• County-level SDOH data from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality for 2019 were analyzed, covering 72 Wisconsin counties. (biomedcentral.com)
  • CONTEXT: It is well established that rural communities face geographic and socioeconomic challenges linked to higher rates of health disparities across the United States, though the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact on rural communities is less certain. (bvsalud.org)
  • The 2019 United States census survey revealed that 22% (67.3 million people) of the United States population speak a language other than English at home, 1 , 2 more than double the 11% in 1980. (aap.org)
  • Included are percentage distributions from the United States Census Bureau's 2010-2019 State Population Characteristics dataset. (opendatanetwork.com)
  • Demonstrators hold signs about counting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. census during a 2019 protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., against the failed push to add a citizenship question by former President Donald Trump's administration. (kunr.org)
  • A study by the National Institutes of Health reported that the lifetime per capita expenditure at birth, using the year 2000 dollars, showed a large difference between the healthcare costs of females ($361,192, equivalent to $613,782 in 2022) and males ($268,679, equivalent to $456,573 in 2022). (wikipedia.org)
  • Age-adjusted estimates were calculated among adults aged 18 years or older by the direct method to the 2000 US Census standard population, using age groups 18-44, 45-64, and 65 years or older. (cdc.gov)
  • There were about 800,000 (close to 3% of US population) African immigrants in US in 2000 ( U.S. Census Bureau 2008 ), representing an increase of more than 166% since 1990 ( Logan and Deane 2003 ). (socresonline.org.uk)
  • We expect that the guidance will evolve further as data from Census 2000 and other data collections employing the 1997 collection standards become available, as agencies address implementation issues in their respective programs, and as additional research needs are identified and addressed. (cdc.gov)
  • B. Processing Census 2000 Data Using the 1997 Standards. (cdc.gov)
  • C. Evaluating Census 2000 Data on Race. (cdc.gov)
  • A. Census 2000 Data. (cdc.gov)
  • Around 300,000 people as of the US Census carried out in 2000 (US Census Bureau, contracted HIV in 2004, and at least 130,000 died of AIDS in the same year. (bvsalud.org)
  • Age and sex population projections for the Philippines by province, 1970-2000 / UNFPA-NCSO Population Research Project. (who.int)
  • The U.S. Census Bureau's definition of the 13 westernmost states includes the Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin to the Pacific Coast , and the mid-Pacific islands state, Hawaii. (wikipedia.org)
  • A new report is complicating an unusual finding from the U.S. Census Bureau's own report card on the accuracy of its 2020 head count of the country's population: a national overcount of Asian Americans. (kunr.org)
  • The report's findings - which come from comparing calculations based on 2020 census responses and the bureau's annual population estimates - offer a "useful first effort" in better understanding how well Asian Americans were counted, says Bill O'Hare, a demographer and former research fellow at the bureau. (kunr.org)
  • The bureau's own report card showed that for the 2020 census, the federal government's largest statistical agency continued a persistent trend of undercounting Black people, Latinos and Native Americans, while overcounting people who identified as white and not Latino. (kunr.org)
  • Prior to coming to NORC, Dean worked in the U.S. Census Bureau's administrative record area. (norc.org)
  • The SPD Steering Committee decided that all proposed topics be considered for the module and, in accordance with the Census Bureau's pretesting policy, required testing be conducted for appropriate question series. (cdc.gov)
  • Ben-Yehuda, Arie 2018-06-04 00:00:00 Background: In view of increasing global and local trends in population ageing and the high healthcare utilization rates among the elderly, this study assesses the quality of primary care provided to the elderly population in Israel. (deepdyve.com)
  • Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (2018) 7:21 Page 2 of 15 Background utilizing quality indicators from within the framework of Worldwide population ageing, due to an increase in life the Israel National Program for Quality Indicators in expectancy and decrease in fertility rates, is occurring Community Healthcare (QICH) [18]. (deepdyve.com)
  • Source : Authors' analysis of the New York State Opioid Annual Data Report 2018. (dukeupress.edu)
  • These conditions have been labeled ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) (1,2) and are used by the federal government as Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) (3). (cdc.gov)
  • This dataset is one of two datasets that contain observed and expected rates for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Prevention Quality Indicators - Adult (AHRQ PQI) beginning in 2009. (opendatanetwork.com)
  • The datasets contain number of Medicaid PQI hospitalizations (numerator), county Medicaid population (denominator), observed rate, expected number of hospitalizations and rate, and risk-adjusted rate for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Prevention Quality Indicators - Adult (AHRQ PQI) for Medicaid enrollees beginning in 2011. (opendatanetwork.com)
  • The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) are a set of population based measures that can be used with hospital inpatient discharge data to identify ambulatory care sensitive conditions. (opendatanetwork.com)
  • Data originate from the National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare (QICH), which operates in full collaboration with Israel'sfour HMOs. (deepdyve.com)
  • Seven elderly-specific quality indicators from within the QICH framework were included: influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, benzodiazepine overuse, long-acting benzodiazepine use, body weight documentation, weight loss and underweight. (deepdyve.com)
  • In addition, two non-age specific quality indicators relating to diabetes mellitus were included: the rate of HbA1C documentation and uncontrolled diabetes. (deepdyve.com)
  • In all indicators except benzodiazepine overuse, Israel showed a higher quality of care for the elderly in comparison with the international healthcare community. (deepdyve.com)
  • Well, we're fortunate, Lisa, in the United States to have comprehensive data on a wide variety of child and family well-being indicators from a number of very important government data sources. (aecf.org)
  • The estimates (unless otherwise noted) were derived from various data systems of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Indian Health Service (IHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and US Census Bureau and from published research studies. (cdc.gov)
  • Estimated percentages and total number of people with diabetes and prediabetes were derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), IHS National Data Warehouse (NDW), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), United States Diabetes Surveillance System (USDSS), and US resident population estimates. (cdc.gov)
  • Together these surveys yield comprehensive data that provide national estimates of the level and distribution of health care use and expenditures, support health services research, and can be used to assess health care policy implications. (ahrq.gov)
  • We used National Hospital Discharge Survey data from 1995 through 2009, which represent approximately 1% of hospitalizations in the United States each year. (cdc.gov)
  • In this brief, we use the latest data from the federal Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) to examine trends in employer premiums at the state level to see how much workers and their families are paying for their employer coverage in terms of premium contributions and deductibles. (healthoverprofit.org)
  • Long-time users of the Statistical Abstract of the United States expect each new edition to carry forward much of the content from prior editions, as well as introduce new data as America continues to evolve. (ddgbooks.com)
  • Our editors are committed to updating the long-standing, historical statistics as new data become available, as well as researching new topics to cover. (ddgbooks.com)
  • SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: Tennessee county-level COVID-19 mortality data from March 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021, were matched with county-level sociodemographic and health data from public datasets: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Social Determinants of Health, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health County Data, and the US Census Bureau. (bvsalud.org)
  • The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. (ecu.edu)
  • Provides health data at the level of states, counties, and nationally. (ecu.edu)
  • 3. If you use this derived data in an app, we ask that you provide a link somewhere in your applications to the Open Data Network with a citation that states: "Data for this application was provided by the Open Data Network" where "Open Data Network" links to http://opendatanetwork.com. (opendatanetwork.com)
  • Where an application has a region specific module, we ask that you add an additional line that states: "Data about REGIONX was provided by the Open Data Network. (opendatanetwork.com)
  • This Statistical Brief presents data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on hospital inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits for infectious enteritis and foodborne noninfectious gastroenteritis and diarrhea. (ahrq.gov)
  • Findings are based on alcoholic beverage sales data, collected from the States or the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System (AEDS), and various reports produced by beverage industry sources. (nih.gov)
  • Population data from the U.S. Census Bureau are used as denominators to calculate per capita rates. (nih.gov)
  • Provides data on numbers and rates of hospital discharges with principal (first-listed) mention as well as any (all-listed) mention of an alcohol-related diagnosis in the United States. (nih.gov)
  • The data were obtained from the National Inpatient Sample, which is the largest publicly available all-payer inpatient care database in the United States sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (nih.gov)
  • Data were compiled from sources provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. (nih.gov)
  • The Health Statistics and Numerical Data subject guide includes some of the major sources of health and general statistics in the United States and a brief list of international resources. (uic.edu)
  • Another CDC databases available to find statistics on injury data in the United States. (uic.edu)
  • NDACAN acquires microdata from leading researchers and national data collection efforts and makes these datasets available to the research community for analysis. (uic.edu)
  • RANDS is not designed to replace NCHS' higher quality, core data collections. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Health Interview Survey, conducted by NCHS, is the source for high-quality data to monitor cost-related health care access problems in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • In the 1989 US Standard Birth Certificate revision, the format was finally uniformly adopted to include checkboxes to improve data quality and completeness. (nature.com)
