Gap Analysis - Utah Med
National and State Sources for Gap Analysis
|National Institutes of |Federal medical research agency whose research is designed| |
|Health |to improve the health of the nation | |
|National Cancer |Cancer Mortality: Maps and Graphs -- data 1950-1994. |www3.atlasplus |
|Institute | | |
| |Reports and Data -- listing of a variety of reports, |statistics/finding |
| |statistics, etc. Note listing of interactive internet | |
| |sites with state level data. Links to other sites. A data | |
| |lovers’ delight. | |
| |Links to comprehensive cancer control resources including |cancercontrolplanet. |
| |state plans and includes data through 2006. A veritable | |
| |treasure trove including country level data. | |
|Centers for Medicare and|Links to CMS research, statistics, data and systems |home/rsds.asp |
|Medicaid Services | | |
| |Health Care Financing Review presents information and |HealthCareFinancingReview |
| |analyses on a broad range of health care financing and | |
| |delivery issues | |
| |Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac) advises |about.cfm |
| |Congress on issues as well as analyzing access to care, | |
| |quality of care, and other issues affecting Medicare | |
| |Physician Quality Reporting Initiative measures |PQRI/01_Overview.asp#TopOfPage |
|National Quality Forum |Evaluates and endorses tools for standardized performance |qualityforum.og |
| |measurement | |
|Centers for Disease |Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention -- listing|DHDSP/library/maps/social_determinants.htm |
|Control |of maps and other resources on social determinants of | |
| |health. | |
| |Heart Disease & Stroke Maps. |apps.nccd.giscvh2 |
| |Data & statistics -- laundry list of data and stats. |DataStatistics |
| |State and Territorial Data. |nchs/fastats/map_page.htm |
| |Health Data Interactive -- national health statistics for |nchs/hdi.htm |
| |infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. | |
| |Tables can be customized by age, gender, race/ethnicity, | |
| |and geographic location to explore trends and patterns. | |
| |Healthy People 2010 – also includes objectives for Healthy| |
| |People 2020 | |
|Agency for Healthcare |H-CUPnet -- online query system based on data from the |hcupnet. |
|Research and Quality |Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) with | |
| |information on health statistics hospital inpatient and | |
| |emergency department utilization. Includes state-level | |
| |statistics. | |
| |Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) -- Links to a |meps.mepsweb/ |
| |variety of different data and publications on issues such | |
| |as access to care, health insurance, disparities, | |
| |mens/womens health, etc. | |
| |MEPS for the researcher -- for those of you who really |meps.mepsweb/about_meps/index_researcher.jsp |
| |enjoy crunching, it is possible to download datasets | |
| |HIV/AIDS Costs and Use |data/aidsix.htm |
| |National Healthcare Quality and Disparities. |qual/qrdr08.htm |
| |State Snapshots for Quality/Disparities |statesnapshots.snaps08/map.jsp?menuId=2&state= |
| |Quality Information & Improvement -- listing of links to a|qual/qualix.htm |
| |variety of resources. | |
| |Clinical Guidelines Clearinghouse |clinic/cpgsix.htm |
|National Committee for |HEDIS measures | |
|Quality Assurance | | |
|American Public Health |Organization of public health professionals that works to | |
|Association |ensure access to healthcare and eliminate disparities | |
|National Patient Safety |Information, research, and resources on professional, | |
|Foundation |consumer, and systems issues related to patient safety | |
|Physician Consortium for|AMA’s PCPI provides evidence-based performance measurement| |
|Performance Improvement |sets and clinical performance measures and measurement | |
| |resources for physicians | |
|Leap Frog Group |The Leapfrog Group is a voluntary program aimed at | |
| |mobilizing employer purchasing power to alert America’s | |
| |health industry that big leaps in health care safety, | |
| |quality and customer value will be recognized and | |
| |rewarded. | |
|Office of the Surgeon |Provides scientific information on how to improve health | |
|General |and reduce the risk of illness and injury. | |
|Office on Women’s Health|HHS office for women’s health issues |owh/ |
|Common-wealth Fund |A private foundation that aims to promote a high | |
| |performing health care system that achieves better access,| |
| |improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for| |
| |society's most vulnerable – reports and studies. | |
| |Commonwealth Funded Surveys on health coverage, access and|Surveys.aspx |
| |quality. Raw data available one year post-survey. Access | |
| |to topical reports and PPT presentations. | |
| |Why not the best? -- Quality improvement resource with | |
| |hospital specific data; requires registration; data by | |
| |hospital, and other levels by a variety of conditions; | |
| |plus reports and case studies. | |
|Kaiser Family Foundation|Aggregates information from a variety of sources and | |
| |includes learning modules, presentations and state-level | |
| |data. | |
| |State Health Facts -- Again, another wonderfully friendly | |
| |site when you just need to know something about your | |
| |state. | |
| |Main page -- wealth of health policy related information | |
|National Heart, Lung, |NHI site concerning cardiovascular diseases |nhlbi.health/prof/other/index.htm |
|and Blood Institute | | |
|National Institute of |National Institute of Mental Health Statistics – includes | |
|Mental Health |reports on substance abuse and mental health | |
|Guide to Community |CDC site that includes programs and policies to improve |index.html |
|Preventive Services |health and prevent disease in local communities | |
|Robert Wood Johnson |Disparities -- Access to foundation funded reports on a |pr/topic.jsp?topicid=1180 |
|Foundation |variety of issues related to race/ethnic health | |
| |disparities. | |
| |Access to all other reports -- obesity, palliative care |pr |
| |and other RWJF initiatives including lessons learned. | |
|National Guideline |Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines | |
|Clearing- house | | |
|American Cancer Society |Cancer prevention, risks, early detection, symptoms, and | |
| |statistics by year and state | |
|American Heart |Provides scientific statements, practice guidelines and |HEARTORG/ |
|Association |clinical updates on cardiovascular disease and stroke | |
|Institute for Safe |Provides resources and information to help healthcare | |
|Medication Practices |practitioners prevent errors and ensure that medications | |
| |are used safely | |
|National Specialty |AMA site listing all medical specialty societies and |ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/the-federation-medicine/national-med|
|Societies |websites; many include quality improvement initiatives |ical-specialty-society-websites.shtml |
|Utah Department of |Utah state health department provides reports, health | |
|Health |measures, and numeric public health data | |
|HealthInsight |Non-profit community based organization whose purpose is | |
| |to improve the healthcare system in Utah | |
|PANO |Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Program – Utah | |
| |partnership to promote healthy behaviors | |
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