T17_1_6_1

2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 17_1_6.1
Physician office and hospital outpatient department visits per 100 population,^a United States, 1999-2008
		2007-2008		2006-2007		2005-2006		2004-2005		2003-2004		2001-2002		2000-2001		1999-2000
Population group		Number	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		129,900	361.2	11.4	353.5	10.4	352.9	10.6	353.7	10.1	347.9	10.4	344.0	9.0	337.6	10.7	320.2	10.8
Age	0-17	25,402	279.0	13.9	284.5	13.0	283.4	15.0	275.2	12.1	265.9	12.7	271.9	10.3	258.6	11.1	236.6	11.4
	18-44	39,522	256.7	8.9	251.2	9.5	248.1	9.0	247.2	9.5	251.1	9.6	245.6	8.1	248.1	10.3	242.6	9.9
	45-64	38,152	406.9	13.8	395.5	12.4	404.3	12.9	415.7	13.2	409.5	14.2	402.5	12.0	399.8	13.7	386.2	13.8
	65 and over	26,824	744.4	30.7	721.5	27.3	718.2	28.8	728.5	28.9	707.5	28.8	706.6	24.9	687.5	25.5	643.7	24.4
Gender	Male	52,230	299.7	10.0	296.2	8.7	296.5	9.6	298.8	9.3	290.3	9.4	286.5	8.0	282.2	9.0	268.2	9.2
Gender	Female	77,670	420.2	13.5	408.5	12.8	407.0	12.3	406.2	11.9	402.9	12.4	398.8	11.0	390.3	13.0	369.8	13.0
Race^b	White only	97,171	370.0	15.3	363.1	16.6	370.5	12.0	372.2	11.5	363.8	12.0	365.9	10.5	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Black only	24,503	359.5	25.2	337.2	27.1	301.0	16.9	310.8	16.6	308.7	15.6	272.2	14.3	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Asian only	4,642	314.0	46.5	318.6	53.7	301.2	33.2	271.1	27.4	298.1	35.1	268.5	24.3	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	NHOPI	661	815.9	198.1	709.4	150.6	726.2	204.1	697.7	191.5	648.3	151.6	764.3	137.8	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	AI/AN only	1,108	251.3	38.4	314.5	57.0	180.0	26.8	119.7	18.9	101.9	18.7	89.3	15.3	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Multiple races	1,815	92.6	14.8	81.0	14.1	76.5	8.6	75.6	9.0	79.9	13.5	67.9	13.4	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA
Location	MSA	115,999	378.7	14.1	362.7	12.3	364.0	12.6	363.7	12.5	360.7	12.2	368.8	10.6	DNA	DNA	323.6	11.0
Location	Non-MSA	13,901	269.9	36.9	306.3	41.7	295.6	38.0	299.8	34.5	280.8	32.6	244.3	26.9	DNA	DNA	293.7	37.7

^a. For consistency with previous years, visits to midlevel providers at community health centers were excluded. Population used for calculation is U.S. Census Bureau estimated civilian noninstitutional population on July 1 each year.

^b. Race data had missing values each year. The 2007-2008 race data were missing for 35.7% of visits in this table, and the reader is advised to interpret these data with caution. Missing data were imputed, and standard errors were inflated as described in 2007 NAMCS Microdata File Documentation, ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/NAMCS/doc07.pdf.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T17_1_6_1: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/17_utilization/T17_1_6_1.html