  • As birth registration has moved from paper to electronic, the birth certificate's potential utility has broadened, yet issues with updating the electronic format and maintaining quality data continue to evolve. (nature.com)
  • Detailed consumer price data at fine levels of geography (city and county levels), state expenditures by economic function, and indexes of economic diversity. (berkeley.edu)
  • Macroeconomic statistics, city and county data, industrial sector data, and census updates for China. (berkeley.edu)
  • The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. (deepdyve.com)
  • These data run the gamut from census data, weather data, consumer segmentation to more specific datasets for particular industries or applications such as natural language processing (NLP). (datameer.com)
  • The U.S. Census Bureau provides demographic data as well as data for voting, redistricting, and congressional affairs. (datameer.com)
  • Geography is central in the output of the Bureau and provides the framework for survey design, sample selection, data collection, and tabulation. (datameer.com)
  • The Census Bureau collects data about the economy and the people living in the United States from many different sources. (datameer.com)
  • Some data are collected from respondents directly, through censuses and surveys. (datameer.com)
  • The Bureau collects additional data from other sources. (datameer.com)
  • Primary sources for these additional data are federal, state, and local governments, as well as commercial entities. (datameer.com)
  • Census data can be used to answer this question. (datameer.com)
  • These figures are based on data from the U.S. International Trade Commission, which belongs to the Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Census Bureau. (drschulze-recht.de)
  • We know about income inequality and job trends thanks to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (popmatters.com)
  • We know what's happening to economic growth thanks to data from the US Census Bureau. (popmatters.com)
  • Statistical agencies have historically been the source of accurate and objective information for democracies, due to the limitations of private sector-produced data. (popmatters.com)
  • Despite massive increases in the availability of new types of data, such as administrative records (data produced through the administration of government programs, such as tax records) or by digital activities (such as social media or cell phone calls), the US statistical agencies struggle to operationalize their use. (popmatters.com)
  • Worse still, the government agencies that produce public data are at the bottom of the funding chain-staffing is being cut, funding is stagnant if not being outright slashed, and entire agencies are being decimated. (popmatters.com)
  • Interested in partnering with us on a research, data, or evaluation project? (norc.org)
  • Each category factored in data from various agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Council for Community and Bureau of Transportation. (azbigmedia.com)
  • Visit our Center for Inflation Research for all things inflation-from general information on how inflation works and why it matters to the latest data and analysis on current inflationary trends. (clevelandfed.org)
  • The guidance presented in this document is intended for any Federal agencies or organizational units that maintain, collect, or present data on race and ethnicity for Federal statistical purposes, program administrative reporting, or civil rights compliance reporting. (cdc.gov)
  • The guidance, which was requested by Federal agencies and the many users of data on race and ethnicity, continues to be developed with the involvement of these constituencies. (cdc.gov)
  • Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim by trained research assistants and qualitative data analysis was conducted using modified grounded theory. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As vice pres-i-dent of U.S. pro-grams at the Pop-u-la-tion Ref-er-ence Bureau, Jacob-sen over-sees the devel-op-ment and analy-sis of child well-being sta-tis-tics includ-ed in the KIDS COUNT Data Book . (aecf.org)
  • The Casey Foundation released its 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book , an annual ranking of states on child well-being. (aecf.org)
  • Therefore, I'm delighted to welcome Linda Jacobsen, the vice president of U.S. Programs at PRB, to discuss the state of data on kids and families today. (aecf.org)
  • So, with PRB as a partner, KIDS COUNT uses data to tell the story about child well-being in the United States. (aecf.org)
  • But these data are submitted voluntarily, so they're not available for all states or jurisdictions, and, also importantly, they're often are not provided separately by race and ethnicity, which is very important. (aecf.org)
  • In addition to government agencies, input was solicited from data users including those from academia and the private sector. (cdc.gov)
  • As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data. (cdc.gov)
  • Data on selected notifiable infectious diseases are published weekly in the MMWR and at year-end in the annual Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The U.S. is the only developed country without a system of universal healthcare, and a significant proportion of its population lacks health insurance. (wikipedia.org)
  • The percentage of the US population aged 65 and -older was 13 percent in 2010, and the Census Bureau projects that by 2020 that number will be 16.1 percent and by 2030 nearly 20 percent (Werner 2011). (nae.edu)
  • Rural healthcare consumers compose a hard-to-reach patient population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We calculated age-, sex-, and race-stratified rates and age- and sex- standardized rates for preventable CHF hospitalizations on the basis of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's specifications, which use civilian population estimates from the US Census Bureau as the denominator for rates. (cdc.gov)
