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Table 1 Perceived Usefulness of Potential Community Health Measures

From: Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Community Health Measures: An Exploratory Assessment of Perceived Usefulness by Local Health Departments

 

Average Scores of Perceived Usefulnessa by LHD Sizeb

Potential Community Health Measure

All

(n = 91, 30 LHDs)

Small

(n = 22, 14 LHDs)

Medium (n = 23, 11 LHDs)

Large

(n = 24, 4 LHDs)

Very Large

(n = 22, 1 LHD)

1. Vaccination Coverage School-age Children

2.17

2.50

2.30

1.81

2.05

2. Flu Vaccination Coverage

2.07

2.45

2.17

1.55

2.10

3. Prevalence Substance Abuse

2.06

2.27

2.00

1.82

2.14

4. Hepatitis B and/or Hepatitis C

2.05

2.32

2.26

1.82

1.76

5. Diabetes Prevalence

2.03

2.23

2.13

1.81

1.95

6. HPV Vaccination Coverage

1.99

2.18

2.17

1.48

2.09

7. Chlamydia/Gonorrhea/Syphilis Incidence

1.92

2.10

1.96

1.64

2.00

8. Hypertension and Other Common Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

1.92

2.24

1.91

1.62

1.91

9. Asthma and COPD Prevalence

1.91

2.18

1.78

1.50

2.18

10. Depression Prevalence

1.85

1.90

1.55

1.87

2.09

11. HIV Screening

1.83

1.95

1.86

1.52

1.95

12. Various Cancers Incidence

1.82

2.14

1.64

1.68

1.82

13. Evidence of Violence or Trauma

1.75

1.82

1.68

1.57

1.91

14. Chlamydia Screening

1.69

1.76

1.78

1.48

1.73

15. Cholesterol Screening Patients with Cardiovascular Conditions

1.69

2.00

1.83

1.43

1.48

16. Breast Cancer Screening

1.67

2.05

1.55

1.45

1.64

17. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Testing, Diabetic Patients

1.53

1.64

1.70

1.33

1.43

18. ER Use by Asthmatics

1.49

1.55

1.24

1.18

2.00

19. Cholesterol Levels (LDL-C) < 100 mg/dL Cardiovascular Patients

1.46

1.90

1.43

1.24

1.25

20. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Controlled < 8 Percent, Diabetic Patients

1.29

1.57

1.23

1.14

1.24

21. Dental Caries Prevalence

1.22

1.41

.91

1.20

1.38

22. Asthma ADHD Prevalence Comorbidity Impact on ED Visits

1.15

1.36

.91

.90

1.41

23. ER Use by People with Dental Pain or Infections

1.12

1.23

.86

1.00

1.36

  1. aUsefulness (Avg Scores) Quartile 1 (Most useful): 2.00–2.50 Quartile 2: 1.77–1.99 Quartile 3: 1.45–1.76 Quartile 4 (Least useful): 0.86–1.44
  2. bLHD Size Small: < 10 employees Medium: 11–50 employees Large: 51–250 employees Very Large: 251–1000 employees
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