MCDIN - Diabetes Statistics & Data

Welcome to Diabetes Statistics:

Drawing of a line graph Statistics and data are valuable tools to help prove that the work you are doing impacts upon patient care. Please use this section to access statistics, data sources, and analytical tools to improve your ability to report on the statistical impact of your health care services for chronic disease management.

The Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy collects, analyzes, and disseminates information with the goal of improving the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the health care delivery system in MA.

One approach to assessing our health care delivery system is to look at health care outputs or outcomes. Traditional outcome measures include mortality and morbidity rates. Another outcome measure is "preventable hospitalization" (PH) rates. Because lack of primary care for particular medical conditions often leads to hospitalization, it is possible to measure preventable hospitalization rates as a way of assessing primary care delivery, thereby identifying appropriate areas to improve in the health care delivery system. Certain ambulatory care sensitive conditions such as diabetes, if treated in a timely fashion with adequate primary care and managed properly on an outpatient basis, should not advance to the point where hospitalization is required. Preventable hospitalization is the term used by the Division to describe inpatient hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.

Information and data on preventable hospitalization is designed to serve as a tool for improving the health status of Massachusetts residents. It is also a tool for containing costs. This tool promotes the efficient use of health care resources primarily because encouraging appropriate delivery of primary care reduces the need for costly inpatient care.

The statistical tables, courtesy of the Division of Health Care Finance & Policy, listed below are based on FY 1998 Preventable Hospitalizations (PH) per 1,000 population for diabetes in the categories of geographic area, age breakdown, and payor source. The addition of a payor source code allows for comparisons in performance among insurance plans and other Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO).

Links to Other State and Federal Statistics are Listed Below the Division of Heath Care Finance & Policy Data Tables.

Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance & Policy

Diabetes Preventable Hospitalizations (PH) Massachusetts Residents (ZIP Code 01001 - 02791) FY 98, All Ages
FY 1998, Diabetes, All Ages
Top 10	ZIP Code	City / Town	Counts
1	02124	Dorchester South	77
2	02401	Brockton	68
3	02119	Roxbury	63
4	01040	Holyoke	60
5	02169	Quincy	59
6	02740	New Bedford	58
7	02155	Medford	58
8	01109	Springfield	58
9	01902	Lynn	49
10	02148	Malden	48
Statewide			4,749

Massachusetts Residents (ZIP Codes 01001 - 02791) Preventable Hospitalizations (PH) FY 1998 - Age Breakdown
Ages 0 - 17				Ages 18 - 64
Condition	Counts	Population¹	PH Rate²	Condition	Counts	Population	PH Rate
Diabetes	411	1,408,527	0.29	Diabetes	2,563	3,840,348	0.67
Ages 65+				All Ages
Condition	Counts	Population	PH Rate	Condition	Counts	Population	PH Rate
Diabetes	1,775	878,634	2.02	Diabetes	4,749	6,127,510	0.78
¹ -Population figures are from Claritas, Inc. ² - ph rates are per one thousand population. PH rate = counts/pop x 1,000

Massachusetts Residents (Zip Codes 01001 - 02791) Asthma & Diabetes Preventable Hospitalizations Observation Stay Discharges FY 1998, All Ages
FY 1998, PH Observation Stays, All Ages	Counts	%
Asthma	3,611	18.37%
Diabetes	852	4.33%
Other PH Conditions (22)	15,192	77.29%
Statewide	19,655	100.00%

Massachusetts Residents Zip Codes (01001 - 02791) Diabetes Preventable Hospitalizations FY 1998 - Age Breakdown/Payor Source
Diabetes, Ages 0 -17
Payor Type	Counts	%
HMO	154	37.47%
Blue Cross Managed Care	51	12.41%
Medicaid Managed Care	43	10.46%
Medicaid non-Managed Care	37	9.00%
Commercial non-Managed Care	34	8.27%
Blue Cross non-Managed Care	28	6.81%
PPO and other Managed Care Plan	17	4.14%
Self-Pay	13	3.16%
Not Valid Code	11	2.68%
Free Care	11	2.68%
Others	12	2.92%
TOTAL	411	100.00%

