Visits to Primary Care Delivery Sites: United States, 2008. NCHS Data Brief, No. 47, October 2010

摘要

Interest in access, utilization, and quality of primary care has increased due to its potential to prevent more serious health-related events. This report compares care delivered in physician offices, hospital outpatient departments (OPDs) and community health centers (CHCs). In 2008, 62% of the 1.1 billion ambulatory care visits were made to primary care delivery sites. Although primary care may be provided by any specialty, our analysis is limited to visits to office-based physicians, CHC providers, and OPD clinics specializing in internal medicine, family or general practice, general pediatrics, and general obstetrics and gynecology.