Among OECD countries in 2022, South Korea had the highest rate of yearly visits to a doctor per capita. On average, people in South Korea visited the doctors 15.7 times per year in person. Health care utilization is an important indicator of the success of a country’s health care system. There are many factors that affect health care utilization including healthcare structure and the supply of health care providers.
OECD health systems
Healthcare systems globally include a variety of tools for accessing healthcare, including private insurance based systems, like in the U.S., and universal systems, like in the U.K. Health systems have varying costs among the OECD countries. Worldwide, Europe has the highest expenditures for health as a proportion of the GDP. Among all OECD countries, The United States had the highest share of government spending on health care. Recent estimates of current per capita health expenditures showed the United States also had, by far, the highest per capita spending on health worldwide.
Supply of health providers
Globally, the country with the highest physician density is Cuba, although most other countries with high number of physicians to population was found in Europe. The number of graduates of medicine impacts the number of available physicians in countries. Among OECD countries, Latvia had the highest rate of graduates of medicine, which was almost twice the rate of the OECD average.
In 2021, the average number of hospital visits per person in Saudi Arabia witnessed a significant increase compared to previous year, reaching around 4.3 visits per person. More than 40 percent of hospital visits were made to private sector medical facilities.
In 2023, there were, on average, around 2.43 hospital outpatient visits per capita in the United States. Hospital outpatient visit rates varied widely between the states. Inhabitants in Maine had the highest rates at 5,620 hospital outpatient visits per thousand population, while there were just 926 outpatient visits per thousand population in Arizona.
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After May 3, 2024, this dataset and webpage will no longer be updated because hospitals are no longer required to report data on COVID-19 hospital admissions, and hospital capacity and occupancy data, to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. Data voluntarily reported to NHSN after May 1, 2024, will be available starting May 10, 2024, at COVID Data Tracker Hospitalizations.
The following dataset provides facility-level data for hospital utilization aggregated on a weekly basis (Sunday to Saturday). These are derived from reports with facility-level granularity across two main sources: (1) HHS TeleTracking, and (2) reporting provided directly to HHS Protect by state/territorial health departments on behalf of their healthcare facilities.
The hospital population includes all hospitals registered with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as of June 1, 2020. It includes non-CMS hospitals that have reported since July 15, 2020. It does not include psychiatric, rehabilitation, Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, Defense Health Agency (DHA) facilities, and religious non-medical facilities.
For a given entry, the term “collection_week” signifies the start of the period that is aggregated. For example, a “collection_week” of 2020-11-15 means the average/sum/coverage of the elements captured from that given facility starting and including Sunday, November 15, 2020, and ending and including reports for Saturday, November 21, 2020.
Reported elements include an append of either “_coverage”, “_sum”, or “_avg”.
The file will be updated weekly. No statistical analysis is applied to impute non-response. For averages, calculations are based on the number of values collected for a given hospital in that collection week. Suppression is applied to the file for sums and averages less than four (4). In these cases, the field will be replaced with “-999,999”.
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Sometimes, reports for a given facility will be provided to both HHS TeleTracking and HHS Protect. When this occurs, to ensure that there are not duplicate reports, deduplication is applied according to prioritization rules within HHS Protect.
For influenza fields listed in the file, the current HHS guidance marks these fields as optional. As a result, coverage of these elements are varied.
For recent updates to the dataset, scroll to the bottom of the dataset description.
On May 3, 2021, the following fields have been added to this data set.
On May 8, 2021, this data set has been converted to a corrected data set. The corrections applied to this data set are to smooth out data anomalies caused by keyed in data errors. To help determine which records have had corrections made to it. An additional Boolean field called is_corrected has been added.
On May 13, 2021 Changed vaccination fields from sum to max or min fields. This reflects the maximum or minimum number reported for that metric in a given week.
On June 7, 2021 Changed vaccination fields from max or min fields to Wednesday reported only. This reflects that the number reported for that metric is only reported on Wednesdays in a given week.
On September 20, 2021, the following has been updated: The use of analytic dataset as a source.