Diabetes, Ages 18 - 64
Payor Type	Counts	%
HMO	535	20.87%
Medicare non-Managed Care	475	18.53%
Medicaid non-Managed Care	349	13.62%
Blue Cross Managed Care	191	7.45%
Self-Pay	181	7.06%
Medicaid non-Managed Care	154	6.01%
Commercial non-Managed Care	147	5.74%
Blue Cross non-Managed Care	146	5.70%
Free Care	130	5.07%
PPO and other Managed care Plan	72	2.81%
Not Valid Code	61	2.38%
Medicare Managed Care	37	1.44%
Commercial Managed Care	26	1.01%
Other non-Managed Care Plan	22	0.86%
Other Government Payor	21	0.82%
Point of Service Plan	12	0.47%
Others	4	0.16%
TOTAL	2,563	100.00%

Diabetes, Ages 65 +
Payor Type	Counts	%
Medicare non-Managed Care	1,331	74.99%
Medicare Managed Care	216	12.17%
Not Valid Code	61	3.44%
HMO	58	3.27%
Blue Cross Managed Care	31	1.75%
Commercial non-Managed Care	24	1.35%
Blue Cross non-Managed Care	11	0.62%
PPO and other Managed Care Plan	10	0.56%
Medicaid non-Managed Care	9	0.51%
Self-Pay	7	0.39%
Other Government Payor	7	0.39%
Free Care	7	0.39%
Others	3	0.17%
TOTAL	1,775	100.00%

Diabetes, All Ages
Payor Type	Counts	%
Medicare non-Managed Care	1,806	38.03%
HMO	747	15.73%
Medicaid non-Managed Care	395	8.32%
Blue Cross Managed Care	273	5.75%
Medicare Managed Care	253	5.33%
Commercial non-Managed Care	205	4.32%
Self Pay	201	4.23%
Medicaid non-Managed Care	197	4.15%
Blue Cross non-Managed Care	185	3.90%
Free Care	148	3.12%
Not Valid Code	133	2.80%
PPO and other Managed Care Plan	99	2.08%
Other Government Payor	33	0.69%
Commercial Managed Care	30	0.63%
Other non-Managed Care Plan	24	0.51%
Point of Service Plan	15	0.32%
Others	5	0.11%
Total	4,749	100.00%

Links to Other State Diabetes-Related Statistics:

The Burden of Diabetes in Massachusetts, 1993-1995	This report summarizes the burden of diabetes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1993 and 1995. It draws on a variety of data sources that are regularly collected at the state and federal level, and which comprise the Massachusetts Diabetes Control Program’s surveillance system. The report addresses the prevalence of diabetes, its associated morbidities, and the cost of health care spent on hospitalizations related to the disease.
Diabetes in Massachusetts: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1994-1996 (BRFSS)	The BRFSS is a statewide random telephone survey of MA adults, 18 years of age or older, conducted annually since 1986 as part of a cooperative agreement between the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). BRFSS collects information about a wide variety of health issues, ranging from health-related behavior and access to medical care to opinions on health- health policy issues. This information helps identify the need for health interventions, monitor effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs, develop health policy and legislation, and measure progress toward attaining state and national health objectives.
Mass Community Health Information Profile (MassCHIP)	MassCHIP was developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to assist communities and professionals with health planning. It currently has over 550 active users working in a variety of settings, including hospitals, HMOs, government agencies, universities, community health centers, and local boards of health.
Massachusetts Health Data Consortium	The Massachusetts Health Data Consortium was founded in 1978 by the state's major public and private health care organizations. They recognized the need for a neutral agency, an "honest broker," independent of special interests, to collect, analyze and disseminate health care information. The Consortium's information products, services and special projects support health policy development, technology planning and implementation, and improved decision making in the allocation and financing of health care.

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Welcome to Diabetes Statistics:

Links to Other State Diabetes-Related Statistics:

Massachusetts Chronic Disease Improvement Network