INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Executive Summary | 4 |
Backgrounder | 5 |
Total U.S. Hospital Count Rebounds in 2011 | 6 |
Not-for-Profit Hospital Count Gains, but Lags 2009 Mark | 7 |
Outpatient Cases per Hospital Continues to Climb | 8 |
Aging Population Drives Need for Cardiovascular Care | 9 |
Type 2 Diabetes Affects One in Five Hypertension Patients | 10 |
RN Staffing Ratio Increase Helps Boost Overall Staffing Ratios | 11 |
Admissions Dip at For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Hospitals Alike | 12 |
Outpatient Share of Total Surgeries Edges up in 2011 | 13 |
Average Length of Stay Is Often Higher at Large Facilities | 14 |
30-Day Diabetes Readmission Rates Are Noteworthy | 15 |
CCU Utilization Subsides Both at MHS and Non-MHS Hospitals | 16 |
Costs per Occupied Bed Increase at MHS and Non-MHS Facilities | 17 |
Charges Rise For Inpatient Treatment of Chronic Diseases | 18 |
Growth in Medicare Charges Outpaces Reimbursement | 19 |
Professional Office/Clinic Charges for AFib Patients Drop | 20 |
PHARMACY | 21 |
Backgrounder | 23 |
Retail Prescription Use per 1,000 Patients Declines | 22 |
DEMOGRAPHICS | 24 |
Non-MHS Inpatient Case Counts Fall for All Disease States | 25 |
RN Staffing Ratio Climbs by 18% at Hospitals in MHSs with HMOs | 26 |
UTILIZATION | 27 |
Utilization Measures Are Relatively Low for MHS-Owned HMOs | 28 |
Non-MHS Facilities Post Shorter ALOS for Six Disease States | 29 |
FINANCIALS | 30 |
Total Costs per Occupied Bed Increase at Non-MHS Hospitals | 31 |
Charges per Case Grow at MHS and Non-MHS Hospitals | 32 |
PHARMACY | 33 |
Backgrounder | 35 |
DEMOGRAPHICS | 36 |
Backgrounder | 49 |
DEMOGRAPHICS | 50 |
Most Heavily Visited Groups Show Largest Growth in MD Count | 53 |
Rising Shares of Groups Offer Surgery, Lab and Imaging Services | 54 |
Specialty Practices Increase Use of Most Imaging Modalities | 55 |
LOOKING FORWARD | 58 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 60 |
KEY TERMS | 62 |
REFERENCES | 64 |
REFERENCES | 64 |