NPIdb Data Sources June 30, 2014January 13, 20200 NPIdb allows users to perform National Provider Identifier (NPI) lookups of doctors & medical entities. The NPI is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. The NPI is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. Covered health care providers and all health plans and
RWJF DataHub Data Sources June 25, 2014July 2, 20140 The RWJF DataHub tracks state-level data and allows users to customize and visualize facts and figures on key health and health care topics. The design of the site allows users to simply to pick a category, indicator and location to view data. The National DataHub has a map and ranking
Geocommons Hospital Referral Region KML Boundaries Data Sources May 21, 2014August 3, 20180 Geocommons is a public community of users who are building an open repository of data and maps. This particular dataset provides Hospital Referral Region (HRR) boundaries in KML as well as Shapefile format. The boundaries data were originally taken from Dartmouth Health Atlas Crosswalks and Boundary Files Information on
US Census Bureau County KML Boundaries Data Sources May 21, 2014January 13, 20200 The US Census Bureau provides Keyhole Markup Language (KML) files for every state in the US, containing the boundaries of the counties in that state as of the 2010 census. Files are available as detailed (the exact boundaries) and generalized (boundaries are smoothed and do not represent the exact boundaries).
Area Health Resources File Data Sources May 21, 2014August 22, 20180 The Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, encompass not only the basic county files but also state and national files. Together, these databases provide a comprehensive set of data offering a broad range of health resources and socioeconomic indicators which impact
Medicare.gov Hospital Compare Data Sources May 21, 20140 Hospital Compare has information about the quality of care for over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals across the country. Hospital Compare can be used to find hospitals and compare the quality of their care. The information on Hospital Compare can help patients make decisions about where to get their healthcare,