Population Health
For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with state agencies, nonprofits, and communities to turn complex data into clarity—collecting, integrating, and sharing trusted health data that drives equity and better outcomes for all.
Grounded in expertise and powered by innovation
Combining deep expertise with innovative technology, HSRI delivers end-to-end data solutions that make complex health information easier to understand and use. Our holistic approach begins with a needs assessment and, through transparent processes and reliable systems, applies rigorous data quality standards to develop intuitive, user-friendly tools and data visualizations that help researchers, policymakers, and others turn data into actionable insights.
Our team understands how health care delivery evolves across different types of insurance—from commercial insurance to Medicare and Medicaid—and across inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. This expertise has guided complex, multi-partner projects resulting in legislative reports and actionable policy recommendations. We also analyze the impact of health insurance gaps on access to care and health outcomes for uninsured individuals.
Managing transparent, secure, and flexible data systems
Our state-of-the-art data systems are designed to securely collect and manage health care data from insurers, systems, hospitals, practices, and providers—using best practices, well-documented standards, and rigorous security protocols.
HSRI’s comprehensive platform integrates data management, analytics, and reporting into a unified solution—built to collect, analyze, link, and share health care data securely, transparently, and sustainably. Adaptable by design, we can build a new data warehouse architecture or enhance existing data environments. This scalable, modular approach allows clients to adopt the full suite or select individual components tailored to their specific data collection and reporting needs.
Powering health systems change with reliable data
As data users, we know clean, valid data is essential. We mitigate risk through comprehensive quality checks—identifying, investigating, and resolving issues in close collaboration with clients and data submitters, all while protecting personally identifiable information. Our experienced team uses standardized, coded quality assurance processes to ensure that data reviews are conducted routinely, efficiently, and with precision.
True data quality extends beyond individual records. By ensuring data are complete, consistent, and comparable across data sources, we can transform information into meaningful concepts, like episodes of care, that drive informed healthcare decisions and better outcomes.
Analyzing data for actionable insights
Our work spans the full data life cycle—from developing measures and methodologies to producing custom extracts, interactive dashboards, reports, legislative briefs, and transparency websites that answer complex questions. We prioritize accessibility—from the language we use to the visuals we create to the interfaces we build—ensuring information is clear, intuitive, and meaningful for intended audiences.
We build analytic frameworks that transform high-quality data into actionable insights. By maintaining more than 100 industry and custom code sets and linking data across multiple health and human service systems, we ensure data integrity and enable a deeper understanding of the factors influencing health outcomes. While our team most frequently works with healthcare administrative data—medical, pharmacy, and dental—from All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs), we also integrate data from diverse sources, including hospital encounters, financial systems, cancer registries, vital statistics, and non-claims-based payments.
HSRI brings agility and creativity to developing user-friendly dashboards, defining health care measures and key performance indicators, and documenting methods and technical notes to promote transparency. Our analyses advance healthcare transparency and highlight access, cost, utilization, and quality of care across regions. The analytic solutions we deliver are technically sound, actionable, and responsive to client needs—helping partners make informed, data-driven decisions with confidence.
Providing timely, responsive support
HSRI’s Population Health Team applies a structured yet flexible project management approach that blends proven frameworks with practical tools to deliver high-quality results efficiently and collaboratively. We emphasize clear goals, transparent communication, and accountability—using detailed work plans and regular check-ins to stay on schedule and adapt to evolving needs.
Our team works closely with clients and data partners to define requirements, engage communities, support legislative initiatives, and ensure shared understanding at every step. The HSRI Help Desk delivers more than technical assistance—it’s a true partner in your data operations. Team members provide real-time, responsive support to data submitters, resolving most issues with just two email exchanges—minimizing delays and maximizing confidence in every submission.
Grounded in agile principles and continuous improvement, we deliver projects that are organized, responsive, and designed to produce meaningful, actionable outcomes.
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Contact Us
Leanne Candura – Vice President and Director of Population Health
617.844.2310
