Improving patient decision-making in health care: A 2012 Dartmouth Atlas report highlighting the south Atlantic region

For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the third in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show the wide regional variation in the likelihood that patients with similar conditions receive elective procedures. This rep...

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Main Authors: Brownlee, Shannon, Wennberg, John E. (Author), Barry, Michael J. (Author), Fisher, Elliott S. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Atlas Project
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Lebanon, N.H.] The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice November 29, 2012, 2012
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520 |a For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the third in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show the wide regional variation in the likelihood that patients with similar conditions receive elective procedures. This report highlights the South Atlantic region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) and shows the variation across the region and the United States