{"id":4539,"date":"2015-12-04T11:38:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T16:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.khpi.org\/blog\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2017-02-13T14:02:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T19:02:49","slug":"part-d-medicare-prescriptions-for-opioids-in-ky-by-zip-code-2013-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.khpi.org\/blog\/part-d-medicare-prescriptions-for-opioids-in-ky-by-zip-code-2013-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Part-D Medicare Prescriptions For Opioids in KY By Zip Code \u2013 2013 (Test)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Map of Opioid Prescriptions to Part-D Medicare Beneficiaries in 2013 by Zip Code.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.espatial.com\/maps\/_CMS-Opioids-KY-Zip-Codes-2013\/pages\/map.jsp?geoMapId=136897&amp;TENANT_ID=138298&amp;lp=c\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>View a larger version of <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.espatial.com\/maps\/_CMS-Opioids-KY-Zip-Codes-2013\/pages\/map.jsp?geoMapId=136897&amp;TENANT_ID=138298\">CMS Opioids KY Zip Codes 2013<\/a> created with <a href=\"https:\/\/eSpatial.com\">eSpatial mapping software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a test post. I want to see what the graphics look like when actually on-line. I do not expect to leave it up as it is for long.<\/p>\n<p>For those who get to see it, the dataset used is the same as used by CMS in their own on-line mapping application that I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.khpi.org\/blog\/medicare-releases-on-line-application-to-map-opioid-prescriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\">recently wrote about<\/a>. \u00a0I added a calculated field of the number of Rx in a given Zip Code area divided by the number of prescribers in that area (average Opioid Rx per Prescriber). \u00a0Data is mapped for 329 Zip codes. For 38 of these, the number of prescriptions written is below the minimum\u00a0reported by CMS to protect patient confidentiality. On the map, these show up as uncolored areas. Recall that the Zip code is that of the prescriber and not the patient, but these correlate fairly\u00a0well.<\/p>\n<p>The map is quite interactive. Play with it and tell me what you think. It provides considerable flexibility such as filtering for the outliers, or superimposing flags for individual prescribers\u2013 not just averages. I think such maps can be very useful for policy-makers, health professionals, and law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful to the folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espatial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">eSpatial <\/a>for allowing me to explore this trial of their product.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Hasselbacher, MD<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>Share<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4539\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.khpi.org\/blog\/part-d-medicare-prescriptions-for-opioids-in-ky-by-zip-code-2013-test\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-4539\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.khpi.org\/blog\/part-d-medicare-prescriptions-for-opioids-in-ky-by-zip-code-2013-test\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4539\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.khpi.org\/blog\/part-d-medicare-prescriptions-for-opioids-in-ky-by-zip-code-2013-test\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Part-D%20Medicare%20Prescriptions%20For%20Opioids%20in%20KY%20By%20Zip%20Code%20%E2%80%93%202013%20%28Test%29&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.khpi.org%2Fblog%2Fpart-d-medicare-prescriptions-for-opioids-in-ky-by-zip-code-2013-test%2F&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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