Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006
August 6, 2008 On August 6, 2008, the National Center for Health Care Statistics released a report authored by Susan M. Schappert, M.A., and Elizabeth A. Rechtsteiner, M.S., of the Division of Health Care Statistics. The report presents statistics on ambulatory care visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments (OPDs), and hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the United States in 2006. Ambulatory medical care utilization is described in terms of patient, practice, facility, and visit characteristics. The report relies on data from the 2006 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS . . .
