Improving patient decision-making in health care A 2012 Dartmouth Atlas report highlighting the Great Plains region

For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the sixth 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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Brownlee, Shannon, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lebanon, N.H. : The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice 2012.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009820274906719
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Sumario:For patients whose conditions can be treated with elective surgery, location matters. In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the sixth 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 Great Plains region (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) and shows the variation across the region and the United States.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (iv, 70 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.