Report Indicator

New data about chronic conditions among the Medicare population are available for 2014 (replacing data for 2012). Time series data are now available for years 2010 through 2014. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Diabetes (Medicare Population)
• Heart Disease (Medicare Population)
• High Blood Pressure (Medicare Population)
• High Cholesterol (Medicare Population)

American Community Survey data for the 2010-14 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2009-2013 five-year period.

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.

American Community Survey data for the 2011-15 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2010-2014 five-year period.

Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below.

American Community Survey data for the 2011-15 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2010-2014 five-year period. Data from previous years is accessible via saved “static” reports, or by searching the Community Commons Map Room.

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

An error was identified in which total population figures for service areas and regions in California were reported as an aggregate over the three-year data collection period (2010-2012) rather than as a point-in-time figure. Population figures have been updated to represent the total 2010 census population. Mortality rates, both crude and adjusted, were unaffected by this issue. Affected indicators:

• Mortality – Cancer
• Mortality – Homicide
• Mortality – Ischaemic Heart Disease
• Mortality – Motor Vehicle Accident
• Mortality – Pedestrian Accident
• Mortality – Stroke
• Mortality – Suicide

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

New data for 2014 acquired from the 2015-16 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2013). Affected indicators:

Clinical Care

• Access to Primary Care