According to the The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey in 2008 and 2009, 41.5 percent of physicians reported using all or partial Electronic Medical Record systems in their office-based practices.
In 2004, 20%–21% of people under age 65 years who were uninsured for all or part of the preceding year did not receive needed health care in the past 12 months due to cost, compared with 2% of people with health insurance for the full year
In 2003–2004, visit rates to physician offices and hospital outpatient departments among persons 18–44 years of age were more than twice as high for women as for men, largely due to medical care associated with female reproduction
Use of prescription medications among adults increases with age. In 1999–2002, the percentage of adults who reported using prescription medications in the prior month rose from 36% of those 18–44 years of age to 64% at 45–64 years of age and 85% at 65 years of age and over. In each age group women were more likely than men to use prescription drugs
In 1999–2002, more than one-half of adults 65 years of age and over took three or more prescription drugs in the past month
In 2004, adults 75 years of age and over had a higher rate of visits to the hospital emergency department than other age groups (58 visits per 100 persons compared with 29–45 per 100 persons in other age groups)
Children under 6 years of age were more likely than children 6–17 years of age to have had an emergency department (ED) visit within the past 12 months in 2004 (26% compared with 18%)
In 2003–2004, falls accounted for 34% of hospital emergency department injury visits for men 65 years of age and over and 48% for women in that age group. Falls also accounted for 22%–24% of children’s injury-related visits to emergency departments
Heart disease and injuries were among the most common reasons for inpatient hospitalization among adults 45–64 years of age in 2004. Among this age group, the discharge rate for heart disease was 80% higher for men than for women and the discharge rate for injuries was 18% higher for men than women