Health.data.ny.gov provides the 2020 registration status for every Licensed Home Care Services Agency (LHCSA) in New York State. Each agency must register annually with the New York State Department of Health to operate legally. The dataset includes details such as agency name, license number, address, and registration status.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional distribution of active LHCSAs using the Region and Registration Status columns.
- Model the relationship between License Date and Registration Status to identify patterns in agency longevity.
- Validate provider information by cross-referencing NPI Number and Agency Name with other healthcare directories.
- Map service coverage areas by joining Zip Code and City fields with demographic datasets.
Strengths
- Contains registration data for all LHCSAs in New York State for a full calendar year (2020).
- Includes 12 distinct columns covering identifiers, status, location, and dates.
Limitations
- Dataset size and row count are unknown, preventing assessment of completeness.
- Data is stale, covering only the 2020 calendar year with no more recent updates.
Provenance
- Source
- New York State Department of Health via health.data.ny.gov.
- Collection Method
- Annual mandatory registration submissions from Licensed Home Care Services Agencies.
- Time Range
- Calendar year 2020.
- Freshness
- Last updated in February 2021; covers the 2020 calendar year.
- Geography
- New York State, USA.