Health Data & Quality Reporting

The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) is responsible for collecting, maintaining, releasing, and reporting on health care data to inform decision-making by policy makers, payors, providers, and consumers.

Data Collection & Use

The MHCC collects data directly from health care facilities and insurance companies. The MHCC also requests and maintains data from quality reporting organizations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Maryland and Washington DC Hospitals.

These data are used to support policy and legislative reports, evaluations of demonstration programs, and quality reporting initiatives. Much of this data is available for public release; data requests may require review by an Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Data Sources

Surveys
Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC)

Data Applications

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Policy & Legislative Reports

View annual reports on health care costs, insurance coverage, and the status of the Trauma Fund, as well as one-time and short-term reports requested by the General Assembly.

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Consumer Quality Reports

Maryland Quality Reporting provides consumer information on hospitals, physicians, long-term care, ambulatory care, and health plans.

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Maryland Medical Care Data Base (MCDB)

Managing the Medical Care Data Base (MCDB) is one of the core functions of the MHCC. The MCDB informs cost and utilization estimates and supports policy analyses and decisions.

Contact Us

If you have questions about health care data collected and maintained by the MHCC, or would like to apply for data, please send an email to mhcc.datarelease@maryland.gov.