Measure Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Table

216 Outpatient visits where the patient was seen by the patient's primary care provider, United States, 2001–2002, by

• Race

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 the patient was seen by the patient's primary care provider.

Comments

The NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "Are you the patient's primary care physician?"