Medicaid

For more general information on data collection in Redbird, check out: Getting Started With Data Collection

This guide explains how to set up access and collect data from the Medicaid website. This collection app specifically pulls National Average Drug Acquisition Costs data.

Enabling Collection Apps and Inputting Credentials

1. Click the person icon located in the upper right-hand corner of the page
2. Click Account Settings
3. Click Apps
4. Navigate to Medicaid
5. Select the box under the Visible? heading to enable the collection app

6. Click Done

Creating a Collection

1. Click Collect on the top navigation bar
2. Select Medicaid
3. Click Create Collection
4. Click the pencil next to Configuration Name to name your collection
5. Select the report date you require from the Select A Year drop-down
6. Update Method allows you to select how you want your data to aggregate when you run future data pulls. Append keeps the historical data and adds the future data pulls below. Replace deletes the historical data and generates the new data in its place.
7. Initial Data Load allows you to upload historical data in bulk as a one-off in the event that you have the data saved on your computer. You can upload your data as a CSV file with no leading/trailing rows or columns and Redbird will run future data collections using the configuration that you set up in previous steps.

8. Click Done

Running a Collection

1. Click Collect Data under Run
2. Click Run Collection
3. Click Run