Top 5 Medical Conditions by Healthcare Setting

Here are the five most prevalent medical conditions in 2008, reported by healthcare setting:

Office-Based

Hypertension (8.5%)

Mental Disorders (6.8%)

Trauma (6.7%)

COPD, Asthma (6.5%)

Cancer (6.1%)

Hospital Outpatient Department

Mental Disorders (14.7%)

Cancer (13.2%)

Trauma (7.7%)

Kidney Disease (4.5%)

Other Heart Conditions (4.3%)

Hospital Emergency Department

Trauma (27.2%)

COPD, Asthma (7.5%)

Other Heart Conditions (5.2%)

Acute Bronchitis & URI (3.5%)

Intestinal Infection (3.2%)

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Data Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, AHRQ, Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2008.

Publication: AHRQ's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Statistical Brief #318. Expenses and Characteristics of Physician Visits in Different Ambulatory Care Settings, 2008. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st318/stat318.pdf