of the project exceeded the overall aim.
• One hundred percent of foster care children were assigned a
PCP within 14 days of placement and received a primary
care assessment within 30 days of placement.
• Eighty-eight percent received a behavioral assessment
within 60 days of placement.
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Health Care

6. The Case for Sharing
Milwaukee: Sharing Data to Better Integrate
Primary and Mental Health Care
Wraparound Milwaukee (WAM) is a national model for
information sharing and integration of primary and mental
health care.
WAM collaborated with the Bureau of Milwaukee Child
Welfare to improve services to families and youth in the
foster care system at risk of being placed in residential
treatment. The program targets youth taking 2 or more
psychotropic medications.
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Mental Health

7. The Case for Sharing
Milwaukee: Sharing Data to Better Integrate
Primary and Mental Health Care
As a result of the partnership:
• Ninety-four percent of the identified children had a PCP.
• Eighty-four percent of children on 3 or more
psychotropic medications visited their PCPs.
Because of effective medications monitoring, the number of
children using 3 or more psychotropic medications dropped
from 87% to 39%.
• Visit www.wraparoundmke.com to learn more.
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Mental Health

8. The Case for Sharing
New York City: Sharing Data to Focus on
Individual Needs
In 2005, New York City established the HHS-connect program
to allow for data sharing between agencies, including:
• Administration for Children’s Services
• Department of Finance
• Department of Homeless Services
• Housing Authority and Human Resources
Administration
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Human Services

9. The Case for Sharing
New York City: Sharing Data to Focus on
Individual Needs
The city adopted a comprehensive approach that focused on
individual needs. Data sharing allowed the city to maximize
cost efficiency in providing much needed services, and
ensured that those services were based on a holistic
understanding of each child and their family.
Service providers now have a more comprehensive
understanding of the many services involved in the lives of
the children and families they serve, and are able to make
more timely and knowledgeable decisions in order to ensure
the best possible outcomes.
www.nlc.org/data-sharing Human Services