Access to Care – Buprenorphine Providers

Buprenorphine is the first medication to treat opioid dependency that is permitted to be prescribed or dispensed in physician offices, significantly increasing treatment access. Qualified physicians are required to acquire and maintain certifications to legally dispense or prescribe opioid dependency medications. This indicator shows the number of providers authorized to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine…

Access to Care – Dental Health

This indicator reports the number of dentists in the report area as a rate per 100,000 total population. This indicator includes all dentists – qualified as having a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), who are licensed by the state to practice dentistry and who are practicing within the scope of that…

Access to Care – Dental Health Providers

This indicator reports the number of oral health care providers with a CMS National Provider Identifier (NPI). Providers included in this summary are those who list “dentist”, “general practice dentist”, or “pediatric dentistry” as their primary practice classification, regardless of sub-specialty. The number of facilities that specialize in oral health care are also listed (but…

Access to Care – Mental Health

This indicator reports the number of mental health providers in the report area as a rate per 100,000 total area population. Mental health providers are defined as psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and mental health providers that treat alcohol and other drug use, as well as advanced practice nurses…

Arthritis (Adult)

This indicator reports the number and percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that they had arthritis. 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…

Cesarean Delivery (HRSA)

This indicator reports the estimated percentage of live births by cesarean delivery between 2020 and 2022. Data are acquired from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool.Note: Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 10 live births or 10 events in the county and its adjacent neighbors in…

Access to Care – Addiction/Substance Abuse Providers

This indicator reports the number of providers who specialize in addiction or substance use disorder treatment, rehabilitation, addiction medicine, or providing methadone. The providers include Doctors of Medicine (MDs), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs), and other credentialed professionals with a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and a valid National Provider Identifier (NPI). The…

Poor Physical Health

This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report 14 or more days during the past 30 days during which their physical health was not good. 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…

Stroke (Adult)

This indicator reports the number and percentage of adults age 18 and older who report ever having been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that they have had a stroke. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral…

Stroke (Medicare Population)

This indicator reports the number and percentage of the Medicare Fee-for-Service population diagnosed with stroke. Data are based upon Medicare administrative enrollment and claims data for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the Fee-for-Service program. Source Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – Chronic Conditions, 2018. Source Description Centers for Medicare…