[H+T--Friends] New health measurements site from HHS

All, I would be interested in Health and Transportation friends' thoughts about this. I haven't had time to test it out, but it would seem that crash data would be something to add. Other thoughts? Phyllis [edited] Press release from HHS http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/05/20120515b.html: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the launch of a new web-based tool that will make it easier for all Americans to monitor and measure how the nation's health care system is performing. The web-based tool, known as the Health System Measurement Project, will allow policymakers, providers, and the public to develop consistent data-driven views of changes in critical U.S. health system indicators. ... To access the Health System Measurement Project, go to <https://healthmeasures.aspe.hhs.gov/>HealthMeasures.aspe.hhs.gov<http://healthmeasures.aspe.hhs.gov/> . ... The Project focuses on ten critical dimensions of our health care system covering the availability, quality, and cost of care, the overall health of Americans, and the dynamism of the system. The Project examines the evolution of these aspects of our system over time. It also assesses the status of these dimensions of the system with respect to subgroups of the population, with a particular emphasis on vulnerable populations. ... One important purpose of the Project is to track the consequences of implementation of The Affordable Care Act across this broad set of dimensions of the health system.... The measures are divided into the following ten topical areas: * Access to Care * Cost and Affordability * Coverage * Health Information Technology * Innovation * Population Health * Prevention * Quality * Vulnerable Populations * Workforce ... With this web tool you can: * Quickly view data on a given topic from multiple sources * Compare national metrics with the same metrics measured at the regional and state level * See time trends for up to 10 years * Compare data across variables such as income, race, age, and insurance coverage type * View data in both graphical and table format * Explore the data, create custom visualizations, and export to other media Measures Measures that are included the Health System Measurement Project are updated annually or as new data becomes available. Look for recent and upcoming data updates on the home page. Where possible, measures were selected to align with existing HHS strategic planning and performance measurement efforts including the <http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/priorities.html>Department's Strategic Plan, the <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/mgmt-gpra/index-gpra>Government Performance and Results Act, <http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx>Healthy People 2020 and the <http://www.healthcare.gov/prevention/nphpphc/strategy/>National Strategies for Quality and < http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/2012/04/national-quality-strategy… About the Data Sources The Health System Measurement Project builds primarily on data collected from existing HHS and other Federal surveys. Data have been provided by the following agencies: * <http://www.ahrq.gov/>Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) * <http://www.cdc.gov/>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) * <http://www.cms.gov/>Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) * <http://www.fda.gov/>Food and Drug Administration (FDA) * <http://www.hrsa.gov/index.html>Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) * <http://aspe.hhs.gov/_/index.cfm>Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) * < http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov__onc/12… of the National Coordinator (ONC) * <http://www.samhsa.gov/>Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) https://healthmeasures.aspe.hhs.gov/about -- Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu/> (SafeTREC) University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net/> (UCTC) Institute for Urban and Regional Development <http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu/> (IURD) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#!/trbhealth>