On January 19, 2022, the following fields have been added to this dataset:
On April 28, 2022, the following pediatric fields have been added to this dataset:
On October 24, 2022, the data includes more analytical calculations in efforts to provide a cleaner dataset. For a raw version of this dataset, please follow this link: https://healthdata.gov/Hospital/COVID-19-Reported-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capa/uqq2-txqb
Due to changes in reporting requirements, after June 19, 2023, a collection week is defined as starting on a Sunday and ending on the next Saturday.
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Note: After May 3, 2024, this dataset will no longer be updated because hospitals are no longer required to report data on COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or occupancy data to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). The related CDC COVID Data Tracker site was revised or retired on May 10, 2023.
This dataset represents weekly COVID-19 hospitalization data and metrics aggregated to national, state/territory, and regional levels. COVID-19 hospitalization data are reported to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, which monitors national and local trends in healthcare system stress, capacity, and community disease levels for approximately 6,000 hospitals in the United States. Data reported by hospitals to NHSN and included in this dataset represent aggregated counts and include metrics capturing information specific to COVID-19 hospital admissions, and inpatient and ICU bed capacity occupancy.
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Note: October 27, 2023: Due to a data processing error, reported values for avg_percent_inpatient_beds_occupied_covid_confirmed will appear lower than previously reported values by an average difference of less than 1%. Therefore, previously reported values for avg_percent_inpatient_beds_occupied_covid_confirmed may have been overestimated and should be interpreted with caution.
October 27, 2023: Due to a data processing error, reported values for abs_chg_avg_percent_inpatient_beds_occupied_covid_confirmed will differ from previously reported values by an average absolute difference of less than 1%. Therefore, previously reported values for abs_chg_avg_percent_inpatient_beds_occupied_covid_confirmed should be interpreted with caution.
December 29, 2023: Hospitalization data reported to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) through December 23, 2023, should be interpreted with caution due to potential reporting delays that are impacted by Christmas and New Years holidays. As a result, metrics including new hospital admissions for COVID-19 and influenza and hospital occupancy may be underestimated for the week ending December 23, 2023.
January 5, 2024: Hospitalization data reported to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) through December 30, 2023 should be interpreted with caution due to potential reporting delays that are impacted by Christmas and New Years holidays. As a result, metrics including new hospital admissions for COVID-19 and influenza and hospital occupancy may be underestimated for the week ending December 30, 2023.
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Note: After May 3, 2024, this dataset will no longer be updated because hospitals are no longer required to report data on COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or occupancy data to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). The related CDC COVID Data Tracker site was revised or retired on May 10, 2023.
Note: May 3,2024: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the April 21,2024 through April 27, 2024 reporting period, the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level could not be calculated for CNMI and will be reported as “NA” or “Not Available” in the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level data released on May 3, 2024.
This dataset represents COVID-19 hospitalization data and metrics aggregated to county or county-equivalent, for all counties or county-equivalents (including territories) in the United States. COVID-19 hospitalization data are reported to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, which monitors national and local trends in healthcare system stress, capacity, and community disease levels for approximately 6,000 hospitals in the United States. Data reported by hospitals to NHSN and included in this dataset represent aggregated counts and include metrics capturing information specific to COVID-19 hospital admissions, and inpatient and ICU bed capacity occupancy.
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Notes: June 1, 2023: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the May 21, 2023, through May 27, 2023, reporting period, the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level could not be calculated for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and will be reported as “NA” or “Not Available” in the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level data released on June 1, 2023.
June 8, 2023: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the May 28, 2023, through June 3, 2023, reporting period, the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level could not be calculated for CNMI and American Samoa (AS) and will be reported as “NA” or “Not Available” in the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level data released on June 8, 2023.
