NHAMCS Data -- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Data

NCHS descibes the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) as "collect[ing] data on the utilization and provision of ambulatory care services in hospital emergency and outpatient departments and in ambulatory surgery centers. Hospital-based ambulatory surgery centers were first added to this study in 2009, and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers were added in 2010."

NCHS' main Ambulatory Health Care Data web page has a lot of information about its ambulatory health care surveys, the NAMCS and NHAMCS. In addition to the data and survey instruments, NCHS also offers information on the scope and sample design, data collection and processing, estimation procedures, reliability of estimates, and staff presentations.

Updates and changes.


Data & User Guides

Year
Emergency Department
Outpatient Department
User Guide
Stata
SAS
CSV
Desc
Stata
SAS
CSV
Desc
2015
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
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ED
2014
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
ED
2013
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
ED
2012
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
ED
2011
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2010
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2009
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2008
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2007
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2006
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2005
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2004
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2003
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2002
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2001
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
2000
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
1999
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
1998
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
1997
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
1996
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
1995
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
1994
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
doc
1993
dta
sas7bdat
csv
desc
dta
sas7bdat
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desc
doc
1992
dta
sas7bdat
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desc
dta
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desc
doc

List of Survey Items

NAMCS and NHAMCS Survey Content Brochure
NHAMCS Data Items

Forms, Surveys, Questionnaires, Sample Cards, Data Dictionaries

Year
Emergency
Emergency Department Patient Record Sample Card
Outpatient
Outpatient Department Patient Record Sample Card
ASC
Ambulatory Surgery Patient Record Sample Card
Hospital
Hospital Induction Interview Form
Free ASC
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Patient Record Sample Card
Lookback
Lookback Module
Amb Unit
Ambulatory Unit Induction Interview Form
Cervical
Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement
2017 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital
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--
2016 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital
--
--
2015 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital
--
--
2014 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital
--
--
2013 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital
--
Lookback
--
2012 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital
--
2011 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital Free ASC
--
Amb Unit
--
2010 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital Free ASC
--
Amb Unit
Cervical Cancer
2009 Emergency Outpatient ASC Hospital
--
Amb Unit
Cervical Cancer
2008 Emergency Outpatient
--
Hospital
--
Amb Unit
Cervical Cancer
2007 Emergency Outpatient
--
Hospital
--
Amb Unit
Cervical Cancer
2006 Emergency Outpatient
--
Hospital
--
Amb Unit
Cervical Cancer
2005 Emergency Outpatient
--
Hospital
--
Amb Unit
--
2004 Emergency Outpatient
--
2003 Emergency Outpatient

Contact data@nber.org with questions, comments, or suggestions.

Last Update: November 20, 2017 Created by Jean Roth January 28, 2014