This layer displays the point locations of all providers of service (POS) in the U.S. The POS database contains the addresses and characteristics of all health care providers, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rural health clinics, and more.
Ambulance Events, Rate by County, 2017
This layer displays the total number and rate of ambulance events among Medicare beneficiaries.
Preventable Hospitalizations by County, 2017
This layer displays the total number and rate of preventable hospitalization events among Medicare beneficiaries. Preventable hospitalizations include hospital admissions for one or more of the following conditions: diabetes with short-term complications, diabetes with long-term complications, uncontrolled diabetes without complications, diabetes with lower-extremity amputation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, hypertension, heart failure, bacterial pneumonia, or urinary tract infection. Rates are presented per 100,000 beneficiaries.
Emergency Department Visits, Rate by County, 2017
This layer displays the total number and rate of Medicare inpatient or hospital outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 beneficiaries.
30-Day Readmissions for Heart Failure by Hospital 2015-18
This layer displays the rate of 30-day hospital readmissions for patients with an initial hospital admission for heart failure. Data are reported at the hospital level for the July 2015 – June 2018 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
30-Day Readmissions for Pneumonia by Hospital, 2015-18
This layer displays the rate of 30-day hospital readmissions for patients with an initial hospital admission for pneumonia. Data are reported at the hospital level for the July 2015 – June 2018 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
Timley and Effective Stroke Care by Hospital, 2018-19
This layer displays the percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival. Data are reported at the hospital level for the July 2018 – June 2019 period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
Timley and Effective Heart Attack Care by Hospital, 2018-19
This layer displays the average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital. Data are reported at the hospital level for the July 2018 – June 2019 period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
30-Day Readmissions by Hospital 2015-18
This layer displays the rate of 30-day hospital readmissions (overall). Data are reported at the hospital level for the July 2017 – June 2018 time period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
Heart Disease Hospitalizations by County, 2015-17
This layer displays the rate hospitalization for patients with an initial hospital admission for coronary heart disease. Data are reported at the county level 2015-17 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.