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Utilization of Services Measures

  Measures National Databasea Consensus Processb
Doctors' Offices / Hospital Outpatient Departments Visits per 100 Population NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
% of persons with no doctor's visits in past year MEPS / MCBS  
% of persons in fair or poor health with no doctor's visits in past year MEPS / MCBS  
Are you the patient's primary care physician? NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Have you or anyone in your practice/department seen patient before? NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Major reason for visit = non-illness care NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Education/counseling about Diet/Nutrition NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Education/counseling about Exercise NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Education/counseling about Tobacco Use NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Education/counseling about HIV/STD NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Time spent with physician NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Specialty Care Was patient referred by another physician or by a health plan for this visit? NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Disposition = Referred to another physician NAMCS / NHAMCS-OPD  
Mental Health / Substance Abuse Inpatient admissions to specialty mental health organizations per 100,000 population SAMHSA / CPSS  
Residential care admissions to specialty mental health organizations per 100,000 population SAMHSA / CPSS  
<24 hour care admissions to specialty mental health organizations per 100,000 population SAMHSA / CPSS  
% of persons with hospitalization for psychological or emotional difficulties in past year NHSDA  
% of persons with outpatient visit for psychological or emotional difficulties in past year NHSDA  
% of persons with prescription med for psychological or emotional difficulties in past year NHSDA  
% of persons with treatment or counseling for use of alcohol or any drug, not counting cigarettes, in past year NHSDA  
HIV Care Mean outpatient visits HIV Research Network  
% of persons with visit HIV Research Network  
% of persons on Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) HIV Research Network  
Hospital Emergency Departments Visits per 100 population NHAMCS-ED  
% of persons with visit in past year MEPS / MCBS  
Visits per 10,000 population for asthma NHAMCS-ED HP2010
Visits per 10,000 population for injury NHAMCS-ED  
Provider=Resident/Intern NHAMCS-ED  
Hospitalizations Hospitalizations per 100 population NHDS / HCUP  
% of persons with visit in past year MEPS / MCBS  
Dental Services Visits per 100 population MEPS / MCBS  
% of persons with dental visit in past year MEPS / MCBS  
Home Health Services Visits per 100 population NHHCS  
% of persons with home health visit in past year MEPS / MCBS  
Hospice Services Services per 100 population NHHCS  
Nursing Home Services Admissions per 100 population MDS  
% of persons with nursing home admission in past year MDS  
Prescription Medications Medications per 100 population MEPS / MCBS  
% of persons with prescription medication in past year MEPS / MCBS  

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