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  Publication Details

Title:
   Patterns of Ambulatory Care Use: Changes From 1987 to 1996
Product type:
   Research Findings 16
MEPS component:
   Household Component
Publication date (print version):
   July 2001
Web posting date:
   September 17, 2001
Description:
   This report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) presents trends in the use of ambulatory care services by the U.S. population from 1987 to 1996. The authors examine the frequency with which people visit health care providers by the setting of care (office, hospital outpatient, or emergency room) and the reasons for visits (prevention, diagnosis or treatment, or emergency), paying special attention to differences between 1987 and 1996. They also examine variation in trends across several variables, including age, race, sex, urban versus rural residence, region, income, insurance status, and health status. Data come from AHRQ's 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) and 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). From 1987 to 1996, the percentage of visits that took place in outpatient hospital settings and emergency rooms decreased, with a commensurate increase in the percentage of total visits that took place in office-based settings. The percentage of ambulatory care visits that were for preventive reasons increased while the percentages for all other types of visits decreased.
Pub #:
   AHRQ Pub. No. 01-0026
Author(s):
   James B. Kirby, Ph.D., Steven R. Machlin, M.S., and Joshua M.Thorpe, M.P.H.
Agency:
   Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
MEPS Topics:
   Doctor Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Emergency Room Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Health Status, Medical Providers Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Office-Based Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Outpatient Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures , Preventive Care
PDF link:
   data_files/publications/rf16/rf16.pdf (288 KB)
HTML link:
   data_files/publications/rf16/rf16.shtml
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