Prevention – High Blood Pressure Management (Medicare)

This indicator reports the number and percentage of Medicare beneficiaries not adhering to blood pressure medication schedules. Nonadherence is defined as having medication coverage days at less than 80%. 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…

Prevention – High Blood Pressure Management (Adult)

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…

Health Care – FQHC Area Served

This indicator provides details about the area served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and/or FQHC Look-alikes that operate within the report area. An FQHC is a federally funded nonprofit health center or clinic that serves a medically underserved area or populations Federally qualified health centers provide primary care services regardless of ability to pay….