June 15, 2023: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the June 4, 2023, through June 10, 2023, reporting period,
This dataset shows the number of hospital admissions for influenza-like illness, pneumonia, or include ICD-10-CM code (U07.1) for 2019 novel coronavirus. Influenza-like illness is defined as a mention of either: fever and cough, fever and sore throat, fever and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or influenza. Patients whose ICD-10-CM code was subsequently assigned with only an ICD-10-CM code for influenza are excluded. Pneumonia is defined as mention or diagnosis of pneumonia. Baseline data represents the average number of people with COVID-19-like illness who are admitted to the hospital during this time of year based on historical counts. The average is based on the daily avg from the rolling same week (same day +/- 3 days) from the prior 3 years. Percent change data represents the change in count of people admitted compared to the previous day. Data sources include all hospital admissions from emergency department visits in NYC. Data are collected electronically and transmitted to the NYC Health Department hourly. This dataset is updated daily. All identifying health information is excluded from the dataset.
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Note: After May 3, 2024, this dataset will no longer be updated because hospitals are no longer required to report data on COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or occupancy data to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). The related CDC COVID Data Tracker site was revised or retired on May 10, 2023.
Note: May 3,2024: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the April 21,2024 through April 27, 2024 reporting period, the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level could not be calculated for CNMI and will be reported as “NA” or “Not Available” in the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level data released on May 3, 2024.
This dataset represents COVID-19 hospitalization data and metrics aggregated to county or county-equivalent, for all counties or county-equivalents (including territories) in the United States as of the initial date of reporting for each weekly metric. COVID-19 hospitalization data are reported to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, which monitors national and local trends in healthcare system stress, capacity, and community disease levels for approximately 6,000 hospitals in the United States. Data reported by hospitals to NHSN and included in this dataset represent aggregated counts and include metrics capturing information specific to COVID-19 hospital admissions, and inpatient and ICU bed capacity occupancy.
Reporting information:
Notes: June 15, 2023: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the June 4, 2023, through June 10, 2023, reporting period, the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level could not be calculated for CNMI and AS and will be reported as “NA” or “Not Available” in the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level data released on June 15, 2023.
July 10, 2023: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the June 25, 2023, through July 1, 2023, reporting period, the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level could not be calculated for CNMI and AS and will be reported as “NA” or “Not Available” in the COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Level data released on July 10, 2023.
July 17, 2023: Due to incomplete or missing hospital data received for the July 2, 2023, through July 8, 2023, reporting
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Crude rate of cost of admissions for alcohol-related conditions (Broad definition) per head of population.
Rationale Alcohol misuse across the UK is a significant public health problem with major health, social, and economic consequences. This indicator aims to highlight the impact of alcohol-related conditions on inpatient hospital services in England. High costs of alcohol-related admissions are indicative of poor population health and high alcohol consumption. This indicator highlights the resource implications of alcohol-related conditions and supports the arguments for local health promotion initiatives. Publication of this indicator will allow national and local cost estimates to be updated and consistently monitored going forward. This measure accounts for just one aspect of the cost of alcohol to society, but there are others such as primary care, crime, ambulatory services, and specialist treatment services as well as broader costs such as unemployment and loss of productivity.
The Government has said that everyone has a role to play in reducing the harmful use of alcohol. This indicator is one of the key contributions by the Government (and the Department of Health and Social Care) to promote measurable, evidence-based prevention activities at a local level, and supports the national ambitions to reduce harm set out in the Government's Alcohol Strategy. This ambition is part of the monitoring arrangements for the Responsibility Deal Alcohol Network. Alcohol-related admissions can be reduced through local interventions to reduce alcohol misuse and harm.
References: (1) PHE (2020) The Burden of Disease in England compared with 22 peer countries https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-burden-of-disease-for-england-international-comparisons/the-burden-of-disease-in-england-compared-with-22-peer-countries-executive-summary
Definition of numerator The total cost (£s) of alcohol-related admissions (Broad). Admissions to hospital where the primary diagnosis is an alcohol-related condition, or a secondary diagnosis is an alcohol-related external cause.
More specifically, hospital admissions records are identified where the admission is a finished episode [epistat = 3]; the admission is an ordinary admission, day case or maternity [classpat = 1, 2 or 5]; it is an admission episode [epiorder = 1]; the sex of the patient is valid [sex = 1 or 2]; there is a valid age at start of episode [startage between 0 and 150 or between 7001 and 7007]; the region of residence is one of the English regions, no fixed abode or unknown [resgor <= K or U or Y]; the episode end date [epiend] falls within the financial year, and an alcohol-attributable ICD10 code appears in the primary diagnosis field [diag_01] or an alcohol-related external cause code appears in any diagnosis field [diag_nn].
