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**National      Ambulatory Medical Care       Survey (NAMCS)**

**Description**

 

**National      Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)****Description**

**Data      Highlights - Selected Tables, Charts, and Graphics****Physician      Office Visit Data****Outpatient      Department Visit Data****Emergency      Department Visit Data**

**Survey Methodology**An overview      of the 1998 survey methodology is presented here. Please note that      complete survey documentation for 1993-98 can be easily downloaded using      the link under Public-Use Data Files, below.****Survey      Instrument******NAMCS****NHAMCS****Scope and sample design****NAMCS****NHAMCS****Data collection and processing****NAMCS****NHAMCS****Estimation procedures****NAMCS****NHAMCS****Reliability of survey estimates****NAMCS****NHAMCS****Classification systems used with the NAMCS and NHAMCS**Reason for      Visit Classification,      **View/Download PDF**59KB**International      Classification of Diseases**Drug Entry      Name,      **View/Download PDF**       55KBGeneric      Ingredient Name,      **View/Download PDF**       39KB**National Drug      Code Directory**

**Publications****using NAMCS/NHAMCS    data****NAMCS/NHAMCS    Publications List -** This contains a complete chronological listing of    citations for all NCHS reports, journal articles, and other publications    using NAMCS and NHAMCS data. It is meant to be a reference document and    does not provide links to downloadable reports.      **View/Download PDF**  52KB**Downloadable    NCHS Reports -**Selected NCHS reports are listed here, which can be viewed    or downloaded.

**Public-Use    Data Files (micro-data)****(1993-98)****Downloadable data files:****NAMCS****NHAMCS****Downloadable documentation:****NAMCS****NHAMCS***For earlier years of downloadable NAMCS and NHAMCS data, visit the    Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research****(ICPSR)****.***SAS Input    Statements:****NAMCS****NHAMCS****SPSS Input Statements:****NAMCS****NHAMCS******Data on CD-ROM:****NAMCS**    (1990-98)**NHAMCS**    (1992-98)**Notice: 1995-96 CD-ROM Users****Data on public use tape:****NAMCS**    (1973-97)**NHAMCS**    (1992-97)    

**Ambulatory      Care Drug Database System Available Soon to Internet Users!**This query      system allows you to search for drugs mentioned in the NAMCS and NHAMCS by      entry name, by generic name and by ingredients.  It can provide      information on drug characteristics including therapeutic class,      composition status, prescription status, and control status.  It will      also give data on frequencies of drug mentions in 1998.

**Confidentiality of    NAMCS and NHAMCS Data**

**Frequently Asked    Questions (FAQ's)**

**Links to Related Sites****American Medical AssociationAmerican Osteopathic AssociationAmerican Hospital AssociationAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansInjury-ICEEmergency Nurses AssociationData Elements for ED SystemsNational Center for Injury Prevention & Control**

 

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This page last reviewed September 15, 2000

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