Updated THA Data Release Policy
THA worked with the Data Policy Committee (DPC) to review
and update the THA Data Release Policy. The main objectives of this effort were
to reflect changes in THA’s data programs by removing outdated uses, clarify
language to ensure consistent interpretation of intended uses and prohibitions,
and explore new external uses for UB discharge data in health planning and
financial disclosures. After a thorough review, the DPC recommended the updated
policy for approval to the THA Board of Directors, which approved it at its
September 2024 meeting.
Enabling these additional UB discharge data uses to support
health planning and financial disclosures requires that THA segregate member
and non-member data for data subscribers and Market Optics users. Going
forward, the non-HIN/non-member data will only be available to subscribers upon
request, and will only be added to Market Optics once the Tennessee Department
of Health (TDH) has made the data publicly available (typically 18 months after
the close of a calendar year). For example, the 2023 data will be accessible in
July 2025.