2016 VSP summary data report for the Vision & Eye Health Surveillance System

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  NORC (Organization)‏ ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Diabetes Translation.
• Description:
  VSP Global is the nation’s largest vision insurance provider, operating as a nonprofit corporation for 60 years. Vision insurance is a specialized supplemental insurance provided through employers, commercial health plans, Medicare/Medicaid supplement plans, the federal employees health benefits program (FEHB), tribes, or purchased individually to provide routine vision care coverage. Generally, VSP data includes optometric exams and procedures, diagnoses (refractive errors, eye disease, systemic disease, acute issues), vision correction utilization, prescriptions and materials dispensed, costs, provider information, and patient demographics.
  
  VSPDataSummaryReportVEHSS.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Datasets As Topic Eye Diseases Health Services Research Insurance, Health Insurance Claim Review Public Health Surveillance Vision Disorders/diagnosis Vision Screening
• Document Type:
  Report
• Name as Subject:
  Vision & Eye Health Surveillance System ; VSP Global
• Pages in Document:
  39 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c4150d2415f84c50f8fa551b0f696b97cc698e0d411ffb4ae9cfd3ee450e24fb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/118392/cdc_118392_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.20 MB ]