Online Appendix Table. Abstraction of visit data from NAMCS by survey design.

Visit Characteristics / 1997-98 / 1999-2000 / 2001-02 / 2003-04 / 2005 / Data
Diagnoses / WI
(3 maximum) / WI
(3 maximum) / WI
(3 maximum) / WI
(3 max) / WI
(3 max) / 3 diagnoses
Medications
Medication by name / WI (6 max) / WI (6 max) / WI (6 max) / WI (8 max) / WI (8 max) / 6 meds max
Total number / WI / WI / WI
Diagnostic Screening Services
Breast / C / C / WI / WI / C
Pelvic / C / C / WI / WI / C
Rectal / C / C / WI / WI / C
Skin / C / C / WI / WI / C
Depression screening / C
Visual acuity / C / C
Glaucoma / C / C
Hearing / C / C
Blood pressure / C / C / C / C / C / I
Pap test / C / C / C / C / C / I
Urinalysis / C / C / C / C / C / I
Pregnancy / C / C
Cervical/Urethral culture / C
Chlamydia / C
Biopsy / C
PSA / C / C / C / C / C / I
Blood lead level / C / C
HIV serology / C / C
Other STD test / C / C
Hematocrit/Hemoglobin / C / C / C / C / Any◦
CBC / C / C / C
Cholesterol / C / C / C / Any●
Lipids/cholesterol / C / C
Glucose / C / C / Any*
Glycosylated Hemoglobin / C / C
Electrolytes / C / C
Other blood test / C / C / C / C / C
EKG / C / C / C / c / C / I
Strep test / C / C
Culture / WI
Throat culture/rapid strep / C
Stool culture / C
X-ray / C / C / C / C / C / I
CT scan/MRI / C / C / Any†
MRI/CT/PET / C
Ultrasound / C / C / C
Other imaging / C / C / C
Mammogram / C / C / C / C / C / I
Bone mineral density / C
Scope procedure / WI / WI / WI / WI
PFT / C

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Therapeutic and Preventive Services
Diet/Nutrition counseling / C / C / C / C / C / Any‡
Weight reduction / C / C / C
Exercise counseling / C / C / C / C / C / I
Asthma education / C / C
HIV/STD transmission / C / C
Family planning/contraception / C / C
Prenatal instructions / C / C
Breast Self-exam / C / C
Tobacco counseling / C / C / C / C / C / I
Growth/development / C / C / C / C
Mental health / C / C / Any∆
Stress management / C / C
Mental health/Stress manag’t / C / C / C
Skin cancer prevention / C / C
Injury prevention / C / C
Psychotherapy / C / C / C / C
Psycho-pharmacotherapy / C / C
Physiotherapy / C / C / C / C / C / I
Chronic Diseases
Arthritis / C
Asthma / C
Cancer / C
Cerebrovascular disease / C
Congestive heart failure / C
Chronic renal failure / C
COPD / C
Depression / C
Diabetes / C
Hyperlipidemia / C
Hypertension / C
Ischemic heart disease / C
Obesity / C
Osteoporosis / C

Abbreviations: WI: write-in; C: checkbox; I: Included; PSA: prostate specific antigen; EKG: electrocardiogram; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; STD: sexually transmitted disease; CBC: complete blood count; CT: computed tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; PET: positron emission tomography; PFT: pulmonary function test; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

◦ Referred to as hemoglobin/hematocrit

● Referred tp as cholesterol

* Referred to as other blood work

† Referred to as other imaging

‡ Referred to as diet counseling

∆ Referred to as mental health counseling