Statistics, Statistics, Lies and More Damn Lies, or is it just Ignorance ?

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It is becoming harder to surf the web looking for health related article without stumbling over another article about  HIT and Data. So here is the latest finding.

• Percent of adults who had contact with a health care professional in the past year: 82.1%
• Percent of children who had contact with a health care professional in the past year: 92.8%
• Number of visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments): 1.2 billion

Source: Selected patient and provider characteristics for ambulatory care visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments: United States, 2009-2010[PDF - 127 KB]

• Number of visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) per 100 persons: 408.2

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Summary Tables, table 1[PDF - 382 KB]
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Outpatient Department Summary Tables, table 1[PDF - 330 KB]
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 1[PDF - 481 KB]