Does the hospitalization data in VistaPHw include residents outside of Washington?
No, the hospitalization data in VistaPHw only includes Washington state residents. We are currently exploring the addition of hospitalizations of WA residents in Oregon, Veteran Administration, and military hospitals. Death • How are the underlying causes of death grouped in VistaPHw? Due to the detailed nature of the ICD classification system, it is common to group ICD codes into more general categories for analysis and comparison purposes. VistaPHw uses the classification system provided by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in which causes of deaths for adults are grouped into 113 separate groups and deaths for infants into 130 groups. NCHS groupings are also used in the Washington State Center for Health Statistics publications. Sub-County Population The Data Set is an “Unofficial Estimate”, what does that mean? The unofficial sub-county estimates were developed for public health assessment only, and not for estimating the population of cities, towns, and counties. Of
