Recently published QUICKSTATS

QuickStats provide updates on key indicators, important trends, and critical relations in public health based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics. QuickStats produced from the National Health Care Surveys are presented below. 

Estimated Percentage of Patients Aged >45 Years Who Received Exercise Counseling* from Their Primary-Care Physicians,+  by Sex and Age Group --- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2003--2005. MMWR November 2, 2007/56(43); 1142.
 

Percent distribution of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases for patients under 15 years of age -- National Hospital Discharge Survey: United States, 2005. MMWR July 20, 2007 / 56(28);713.

Rate of hospitalizations for coronary atherosclerosis and acute myocardial infarction (MI) by year --- National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1996--2005. MMWR July 6, 2007 / 56(26);659.

Rate of diabetes for discharges from short-stay hospitals by age group-- National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), United States, 1988-2005 MMWR; MMWR June 15, 2007 / 56(23):583.

Percent of hospitals with staff members trained to respond to selected terrorism-related diseases or exposures--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States. MMWR April 27, 2007/56(16):401.

Percent of office-based primary care physicians not accepting new patients, by source of payment, 2003-04. MMWR Mar 16 2007/56(10):230.

Percentage of weekly visits to emergency departments for illness and injury by patients arriving via ambulance, by day/night period of arrival--United States, 2003-2004. MMWR March 2, 2007/56(08):175.

Percentage of trauma-related visits to emergency departments, by transport mode and patient age group --- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2003--2004

MMWR February 16, 2007 Vol 56, (6):122.

Annual rate of visits to office-based physicians and hospital outpatient departments during which combination estrogen-progestin hormone therapy was prescribed for women aged>40 years, by age group--- United States, 2001--2003.  MMWR September 29, 2006 Vol 55 (38):1047.

Number of persons with diagnosed diabetes and number of ambulatory care visits related to diabetes---United States, 1997-2004. MMWR August 4, 2006 Vol 55(30):825.

Number of emergency department (ED) visits with diagnostic imaging performed --- United States, 1995 and 2004. MMWR July 14, 2006 Vol 55(27):753.

Rate of hospitalization for depression among persons aged 5--19 years, by sex --- United States, 1990--1992 and 2002--2004. MMWR July 7, 2006. Vol 55(26):731.

Most common diagnoses in patients transported by ambulance to emergency departments, by primary diagnosis group --- United States, 2003. MMWR May 19, 2006. Vol 55(19):537.

Percentage of hospital inpatients transferred to long-term care facilities, by age group --- United States, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2004. MMWR May 12, 2006. Vol 55:18:515.

Average number of days of hospital stay, by age group --- United States, 1980--2004.

MMWR May 5, 2006 Vol 55(17):491.

Percentage of outpatient department (OPD) visits in which only a mid-level provider was seen and in which both a physician and a mid-level provider were seen --- United States, 1993-2004.

MMWR April 21, 2006 Vol 55(15):435.

Percentage of emergency department visits with waiting time for a physician of > 1 hour, by race/ethnicity and triage level --- United States, 2003-2004. MMWR April 28, 2006 Vol 55(16):463.

Health care visits for asthma, by medical setting and health insurance status --- United States, 2003. MMWR April 14, 2005. Vol 55(14):405.

Percentage of hospital emergency departments (EDs) having to divert ambulances, by selected characteristics --- United States, 2003.  MMWR April 7, 2006. 55(13):372.

Annual rate of visits per person to physician offices, by patient age group --- United States, 2003.

MMWR December 9, 2005. Vol 54(48):1238.

Rate of hospitalizations for pertussis among infants aged < 6 months --- United States, 1994--1998 and 1999-2003. MMWR Oct 14, 2005. Vol 54(40):1027.

Percentage of emergency department visits during which pain medication was prescribed, by pain level --- United States 2003. MMWR Oct 7, 2005. Vol 54(39);1000.

Percentage of nursing home residents aged greater than or equal to 65 years who received pneumococcal vaccinations --- United States, 1995, 1997, and 1999. MMWR Sep 16, 2005.  Vol 54(36):904.

Hospitalizations for heart disease, by diagnosis and percentage distribution --- United States, 2003. MMWR Jul 22, 2005 Vol 54(28):704.

Average length of hospital stay by diagnostic category --- United States, 2003. MMWR Jul 15, 2005 Vol 54(27):680.

Percentage of hospital discharges and days of care, by age group --- United States, 2003.

 MMWR Jun 17, 2005 Vol 54(23):584.

Number of nursing assistants per 100 nursing home residents --- United States, 1985 and 1999.

MMWR Jun 10, 2005 Vol 54(22):561.

Patient arrivals by ambulance at emergency departments, by age group --- United States, 2003.

MMWR Jun 3, 2005 Vol 54(21):539.

Percentage of health-care providers using electronic medical records, by health-care setting --- United States, 2001--2003. MMWR May 13, 2005 Vol 54;18:463.

Use of stents among hospitalized patients undergoing coronary angioplasty, by race --- United States, 2003. MMWR Apr 1, 2005 Vol 54, No 12;309.

Average length of service provided to U.S. home health-care patients, by selected period --- United States, 1991--2000. MMWR March 18, 2005 Vol 54(10):253.

Average length of hospital stay for persons with hip fractures, by year--United States, 1990-2003.

MMWR Mar 11, 2005 Vol 54(9):226.

Rate of total knee replacement for persons aged 65 years or older, by sex --- United States, 1979--2002.

MMWR Feb 25, 2005 Vol 54(7):179.

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