National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1995 Summary Advance Data 286. The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1995 Summary report has been released. The report provides data on the estimated number of visits to physician offices in the United States in 1995. The data were collected through the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). The NAMCS, a national probability sample survey, is part of the ambulatory care component of the National Health Care Survey that measures health care utilization across various types of providers. Data in the report are by age, race, sex, cause of visits, and drugs that were mentioned by the physician. Data on the 20 most frequently mentioned principal reasons and on the method of payment that was used are also presented in the report. The visits are classified and coded according to the Reason for Visit Classification for Ambulatory Care (RVC) and the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). Data Highlights: The total estimated number of visits to physician offices was 67.1 million visits. Of the total estimated visits to physician offices, 85.8 percent was expected to be paid with some type of insurance. The overall rate for visits to physician offices was 2.7 visits per person. Keywords: physicians, diagnoses, injury, International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
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