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National Health Care Surveys

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What are the National Health Care Surveys?

The National Health Care Surveys are a family of provider-based surveys designed to meet the need for objective, reliable information about the organizations and providers that supply health care, the services rendered, and the patients they serve. (Read more)

 

What's new

New  data announcements from the National Health Care Surveys for the past three months are listed here.

 

Health care surveys conducted by NCHS

Data from the National Health Care Surveys are organized around the settings in which health care is delivered. To get survey descriptions and links to data, documentation, and reports, select a survey. Survey Overview

 

Ambulatory and hospital care

Long-term care

 

How to access micro-data not included in public use files

Accessing micro-data not included in public use files

 

Latest publications

The latest data from all the National Health Care Surveys.  For reports for a particular survey, select the setting in which the survey was conducted.

 

• early release of summary tables describing our latest data • accompanied by extensive supporting documentation to help interpret results and document methods • comprehensive tables containing detailed frequencies and cross-tabulations • accompanied by extensive supporting documentation to help interpret results and document methods • a single, easy-to-read table, chart, or graph • new data published each week in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) • data produced throughout NCHS • provides a comprehensive overview of health in the United States • updated annually • brief data analysis exploring a special topic

 

 

Topics addressed by our surveys

Data from the National Health Care Surveys have a wide variety of uses in answering key questions of interest to health services researchers and policy makers about what drives the cost and quality of health care. Select a topic to see examples of uses within each of the following areas.

Listing of journal articles using the National Health Care Surveys Data (2005-2006)

 

Other news

Technical assistance and comments

The National Health Care Surveys have professionals dedicated to collecting, analyzing, and disseminating critical health care information for the entire nation. For assistance with technical questions about our surveys, or to make suggestions or comments about how we can better serve you, e-mail us.

 

Frequently asked questions

 

About the Division of Health Care Statistics

The National Health Care Survey is conducted by the Division of Health Care Statistics (DHCS), National Center for Health Statistics. The Division has four branches and an Office of the Director.
For more information, call: 301-458-4157

 

  • Office of the Director 301-458-4157
    Jane Sisk, Director
    Robin Remsburg, Deputy Director
     
  • Ambulatory Care Statistics Branch 301-458-4600
     
    Catharine Burt, Chief
     
  • Long-term Care Statistics Branch 301-458-4747
    Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Chief
     
  • Technical Services Branch 301-458-4900
    Charles Adams, Chief

 

Page Last Modified: August 21, 2008

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