Malpractice: Healthcare in the Midwest U.S.

Malpractice News: According to a study conducted by Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where you live (in terms of geographic region) can play a significant role in the healthcare you receive. While the rates of disease are not different based on where you live, the way patients are treated is sometimes different. In the midwestern portion of the U.S., the study noted the following:

• According to 2005 Medicare data, the rates for patients undergoing knee surgery were 50 percent higher than the national average. Some orthopedic surgeons attribute this statistic to the fact that some Midwestern patients must sometimes travel to seek specialist medical care, and therefore, physicians may be quicker to suggest surgery over other treatment plans.
  
  
• While Midwestern states have the highest rates of morbid obesity in the country, according to a 2005 study at Vanderbilt University, the Midwest region also shows the lowest rate for weight loss surgery.
  
  
• For several years, Elyria, Ohio has had the nation’s highest rates for angioplasty procedures. According to the Dartmouth study, in 2003, Elyria physicians have performed 42 procedures per 1,000 Medicare enrollees, compared with the 11.3 per 1,000 for the rest of the United States.

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