New maps and data now available for Access to Primary Care indicator.
New data for 2017 acquired from the 2018-19 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2016). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Access to Primary Care
New maps and data for tree canopy coverage coverage provided by the National Land Cover Database (NLCD)
NLCD tree canopy cover is a 30 m raster geospatial dataset that is available for the conterminous United States, coastal Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. These data contain percent tree canopy estimates, as a continuous variable, for each pixel across … Continued
New maps and data now available for population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).
American Community Survey data for the 2014-18 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2013-2017 five-year period.
Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram), 2017 report indicator update
New maps and data now are available for the Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram) indicator. Data source changed from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data have been updated … Continued
Preventable Hospitalizations, 2017
New maps and data now are available for the Preventable Hospitalization Rate indicator. Data source changed from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data have been updated through … Continued
Annual Wellness Exam, 2017
A new indicator has been added to the reporting platform! This indicator reports the annual wellness exam utilization rates among Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data are reported for the … Continued
New maps and data now available for mortality indicators from the CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death Database.
New 5-year mortality rates for 2014-2018 are now available (replacing data for 2013-2017). Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Mortality – Cancer Mortality – Heart Disease Mortality – Homicide Mortality – Coronary Heart Disease Mortality – Drug Overdose Mortality – Lung Disease … Continued
30-Day Hospital Readmissions, 2017
New maps and data now available for the 30-day Hospital Readmissions indicator from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Geographic Variation Public Use File. Data have been updated through report year 2017. Trends over time now available beginning … Continued
New maps and data now available for mortality indicators from the CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death Database.
New 5-year mortality rates for 2014-2018 are now available for the “deaths of despair” indicator (replacing data for 2012-2016). This indicator reports the rate of deaths for suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholic liver diseases.
Emegency Room Utilization Rate, 2017
A new indicator has been added to the reporting platform! This indicator reports emergency department utilization rates among Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Geographic Variation Public Use File. Data are reported for the latest … Continued