Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Tables

171 Percent of persons with an office-based or outpatient department visit, United States, 2001, by

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Family income
• Education

Data Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Denominator

U.S. population (civilian, non-institutionalized).

Numerator

U.S. population (civilian, non-institutionalized) who reported at least one office-based/outpatient department visit.

Comments

Office-based/outpatient department visits include:

• Office-based visits (physician and non-physician)
• Outpatient department visits (physician and non-physician)
• Inpatient visits where the admission date was the same as the discharge date (i.e., "zero-night" stays).