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2022 Utah Primary Spend Report

Utah All Payer Claims Database (APCD) to calculate the total amount of spending on primary health care services as a percentage of all health care expenditures. View report...
January 3, 2023

Identifying Potential Overuse of Non-Evidence-Based Health Care in Utah

Reporting years: 2022 | 2021 In 2020, H.B. 195 – Identifying wasteful healthcare spending, which enacted UCA §26-33a-117 -Identifying potential overuse of non-evidence-based health care was passed. The law requires...
November 2, 2022

DataByte: Opioid Prescriptions and ER Overdose Trends 2017-2021

This DataByte looks at Utah opioid prescription and ER overdose trends from 2017-2021....
August 15, 2022

DataByte: Major Depressive Disorder

According to the American Psychiatric Association, major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, think, and act.1 Symptoms of major depressive...
June 13, 2022

DataByte: Childhood Immunization – Lower Vaccination Claim Rates in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [1], pediatric vaccine orders and administration saw a significant decline at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Given the...
February 7, 2022

Databyte: A Snapshot of Hip and Knee Replacements and Cost in Utah

By: Laurel Galli-Graves & Brantley Scott According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, hips and knees are the two most commonly replaced joints.[1] Both of these surgeries are...
December 6, 2021

Databyte: A Snapshot of Hospitalizations and Costs of EVALI in Utah

By: Brantley Scott According to Yale Medicine[1], e-cigarette and vaping associated lung illness (EVALI) is defined as a significant medical condition in which a patient’s lungs become injured from ingredients...
October 7, 2021

DataByte: COVID-19’s Impact on Mail Order Prescriptions and Days Supplied

By: Brantley Scott Originally Published: May 28th 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic affected Utahns in many ways, from work arrangements, how we shop, and regular religious and social gatherings. Health care,...
August 2, 2021

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: A Snapshot of PTSD in Utah

By Carl Letamendi & Brantley Scott The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs/National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (NCPTSD) recognizes June as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness month. According to the...
July 8, 2021

Utah Primary Care Spend Calculation Project

The Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Care Statistics (OHCS) produced this primary care spend report for the Utah Academy of Family Physicians (UAFP). In late 2020, the Office...
April 14, 2021

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