The Dartmouth atlas of health care, the south Atlantic states / John E. Wennberg ; Megan McAndrew Cooper, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wennberg, John E., author.

Contributor:

Cooper, Megan McAndrew, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care.

Health facilities--statistics & numerical data.

Health facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF file (xvi, 230 pages)) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : American Hospital Publishing, Inc., 1996.

Summary:

The nine regional Atlases provide the data and analysis for specific hospital service areas with which these and other questions can be addressed. Strategies to address the question of the appropriate levels of supply must be developed in the absence of detailed understanding of the nature of health care needs, medical care outcomes, and what patients want. One such strategy begins by examining individual communities and comparing them to others. Such comparisons lead naturally to a search for "efficiently" operated health plans or communities--those with an adequate but not excessive supply of resources.

Contents:

Dedication

Front Matter

The Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences

Maps

Figures

Tables

Introduction

Geographic Variations in Health Care

About Benchmarking in the Atlas

Strategies and Methods

About Rates in the Atlas

Making Fair Comparisons Between Hospital Service Areas

Communicating With Us About the Atlas

Part One. The Geography of Health Care in the South Atlantic States

Part Two. Acute Care Hospital Resources and Expenditures in the South Atlantic States

Acute Care Hospital Beds

Acute Care Hospital Employees

Registered Nurses Employed in Acute Care Hospitals

Total Acute Care Hospital Expenditures

Benchmarking: Acute Care Hospital Beds

Benchmarking: Hospital Employees

Benchmarking: Hospital-Based Registered Nurses

Benchmarking: Total Hospital Expenditures

Table 2

Part Three. The Medicare Program in the South Atlantic States

Medicare Reimbursements for Traditional (Noncapitated) Medicare

Medicare Reimbursements for Professional and Laboratory Services

Medicare Reimbursements for Inpatient Hospital Services

Medicare Reimbursements for Outpatient Services

Average Adjusted Per Capita Costs

Medicare Enrollment in Capitated Managed Care Plans

The Boundaries of Counties, Hospital Service Areas, and the AAPCC

Benchmarking: Total Medicare Reimbursements

Benchmarking: Reimbursements for Professional and Laboratory Services

Benchmarking: AAPCC

Table 3

Part Four. The Physician Workforce in the South Atlantic States

The Physician Workforce Active in Patient Care

Specialist Physicians

Physicians in Primary Care

Benchmarking: The Physician Workforce Active in Patient Care

Benchmarking: Specialists

Benchmarking: Primary Care Physicians

Table 4

Part Five. The Utilization of Hospitals for Medical and Surgical Conditions

Total Medicare Discharges

Medicare Discharges for Medical Conditions

Medicare Discharges for Surgical Procedures

Medicare Discharges for High Variation Medical Conditions

Contribution of Discharge Rate and Average Length of Stay to Patient Days of Hospitalization for High Variation Medical Conditions

Benchmarking: Discharges for Surgical Procedures

Benchmarking: Discharges for High Variation Medical Conditions

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Coronary Angiography

Back Surgery

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Benchmarking: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Benchmarking: Angiography

Table 5

Part Six. Hospital Bed Allocation and Medicare Reimbursements for Inpatient Services by Hospital Service Area and Hospital by Location

Table 6.

Notes:

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