United States National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2013
General Info
Provider
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2013 - December, 2013
Data type
Survey:
Health facility - Nationally representative - Outpatient
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
Asthma, Biopsy, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Bone mineral density, COPD, Cancers, Cerebrovascular diseases, Cholesterol tests, Chronic kidney diseases, Clinical breast exams, Colonoscopy, Counseling, Diabetes, Digital rectal examinations, Edema, Electrocardiograms, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Family planning, Glucose tests, Health education, Health facilities, Health insurance, Hearing tests, Heart failure, Height, Home care, Hypertension, Imaging equipment, Immunization, Intentional injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Medical equipment, Medicines, Mental health symptoms, Musculoskeletal diseases, Nurses, Obesity, Orthopedic devices, Osteoporosis, Pap smears, Physical examinations, Physical therapy, Physicians, Poisonings, Prescriptions, Preventive interventions, Race, Radiation therapy, Respiratory function tests, Screening mammography, Symptoms, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, 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 2013. Hyattsville, United States of America: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.