Utah Death Certificate Database
The Utah Death Certificate Database includes demographic information and multiple causes of death for all Utah residents. This is the main source of data on mortality from cardiovascular disease.

All Payer Database (APD)
Utah’s real-time medical, pharmacy, and enrollment claims database covers 70 percent of the population and features sophisticated risk adjustment and disease progression measurement capabilities to support cost analysis. These data will help us to understand the role of primary care providers in the treatment of chronic conditions.

Prehospital Data Set
This NEMSIS-compliant database describes ambulance responses to 911 calls, including detailed incident location information, situation, EMS response and treatment, and patient destination. These data help to understand how emergency medical services serve Utahns who experience heart attack and stroke.

Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Utah participates in CDC’s health behavior telephone survey (BRFSS) and stratifies by health district in order to obtain 100 completed interviews in each of Utah’s 61 small areas by combining three years of data. The BRFSS is the primary source of information on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors.

Utah Inpatient Hospital Database
The Utah Inpatient Hospital Database collects mandated reporting elements from all Utah hospitals, both general acute care and specialty. Hospital data are used to estimate the incidence of acute cardiovascular events, such as stroke and heart attack, and to estimate the prevalence of chronic conditions that commonly result in hospitalization, such as heart failure.

Emergency Department (ED) Data
The Utah Hospital Emergency Database contains data about all ED encounters including outpatient ED visits and data that describe inpatient admissions (those leading to a hospital admission). ED data are used to assess the use of certain procedures for the treatment of stroke and heart attack.

Outcome Sciences
The Utah Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program has access to statewide and hospital level data for some Utah hospitals that use the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines patient management tools for stroke and heart failure. These data are available through Outcome Sciences. Outcome Sciences data are used to assess the quality of care provided to patients with stroke and heart failure.