Rate: Number of emergency room visits per 100,000 persons age 5 - 64 years old.

Definition: Rate of emergency room visits due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 children under 5 years old.

Definition: Rate of hospitalizations due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Number of live births to resident females aged 15-17

Definition: The number of live births to resident females aged 15-17, per 1,000 females in the age group.

Data Sources:

(1) Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health;

(2) National Center for Health Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau. Vintage 2014 bridged-race postcensal population estimates;

(3) National Center for Health Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau. Revised 2000-2009 bridged-race intercensal population estimates.

Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (Standardized infection ratio)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

Data Source: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (Standardized infection ratio)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from abdominal hysterectomy.

Data Sources: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Rate: Number of new cases (per 100,000) of invasive colorectal cancer diagnosed.

Definition: Age-adjusted incidence rate of cancer of the colon and rectum per 100,000 population (ICD-O-3 codes: C18.0-C20.9 excl. types 9590-9992).

Data Source: New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (standardized infections ratio)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from catheter.

Data Sources: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (standardized infection ratios)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from central line.

Data Sources: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Rate: Number of deaths (per 100,000) due to end-stage renal disease.

Definition: Deaths with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 code: N18.0 (1999-2010), N18.5 (2011 and after).

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics

(2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development