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HCUP Fact Book No. 9
To help fulfill its mission of providing information on the U.S. health care system, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) develops and sponsors databases that include the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Through HCUP, AHRQ has taken a lead in developing databases, software tools, and statistical reports to inform policymakers, health system leaders, and researchers at the Federal, regional, and State levels.
This Fact Book summarizes and compares hospital-based inpatient and outpatient surgery information from 17 States based on data from two HCUP databases—the State Inpatient Databases and the State Ambulatory Surgery Databases. Detailed statistics on four surgical procedures influenced by technological advances and four procedures specific to certain populations are included.
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By C. Allison Russo, M.P.H.; Pamela Owens, Ph.D.; Claudia Steiner, M.D., M.P.H.; Justin Josephsen, M.A.
Contents
Executive Summary
Foreword
Contributors
Introduction
Part I: Overview
How Did Ambulatory and Inpatient Surgeries Compare?
Who Obtained Ambulatory Surgeries?
What Were the Most Common Ambulatory Surgeries?
How Did Ambulatory Surgeries Vary by Gender and Age?
Which Ambulatory Surgeries Were Associated With the Highest Charges?
Who Was Billed for Ambulatory Surgical Visits?
Part II: Detailed Statistics for Selected Procedures and Populations
Procedures Influenced by Technological Advances
Appendectomy
Cholecystectomy
Hernia Repair
Bariatric Surgery
Ambulatory Surgeries Specific to Certain Populations
Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy in Children
Mastectomy in Women
Hysterectomy in Women
Transurethral Prostatectomy in Men
Source of Data for This Report
Methods
References
For More Information
Acknowledgments
Appendix: 2003 Statistics on Major Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ambulatory Surgeries in U.S. Hospitals, All-Listed
AHRQ Publication No. 07-0007
Current as of January 2007
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