The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) is a national non-profit membership and educational association dedicated to improving health care data collection and use. NAHDO’s members include state and private health data organizations that maintain statewide health care databases and stakeholders of these databases. NAHDO is a cofounder and member of the All Payer Claims Database (APCD) Council, which provides leadership and technical assistance to states implementing APCDs. For more information, please visit the APCD Council website.
This report presents a summary of the costs to states associated with the development of All- Payer Claims Databases (APCDs). The findings are based on information gathered from states that have implemented APCDs, including review of state vendor contract documents and telephone interviews with state contacts. Both current and expired contract documents were reviewed.
As far as we know, Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (MA DHCFP) are the first state to have successfully applied for CMS data through the new State Data Agency Request process.
The MA DHCFP application is available on their website at