Abstract
This report presents the inter-cantonal differences between rates of utilisation of certain medical services in Switzerland. The analysis focuses on six procedures performed on an inpatient basis (caesarean section, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), cardiac catheterisation, knee replacement and knee arthroscopy) and two types of admission (medical hospital admission and admission for hip fracture) between 2005 and 2011. Cardiac procedures rates seem to converge over the years. With regard to knee arthroscopies the type of care (ambulatory/inpatient) varies from canton to canton, and the rates of utilisation of inpatient care for this medical practice differ to a certain extent. Lastly, the rates for the other procedures and the remaining two types of admission were already fairly close in 2005 and have remained so throughout the period of analysis.
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