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 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 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 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…