January 2025 Utilization Report

 

Highlights: Looking at utilization metrics this month, three out the five metrics show an increase in volumes. Acute care admissions went from -13% below pre-COVID baselines in December to -11% in January, with all but one hospital presenting increase in volumes as depicted in Table 2 of the report. Psychiatric admissions also present a slight uptick in volumes going from -27% below baseline in December to -25% in January. Although ambulatory surgeries percent change remains steady in Fig. 1 below, a slight increase in volumes can be noted as presented in Table 17 of the report. Emergency department visits show a slim decline in volumes going from -20% below baselines in December to -22% in January, and observation admissions mirror the same pattern going from -1% to -4% below baselines as pictured in Fig. 1 below.