An error was identified in the query used to generate prevalence estimates for select chronic conditions among Medicare patients. This issue affected only those multi-county report areas which included one or more counties with “no data”. These counties area: Aleutians … Continued
New estimates for the 2015-2016 school year were acquired from the California Department of Education (replacing estimates from the 2013-14 school year). Note: Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, students were tested using the California Assessment of Student Performance and … Continued
New 5-year mortality rates for 2012-2016 are now available (replacing data for 2011-2015). Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Mortality – Cancer Mortality – Heart Disease Mortality – Homicide Mortality – Coronary Heart Disease Mortality – Lung Disease Mortality – Motor Vehicle … Continued
An error was identified in which the numerator (number of primary care physicians) and denominator (total population) values for custom geographic areas were reported as a multi-year aggregate rather than for a single year. Numerator and denominator values have been … Continued
New data about clinical care among Medicare beneficiaries are available for 2014 (replacing data for 2012). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram) Diabetes Management (Hemoglobin A1c Test) Preventable Hospital Events
New maps and data now available for High School Graduation Rate indicator. New estimates for the 2015-2016 school year were acquired from the US Department of Education (ED).
An error was identified in the query used to generate the figure for national high school graduation rates. For this dataset, the national figure is generated by summing the county-level components within the original dataset. Some of the underlying geographies … Continued
Indicators displaying the percentage of population with low food access and population living in food deserts have been updated. The updated data were released in January 2017 and reflect conditions on the ground in 2015, replacing previous indicator data reflecting … Continued
New 5-year mortality rates for 2011-2015 are now available (replacing data for 2010-2014). Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Mortality – Cancer Mortality – Heart Disease Mortality – Homicide Mortality – Coronary Heart Disease Mortality – Lung Disease Mortality – Motor Vehicle … Continued
New data about chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2015 (replacing data for 2014). Time series data are now available for years 2010 through 2015. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Depression (Medicare Population) Diabetes (Medicare Population) Heart Disease … Continued