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 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 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…