National Health Care Survey

• Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhcs.htm
• This database does not include cancer outcomes.
• This database is not linked to a cancer registry.

Description

The National Health Care Survey (NHCS) encompasses a family of health care provider surveys, including information about the facilities that supply health care, the services rendered, and the characteristics of the patients served. The surveys include:

• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
• National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS)
• National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
• National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS)
• National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS)
• National Employer Health Insurance Survey (NEHIS)
• National Health Provider Inventory (NHPI)

Data from the NHCS is publicly available.