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CT Scanning in the Finger Lakes Region,2006 (August, 2007).  This report provides information on the availability and utilization of CT scanners in the Finger Lakes region of New York .  It is based on survey data through the end of 2006.  There are 38 CT scanners serving the region.  Of the total, 26 units are hospital-based and 12 are located at freestanding imaging centers.  While the Finger Lakes Region has relatively fewer scanners than nationally, its scanners are newer, of greater capability, staffed for more hours and produce more studies per unit than CT sites elsewhere in the U.S.   The region’s CT utilization rate is 16 percent higher than the national average; Monroe County , specifically, has a CT utilization rate 12 percent higher than the regional average and 30 percent higher than the national average.(Printed copy $15.00 plus shipping and handling.  Click title to view or print your own copy.) 

Surgery in the Finger Lakes Health Services Area - 2003 Update (March 2004). Based on survey data provided by the facilities, this publication provides information on trends in inpatient and ambulatory surgery. The proportion of surgery done on an ambulatory basis has risen from less than 20 percent in 1980 to nearly 70 percent in 2003. Surgical volume has doubled in that period, increasing by 3.0 percent per year. Based on a modest standard, the region was using 86 percent of OR capacity. The use rate was 99% in Monroe and 65% in the rest of the region.  (Printed copy $15.00 plus shipping and handling.  Click title to view or print your own copy.)

This publication discusses disparities found in the health of the African American population in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region, compared to the community as a whole.  It provides information on the demographic, environmental and health behavioral roots of those disparities.  Finally, it provides extensive tables and charts on the health status of the African American community.  The report contains a number of recommendations.  Prioritization and identification of community partners to influence the recommendations will be developed in the project's next phase.               

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Bed Need Study in the Rochester Service Area 2000-2005 (2000) projects regional need estimates for acute care, incorporating recent experience and assumptions about future hospitalization rates, payer mix, and migration. Overall hospitalization in Monroe County has declined by 28 percent in the past five years. The report forecasts a surplus of 685 to 840 licensed beds in Monroe County and 365 to 400 beds in the adjacent five counties by 2005. The analysis provides a framework within which community decisions about the future structure of the region’s supply of acute care can be made. ($25.00 plus shipping and handling)

Bed Need Study in the Southern Tier Service Area 2000-2005 (2000) projects estimates for acute care, incorporating recent experience and assumptions about future hospitalization rates, payer mix, and migration in Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties. The study demonstrates that overall hospitalization has declined by 20 percent in the past five years. The report forecasts a surplus of 382 to 443 beds by 2005. ($25.00 plus shipping and handling)

¡Nuestra Salud!: An Overview of the Health of the Hispanic Population in the Rochester Area (1999) assesses the health status, service utilization, and health care resources of the region’s Latino population. Developed in conjunction with FLHSA’s Hispanic Health Task Force, the report is a comprehensive assessment of the health of Hispanics based on available data and the perspectives of community leaders. The report and its recommendations serve as a platform from which future activities will be launched and against which progress will be measured. Please specify if you prefer the English or Spanish version. ($30.00 plus shipping and handling if request charts in color, $15 plus shipping and handling if in black and white)

Obstetric Bed Need Update (1999) Updating a 1992 report, this study documents trends in birth, hospital obstetric length of stay, and patient migration in Monroe and Livingston counties. It calculates obstetric bed need through 2005. ($25.00 plus shipping and handling)

Radiation Therapy Services Planning Technical Update (1999) updates the Agency’s 1995 Radiation Therapy Plan. The document is based on a survey of the equipment capabilities, staffing, and utilization of the existing radiation therapy services in the nine county region that FLHSA conducted in 1998. ($40.00 plus shipping and handling)

Case Management Plan Update for the Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS (RATFA) (1998) reviews the current status and future needs of the region’s case management system for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Developed in conjunction with the Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS, this document incorporates the HIV Network’s agreed-upon goals, assumptions and processes for effective case management services. (No charge)

New York State Medicaid Policy Regarding Reimbursement of Nursing Home Capital Costs: An Analysis and Recommendations. (1996) When FLHSA identified a trend toward premature and sometimes unnecessary replacement of existing nursing homes, the Agency convened a Task Force to investigate the causes of this phenomenon and develop strategies to address it. The Task Force report identifies ten issues raised by NYS Medicaid capital reimbursement policies for nursing homes and makes a series of recommendations for how the reimbursement policies might be modified in order to avoid unnecessary capital expenditures and provide operators with reasonable capital reimbursement. ($25.00 plus shipping and handling)