United States National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2012
General Info
Provider
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2012 - December, 2012
Data type
Survey:
Health facility - Nationally representative - Outpatient - Subnationally representative
Summary
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) is based on outpatient, office-based visits to physicians engaged in direct patient care and is designed to collect data on the provision and use of ambulatory care services. It is a national sample of nonfederally employed physicians and excludes subspecialists in anesthesiology, pathology, and radiology.
Keywords
Adverse effects of medical treatments, Biopsy, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Bone mineral density, Causes of morbidity, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Clinical breast exams, Colonoscopy, Counseling, Diagnosis, Digital rectal examinations, Electrocardiograms, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Glucose tests, Health care personnel, Health care services, Health education, Health facilities, Health insurance, Hearing tests, Height, Hemoglobin, Home care, ICD-9, Immunization, Intentional injuries, Medical equipment, Medical tests, Medicines, Nurses, Nursing homes, Pap smears, Physical examinations, Physical therapy, Physicians, Poisonings, Pregnancy, Prescriptions, Preventive interventions, Race, Radiation therapy, Respiratory function tests, Screening mammography, Skilled birth attendants, Symptoms, Ultrasound, Unintentional injuries, Urine tests, Weight, X-rays, Gynecological diseases, Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Scabies, Fungal skin diseases, Viral skin diseases, Echinococcosis
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SRA International, Inc., United States Census Bureau (USCB). United States National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2012. Hyattsville, United States of America: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.