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…
This indicator reports the number and rate of hospital inpatient stays among Medicare beneficiaries. This indicator is relevant because hospital stays are “high intensity” services that can burden on both health care systems and patients. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS – Geographic Variation Public Use File , 2022. Source Description The Centers…
This indicator reports the hospitalization rate for coronary heart disease among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older for hospital stays occurring between 2019 and 2021. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC – Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke , 2019-2021. Source Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Chronic…
This indicator reports the percentage of females age 21–65 years who report having had recommended cervical cancer screening test. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative project of the Centers for Disease…
This indicator reports the percentage of population age 45–75 years who report having had 1) a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the past year, 2) a FIT-DNA test within the previous 3 years, 3) a sigmoidoscopy within the previous 5 years, 4) a sigmoidoscopy within the previous 10 years with a FIT in the…
This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having been to the dentist or dental clinic in the previous year. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative…
This indicator reports the percentage of diabetic Medicare patients who have had a hemoglobin A1c (hA1c) test, a blood test which measures blood sugar levels, administered by a health care professional in the past year. This indicator is relevant because engaging in preventive behaviors allows for early detection and treatment of health problems. This indicator…
This indicator reports the unsmoothed, age-adjusted rate of Prevention Quality Overall Composite (PQI #90) 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…
This indicator reports the unsmoothed, age-adjusted rate screening mammography for female 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 percentage of females age 50-74 years who report having had a mammogram within the previous 2 years. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative project of the Centers…