Sentences with phrase «percent of outpatient»

Incidents of intentional self - harm were also rare, representing 1.3 percent of outpatient and 1.8 percent of inpatient cases.

Alcohol exposures were identified in 44.4 percent of outpatient cases and 31.3 percent of inpatient cases.

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Fifty - eight percent of the procedures were performed in an outpatient hospital setting, 40 percent were performed at a surgical center and three percent were performed in an inpatient hospital setting.

Now more than 70 percent of surgical procedures are performed in an outpatient setting, including more complex surgeries, such as hysterectomy, spine surgery and thyroid surgery.

«In our study, though previous medical histories of the subjects were unknown, 51.3 percent of the children with these infections presented in the outpatient or ambulatory setting.»

They found increases in use of general medical services and community mental health services — 69 percent of the group with expedited access used outpatient mental health services in the year after release compared to 37 percent of the control group.

The researchers also found that only 50 percent of people were diagnosed and aware of their infection; 43 percent of those with the disease had access to outpatient care; and only 16 percent were prescribed treatment.

The CDC estimates that up to 30 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient settings may be unnecessary, such as those written for sore throats and sinus infections, which most often are caused by viruses.

About 38 percent of the Medicare spending on outpatient care billed by ACO physicians was devoted to assigned beneficiaries.

According to unpublished CDC data, an estimated 50 percent of antibiotic prescriptions may be unnecessary or inappropriate in the outpatient setting, which equates to over $ 3 billion in excess costs.

Regardless of age, the cost of physician office and hospital outpatient visits accounted for roughly 90 percent of the difference between costs for women with and without breast cancer, researchers report in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

According to an ACP news release, unpublished CDC data estimates «50 percent of antibiotic prescriptions may be unnecessary or inappropriate in the outpatient setting, which equates to over $ 3 billion in excess costs.»

According to a pilot program conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, out of 1,500 outpatient surgery centers that were inspected, about 28 percent were cited for infection control deficiencies related to surgical instrument cleaning and sterilization.

About 71 percent of patients who had a mild to moderate stroke were discharged directly home, discharged with home services only, or discharged with outpatient services only.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 13 percent of medical assistants in the USA work in public and private hospitals, including inpatient and outpatient facilities.

Almost 60 percent worked in offices of physicians; about 14 percent worked in public and private hospitals, including inpatient and outpatient facilities; and almost 10 percent worked in offices of other health practitioners, such as chiropractors and podiatrists.

The five percent of medical assistants who worked in outpatient facilities earned the next highest hourly wage of $ 15.24.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is 1 of only 2 DSM - IV diagnoses for which suicidal behavior is a criterion.1 Borderline personality disorder is a severe and persistent mental disorder experience of severe emotional distress and behavioral dyscontrol.1 - 3 Among patients with BPD, 69 % to 80 % engage in suicidal behavior,4 - 9 with a suicide rate of up to 9 %.10 Forty percent of the highest users of inpatient psychiatric services receive a diagnosis of BPD.11, 12 Patients with BPD use more services than those with major depression13 and other personality disorders.14 Among patients with BPD seen for treatment, 72 % have had at least 1 psychiatric hospitalization and 97 % have received outpatient treatment from a mean of 6.1 previous therapists.15, 16 Despite this high - use pattern, patients with BPD have high rates of treatment failure.17, 18

According to a study published in December of that year in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the proportion of people getting only psychotherapy in outpatient mental healthcare facilities had fallen from 15.9 to 10.5 percent between 1998 and 2007 — that's by more than a third — while those receiving both therapy and meds had fallen from 40 to 32.1 percent.

Of the 134,500 mental health counselors counted in the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 21 percent were in individual and family services sector jobs; 17 percent worked in outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers; 12 percent in residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities; and 11 percent in hospitals.