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Health Care Utilization
People with an office-based or outpatient department visit in the past year
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Tables
171 Percent of persons with an office-based or outpatient department visit, United States, 2001, by
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Family income
- Education
Data Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Denominator
U.S. population (civilian, non-institutionalized).
Numerator
U.S. population (civilian, non-institutionalized) who reported at least one office-based/outpatient department visit.
Comments
Office-based/outpatient department visits include:
- Office-based visits (physician and non-physician)
- Outpatient department visits (physician and non-physician)
- Inpatient visits where the admission date was the same as the discharge date (i.e., "zero-night" stays).
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