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Using past visit information to Using past visit information to enhance analysis of National enhance analysis of National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) data(NAMCS) data
Session 25Session 25
July 13, 2004July 13, 200410:30-noon10:30-noon
Session overviewSession overview
Introduction and methodology for using Introduction and methodology for using past visit information – past visit information – Catharine BurtCatharine Burt
Example of analysis of quality of care for Example of analysis of quality of care for hypertension – hypertension – Esther HingEsther Hing
Using past visit information to enhance Using past visit information to enhance analysis of ambulatory care from analysis of ambulatory care from
encounter dataencounter data
Catharine W. Burt , Ed.D.
Chief, Ambulatory Care Statistics Branch
July 13, 2004 Data Users Conference
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and PreventionNational Center for Health Statistics
TopicsTopics
IntroductionIntroduction Brief survey backgroundBrief survey background Past visit itemPast visit item Re-weighting methodologyRe-weighting methodology Analysis using re-weightingAnalysis using re-weighting SummarySummary
Encounter vs. population-based Encounter vs. population-based surveys that measure ambulatory surveys that measure ambulatory
care utilizationcare utilization Population-based Population-based
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES)(NHANES) Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Encounter-based Encounter-based National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
(NAMCS)(NAMCS) National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey (NHAMCS)Survey (NHAMCS)
Pattern of ambulatory care visits accordingPattern of ambulatory care visits according to patient age: NHIS, 2001to patient age: NHIS, 2001
<06
6-17
18-24
25-44
45-64
65-74
75+
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
None 1-3 visits 4-9 visits 10 or more visits
Rate of visits per population by patient Rate of visits per population by patient age: NAMCS, NHAMCS-OPD, 2001age: NAMCS, NHAMCS-OPD, 2001
3.4
4.2
1.9
1.9
2.7
4.1
6.7
7.8
All ages
<06
6-17
18-24
25-44
45-64
65-74
75+
Patient age in years
0 2 4 6 8 10
Rate
Desired goals from adding number Desired goals from adding number of past visits to encounter dataof past visits to encounter data
Describe patterns of care by frequency of Describe patterns of care by frequency of visiting the doctorvisiting the doctor
Provide more information about patients Provide more information about patients from encounter-level datafrom encounter-level data
Better describe quality of care to patients Better describe quality of care to patients vs. describing content of encountervs. describing content of encounter
NAMCS and NHAMCS NAMCS and NHAMCS background background
NAMCS NAMCS Fielded 1973-1981, 1985, 1989-presentFielded 1973-1981, 1985, 1989-present 3-stage sample3-stage sample
• PSUs – PSUs – physicians – physicians – visits during 1 weekvisits during 1 week
NHAMCS NHAMCS Fielded annually since 1992Fielded annually since 1992 4-stage sample4-stage sample
• PSUs – PSUs – hospitals – hospitals – ED/OPD clinics – ED/OPD clinics –
visits during 4 weeksvisits during 4 weeks
SEs
rates
percents
drugsproviders
visits
sample
records
Scope of the NAMCSScope of the NAMCS
Physicians must be: Physicians must be: Primarily engaged in office-based, patient Primarily engaged in office-based, patient
carecare Non-federally employedNon-federally employed Not in anesthesiology, radiology, or Not in anesthesiology, radiology, or
pathology pathology
In-Scope Visits for NAMCSIn-Scope Visits for NAMCS
Basic unit of sampling is the physician-Basic unit of sampling is the physician-patient visit patient visit
Visit must occur in a physician’s officeVisit must occur in a physician’s office Visits must be for medical purposesVisits must be for medical purposes Out-of-scope contacts include:Out-of-scope contacts include:
Visits for administrative purposesVisits for administrative purposes House calls, phone calls, emails, visits in House calls, phone calls, emails, visits in
hospital setting unless physician has hospital setting unless physician has private office thereprivate office there
In-Scope NAMCS Locations In-Scope NAMCS Locations Freestanding private solo or group Freestanding private solo or group
practicepractice Freestanding clinic/urgicenterFreestanding clinic/urgicenter Neighborhood medical and mental Neighborhood medical and mental
health centershealth centers Privately operated clinicsPrivately operated clinics Non-Federal government clinicNon-Federal government clinic Health maintenance organizationHealth maintenance organization Federally qualified health centerFederally qualified health center Faculty practice planFaculty practice plan
Out-of-Scope NAMCS Out-of-Scope NAMCS LocationsLocations
Hospital ED’s and OPD’sHospital ED’s and OPD’s Ambulatory surgicenterAmbulatory surgicenter Institutional setting (schools, prisons)Institutional setting (schools, prisons) Industrial outpatient facilityIndustrial outpatient facility Federally operated clinicFederally operated clinic Laser vision surgeryLaser vision surgery
Scope of the NHAMCSScope of the NHAMCS
Basic unit of sampling is patient visitBasic unit of sampling is patient visit Emergency and outpatient departments of Emergency and outpatient departments of
non-federal, general and short-stay non-federal, general and short-stay hospitalshospitals
Not Federal, military, or Veterans Not Federal, military, or Veterans Administration facilitiesAdministration facilities
Located in 50 states and D.C.Located in 50 states and D.C.
