Improving patient decision-making in health care: A 2012 Dartmouth Atlas report highlighting the mountain states

For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the eighth 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 re...

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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 December 12, 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 eighth 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 Mountain states (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) and shows the variation across the region and the United States