For each episode identified, an alcohol-attributable fraction is applied to the primary diagnosis field or an alcohol-attributable external cause code appears in one of the secondary codes based on the diagnostic codes, age group, and sex of the patient. Where there is more than one alcohol-related ICD10 code among the 20 possible diagnostic codes, the code with the largest alcohol-attributable fraction is selected; in the event of there being two or more codes with the same alcohol-attributable fraction within the same episode, the one from the lowest diagnostic position is selected. For a detailed list of all alcohol-attributable diseases, including ICD 10 codes and relative risks, see ‘Alcohol-attributable fractions for England: an update’ (2). Alcohol-related hospital admission episodes were extracted from HES according to the Broad definition and admissions flagged as either elective or non-elective based on the admission method field.
The cost of each admission episode was calculated using the National Cost Collection (published by NHS England) main schedule dataset for the corresponding financial year applied to elective and non-elective admission episodes. The healthcare resource group (HRG) was identified using the HES field SUSHRG [SUS Generated HRG], which is the SUS PbR derived HRG code at episode level. Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) are standard groupings of clinically similar treatments which use common levels of healthcare resource. The elective admissions were assigned an average of the elective and day-case costs. The non-electives were assigned an average of the non-elective long stay and non-elective short stay costs. Where the HRG was not available or did not match the National Reference Costs look-up table, an average elective or non-elective cost was imputed. This may result in the cost of these admissions being underestimated. For each record, the AAF was multiplied by the reference cost and the resulting values were aggregated by the required output geographies to provide numerators for the cost per capita indicator.
References: (2) PHE (2020) Alcohol-attributable fractions for England: an update https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-attributable-fractions-for-england-an-update
Definition of denominator Mid-year population estimates.
Caveats Not all alcohol-related conditions require inpatient services, so this indicator is only one measure of the alcohol-related health problems in each local area. However, inpatient admissions are easily monitored, and this indicator provides local authorities with a routine method of monitoring the health impacts of alcohol in their local populations.
The Healthcare Resource Group cost assigned to each hospital admission is for the initial admission episode only and doesn’t include costs related to alcohol in any subsequent episodes in the hospital spell. Where the HRG was not available or did not match the National Reference Costs look-up table, an average elective or non-elective cost was imputed. This may result in the cost of these admissions being underestimated. It must be noted that the numerator is based on the financial year and the denominator on calendar mid-year population estimates, e.g., 2019/20 admission rates are constructed from admission counts for the 2019/20 financial year and mid-year population estimates for the 2020 calendar year. Data for England includes records with geography 'No fixed abode'. Alcohol-attributable fractions were not available for children. Conditions where low levels of alcohol consumption are protective (have a negative alcohol-attributable fraction) are not included in the calculation of the indicator. This does not include attendance at Accident and Emergency departments. Hospital Episode Statistics overall is well completed. However, year-on-year variations exist due to poor completion from a proportion of trusts.
Analysis has revealed significant differences across the country in the coding of cancer patients in the Hospital Episode Statistics. In particular, in some areas, regular attenders at hospital for treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy are being incorrectly recorded as ordinary or day-case admissions. Since cancer admissions form part of the overarching alcohol-related admission national indicators, the inconsistent recording across the country for cancer patients has some implication for these headline measures.
Cancer admissions make up approximately a quarter of the total number of alcohol-related admissions. Analysis suggests that, although most Local Authorities would remain within the same RAG group compared with the England average if cancer admissions were removed, the ranking of Local Authorities within RAG groups would be altered. We are continuing to monitor the impact of this issue and to consider ways of improving the consistency between areas. The COVID-19 pandemic had a large impact on hospital activity with a reduction in admissions in 2020 to 2021. Because of this, NHS Digital has been unable to analyse coverage (measured as the difference between expected and actual records submitted by NHS Trusts) in the normal way. There may have been issues around coverage in some areas which were not identified as a result.
