Rate: Number of deaths due to falls per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Deaths with a fall-related injury as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: W00-W19)

Data Source:

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

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

History:
MAR 2014
- 2020 targets based on 2006-2008 data

MAR 2017
- Baseline year changed from 2006-2008 to 2009-2011
- 2020 targets modified to reflect a 10% improvement over the 2009-2011 baseline for total population and all racial/ethnic groups

Rate: Number of deaths due to asthma per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Deaths rate in which asthma is the underlying cause, CD-10 codes: J45-J46

Data Sources:

1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

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

Rate: Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 adults age 65+

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