New data for 2017 acquired from the 2018-19 Area Health Resources File (AHRF) (replacing data for 2016). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Access to Primary Care
New maps and data now available for Broadband Internet Access indicator!
Data has been updated to the most recent period (December 2019).
Timely and Effective Care – Elective Delivery, 2016-2018
New maps and data now are available for this indicator from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset. Data have been updated for the 2016-2018 reporting period, replacing data for 2013-2016.
Unemployment Rate
Using the most current U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release, unemployment rate data and maps have been updated to September 2020.
Timely and Effective Heart Attack Care – Facility Transfer Time, 2016-2018
New maps and data now are available for this indicator from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset. Data have been updated for the 2016-2018 reporting period, replacing data for 2013-2016.
Unemployment Rate
Using the most current U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release, unemployment rate data and maps have been updated to August 2020.
Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram), 2017 report indicator update
New maps and data now are available for the Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram) indicator. Data source changed from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data have been updated through report year 2017. Trends over time now available beginning with year 2012.
New maps and data now available for cancer incidence indicators from the CDC / NCI State Cancer Profiles databases.
New 5-year average cancer incidence rates for 2013-2017 are now available. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Cancer Incidence – All Sites
- Cancer Incidence – Breast
- Cancer Incidence – Colon and Rectum
- Cancer Incidence – Lung
- Cancer Incidence – Prostate
Preventable Hospitalizations, 2017
New maps and data now are available for the Preventable Hospitalization Rate indicator. Data source changed from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data have been updated through report year 2017. Trends over time now available beginning with year 2012. Indicator breakouts by race and ethnicity are now available.
Unemployment Rate
Using the most current U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release, unemployment rate data and maps have been updated to July 2020.