Items CollectedItems Collected Patient characteristics Patient characteristics
Age, sex, race, ethnicityAge, sex, race, ethnicity Visit characteristicsVisit characteristics
Source of payment, continuity of care, reason for Source of payment, continuity of care, reason for visit, diagnosis, treatment, medications ordered visit, diagnosis, treatment, medications ordered or providedor provided
Provider characteristicsProvider characteristics Physician specialty, hospital ownershipPhysician specialty, hospital ownership
Drug characteristicsDrug characteristics Therapeutic class, composition, control status, Therapeutic class, composition, control status,
ingredients, Rx or OTCingredients, Rx or OTC
Percent distribution for number of past Percent distribution for number of past visits within l2 months: NAMCS, 2001visits within l2 months: NAMCS, 2001
New patient 0 1-2 3-5 6+ UnknownNumber of past visits
0
5
10
15
20
25
30Percent of visits
Percent distribution of past visit Percent distribution of past visit item by PCP status: NAMCS 2001item by PCP status: NAMCS 2001
New patient 0 1-2 3-5 6+ Unknown
Number of past visits
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35Percent of visits
PCP Other
Percent of visits where the patient made 6 or Percent of visits where the patient made 6 or more visits in past year by patient age: more visits in past year by patient age:
NAMCS 2001NAMCS 2001
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35Percent
<15 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+
Percent of visits to patient's primary care Percent of visits to patient's primary care provider (PCP) by number of past visits within provider (PCP) by number of past visits within
last l2 months: NAMCS, 2001last l2 months: NAMCS, 2001
New patients 0 1-2 3-5 6+Number of past visits
0
20
40
60
80
100Percent of visits
Drug mention rate by past visits: Drug mention rate by past visits: NAMCS, 2001NAMCS, 2001
New patient 0 1-2 3-5 6+Number of past visits
0
50
100
150
200Number of drugs per 100 visits
Drug mention rates by number of past visits Drug mention rates by number of past visits for selected therapeutic classes: NAMCS, for selected therapeutic classes: NAMCS,
20012001
New Patient 0 1-2 3-5 6+Number of past visits
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35Number of drugs per 100 visits
Cardiovascular
CNS
Drug mention rates by number of past visits Drug mention rates by number of past visits for selected therapeutic classes: NAMCS, for selected therapeutic classes: NAMCS,
20012001
New Patient 0 1-2 3-5 6+Number of past visits
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35Number of drugs per 100 visits
Antimicrobials
Cardiovascular
CNS
Pain relief
Re-weighting methodologyRe-weighting methodology
Assumptions and definitionsAssumptions and definitions Dividing the visit weight by number of visits Dividing the visit weight by number of visits
within year provides a measure of patientswithin year provides a measure of patients Patient is relation between person and Patient is relation between person and
sampled doctorsampled doctor One person can be different patients to One person can be different patients to
different doctorsdifferent doctors Assumes previous visits by same patient have Assumes previous visits by same patient have
similar visit characteristicssimilar visit characteristics
3 patients making a total of 7 visits
4/72/71/7
Probability of selecting a visit
4/72/71/7
1 .5 .25
Multiplicity factor
Creation of a re-weighting factorCreation of a re-weighting factorItem Item categoriescategories
Past Past visitsvisits
Annual Annual visitsvisits
Interval Interval midpointmidpoint
