Correction made to prevalence estimates for chlamydia incidence rates in four service areas.

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For these four service areas, this error did not cause significant deviations from the state benchmarks. Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below.

Service Area Old Value Correct Value State Value Benchmark Direction Change
Baltimore 966.66 1180.67 459.3 FALSE
Georgia 465.06 464.76 268 FALSE
Northern VA 332.38 268.47 424.5 FALSE
Suburban MD 408.91 382.85 459.3 FALSE

New indicator added to the CHNA platform!

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New data on 4th grade reading proficiency for the 2014-15 school year has been added to the public CHNA data platform. Find it under:

Social & Economic Factors

  • Student Reading Proficiency (4th Grade)

Correction made to Preliminary Health Needs Identification Tool – Disparity Report.

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A data inconsistency error was identified and corrected. The error was present only in the “Preliminary Health Needs Identification Tool” for the race/ethnicity disparity EXCEL data export. Specifically, the data in the “Native American/Alaskan Native Alone” and “Asian Alone” columns in the Tab2_RaceEthnicDisparities sheet were affected.

The error was caused by a typo in a database control table that identifies the Asian population (“AIAN” for American Indian and Alaskan Native vs. ”ASIAN” for Asian). For 7 indicators, data for the Native American population was filled into the Asian column in the disparity EXCEL sheet. For 11 additional indicators, no Asian population data was reported when it was available. A complete list of the affected indicators and the issue for each is provided below.
Note: this issue did not affect indicators where race is further distinguished by Hispanic origin.

The online report, PDF download, Microsoft Word download, and EXCEL export for other sheets and reports were all unaffected.

Indicators Reporting Values for Native American as Asian

  • Mortality – Cancer
  • Mortality – Homicide
  • Mortality – Ischaemic Heart Disease
  • Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident
  • Mortality – Pedestrian Accident (CA Only)
  • Mortality – Stroke
  • Mortality – Suicide

Indicators with Missing Values for Asian Population

  • Cancer Incidence – Breast
  • Cancer Incidence – Cervix
  • Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum
  • Cancer Incidence – Lung
  • Cancer Incidence – Prostate
  • Insurance – Uninsured Population
  • Overweight Youth (CA Only)
  • Population with No High School Diploma
  • Population with Any Disability
  • Poverty – Children Below 100% FPL
  • Poverty – Population Below 100% FPL

Correction made to prevalence estimates for select chronic conditions among Medicare patients.

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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 West Borough, AK; Denali Borough, AK; King County, TX; Loving County, TX; Greensville County, VA; and Manassas Park city, VA.

This issue affected five indicators using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chronic Conditions Warehouse:

  • Heart Disease – Medicare Population High Blood Pressure – Medicare Population
  • High Cholesterol – Medicare Population
  • Depression – Medicare Population
  • Stroke – Medicare Population
  • Diabetes – Medicare Population

New maps and data now available for Student Reading Proficiency (CA) indicator.

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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 Progress (CAASPP). Students in previous years were tested using the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program. STAR test results and CAASPP results cannot be reliably compared because CAASPP evaluates new standards that emphasize analytical thinking, problem solving and communications skills.

Affected indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

  • Student Reading Proficiency (4th Grade)

Correction made to custom geographic areas for Access to Primary Care indicator values.

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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 updated to represent the counts for year 2014 only. Rates expressed per 100,000 population were unaffected by this issue. Affected indicators:
Clinical Care

  • Access to Primary Care