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Detailed diagnoses and procedures, National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1995.
This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1995. Estimates of first-listed diagnoses, all-listed diagnoses, days of care for first-listed diagnoses, and all-listed procedures are shown by sex and age of patient and geographic region of hospital. METHODS: The estimates are based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey for 1995. The survey has been conducted annually by the National Center for Health Statistics since 1965. In 1995, data were collected for approximately 263,000 discharges from 466 non-Federal short-stay ho...
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Ambulatory and inpatient procedures in the United States, 1994.
This report presents estimates of surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed in the United States during 1994. Data are presented by characteristics of patients, region of the country, and procedure categories for ambulatory and inpatient procedures separately and combined. METHODS: Estimates in this report are based on data collected from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) and the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS). The NHDS provides data on hospital inpatient care, and the NSAS provides data on ambulatory surgery in hospitals and in freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. For the NHDS, da...
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National hospital discharge survey.
This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1995. Estimates are provided by demographic characteristics of patients discharged, geographic region of hospitals, conditions diagnosed, and surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed. Measurements of hospital use include number and rate of discharges and days of care, and the average length of stay. METHODS: The estimates are based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey for 1995. In 1995 data were collected for approximately 263,000 discharges. Of the 508 eligible non-Fed...
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Ambulatory and inpatient procedures in the United States, 1995.
This report presents estimates of surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed in the United States during 1995. Data are presented by characteristics of patients, region of the country, and procedure categories for ambulatory and inpatient procedures separately and combined. METHODS: Estimates in this report are based on data collected from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) and the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS). NHDS provides data on hospital inpatient care, and NSAS provides data on ambulatory surgery in hospitals and in freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. For NHDS, data were coll...
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Ambulatory care visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and emergency departments: United States, 1996.
This report describes ambulatory care visits in the United States across three ambulatory care settings--physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and hospital emergency departments. Statistics are presented on selected patient and visit characteristics for all ambulatory care visits and separately for each setting. METHODS: The data presented in this report were collected by means of the 1996 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and the 1996 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). These surveys are part of the ambulatory care component of the National Health Care Survey that...
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National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1993 summary.
This report describes ambulatory care visits made to private office-based settings in the United States during 1993. Ambulatory medical care services are described in terms of physician, patient, and visit characteristics. METHODS: The data presented in this report are from the 1993 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). This survey is part of the ambulatory care component of the National Health Care Survey (NHCS), which measures health care utilization across a variety of providers. The NAMCS is a national probability sample survey of visits to office-based physicians in the United States. Sample data we...
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Injury visits to hospital emergency departments: United States, 1992-95.
This report describes ambulatory care visits for injuries to hospital emergency departments in the United States. Statistics are presented on selected patient, hospital, and visit characteristics. METHODS: The data presented in this report were collected in the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) over a period of 4 years from 1992 through 1995. The NHAMCS is a national probability survey of visits to hospital emergency and outpatient departments of non-Federal, short-stay, and general hospitals in the United States. Sample data were combined across years and weighted to produce annual estimate...
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Ambulatory health care visits by children: principal diagnosis and place of visit.
This report presents national estimates of ambulatory health care use by children under 15 years of age according to principal diagnosis, place of visit (physician office, hospital outpatient department, and hospital emergency department), and patient characteristics (age, sex, and race). METHODS: Data were from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Data were from 1993-95. RESULTS: In 1993-95 children under 15 years of age made 165.3 million visits per year (289 visits per 100 children). Visit rates were highest among infants and varied inverse...
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Detailed diagnoses and procedures, National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1996.
This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1996. Estimates of first-listed diagnoses, all-listed diagnoses, days of care for first-listed diagnoses, and all-listed procedures are shown by sex and age of patient and geographic region of hospital. METHODS: The estimates are based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey for 1996. The survey has been conducted annually by the National Center for Health Statistics since 1965. In 1996, data were collected for approximately 282,000 discharges from 480 non-Federal short-stay ho...
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Ambulatory and inpatient procedures in the United States, 1996.
This report presents estimates of surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed in the United States during 1996. Data are presented by characteristics of patients, region of the country, and procedure categories for ambulatory and inpatient procedures separately and combined. METHODS: Estimates in this report are based on data collected from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) and the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery-(NSAS). NHDS provides data on hospital inpatient care, and NSAS provides data on ambulatory surgery in hospitals and in freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. For NHDS, data were coll...
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National hospital discharge survey: annual summary, 1996.
This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1996 and selected trend data. Estimates are provided by demographic characteristics of patients discharged, geographic region of hospitals, conditions diagnosed, and surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed. Measurements of hospital use include number and rate of discharges and days of care, and the average length of stay. METHODS: The estimates are based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS). The survey has been conducted annually by the National Center for Healt...
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The National Home and Hospice Care Survey: 1996 summary.
This report presents data about agencies providing home and hospice care, their current patients, and their discharges. The data are presented in 159 tables according to standard sets of descriptive variables. The tables are grouped into five categories: agencies, home health care current patients, home health care discharges, hospice care current patients, and hospice care discharges. Data are presented on agency characteristics, demographic characteristics, utilization measures, and health and functional status of current patients and discharges. METHODS: The data used for this report are from the National Center...
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National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1995-96 summary.
This report describes ambulatory medical care visits to nonfederally employed, office-based physicians in the United States during 1995 and 1996. Statistics are presented on selected physician, patient, and visit characteristics. METHODS: The data in this report were collected in the 1995 and 1996 National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys (NAMCS). The NAMCS is part of the ambulatory care component of the National Health Care Survey (NHCS), which measures health care utilization across a variety of providers. The NAMCS is a national probability sample survey of visits to nonfederally employed, office-based physicians...
Source: Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13: Data on Health Resources Utilization - November 18, 2015 Category: American Health Tags: Vital Health Stat 13 Source Type: research

National hospital discharge survey: annual summary, 1997.
This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1997 and selected trend data. Estimates are provided by demographic characteristics of patients discharged, geographic region of hospitals, conditions diagnosed, and surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed. Measurements of hospital use include number and rate of discharges and days of care, and the average length of stay. METHODS: The estimates are based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey. The survey has been conducted annually by the National Center for Health Stati...
Source: Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13: Data on Health Resources Utilization - November 18, 2015 Category: American Health Tags: Vital Health Stat 13 Source Type: research

Ambulatory care visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and emergency departments: United States, 1997.
This report describes ambulatory care visits in the United States across three ambulatory care settings--physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and hospital emergency departments. Statistics are presented on selected patient and visit characteristics for all ambulatory care visits and separately for each setting. METHODS: The data presented in this report are from the 1997 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and the 1997 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). These surveys are part of the ambulatory care component of the National Health Care Survey that measures health c...
Source: Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13: Data on Health Resources Utilization - November 18, 2015 Category: American Health Tags: Vital Health Stat 13 Source Type: research