Viz ratioViz ratio
NewNew 00 11 11 11
00 00 11 11 11
1-21-2 1-21-2 2-32-3 2.52.5 .4.4
3-53-5 3-53-5 4-64-6 55 .2.2
6+6+ 6+6+ 7+7+ 88 .125.125
Patient weight = Visit weight * Viz ratio Patient weight = Visit weight * Viz ratio
Visit weight Visit weight → 880,487,000 visits→ 880,487,000 visits
± 33,373,000± 33,373,000
Patient weight → 322,739,000 patientsPatient weight → 322,739,000 patients
± 13,073,000± 13,073,000
Re-weighting exampleRe-weighting example
Annual Annual visitsvisits
Interval Interval midpointmidpoint
Visit Visit weightweight
Viz ratioViz ratio Patient Patient weightweight
11 11 1010 11 1010
2-32-3 2.52.5 2020 .4.4 88
4-64-6 55 4040 .2.2 88
7+7+ 88 4040 .125.125 55
Sum = 110 visits 31 patients
Analysis using re-weightingAnalysis using re-weighting
Comparison of visits and patientsComparison of visits and patients Analysis of patientsAnalysis of patients
Comparison of distributions for Comparison of distributions for visits and patients: NAMCS 2001visits and patients: NAMCS 2001
Visits Patients
1 2-3 4-6 7+ 1 2-3 4-6 7+0
10
20
30
40
50
60Percent
Percent distribution for people making any Percent distribution for people making any health care visits by number of visits made in health care visits by number of visits made in
one year: NHIS, 1999-2000one year: NHIS, 1999-2000
1-3 4-9 10+Number of visits
0
10
20
30
40
50
60Percent of persons
Rate of persons making no health care visit was 17.5.
Rate of visits per population by patient Rate of visits per population by patient age: NAMCS, NHAMCS-OPD, 2001age: NAMCS, NHAMCS-OPD, 2001
3.4
4.2
1.9
1.9
2.7
4.1
6.7
7.8
All ages
<06
6-17
18-24
25-44
45-64
65-74
75+
Patient age in years
0 2 4 6 8 10
Rate
Components of utilization ratesComponents of utilization rates
Rate of visits per population =Rate of visits per population = Rate of visits Rate of visits per patientper patient
multiplied bymultiplied by
Rate of Rate of patients patients per populationper population
Rate of visits per patient and patients per Rate of visits per patient and patients per population by patient age: NAMCS, population by patient age: NAMCS,
NHAMCS-OPD, 2001NHAMCS-OPD, 2001
All ages
<06
6-17
18-24
25-44
45-64
65-74
75+
Patient age in years
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Rate
Visits per patient
Patients per pop
Comparison of population-based and encounter-based estimatesComparison of population-based and encounter-based estimates of ambulatory care utilization by patient age: NAMCS,of ambulatory care utilization by patient age: NAMCS,
NHAMCS-OPD, NHIS 2001NHAMCS-OPD, NHIS 2001
Source: NHIS, NAMCS & NHAMCS-OPD
<06 6-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+
Patient age
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1Probability
0
2
4
6
8
10Rate per pop
4+ visits
Any visits
Patients
Visits
Percent of visits and patients where the patient Percent of visits and patients where the patient made 7 or more visits in the year by patient made 7 or more visits in the year by patient
age: NAMCS 2001age: NAMCS 2001
Visits Patients
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35Percent
<15 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+
Percent of visits and patients where the patient Percent of visits and patients where the patient made only 1 visit in the year by patient age: made only 1 visit in the year by patient age:
NAMCS 2001NAMCS 2001
Visits Patients0
10
20
30
40
50
60Percent
<15 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75+
Rate per 100 pop of patients to same provider Rate per 100 pop of patients to same provider by type of setting and patient age: NAMCS, by type of setting and patient age: NAMCS,
