Improving patient decision-making in health care: A 2012 Dartmouth Atlas report highlighting the west south central region
For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the seventh 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 r...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Lebanon, N.H.]
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
December 12, 2012, 2012
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| Summary: | For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the seventh 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 West South Central region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas) and shows the variation across the region and the United States. For example, if you have heart disease and live in Tyler, Texas, you are half as likely to undergo balloon angioplasty than if you live in Oklahoma City, and twice as likely to undergo back surgery than if you live in New Orleans. If you have osteoarthritis of the knee and live in Ponca City, Oklahoma, you are more than twice as likely to have your knee replaced than if you live in Newport, Arkansas |
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| Item Description: | "A Report of the Dartmouth Atlas Project." |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (iv, 68 pages) illustration |