Hospital Outpatient Department And Office-based Provider Visits For High Cholesterol And Other Conditions Soar In A Decade, USA

Hospital Outpatient Department And Office-based Provider Visits For High Cholesterol And Other Conditions Soar In A Decade, USA
Americans visited a hospital outpatient department or office-based provider for high cholesterol 300 percent more often in 2006 than they did in 1996, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This translates to 44 million visits for treatment of high cholesterol in 2006. Trauma related disorders and mental disorders prompted the most visits in 2006, just as they did in 1996.