The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) is a national survey designed to meet the need for objective, reliable information about the provision and use of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. Findings are based on a sample of visits to non-federal employed office-based physicians who are primarily engaged in direct patient care.
The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) is designed to collect data on the utilization and provision of ambulatory care services in hospital emergency and outpatient departments. Findings are based on a national sample of visits to the emergency departments and outpatient departments of noninstitutional general and short-stay hospitals.
What's New
Data Products
Announcements
Publications
- Estimates of Emergency Department Capacity: United States, 2007 (5/2009)
- Role of International Medical Graduates Providing Office-based Medical Care: United States, 2005-2006. (2/2009)
- Preliminary Estimates of Electronic Medical Record Use by Office-based Physicians: United States, 2008 (12/2008)
Data Releases
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Ambulatory and Hospital Care Statistics Branch
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782 - (301) 458-4600
- cdcinfo@cdc.gov