  • HeadC/HeadB=NList_dot_numeric1=HeadC/HeadB=NList_dot_numeric population residing in the Southwestern United States. (cdc.gov)
  • 5,6 In the United States, some groups of the population are at a higher risk for developing complications of gastroenteritis and foodborne illness, including the elderly, pregnant women, newborns, people undergoing treatments for cancer and autoimmune conditions, and those with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). (ahrq.gov)
  • Major programs include the Census of Population and Housing via Census.gov and the American Community Survey . (berkeley.edu)
  • That marked the first time Asian Americans had a statistically significant overcount at the national level since the bureau started trying to measure how well it tallied the country's Asian population, along with other racial groups, more than three decades ago. (kunr.org)
  • In 2010, when the leading edge of the post-World War II "Baby Boom" reached age 65, the United States began a period of increased growth in its older adult population. (nih.gov)
  • By 2030, it is expected that there will be 72.1 million adults age 65 or older living in the United States, almost double the 2008 population. (nih.gov)
  • In addition, there is no single agency in the United States in charge of the mental and physical health care of this vulnerable and growing population of older adults who are more likely than previous older generations to experience problems related to mental health and alcohol use. (nih.gov)
  • METHODS We applied guideline recommendations for 10 common chronic diseases to a panel of 2,500 primary care patients with an age-sex distribution and chronic disease prevalences similar to those of the general population, and estimated the minimum physician time required to deliver high-quality care for these conditions. (annfammed.org)
  • To estimate the time required to manage chronic disease, we considered 3 elements: (1) the most common chronic diseases in the general US population, (2) the number of patients with these conditions in a representative primary care practice, and (3) the recommendations of national guidelines for high-quality clinical care of the chosen conditions. (annfammed.org)
  • It's the Population Reference Bureau. (aecf.org)
  • The 20% COVAX facility allocation will be able to vaccinate all aged 41 years and above including priority groups summing up to 487,780 based on projected population (2013 census). (who.int)
  • Although Hispanics comprised just 13.7% of the US the indigenous population nearly exterminated and the inclusion population in 2003, they accounted for 20.3% of new AIDS of African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was conceded to cases reported that year, a proportion that has remained steady the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War. (bvsalud.org)
  • UNFPA-NCSO Population Research Project. (who.int)
  • For the YPLL rate, the denominator was the adult U.S. Census Bureau population estimate ( 6 ) of the first year in each 2-year cycle. (cdc.gov)
  • 3 http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/site/lang__en/881/default.aspx#Population (accessed 12 April 2016). (who.int)
  • Key chal-lenges with the 2020 census. (aecf.org)
  • According to a statistical brief by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), there were 35.7 million hospitalizations in 2016, a significant decrease from the 38.6 million in 2011. (wikipedia.org)
  • MEPS is cosponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (ahrq.gov)
  • MEPS is the third in a series of national probability surveys conducted by AHRQ on the financing and use of medical care in the United States. (ahrq.gov)
  • AHRQ supports research that helps people make better, more informed decisions, and improve the quality of health care services. (ecu.edu)
  • RANDS is an ongoing series of surveys from probability-sampled commercial survey panels used for methodological research at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (cdc.gov)
  • The Household Pulse Survey , an online survey conducted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Census Bureau in partnership with other federal agencies including NCHS, also reports estimates of reduced access to care during the pandemic (beginning in Phase 1, which started on April 23, 2020). (cdc.gov)
  • The National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS) Division of Research and Methodology (DRM) contracted with NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) to conduct the Research and Development Survey (RANDS) during COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • By design, this guidance does not cover all of the specific issues individual agencies will need to address during their implementation of the 1997 standards. (cdc.gov)
  • In Fall 1997, the Bureau of the Census solicited input from the SPD Interagency Committee for a 5-10 minute child focused module. (cdc.gov)
  • The marginalized Filipinos : health research priorities : proceedings of the National Consultative Meeting on Research on the Health of Marginalized Filipinos, 4-5 July 1997 La Montana Resort, Tagaytay Ridge, Alfonso, Cavite. (who.int)
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. (cdc.gov)
  • Further research is needed to provide direct estimates of paediatric encounter rates in exposed and unexposed populations for causal inference. (bmj.com)
  • Below are experimental estimates of reduced access to healthcare for three rounds of RANDS during COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • The bureau estimates it had a net overcount rate of 2.62% for Asian Americans in the last census. (kunr.org)
