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About the National Data
Data
Baseline: 8.5 percent of primary care office visits included screening for depression in persons aged 12 years and over in 2016
Target: 13.5 percent
Methodology
Primary care physicians include the following specialties: general/family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology. The survey questionnaire for the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS; the Patient Record Form) includes an item called Diagnostic/Screening Services. This item comprises a series of checkboxes and several open-ended response fields. Respondents are instructed to mark all services ordered or provided at the sampled visit.