Does the tool allow for mapping at ZIP code or other medical service area level?
(Margie Shofer, AHRQ) Answer: No, not right now. Presently you can only map within one State at a county level, so ZIP code and medical service areas are exactly the kinds of fields we want to offer to try to make this tool more useful to users. We are actively looking into adding zip code and medical service area fields, but we are not at the point where we can say that it is going to be implemented. Question: How does the software handle missing data in the file? (Dian Kahn, VT Dept Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration) Answer: Multiple things will happen depending on how much data is missing. If a variable is not labeled (i.e., the name is missing), the program will not run and you will see an error message telling you that. However, if entire counties have no data, or if pieces of data are missing for a county, the program will still run. However, the counties with missing data will not be included in maps that are created and will be missing from the outpu
