March 27, 2024- According to the Seventh Annual FAIR Health Report, retail clinic utilization increased 202 percent nationally from 2021 to 2022, and emergency room (ER) utilization increased 138 percent. Retail clinics and ERs had the greatest increases in utilization, with the study also including urgent care centers, telehealth and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), as outlined in a new FAIR Health white paper containing the seventh annual edition of FH® Healthcare Indicators and FH® Medical Price Index.
Other key findings include ASC utlilization increasing 88 percent nationally from 2021 to 2022, urgent care center utilization increasing 43 percent, and telehealth 8 percent in the same period, according to the report.
This year’s edition of FH Healtcare Indicators and FH Medical Price Index provides perspective for healthcare stakeholders in a rapidly changing industry.
For more information and to view the white paper, click here