  • A large portion of this cost difference is in the shorter lifespan of men, but, even after adjustment for age (assuming men live as long as women), there still is a 20% difference in lifetime healthcare expenditures. (wikipedia.org)
  • This 2023 edition continues the heritage begun so long ago by the U.S. government, with the U.S. Census Bureau being the last agency to produce the compendium at government expense. (ddgbooks.com)
  • Expected to be updated quarterly in 2023 by the Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) at the state of Oregon. (consumerhealthratings.com)
  • According to a new study, Texas is the best state for retirement in 2023, followed by Michigan, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. (azbigmedia.com)
  • METHODS We undertook a cross-sectional observational study, Understanding Infrastructure Transformation Effects on Diabetes (UNITED), of 586 Minnesota adult primary care practices, comparing those that were certified vs uncertified as medical homes in 2017, with analyses supplemented by previously published studies of these practices. (annfammed.org)
  • He also performed imputation modeling of personal characteristics and evaluated survey quality (particularly related to public program participation) by record check analyses. (norc.org)
  • In some areas work is ongoing, and the guidance will be updated as additional research and analyses are completed. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a voluntary, secure, internet-based surveillance system that integrates and expands legacy patient and healthcare personnel safety surveillance systems managed by the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) at CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • Combined, average employee premium contributions and potential out-of-pocket spending to meet deductibles across single and family policies rose to $7,240 in 2017 and was $8,000 or more in eight states. (healthoverprofit.org)
  • The investment promotion agency SelectUSA, which also belongs to the Department of Commerce, put the market volume for medical technology at US$ 156 billion in 2017. (drschulze-recht.de)
  • 1998). Research indicates that negative effects of air pollution on birth outcomes are greater for mothers from low-income neighborhoods (Padula et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Healthcare Research and Quality's National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS). (cdc.gov)
  • The U.S. healthcare system has been the subject of significant political debate and reform efforts, particularly in the areas of healthcare costs, insurance coverage, and the quality of care. (wikipedia.org)
  • The complex nature of the system, as well as its high costs, has led to ongoing discussions about the future of healthcare in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • The healthcare system in the United States can be traced back to the Colonial Era. (wikipedia.org)
  • NOTE: This study is helpful because it shows what an increasing burden the current healthcare system is for families. (healthoverprofit.org)
  • The problem with our healthcare system is the profit motive of health insurers, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and others. (healthoverprofit.org)
  • Hwang argues that the healthcare system has been moving away from centralized service delivery to a gradually more decentralized system. (nationalacademies.org)
  • However, not until the 1902 Act of Congress was the Bureau of Census established as a permanent agency to develop birth registration areas and a standard registration system. (nature.com)
  • The United States is facing a "silver tsunami" that will greatly influence many segments of society, including the economy, large-scale societal programs, and the health care system. (nih.gov)
  • Each state workers' compensation system has its own definition of impairment. (medscape.com)
  • El objetivo principal de este estudio fue explorar las manifestaciones del estigma relacionado al VIH/SIDA en una muestra de ochenta profesionales de la salud y estudiantes de profesiones de la salud que participaron en entrevistas cualitativas a profundidad. (bvsalud.org)
  • CDC, our planners, and presenters wish to disclose they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients with the exception of Dr. Talya Fleming, who would like to disclose that she received a research grant from NuStep and served as co- principal investigator for stroke rehabilitation clinical research trial. (cdc.gov)
  • The passage of the Hill-Burton Act in 1946 provided federal funding for hospital construction, and Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 to provide healthcare coverage to the elderly and low-income populations, respectively. (wikipedia.org)
  • Semi-structured interviews and content analysis were used to explore barriers-appropriateness and acceptability-to healthcare access in their patient populations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Those potential errors, the report adds, may have been canceled out and masked by the overcounting of the Asian populations in states on the East and West Coasts, as well as in the South, resulting in a national net overcount rate for Asian Americans. (kunr.org)
  • In the 21st century, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, extending healthcare coverage to millions of uninsured Americans and implementing reforms aimed at improving quality and reducing costs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Foodborne illnesses are a common cause of morbidity and sometimes death in the United States, affecting 1 in 6 Americans and causing approximately 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths each year. (ahrq.gov)
  • Did the last census overcount Asian Americans? (kunr.org)
  • But since the bureau announced that overcount estimate for Asian Americans more than a year ago, many census watchers have been warning that it shouldn't be taken just at face value. (kunr.org)
