Visit Details (SEETLKPV-VSTRELCN. The questionnaire determines if, during the office-based medical provider visit, the person actually saw the provider or talked to the provider on the telephone (SEETLKPV). Also, the questionnaire establishes the kind of place the person saw the medical provider (MVPLACE). One of the answer categories for the variable MVPLACE is “Laboratory/X-Ray Facility”. The importance of laboratory and x-ray events in relation to the creation of office-based medical provider events is discussed above in Section 2.0. The categories “Birthing Center” and “Indian Health Service” were added to MVPLACE starting in Panel 12. The questionnaire also establishes whether the person saw or spoke to a medical doctor (SEEDOC). If during the medical visit the patient did not see a specialty doctor (DRSPLTY), or, if the person did not see a physician (i.e., a medical doctor), the respondent was asked to identify the type of medical person seen (MEDPTYPE). Whether or not any medical doctors worked at the visit location (DOCATLOC), the type of care the person received (VSTCTGRY), and whether or not the visit or telephone call was related to a specific condition (VSTRELCN) were also determined. Note that, in 2002, four new categories were added to the imputation process (13 categories in total) as opposed to nine categories in 2001. These new categories are for alternative care (“Acupuncture”, “Massage Therapist”, “Homeopathic/Naturopathic/Herbalist”, and “Other Alternative/Complementary Care Pro”). In 2001, these alternative care categories, as indicated by the variable MEDPTYPE, were not available for all rounds; therefore, records that indicated the medical provider type was “Acupuncture”, “Massage Therapist”, “Homeopathic/Naturopathic/Herbalist”, or “Other Alternative/Complementary Care Pro” were included in the “Other” category in the 2001 imputation process.
Visit Details (SEETLKPV-VSTRELCN. The questionnaire determines if, during the office-based medical provider visit, the person actually saw the provider or talked to the provider on the telephone (SEETLKPV). Also, the questionnaire establishes the kind of place the person saw the medical provider (MVPLACE). One of the answer categories for the variable MVPLACE is “Laboratory/X-Ray Facility”. The importance of laboratory and x-ray events in relation to the creation of office-based medical provider events is discussed above in Section 2.0. The questionnaire also establishes whether the person saw or spoke to a medical doctor (SEEDOC). If during the medical visit the patient did not see a specialty doctor (DRSPLTY), or, if the person did not see a physician (i.e., a medical doctor), the respondent was asked to identify the type of medical person seen (MEDPTYPE). Whether or not any medical doctors worked at the visit location (DOCATLOC), the type of care the person received (VSTCTGRY), and whether or not the visit or telephone call was related to a specific condition (VSTRELCN) were also determined.
