Informatics for the public health workforce
michigan informatics
Categories of Statistical Information Found on the Internet
There also are two broad categories of statistical information which you may find online:
- Individual
counts of
health related events or services,
such as hospital emergency
room visits, deaths attributed
to specific causes, cases of infectious
diseases, and preventive services
including cancer screenings
or immunizations.
The data may be collected for administrative reasons, such as health insurance claims or use of professional services. Other data may be collected as part of a systematic surveillance. Surveillance data is collected on an ongoing basis for a specific set of diseases or incidents. Examples include the CDC’s HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program and Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control.
Individual counts of events, once aggregated, are useful in assessing general health needs and status, setting reimbursement levels, determining eligibility, evaluating care and program coverage and penetration rates.
Examples of individual counts of events include: - Survey
Data samples
a reference population. Examples
of survey data include federal
surveys of health behaviors
and health services utilization.
Surveys are designed to collect
specific data and are conducted
by trained personnel who
administer them by mail,
email, web, telephone or
in-person.
Examples of survey data include:
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