Emergency room visit rates across the United States show significant variation, with a national average of 422 visits per 1,000 population in 2023. This average masks considerable differences between states, ranging from 596 visits per 1,000 population in West Virginia to just 226 in Nevada. Wait times in emergency rooms While ER visit rates provide insight into utilization, wait times offer a glimpse into the efficiency of emergency care delivery. In 2022, ER patients waited an average of 38.1 minutes to see a healthcare provider in emergency departments nationwide. Interestingly, the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily reduced wait times in 2020, but they rebounded to pre-pandemic levels by 2021. Most patients, roughly 70 percent, spend less than an hour in the emergency department before being seen by a medical professional. These figures suggest that despite high utilization in some areas, many emergency departments manage to process patients relatively quickly. Demographic disparities in emergency care Emergency department usage varies significantly across different demographic groups, revealing important healthcare access disparities. Infants under one-year-old and adults 75 years and over have the highest ED visit rates among all age groups. Additionally, racial disparities in ED rates are evident, with non-Hispanic Black individuals having double the ED visit rate of non-Hispanic White individuals. These patterns underscore the need for targeted healthcare interventions and improved access to acute care for vulnerable populations.
In 2023, the total number of doctor visits of all people covered by the employee basic medical insurance program in China amounted to about 2.53 billion. This were around 6.8 doctor visits on average per insured person annually. The number of beneficiaries of medical insurance has been growing in China in the last years.
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BackgroundAccountable care organizations provide a framework for collaboration among providers and payers to improve patients’ health and care experiences while reducing costs. However, there is limited research on the realization of these benefits for low-income individuals across varying degrees of rurality. This study examined the heterogeneous impact of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), an accountable care model implemented in Oregon Medicaid, on preventable emergency department (ED) and hospital admissions by rurality of residence.MethodsUsing person-month panel data on 131,246 adults aged 18–64 continuously enrolled in Oregon Medicaid between 2011 and 2015, we employed a doubly-robust difference-in-differences approach to isolate the impacts of the CCO model on the number of ED visits and the probability of hospital admissions, separately for all-cause and preventable admissions.ResultsThe CCO model was associated with reductions of 25 all-cause ED visits and 22 preventable ED visits per 1,000 persons per month during the first three years. Significant decreases in all-cause and preventable ED visits were observed across different levels of rurality. However, the magnitude of these reductions decreased almost monotonically as rurality increased from urban to small/isolated rural areas. On average, the CCO model was associated with significant declines in preventable ED visits by 18, 9, and 5 visits per 1,000 persons per month among urban, large rural, and small/isolated rural residents, respectively. No statistically discernable relationship was found for hospital admissions.ConclusionsThe CCO model led to significant overall reductions in preventable ED visits. However, this beneficial effect may diminish with increased rurality.
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Average weekly visit rates per 1000 patients by modality (virtual or in-person) before (Jan 2018 to Mar 2020) and during (Mar 2020 to Jan 2021) the pandemic across chronic conditions.
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Summary statistics of the average number of hospital or emergency department visits per year.
THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on Septemeber 02, 2014. Through a collaborative effort with experts in doctor-elderly patient interaction who participated in the development of ADEPT, a database of approximately 435 audio and video tapes of visits of patients age 65 and older (n=46) to their primary physician was established for testing ADEPT and for access by medical educators and researchers. Data associated with each tape include reason for visit, physician characteristics (age, race, gender), patient characteristics (age, race, gender), companion characteristics (age, race, gender), and length of doctor-patient relationship. Through a collaborative effort with experts in doctor-elderly patient interaction who participated in the development of ADEPT, a database of approximately 435 audio and video tapes of visits of patients age 65 and older (n=46) to their primary physician was established for testing ADEPT and for access by medical educators and researchers. Data associated with each tape include reason for visit, physician characteristics (age, race, gender), patient characteristics (age, race, gender), companion characteristics (age, race, gender), and length of doctor-patient relationship. Patient visits to their primary physician were videotaped at four sites: an academic medical center in the Midwest, an academic medical center in the Southwest, a suburban managed care medical group, and an urban group of physicians in independent practice. Repeat visits between the same doctor and patient were taped for 19 patients resulting in 48 tapes of multiple visits. Patients were recruited in the waiting room for a convenience sample. Before the visit, patients provided demographic data and completed a global satisfaction form. Following the visit, patients completed the SF-36, and the ABIM for patient satisfaction. Two weeks following the visit, patients were contacted by telephone and asked about their understanding, compliance and their utilization of health services over the past year. At twelve months, patients were contacted by telephone for administration of the SF-36, the global satisfaction form, and the utilization of health services survey. Data Availability: Archived at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Library. Interested researchers and medical educators should contact the PI, Mary Ann Cook, JVCRadiology (at) sbcglobal.net * Dates of Study: 1998-2001 * Study Features: Longitudinal, Anthropometric Measures * Sample Size: 46
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Mean annual rate (per 10,000 person-years with 95% confidence intervals) of norovirus gastroenteritis (NGE)-attributable emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations and outpatient visits by age (2002–2013 MarketScan database).
Colorado county-level and state data on rates of hospitalizations among Colorado residents for multiple years as published by the Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking project. Current years published include 2004-2018.Numerator/denominator informationEvent/numerator data:Hospital discharges, Hospital Discharge Data Set, Colorado Hospital Association.Emergency department discharges, Emergency Department Discharge Data Set, Colorado Hospital Association.Population/denominator data:Midyear resident population estimates. Source: State Demography Office, Colorado Department of Local Affairs.Interpreting the dataWhat these data tell us:These data tell us rates of hospitalizations and emergency department visits among Colorado residents over time and across counties. The rate is the number of hospitalizations or emergency department visits per state or county population in a calendar year.What these data do not tell us:These data do not tell us the number of people who currently have or experience each condition. The data may reflect more severe cases of each condition since people who are hospitalized or admitted to the emergency room often have a more severe illness.Comparisons of these rates of hospitalization and emergency department visits to environmental measures should be done with caution.Elevated rates of hospitalizations and emergency department visits in a geographic area with higher than average environmental exposure do not necessarily indicate that the environmental exposure is causing the higher rate.There may be other factors that lead to increased disease rates within a geographic area. Rates may differ due to factors such as access to medical care which can affect the likelihood of a person being hospitalized for asthma.Calculation methodsCase definition for hospitalizations and emergency department visits occurring:before October 1, 2015 are based on diagnosis codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9CM).on or after October 1, 2015 are based on diagnosis codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10CM).Age-specific rates in each age group and geographic population are calculated:per 10,000 population for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart attack.per 100,000 population for carbon monoxide poisoning and heat-related illness.Age-adjusted rates are calculated:per 10,000 population for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart attackper 100,000 population for carbon monoxide poisoning and heat-related illness.Rates are adjusted for differences across age and sex by the direct method using the Year 2000 U.S. Standard Population.Limitations of the dataThe hospital and emergency department visits datasets do not include all cases. Those who do not receive medical care, receive medical treatment in outpatient settings (other than emergency department), or die without being admitted to a hospital are not included in these datasets. Differences in rates by year or county may reflect differences or changes in medical coding or billing for hospitalizations and emergency department visits, or changes in access to medical care. Although exact duplicate records are excluded, the measures are based upon events, not individuals. If the same person is admitted to the hospital or emergency department multiple times for the same condition in the same year, these events would be counted as separate events, even though it was the same person. If people are being counted more than once, the reported rate may be higher than the true rate. Reporting rates at the state and county level is a broad measure. This means the data will not show the true disease burden at a more local level, such as the neighborhood. These data are not geographically specific enough to be linked with many types of environmental exposure, which may vary across the county.Data not includedThese data do not include hospital or emergency department discharges from Federal facilities in Colorado, such as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.
