Giving Compass' Take:

• The American Medical Association made some revisions to its Health Workforce Mapper tool by adding more data about health care populations which will help medical professionals improve their patient care. 

• How can doctors share more pertinent information with each other from the mapping tool?

• Read about other health tools, like this nutrition website that helps connect young adults with healthy eating habits. 

The American Medical Association (AMA) has enhanced its Health Workforce Mapper tool with updated population health data to further improve patient access to care.

The tool, which allows users to see the distribution of providers in each state, will now include population health data by geographic location. The “Population Health Explorer” feature will show data on several community and socioeconomic factors, including healthcare access and quality, demographics, and social environment.

This new feature will help users understand where physicians practice, where patients are located, and which factors significantly impact patients’ access to healthcare.

The Health Workforce Mapper tool also offers reliable data from AMA, CMS, and the CDC, enabling users to identify health professional shortage areas, hospital locations, and other workforce-related trends.

With the new updates to its Health Workforce Mapper tool, AMA expects to improve patient care access and identify areas in need of medical services.

Read the full article about access to health care by Jessica Kent at Health Analytics