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Emergency department visits where the patient was seen by an intern/resident only.
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010, measure 24-3.
Table
226 Emergency department visits where the patient was seen by an intern/resident only, United States, 2001–2002, by
Data Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)—Emergency Departments.
Denominator
Number of visits to hospital emergency departments.
Numerator
Number of visits to hospital emergency departments where the patient was seen by an intern/resident only.
Comments
The NHAMCS ED question is "Providers seen this visit" with response "Resident/intern."
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