Managing for Results

8. Data Use

Does the state use data to improve results?

The state has improved outcomes by combining and analyzing cross-agency data to inform policy, budget, or management decisions.

Indiana

Leading Example

The Indiana Management Performance Hub (MPH), overseen by the state’s Chief Data Officer, houses the integrated Education and Workforce Development database, which brings together data from 12 state agencies, including: the Commission for Higher Education, Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Corrections, Department of Workforce Development, and Family and Social Services Administration. In addition, MPH has created integrated databases to address pressing program and policy issues related to COVD-19, opioids, Medicaid, fiscal transparency, and other areas. MPH has been at the forefront of using data to drive decision-making for Indiana’s COVID-19 response, including a study to better understand the prevalence of the coronavirus and/or its antibodies. 

The Indiana Data Partnership, launched in 2019, brings together government, nonprofit, and private sector entities to share data, talent, and technology to solve key challenges impacting Indiana residents. The partnership was formed as an extension of the Indiana Management Performance Hub to create a secure, replicable, and sustainable framework to help partner organizations use shared data in coordinating efforts and maximizing holistic solutions. Initial projects included combating the opioid epidemic, improving education and workforce development, mapping local health delivery, and a networking analysis.

Issue Areas: Child Welfare, COVID-19, Education, Health, Workforce

Promising Examples

Colorado

Colorado

Connecticut

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Michigan

Michigan

Minnesota

Minnesota

North Carolina

North Carolina

New Jersey

New Jersey

Ohio

Ohio

Rhode Island

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Carolina

Utah

Utah

Virginia

Virginia

Washington

Washington