Table 56
Performance of GI colonoscopy in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008
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| 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 | 900 | 3.9% | 0.8% | 68.2% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 25.8% | 8.6% |
| New England | 41 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 81.3% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 4.9% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 64.6% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 27.3% | 9.2% |
| East North Central | 174 | 3.4% | 0.6% | 78.1% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.6% | 3.4% |
| West North Central | 130 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 72.5% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 19.1% | 6.2% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 3.0% | 1.5% | 53.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 40.7% | 14.9% |
| East South Central | 54 | 5.6% | 1.9% | 69.0% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 22.4% | 9.3% |
| West South Central | 90 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 69.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 21.5% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 3.9% | 1.3% | 68.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 26.1% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 114 | 1.8% | 0.9% | 66.4% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 29.2% | 10.5% |
*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. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008 |
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