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Examination/Screening Lab Tests Imaging Treatments Health Education/Counseling Alcohol Misuse Screening Basic Metabolic Panel Any Image Depression screening CBC Bone Mineral density Alcohol abuse counseling Domestic violence screening Chlamydia Test CT Scan Asthma education Substance abuse screening Comprehensive metabolic panel (CBP) Echocardiogram Asthma action plan given to patient Creatinine/Renal Function Panel Other Ultrasound Mental health counseling, excluding psychotherapy Diabetes education Culture, blood Mammography Diet/Nutrition Culture, throat MRI Exercise Culture, urine Radiograph Psychotherapy Family planning/Contraception Culture, other Other Imaging Growth/development Glucose, serum Injury prevention Gonorrhea test STD prevention HbA1c (Glycohemoglobin) Stress management Hepatitis testing/panel Substance abuse counseling HIV test Tobacco use/Exposure HPV DNA test Weight reduction Lipid profile/panel Other services Liver enzymes/Hepatic function panel Pregnancy/HCG test PSA Rapid Strep test TSH/Thyroid Urinalysis/Urine dipstick Vitamin D test Cholesterol Triglycerides Fasting blood glucose Physical Presence required (Telehealth Capacity = 0) Examination/Screening Procedures Lab Tests Treatments Breast Exam Audiometry Pap test Cast/splint/wrap Foot Exam Biopsy provided Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) Neurologic Cardiac stress test Durable medical equipment Pelvic Colonoscopy Home health care Rectal Cryosurgery(cryotherapy)/destruction of tissue Retinal EKG/ECG Occupational therapy Skin Electroencephalogram (EEG) Physical therapy Electromyogram (EMG) Excision of tissue provided Radiation therapy Fetal monitoring Wound care Peak flow Sigmoidoscopy provided Spirometry Tonometry Tuberculosis skin testing (PPD) Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy/EGD provided CBC, Complete blood count; HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; HPV, Human Papillomavirus; PSA, Prostate Specific Antigen; CT, Computed Tomography; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; STD, Sexually Transmitted Disease; EKG, electrocardiogram.
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Proportion of Encounters That Require Physician Presence (Includes Immunizations and Well Child Visits)
Physician Presence Required All Physicians(n = 850,695,621) Primary Care Physicians(n = 394,218,001)) N % N % Yes 580,027,034 69 258,431,199 66 No 266,748,176 31 134,797,218 34 Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2016.
All Specialties) Primary Care Physician (PCP)) N = 850,695,621) N = 394,218,001) % provided by PCP) ) ) Services N % N % Examinations Breast exam 30,023,008 4.0 10,623,691 3.1 35.4 Foot exam 27,548,654 3.7 19,086,460 5.6 69.3 Neurologic 117,668,320 15.7 60,303,232 17.7 51.2 Pelvic 37,347,152 5.0 8,589,812 2.5 23.0 Rectal 14,871,202 2.0 6,556,628 1.9 44.1 Retinal 135,895,104 18.2 67,560,992 19.8 49.7 Lab tests Throat culture 7,938,989 1.0 7,641,945 2.0 96.3 Rapid strep test 19,126,744 3.0 17,694,128 5.0 92.5 Pap test 22,644,400 2.6 7,096,681 1.7 31.3 Procedures N % N % Audiometry 10,834,229 1.4 1,087,799 2.2 10.0 Biopsy provided 7,845,335 1.8 124,399 0.3 1.6 Cardiac stress test 7,060,085 0.9 1,823,223 0.5 25.8 Cryosurgery (cryotherapy)/destruction of tissue 11,794,685 1.6 914,758 0.3 7.8 Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) 41,185,744 5.5 11,221,429 3.3 27.2 Electroencephalogram (EEG) 1,363,278 0.2 169,962 0.0 12.5 Electromyogram (EMG) 3,469,610 0.5 478,096 0.1 13.8 Excision of tissue provided 4,605,407 5.6 544,502 0.2 11.8 Fetal monitoring 6,696,867 0.9 0 0.0 0.0 Peak flow 2,483,494 0.3 851,863 0.3 34.3 Sigmoidoscopy provided 426,670 0.1 360,196 0.1 84.4 Spirometry 12,203,933 1.6 3,851,841 1.1 31.6 Tonometry 4,594,317 0.6 122,730 0.0 2.7 Tuberculosis skin testing (PPD) 1,881,207 0.3 1,202,398 0.4 63.9 Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy/EGD provided 1,054,786 0.1 536,697 0.2 50.9 Treatments N % N % Cast/splint/wrap 5,824,030 0.8 1,429,863 0.4 24.6 Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) 682,921 0.1 297,218 0.1 43.5 Durable medical equipment 8,054,456 1.1 1,635,665 0.5 20.3 Home health care 2,254,939 0.3 1,804,907 0.5 80.0 Occupational therapy 848,840 0.1 227,204 0.1 26.8 Physical therapy 22,295,332 3.0 5,587,039 1.6 25.1 Radiation therapy 252,660 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 Wound care 12,809,593 1.7 2,551,871 0.7 19.9 Immunizations 9,370,390 1.1 8,852,057 2.0 94.0 Annual wellness visits 77,700,000 9.0 73,800,000 19.0 95.0 Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2016.
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