  • That's according to a report recently released by Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, the leading national advocacy group on census participation among Asian Americans. (kunr.org)
  • What we long knew and suspected, and what our new report shows, is that that aggregate national number actually hides what's happening for the community," says Terry Ao Minnis, senior director of census and voting programs at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC. (kunr.org)
  • Still, the report by Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC tried to drill down on the quality of the census and found signs of potential county-level undercounting of Asian Americans in rural parts of the Midwest, Mountain West and South. (kunr.org)
  • Healthcare-specific issues raised during the hearing included the importance of affordable and accessible healthcare for all Americans, and the challenges faced by rural residents and communities of color. (jdsupra.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: To understand the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on rural communities in Tennessee, investigate differences in rural-urban mortality rates after controlling for confounding variables, and inform state pandemic response policy. (bvsalud.org)
  • The agency has blamed the small sample size of its follow-up survey, which was also disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic . (kunr.org)
  • QICH works ious disabilities in the elderly, WHO reports an increase with the four HMOs and evaluates the quality of in multiple morbidities, burden of chronic diseases, and community-based medical care in Israel, provides this health-care utilization [1, 5]. (deepdyve.com)
  • A list of the most common and burdensome chronic diseases was created from a combination of the main causes of death and chronic disease burden in the United States 9 , 10 and the most common diagnoses in primary care. (annfammed.org)
  • The state combines a low cost of assisted living, health care spending, and a light tax burden to rank No. 6 in the Cost of Retired Living. (azbigmedia.com)
  • In November 2021, the Joint Commission published a sentinel event alert requiring health care organizations to address health care disparities by improving quality and safety. (aap.org)
  • A multinational healthcare services company wanted to bolster their national health care delivery platform operating through hospitals and outpatient centers in the United States. (datameer.com)
  • Released on September 14, the legislation would reauthorize funding for a number of healthcare workforce programs that are due to expire on September 30, including Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program, among others. (jdsupra.com)
  • Following a brief overview, both the private-sector and public (State and local governments) sector designs are described. (ahrq.gov)
  • And are these practice systems associated with diabetes care quality and outcomes? (annfammed.org)
  • 4 Patients and families with LEP are at a high risk of preventable harm, encounter barriers to accessing health care services, receive a lower quality of care, and suffer worse outcomes than English-speaking families. (aap.org)
  • Stemming from innovation's significant value to the healthcare industry, entrepreneurial strategies to lower costs and improve outcomes, such as telehealth applications and retail clinics have recently emerged, and may have the ability to lower costs and improve outcomes. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Though health care is essential to health, research shows that health outcomes are driven by multiple factors, including underlying genetics, health behaviors, social and environmental factors, and access to health care. (kff.org)
  • While there is currently no consensus in the research on the magnitude of the relative contributions of each of these factors to health, studies suggest that health behaviors and social and economic factors, often referred to as social determinants of health , are the primary drivers of health outcomes and that social and economic factors shape individuals' health behaviors. (kff.org)
  • yet, females receive lower quality care than males. (deepdyve.com)
  • https://www.cap.org/web/home?_adf.ctrl-state=10pr8g2unu_4&_afrLoop=513117106065213#! (cdc.gov)
  • In truth, healthcare access entails a complicated calculus that combines characteristics of individuals, their households, and their social and physical environments with characteristics of healthcare delivery systems, organizations, and healthcare providers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. (civilrights.org)
  • Summary statistics on the social, political, and economic organizations of the United States. (berkeley.edu)
  • The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) aims to increase access to outpatient care and improve the quality of such care through implementation of evidence-based outpatient management systems and strategies (10). (cdc.gov)
  • While routine outpatient clinic appointments remain the mainstay in managing chronic disease in the United States, he suggests that their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness have not been substantiated by comparative effectiveness studies. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Thus, it is important to examine healthcare access barriers in rural-specific areas to understand their origin and implications for resolution. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Schoendorf K, Branum A . The use of United States Vital Statistics in perinatal and obstetric research. (nature.com)
  • Public agencies struggle to change the approach to collecting the statistics that they have produced for decades-in some cases, as we shall see, since the Great Depression. (popmatters.com)
