Major joint replacements or reattachment of lower extremities and upper GI endoscopies were the most frequent inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, respectively, in Connecticut in the year ended Sept. 30, 2015, and digital mammography was the top imaging procedure, according to new data from the state.
The rankings are from Connecticut’s 28 acute care or short-term hospitals, 18 hospital satellite outpatient surgical facilities and 61 free-standing outpatient surgical facilities. A state law passed last year requires the report.
The law requires the Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Care Access to collect patient level discharge and encounter data from the facilities. The data also includes Connecticut Insurance Department information on imaging procedures from a survey of health insurance carriers’ fully-insured plans.
The report contains the 50 most frequently occurring inpatient primary diagnoses and procedures in the state; 50 most frequently provided outpatient procedures; 25 most frequent surgical procedures performed; and 25 most frequent imaging procedures.
