This indicator provides an overview of the prevalence of select preventative services utilization among patients seen in Federally Qualified Health Centers or FQHC Look-alikes that operate one or more service delivery sites within the report area. Percentages may exceed 100% as patients may be seen or more than one type of service.Note: Data are based…
This indicator reports the number and percentage of adults age 18 and older with high blood pressure (HTN) who report taking HTN medicine. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2021.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative project of…
This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having their cholesterol checked within the previous 5 years. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2021.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative project of the…
This indicator provides an overview of the prenatal and perinatal health measures among prenatal care patients seen in Federally Qualified Health Centers or FQHC Look-alikes that operate one or more service delivery sites within the report area. Note: Data are based on the location of the health center and may include patients who reside outside…
This indicator provides an overview of the prevalence of select medical conditions among patients seen in Federally Qualified Health Centers or FQHC Look-alikes that operate one or more service delivery sites within the report area. Percentages may exceed 100% as patients may be seen or more than one type of service.Note: Data are based on…
This indicator reports the hospitalization rate for Ischemic stroke among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older for hospital stays occurring between 2018 and 2021. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC – Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke , 2018-2020. Source Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Chronic Disease…
This indicator reports the percentage of women who did not obtain prenatal care until the 7th month (or later) of pregnancy or who didn’t have any prenatal care, as of all who gave birth during the three year period from 2017 to 2019. This indicator is relevant because engaging in prenatal care decreases the likelihood…
This indicator provides information about Medicare Part D opioid drug claims. Report data includes the number of Medicare Part D claims (for both original prescriptions and refills), and the number of opioid drug claims as a percentage of total prescription drug claims. Source Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS – Part D Opioid Drug…
This indicator reports the unsmoothed, age-adjusted rate of annual wellness visits among the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) population for the year 2023. Data were sourced from the CMS Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) tool. Note: Data are suppressed when the total population is fewer than 11. Data are also suppressed when the number of annual wellness visits…
This indicator reports the number and rate of emergency room visits among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older. This indicator is relevant because emergency room visits are “high intensity” services that can burden on both health care systems and patients. High rates of emergency room visits “may indicate poor care management, inadequate access to care…