  • Source: Croatian Central Bureau of Statistics. (who.int)
  • The Leadership Conference's Health Care Task Force is committed to eliminating health disparities and ensuring that all people in the United States can access quality, affordable health care, without discrimination. (civilrights.org)
  • A visual map of the United States representing people living with a diagnosis of AIDS. (uic.edu)
  • In 2011, the United Nations proposed a human-rights convention to protect old people. (cloudfront.net)
  • But quality of life isn't simply measured by poverty rates or the presence of educated people sitting next to you at McDonald's. (ctnewsjunkie.com)
  • Many people in the United States get a health insurance policy through their employers. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Ensuring access to healthcare is a complex, multi-dimensional health challenge. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Some dimensions of access are difficult to quantify, namely characteristics that influence healthcare services to be both acceptable and appropriate. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These dimensions of access are particularly evident in rural health systems where additional structural barriers make accessing healthcare more difficult. (biomedcentral.com)
  • and 5) profits are prioritized over addressing barriers to healthcare access in the US. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Inadequate access to healthcare is an issue in the US, particularly in rural areas. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These issues exacerbate the difficulty of ensuring acceptable and appropriate delivery of healthcare services, which compound all other barriers to healthcare access for rural residents. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Unequal access to healthcare services is an important element of health disparities in the United States [ 1 ], and there remains much about access that is not fully understood. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The lack of understanding is attributable, in part, to the lack of uniformity in how access is defined and evaluated, and the extent to which access is often oversimplified in research [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This paper presents a study that aims to explore some of the less well studied barriers to healthcare access, particularly those that influence healthcare acceptability and appropriateness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For one to fully 'access' healthcare, they must have the means to identify their healthcare needs and have available to them care providers and the facilities where they work. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Studies and expert committees have identified conditions for which many hospitalizations could be avoided if patients received early access to good-quality health care (1,2). (cdc.gov)
  • chart 1 chart 2 Internet Adoption in the U.S. by County, 2013 U.S. Cities with 100,000+ Households Ranked by 'Worst Connection' Percentage of households with no internet access 45 40 Detroit 35 El Paso 30 SOURCE: Census Bureau, 2013 American Consumer Survey. (stlouisfed.org)
  • The research by banking and credit experts at Bank Locations looked at 50 states through 18 key metrics distributed in three relevant categories: Cost of Retirement Living, Quality of Life and Access to Healthcare. (azbigmedia.com)
  • Texas ranked first for Access to Healthcare due to the high number of hospitals, hospital safety grades, number of senior living communities, and number of dentists. (azbigmedia.com)
  • Texans' access to healthcare is high with a large number of hospitals, senior living communities, and dentists. (azbigmedia.com)
  • The cold-weathered Michigan seems an odd choice for the second place, but Michigan boasts one of the best Affordability and Access to Healthcare in the nation, ranking 9th on both metrics. (azbigmedia.com)
  • Florida came in second for Access to Healthcare and first for Quality of Life but its 20th-place ranking for Cost of Retired Living brought down its overall ranking. (azbigmedia.com)
  • Additionally, Tennessee scored above average for access to healthcare as it has a large number of hospitals with a high safety grade. (azbigmedia.com)
  • This state is one of the best in the nation for access to healthcare for retirees and ranked above average in the cost of retired living. (azbigmedia.com)
  • While it scored below average for access to healthcare, it is one of the best states in the nation for hospital safety grades. (azbigmedia.com)
  • A health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance coverage, affordability, access to and use of care, and quality of care. (kff.org)
  • The state offers a quality of life and access to amenities that are hard to find in any other place in the country. (ctnewsjunkie.com)
  • suggests that there is anecdotal evidence of successful use of community health workers across the United States. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Research also suggests that disparities occur across the life course, from birth, through mid-life, and among older adults. (kff.org)
  • Streamlined guidelines and alternative methods of service delivery are needed to meet recommended standards for quality health care. (annfammed.org)
  • In three states (Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee), average deductibles comprised more than 6 percent of median income. (healthoverprofit.org)
  • Individuals may give advice on matters about which they have no special knowledge (e.g., how to run the United Nations). (health.am)
  • The United Nations, for example, considers old age to be 60 years or older. (cloudfront.net)
  • The most widely used recognition for what constitutes a PCMH is the process established by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). (annfammed.org)
