U.S. Health Center Visit Estimates by Diagnosis and Patient Group, 2022-2025
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Description
Preliminary biannual estimates from January 2022 to June 2025 for visits to federally qualified health centers across all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects this data through the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Health Center Component to describe patterns of ambulatory care delivery. Estimates are provided for diagnosis chapters, maternal and reproductive health, mental health, and respiratory conditions, stratified by patient characteristics.
Use Cases
Analyzing trends in visit rates for specific diagnosis chapters (e.g., mental health, respiratory) over biannual Time Periods using the Estimate and Measure columns.
Comparing healthcare utilization across different patient Subgroups and Groups (e.g., age, race) for specific medical conditions using the Estimate and Standard Error columns.
Assessing the reliability of preliminary national estimates for health center visits by checking the Reliable flag and confidence intervals (Lower 95% CI, Upper 95% CI).
Modeling seasonal or biannual patterns in ambulatory care provision by analyzing time-series data structured by Measure and Time Period.
Strengths
Data is nationally representative, collected from federally qualified health centers in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
Includes statistical quality metrics for each estimate: Standard Error, Lower 95% CI, Upper 95% CI, and a Reliable indicator.
Covers a multi-year time range from January 2022 to June 2025 with biannual (January-June, July-December) granularity.
Limitations
Estimates are labeled as preliminary and may differ from final figures.
Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
Sample data is unavailable, preventing inspection of actual data values and formats before download.
Provenance
Source
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) via data.cdc.gov.
Collection Method
Collected through the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Health Center Component from federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and FQHC look-alikes.
Time Range
January 2022 to June 2025.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-02-18 14:24:09.
Geography
United States (all 50 states and the District of Columbia).
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