Presentation Outline ICHP Annual Meeting September 13-15

Patient Activity ‐ 1
Patients in U.S.
– 310.9 million – 80+% will receive prescription
– Beds available ‐ all facilities – 944,277
– Community hospital/university – 805,593
– Admissions annually all facilities – 37,479,709 –
Discharges or 140,000 today‐most with new
medications
– Admissions in community/university – 35,527,377
Patient Care Activities
Emergency Room Patients
• Injury‐related visits:
� 42.4 million
� 41.4 per 100 citizens (OH: 46.8; IL: 41.8; MA: 41.5; WI: 33.3; MI: 39.6;
MD: 37.7; NC: 40.8)
� All others discharged on medication
• Patients seen by:
� Physicians: 111,000,000
� Physician Assistants and ER Techs: 21,450,000
� Nurse Practitioner: 4,400,000
� Patient patterns:
� 4% of the patients account for 20% of all visits
� 5% of patients account for 50+% of costs
Diabetes –IAF Forecast ‐ 2
We need to better forecast the profession’s future
2010 to 2015
• Major j complications: p visual, , renal, , amputations p
– 3,676,300 to 4,850,900 = 1,052,500 + 28%
• Over 65 –the percentages even greater.
• “Point is” many entities are forecasting better
each year
Patient Care Activities
Emergency Room Patients
• ER visits:
• 123.8 million (13‐17% admitted)
• Medications:
• 96,419,000 mentioned medications
� 27,343,000 did not mention medications
� ~30% had 3 or more medications
� And 425,000 visits – inappropriate pain relieveres
• Patients over 65 years of age:
• 19,261,000
� 1,675,000 with chest pain or shortness of breath
Diabetes –IAF Forecast ‐ 1
We need to better forecast the profession’s future
2010 to 2015
Population: p 310,233,000 , , to 325,540,000 , , =
15,307,000 +4.9 %
Pre‐diabetes: 79,016,000 to 82,915,000 =
3,899,000 +5.0 %
Diagnosed: 20,300,000 to 26,600,000 = 6,300,000
+ 31%
Statistics
Providers
8/29/2012
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