New York Health Plan Provider Network Indicators For Q3 2019

New York State data on individual healthcare providers participating in various health plan networks during Q3 2019. The dataset was collected quarterly by the New York State Department of Health from Medicaid, Commercial, and Exchange plans. It includes managed care and PPO/EPO plan network participation.

Use Cases

• Analyze provider gender distribution across different plan types using the 'Provider’s Gender' and plan indicator columns.
• Assess network composition for specialized programs like HIV SNPs or HARP using the 'HIVSNP Indicator' and 'HARP Indicator' fields.
• Map provider locations and accessibility features using 'Latitude' and 'Wheel Chair Accessibility' columns.
• Identify providers serving specific populations like children via the 'Child Health Plus (CHP) Provider Indicator'.
• Track individual provider participation across multiple plan networks using the unique 'PNDSID' and various plan indicator columns.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple major insurance types: Medicaid, Commercial, and Exchange plans.
• Includes specific geographic coordinates via the 'Latitude' column for spatial analysis.
• Contains a unique provider identifier ('PNDSID') for record linkage.

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to a single quarter (Q3 2019), providing only a cross-sectional snapshot.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is specific to New York State, limiting generalizability to other regions.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Health.

Collection Method

Collected quarterly from health plans including managed care and PPO/EPO plans.

Time Range

July through September 2019.

Freshness

Quarterly collection, but data is from 2019.

Geography

New York State, USA.