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Outpatient visits where the patient was seen before in a clinic or practice.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Table
215 Outpatient visits where patient was seen before in clinic or practice, United States, 2001–2002, by
Data Source
CDC, NCHS, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)—Outpatient Departments.
Denominator
Number of visits to office-based physicians and hospital outpatient departments.
Numerator
Number of visits to office-based physicians and hospital outpatient departments where patient was seen before in a clinic or practice.
Comments
The NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "has patient been seen in this clinic before?" or "have you or anyone in your practice/department seen patient before?"
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