Diabetes and Hypertension Comorbidity Prevalence in Allegheny County 2015-2016

2015-2016 calendar year data provides de-identified population data for diabetes and hypertension comorbidity prevalence in Allegheny County. The dataset represents insured populations from three managed care organizations: Gateway Health Plan, Highmark Health, and UPMC. It is intended for analyzing disease co-occurrence and prevalence patterns.

Use Cases

• Analyze comorbidity prevalence rates for diabetes and hypertension across the insured population in Allegheny County.
• Compare disease prevalence patterns between the three contributing managed care organizations (Gateway Health Plan, Highmark Health, UPMC).
• Investigate potential social determinants of health by linking comorbidity data with geographic or demographic information for Allegheny County.

Strengths

• Data covers two full calendar years (2015 and 2016), providing a multi-year view.
• Sourced from three major managed care organizations, representing a significant portion of the insured population in Allegheny County.
• Includes specific focus on the comorbidity of two major chronic conditions: diabetes and hypertension.

Limitations

• Excludes uninsured individuals and those enrolled in plans not represented, limiting generalizability to the full population.
• Based on administrative claims data not collected for surveillance, which may lead to misclassification or duplicate records.
• Excludes individuals who did not seek care in the two years prior to data collection, potentially underestimating prevalence.

Provenance

Source

Three managed care organizations in Allegheny County: Gateway Health Plan, Highmark Health, and UPMC.

Collection Method

De-identified administrative claims data from insured populations.

Time Range

2015 and 2016 calendar years.

Freshness

Data is from 2015-2016; metadata was last updated in March 2023.

Geography

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.