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Table 47

Care of patients in coronary care units in hospital practices of family physicians by census division, July 2008


        Reasons Not Performed  
Census Division Total Performed in Hospital Practice (%) Performed only with Consultation (%) Not Desired (%) Privileges Denied (%) Liability Prohibitive (%) Fear of Liability Suit (%) No Hospital Department (%) Reason Not Reported (%) Not Reported (%)
Total 898 31.6% 7.7% 48.8% 0.8% 1.3% 1.1% 10.1% 37.9% 9.5%
                     
New England 42 38.1% 4.8% 68.8% 3.1% 0.0% 3.1% 0.0% 25.0% 7.1%
Mid Atlantic 86 30.2% 10.5% 50.7% 1.5% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 38.8% 12.8%
East North Central 174 34.5% 12.1% 60.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.9% 8.7% 28.7% 4.6%
West North Central 130 49.2% 3.8% 42.1% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 22.4% 34.2% 5.4%
South Atlantic 134 22.4% 6.0% 46.2% 0.0% 1.4% 0.0% 3.4% 49.0% 14.9%
East South Central 54 27.8% 5.6% 31.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 35.6% 33.3% 9.3%
West South Central 90 32.2% 3.3% 48.5% 0.0% 2.9% 2.9% 16.2% 29.4% 8.9%
Mountain 75 25.3% 12.0% 37.5% 0.0% 4.7% 0.0% 14.1% 43.8% 10.7%
Pacific 113 22.1% 8.0% 51.9% 1.9% 0.0% 0.9% 2.8% 42.6% 13.3%

*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for selected characteristics.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008.