Indicator Profile of Primary Provider, Usual Source of Care
Why Is This Important?
As each new health care need arises, an individual's first point of contact with the health care system is typically his or her primary care provider. In most cases a primary provider can effectively and efficiently manage a patient's medical care because they understand that person's medical history and social background. Having a regular source of health care is also an indicator of overall access to care.Percentage of Persons Who Had a Usual Place of Medical Care by Race, Utah, 2007 and 2008
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population. This graph combines data from both 2007 and 2008. The questionnaire used for each year of data collection is the same.Data Sources
Utah Healthcare Access Survey (formerly Utah Health Status Survey), Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health;Other Views
- by Age and Sex, Utah, 2008
- by Local Health District, Utah, 2008
- by Local Health District (Age-adjusted), Utah, 2008
- by Small Area, Utah, 2007 and 2008
- by Ethnicity, Utah, 2008
Definition
Percentage of persons who reported having a specific source of primary care, where they go if they are sick or need advice about their health.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of persons interviewed for the survey who reported that they had a specific place where they go for primary health care. |
| Denominator: | Total number of persons interviewed during the same survey period. |
Page Content Updated On 10/29/09,
Published on 11/16/09