  • On the healthcare AI front, HELP Committee Ranking Member Cassidy released a report requesting feedback on a flexible framework for AI in healthcare, support for medical innovation, and medical ethics and protecting patients. (jdsupra.com)
  • The relevant standard ought to be how the United States compares to other wealthy countries. (tomdispatch.com)
  • It examines changes in quality over time, how quality varies across sub-groups of the elderly, and how quality in Israel compares with other countries. (deepdyve.com)
  • 1 , 2 The idea has received enormous interest in the United States as a potential vehicle for transforming the quality, experience, and costs of medical care. (annfammed.org)
  • They are very similar to features the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has identified as the key functional attributes of a PCMH: comprehensive care, patient-centered care, coordinated care, accessible services, and quality and safety. (annfammed.org)
  • Jason Hwang from Innosight applies the concept of disruptive innovation to healthcare delivery, discussing simplifying technologies to enable care by lower-cost providers working in lower-cost settings. (nationalacademies.org)
  • It is, however, possible to estimate the minimum time required for primary care physicians to deliver high-quality medical management of chronic disease to their patients according to nationally accepted guidelines. (annfammed.org)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. (kff.org)
  • Connecticut News from your locally owned & operated news source at the state Capitol since 2005. (ctnewsjunkie.com)
  • We used qualitative methods and a convenience sample of healthcare providers who currently practice in the rural US state of Montana. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While research to date has not clearly elucidated the biological mechanisms that underlie the disparate PC incidence and mortality rates observed in various subgroups, studies have consistently implicated the intricate contributory role of socioeconomic factors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, reporting of nationally notifiable diseases to CDC by the states is voluntary. (cdc.gov)
  • In less than four months, private hospitals went from being among the most segregated institutions in the United States to being among the most integrated. (civilrights.org)
  • North Carolina provides its residents with a large number of hospitals, all with high safety grades as well as low healthcare and assisted living costs. (azbigmedia.com)
  • At the same time, the United States is a global leader in medical innovation, measured either in terms of revenue or the number of new drugs and devices introduced. (wikipedia.org)
  • Approximately 1,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are assessed by emergency medical services in the United States every day, and approximately 90% of patients do not survive. (cdc.gov)
  • Approximately 1,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) are assessed by emergency medical services in the United States every day, and approximately 90% of patients do not survive, leading to substantial years of potential life lost (YPLL). (cdc.gov)
  • Approximately 1,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) are assessed by emergency medical services (EMS) in the United States every day. (cdc.gov)
  • Reporting is currently mandated (i.e., by state legislation or regulation) only at the state level. (cdc.gov)
  • Key to serious research, the company has forged a 70-year reputation as a gateway to the world's knowledge - from dissertations to governmental and cultural archives to news, in all its forms. (ddgbooks.com)
  • Florida's first place for the Quality of Life comes as a result of its many activities that seniors can partake in along with favorable weather all year long, average crime rate, above average air quality, and a large number of airports and acceptable roads. (azbigmedia.com)
  • Healthcare in the United States is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private insurance, and out-of-pocket payments. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the early 20th century, advances in medical technology and a focus on public health contributed to a shift in healthcare. (wikipedia.org)
  • Our research informs the public and policymakers by examining economic issues of importance to those in our local communities, across the nation, and around the world. (clevelandfed.org)
  • Medscape, LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. (cdc.gov)
  • These rankings combined with other measures spurred the Social Science Research Council to rank Connecticut's quality of life as the best in the country . (ctnewsjunkie.com)
  • For Pacific Islanders, the bureau also found a national net overcount rate, but it was within the margin of error. (kunr.org)
  • But the bureau did not break down over- or undercount rates by race below the national level. (kunr.org)
  • The quality of life score is above average, as Texas offers many amenities to seniors, including a large number of museums and state and national parks. (azbigmedia.com)
  • However, the yearly temperatures are one of the best, the acceptable roads, number of airports, and crime rate are average, and it offers residents a large number of state and national parks. (azbigmedia.com)
  • In addition, it includes a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the effectiveness of the National Health Service Corps at attracting healthcare professionals to Health Professional Shortage Areas. (jdsupra.com)
  • The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), formerly known as the National Immunization Program until April, 2006, is charged with responsibility for the planning, coordination, and conduct of immunization activities in the United States. (cdc.gov)