NHAMCS-OPD, 2001NHAMCS-OPD, 2001
<15
15-24
25-44
45-64
65-74
75+
Patient age in years
0 50 100 150 200 250
Number of patients per 100 pop
Primary care Surgical spec Medical spec OPD
Rate per 100 pop of patients by number of Rate per 100 pop of patients by number of visits within a year to same provider and PCP visits within a year to same provider and PCP
status: NAMCS, 2001status: NAMCS, 2001
1
2-3
4-6
7+
Number of visits
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Number of patients per 100 pop
PCP Non-PCP
Rate per 100 pop of patients by number of Rate per 100 pop of patients by number of visits within a year to PCP: NAMCS and visits within a year to PCP: NAMCS and
NHAMCS-OPD, 2001NHAMCS-OPD, 2001
Private ins
Medicaid
Uninsured
0 10 20 30 40 50
Number of patients per 100 pop
1 2-3 4-6 7+
Incidence of tobacco use cessation Incidence of tobacco use cessation counseling at PCP visits: NAMCS & counseling at PCP visits: NAMCS &
NHAMCS-OPD, 2001NHAMCS-OPD, 2001
23.7
27.3
Visits Patients0
5
10
15
20
25
30Percent
Percent of visits by tobacco users to their PCP Percent of visits by tobacco users to their PCP with tobacco cessation counseling by number with tobacco cessation counseling by number
of past visits within l2 months: NAMCS & of past visits within l2 months: NAMCS & NHAMCS-OPD, 2001NHAMCS-OPD, 2001
New patient 0 1-2 3-5 6+Number of past visits
0
10
20
30
40Percent of visits
Public health examplePublic health example
Women at risk for bearing children with birth Women at risk for bearing children with birth defects defects Levothyroxine (evidence of hypothyroid)Levothyroxine (evidence of hypothyroid)
• 2.6 million visits2.6 million visits• 2.3 million patients2.3 million patients
AccutaneAccutane• 397 thousand visits397 thousand visits• 272 thousand patients272 thousand patients
Comparison of drug mention rates Comparison of drug mention rates for visits and patientsfor visits and patients
Drug classDrug class Visit Visit DMRDMR
Patient Patient DMRDMR
RatioRatio
CNSCNS 1313 1010 1.351.35
CardioCardio 2222 1717 1.291.29
Pain reliefPain relief 1818 1717 1.101.10
AntimicrobialAntimicrobial 1313 1212 1.081.08
DMR is number of drugs per 100 visits/patients.
Ratio of drug mention rates based on Ratio of drug mention rates based on visits and patients: NAMCS, 2001visits and patients: NAMCS, 2001
,
,
,
,
CNS Cardio Pain relief Antimicrobial .0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
SummarySummary Past visits items provides depth to analysis Past visits items provides depth to analysis
of ambulatory care utilizationof ambulatory care utilization Visit records may be re-weighted to provide Visit records may be re-weighted to provide
patient-level estimatespatient-level estimates Re-weighted distribution more closely Re-weighted distribution more closely
resembles population-based estimatesresembles population-based estimates No change in sampling variance estimation No change in sampling variance estimation
procedure other than using the new weight procedure other than using the new weight CaveatsCaveats
Assumption of similar characteristics is not Assumption of similar characteristics is not applicable to all analytical variablesapplicable to all analytical variables
Still is not equivalent to person-level estimatesStill is not equivalent to person-level estimates
Information available on the Information available on the InternetInternet
NCHS website is NCHS website is www.cdc.gov/nchswww.cdc.gov/nchs
National Health Care Survey website National Health Care Survey website Ambulatory Health Care Data (AHCD)Ambulatory Health Care Data (AHCD)
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