Conditions for which patients seek more second opinions: Study

Patients with heart, cancer and neurological conditions are more likely to seek virtual second opinions, a recent Cleveland Clinic study found.

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The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic offers second opinions for patients across the country, producing an average savings of $8,705 per patient in 2023. The most recent analysis of patients seeking second opinions in the last 18 months ending June 2024, according to a Sept. 4 clinic news release shared with Becker’s.

Here are three more findings:

  • Of patients seeking second opinions, the majority were located in the Midwest (44%), followed by the South (24%), Northeast (18%) and West (14%).
  • Cardiology (32%) and cancer cases (20%) were in the highest demand for second opinions.
  • The next most common conditions for second opinions were neurological, digestive and urological and kidney diseases.
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