As this program continues to expand, SC Tracking wants to ensure you have the latest data updates. You may see listed:
- Annual Update - includes new data years, measures, displays, or portal topics.
- Erratum - identified data discrepancies that have been corrected.
- New Data - distinguishes new data added to website.
- New Data Rule - indicates new or updated data rules set by governing agencies
- New Display - indicates a new display has been added, such as a new dashboard or infographic.
Email questions or comments to: sctracking@dph.sc.gov.
| Date | Data Topic | Update Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2024 | Unintentional CO Poisoning | New Data | The list of ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes used to generate unintentional carbon monoxide deaths for 2018-2022 (i.e. T58) were further refined to exclude codes for deaths due to purposeful intent: X60-Y09, Y35, and Y36. This update aligns with current literature on this topic. As a result, the total number of deaths for 2018-2022 on the Unintentional CO Poisoning Mortality in South Carolina graph increased by 3. All prior years follow this guideline and are accurate as reported. |
| 7/31/2024 | All Dashboards in Spanish | Annual | All dashboards translated in Spanish were updated as seen on the English versions. |
| 7/29/2024 | All Dashboards in English | Annual | All dashboards in English were updated with the latest data available. Exceptions: CO Detector data displayed on the Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisoning dashboard will be available once data collection is complete. The Life Expectancy dashboard will be updated when data is available. |
| 7/29/2024 | All Dashboards | New Data | All insurance data related to hospitalizations and emergency department visits were updated from federal fiscal year (October-September) to calendar year (January-December). |
| 7/29/2024 | County Profiles | Annual | Updated Multiple Chronic Conditions data to 2016-2019 & 2021. 2020 data was excluded because hypertension is only included in this measure during odd years. Radon data will be updated when data is available. |
| 7/29/2024 | COPD | Annual | COPD hospitalization numbers and associated rates may appear different than data provided last year because ages 0-24 were included in this iteration. Additionally, hospital data is subject to change slightly due to data on long hospital stays being added once available. |
| 7/29/2024 | Drinking Water | Erratum | Several public water system latitude and longitude coordinates were corrected in the data system upon data review and quality checks. |
| 7/29/2024 | Drinking Water | New Data | Oral health data now stratified by race/ethnicity. Number of non-detects and recognition of half of the lowest detection level (LDL) added to graph of analyte concentrations. |
| 7/29/2024 | Air Quality | New Data | New Active Air Quality Alerts and graph displaying PM2.5 concentrations by date and site location. These sections will be updated monthly. |
| 7/29/2024 | Lyme Disease | New Data | New data on Lyme disease hospitalizations and emergency department visits added to the dashboard. |
| 7/29/2024 | Heat Related Illness | New Data | New data on hospitalizations and emergency department visits related to heat related illness added to the dashboard. State-level extreme heat days added to the dashboard. |
| 7/29/2024 | Cancer | New Data | State-level data and All-Cancer mortality data added to the dashboard. |
| 7/29/2024 | Childhood Lead Exposure | New Data Rule | In accordance with CDC guidelines, the elevated blood lead level threshold was lowered from ≥5 µg/dL to ≥3.5 µg/dL in 2022. |
| 7/29/2024 | Heart Attack and Stroke | New Data | New heart attack and stroke risk factor data added. Hospitalization data charges were added. |