Ambulatory Care Use/ Physician Visits (Data are for U.S. for 2001) Percent of adults who had contact with a health care professional in the past year: 81 Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2002 Percent of children who had contact with a health care professional in the past year: 90 Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2002 Physician office visits Number of visits: 890 million Number of visits per 100 persons: 314.4 Percent of visits made to primary care physicians: 62.7 Most frequent principal reason for visit: general medical examination Most commonly diagnosed condition: essential hypertension Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary Hospital outpatient department visits Number of visits: 83.3 million Number of visits per 100 persons: 29.4 Percent of visits made to primary care physicians: 39.2 Most commonly diagnosed condition: hypertension Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department Summary More Data Health care visits within the past 12 months, according to selected characteristics: 1997-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 70 Percent of children without a health care visit within the past 12 months according to selected characteristics: 1997-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 73 Percent of children without a usual source of health care according to selected characteristics: 1993-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 74 Percent of adults without a usual source of health care according to selected characteristics: 1993- 2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 76 Ambulatory care visits by selected characteristics: 1995-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 82 Ambulatory care visits according to selected characteristics and type of physician: 1980-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 84 Related Links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Center for Infectious Diseases National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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