Scott Hadland's definitions support analysis of Medicaid data for youth opioid use disorder care. The dataset likely contains operational definitions for measuring treatment cascade stages. It was created for NIH/NIDA grant R01DA045085 and last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze treatment cascade stages for Medicaid-enrolled youth based on the defined operational criteria
- Evaluate policy interventions for opioid use disorder based on Medicaid data analysis definitions
- Benchmark state-level performance in youth opioid care using standardized definitions
Strengths
- Definitions are tied to a specific NIH/NIDA grant (R01DA045085), indicating a research-grade purpose
- Focus on a critical public health issue: opioid use disorder in Medicaid-enrolled youth
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Scott Hadland
- Collection Method
- Definitions used for analysis of the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System Analytic Files
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-24 14:50:04; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- National (United States)