Data News Item: Correction made to the underlying data for Massachusetts chronic disease prevalence indicators. (Indicator Correction)
In Data News, 2025-06-24
Estimates were revised for five Massachsuetts chronic disease indicators. These data were produced by Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) using Electronic Health Records (EHR) from MDPHnet. Affected indicators:
- Chronic Conditions – Asthma Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
- Chronic Conditions – Diabetes Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
- Chronic Conditions – Hypertension Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
- Chronic Conditions – Obesity Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
- Health Behaviors – Smoking Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*