Measure Source

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

Table

215 Outpatient visits where patient was seen before in clinic or practice, 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 patient was seen before in a clinic or practice.

Comments

The NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "has patient been seen in this clinic before?" or "have you or anyone in your practice/department seen patient before?"