Ambulatory care visits of physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and emergency departments: United States, 1995.

OBJECTIVE: This report presents statistics on ambulatory care visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and hospital emergency departments. Ambulatory medical care utilization is described in terms of patient, practice, facility, and visit characteristics. Office-based care is further subdivided into the categories of primary care, surgical specialties, and medical specialties.…