Table 58
Performance of colposcopy 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 | 899 | 9.6% | 0.9% | 66.7% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 27.0% | 8.9% |
| New England | 42 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 81.3% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 4.8% |
| Mid Atlantic | 86 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 64.6% | 7.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 26.0% | 9.3% |
| East North Central | 174 | 12.1% | 1.1% | 76.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 3.0% | 18.9% | 4.6% |
| West North Central | 130 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 72.3% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 23.1% | 6.9% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 7.5% | 0.7% | 52.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 42.2% | 14.9% |
| East South Central | 54 | 18.5% | 1.9% | 66.7% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 25.5% | 9.3% |
| West South Central | 90 | 8.9% | 1.1% | 73.9% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 20.7% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 63.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 27.2% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 113 | 8.0% | 1.8% | 61.2% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 31.0% | 10.6% |
*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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