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AHS-1 Increase the proportion of persons with health insurance
Baseline:
83.2 percent of persons had medical insurance in 2008
Target:
100 percent
Target-Setting Method:
Total coverage
Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Sources:
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), CMS; AGing Integrated Database (AGID), AoA; CMS claims data and Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), CMS
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Baseline:
76.3 percent of persons had a usual primary care provider in 2007
Target:
83.9 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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AHS-4 (Developmental) Increase the number of practicing primary care providers.
Potential Data Source:
American Medical Association (AMA) Masterfile, AMA
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American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Masterfile, AOA
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Potential Data Source:
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Census, AAPA
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Potential Data Source:
National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry, CMS
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AHS-5 Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care
Baseline:
86.4 percent of persons of all ages had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target:
95.0 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
94.3 percent of children and youth aged 17 years and under had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target:
100 percent
Target-Setting Method:
6.0 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
81.3 percent of persons aged 18 to 64 years had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target:
89.4 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS
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Baseline:
96.3 percent of persons aged 65 years and older had a specific source of ongoing care in 2008
Target:
100 percent
Target-Setting Method:
3.8 percent improvement
Data Source:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC
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AHS-6 Reduce the proportion of individuals who are unable to obtain or delay in obtaining necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines
Baseline:
10.0 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines in 2007
Target:
9.0 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Baseline:
4.7 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary medical care in 2007
Target:
4.2 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Baseline:
5.5 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary dental care in 2007
Target:
5.0 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Baseline:
3.1 percent of all persons were unable to obtain or delayed in obtaining necessary prescription medicines in 2007
Target:
2.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Source:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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Potential Data Source:
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
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AHS-8 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of persons who have access to rapidly responding prehospital emergency medical services
Potential Data Source:
National EMS Information System (NEMSIS)
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Potential Data Source:
National EMS Information System (NEMSIS)
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AHS-9 (Developmental) Reduce the proportion of hospital emergency department visits in which the wait time to see an emergency department clinician exceeds the recommended timeframe
Potential Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
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Potential Data Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS
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