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After May 3, 2024, this dataset and webpage will no longer be updated because hospitals are no longer required to report data on COVID-19 hospital admissions, and hospital capacity and occupancy data, to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. Data voluntarily reported to NHSN after May 1, 2024, will be available starting May 10, 2024, at COVID Data Tracker Hospitalizations.
The following dataset provides facility-level data for hospital utilization aggregated on a weekly basis (Sunday to Saturday). These are derived from reports with facility-level granularity across two main sources: (1) HHS TeleTracking, and (2) reporting provided directly to HHS Protect by state/territorial health departments on behalf of their healthcare facilities.
The hospital population includes all hospitals registered with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as of June 1, 2020. It includes non-CMS hospitals that have reported since July 15, 2020. It does not include psychiatric, rehabilitation, Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, Defense Health Agency (DHA) facilities, and religious non-medical facilities.
For a given entry, the term “collection_week” signifies the start of the period that is aggregated. For example, a “collection_week” of 2020-11-15 means the average/sum/coverage of the elements captured from that given facility starting and including Sunday, November 15, 2020, and ending and including reports for Saturday, November 21, 2020.
Reported elements include an append of either “_coverage”, “_sum”, or “_avg”.
The file will be updated weekly. No statistical analysis is applied to impute non-response. For averages, calculations are based on the number of values collected for a given hospital in that collection week. Suppression is applied to the file for sums and averages less than four (4). In these cases, the field will be replaced with “-999,999”.
A story page was created to display both corrected and raw datasets and can be accessed at this link: https://healthdata.gov/stories/s/nhgk-5gpv
This data is preliminary and subject to change as more data become available. Data is available starting on July 31, 2020.
Sometimes, reports for a given facility will be provided to both HHS TeleTracking and HHS Protect. When this occurs, to ensure that there are not duplicate reports, deduplication is applied according to prioritization rules within HHS Protect.
For influenza fields listed in the file, the current HHS guidance marks these fields as optional. As a result, coverage of these elements are varied.
For recent updates to the dataset, scroll to the bottom of the dataset description.
On May 3, 2021, the following fields have been added to this data set.
On May 8, 2021, this data set is the originally reported numbers by the facility. This data set may contain data anomalies due to data key entries.
On May 13, 2021 Changed vaccination fields from sum to max or min fields. This reflects the maximum or minimum number reported for that metric in a given week.
On June 7, 2021 Changed vaccination fields from max or min fields to Wednesday reported only. This reflects that the number reported for that metric is only reported on Wednesdays in a given week.
On January 19, 2022, the following fields have been added to this dataset:
On April 28, 2022, the following pediatric fields have been added to this dataset:
Due to changes in reporting requirements, after June 19, 2023, a collection week is defined as starting on a Sunday and ending on the next Saturday.
In 2023, each participant of employee health insurance paid visits to a doctor around *** times on average in China. The average number of visits per person declined during the coronavirus pandemic, but surpassed the pre-pandemic level again in 2023.
Table of INEBase Average No. of visits to the family doctor in the last 4 weeks by sex and social class based on the reference person's occupation. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that had visited the family doctor in the last 4 weeks. National. European Health Survey
Among OECD countries in 2022, South Korea had the highest rate of yearly visits to a doctor per capita. On average, people in South Korea visited the doctors 15.7 times per year in person. Health care utilization is an important indicator of the success of a country’s health care system. There are many factors that affect health care utilization including healthcare structure and the supply of health care providers.
OECD health systems
Healthcare systems globally include a variety of tools for accessing healthcare, including private insurance based systems, like in the U.S., and universal systems, like in the U.K. Health systems have varying costs among the OECD countries. Worldwide, Europe has the highest expenditures for health as a proportion of the GDP. Among all OECD countries, The United States had the highest share of government spending on health care. Recent estimates of current per capita health expenditures showed the United States also had, by far, the highest per capita spending on health worldwide.
Supply of health providers
Globally, the country with the highest physician density is Cuba, although most other countries with high number of physicians to population was found in Europe. The number of graduates of medicine impacts the number of available physicians in countries. Among OECD countries, Latvia had the highest rate of graduates of medicine, which was almost twice the rate of the OECD average.