Utilization of short-stay hospitals: Annual summary for the United States, 1978.

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1995 outpatient department summary.

OBJECTIVE This report describes outpatient department visits in the United States in 1995. Statistics are presented on selected patient and visit characteristics. METHODS The data presented in this report were collected from the 1995 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). NHAMCS is part of the ambulatory care component of the National Health Care Survey, which measures hea...

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1997 outpatient department summary.

OBJECTIVE This report describes ambulatory care visits to hospital outpatient departments in the United States. Statistics are presented on selected hospital, clinic, patient, and visit characteristics. METHODS The data presented in this report were collected from the 1997 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). NHAMCS is part of the ambulatory care component of the Nationa...

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1996 outpatient department summary.

OBJECTIVE This report describes ambulatory care visits to hospital outpatient departments in the United States. Statistics are presented on selected patient and visit characteristics. METHODS The data presented in this report were collected from the 1996 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). NHAMCS is part of the ambulatory care component of the National Health Care Surve...

Utilization of short-stay hospitals by adolescents: United States, 1980.

Inpatient utilization of short-stay hospitals by diagnosis: United States, 1980.

Statistics are presented on the utilization of non-Federal short-stay hospitals based on data abstracted in the National Hospital Discharge Survey from a national sample of hospital records of discharged inpatients. The number of discharges, discharge rates, and average length of stay are shown for the classes and categories of first-listed diagnoses, by demographic characteristics of inpatient...