This indicator reports the percentage of females age 65 years and older who report that they are up to date on a core set of clinical preventive services. Services include: an influenza vaccination in the past year; a pneumococcal vaccination (PPV) ever; either a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the past year, a sigmoidoscopy…
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…
This indicator reports the percentage of males age 65 years and older who report that they are up to date on a core set of clinical preventive services. Services include: an influenza vaccination in the past year; a PPV ever; and either a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the past year, a sigmoidoscopy within…
This indicator reports the percentage of Medicare enrollees who self-report having at least one routine check-up with a doctor in the past 12 months. Source Dartmouth College Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, 2019. Source Description The Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare is an online repository of health data and…
This indicator provides a demographic profile of 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 of the report area. Source US Department of…
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…