The National Health Care Surveys are constantly being updated to address the most relevant policy questions today and in the future. Click on a topic below to read more about our innovations in a particular healthcare setting.
Ambulatory and hospital care
Long-term care
New data supplements
Pandemic and Emergency Response Preparedness Supplement, an extension of
the bioterrorism supplements fielded in 2003-2004, this hospital
questionnaire will examine various dimensions of hospital preparedness:
including training of clinicians to treat weaponizable biological agents
and exposures to chemicals and radiation, development of emergency
response plans, availability of resources needed to treat such exposures
such as negative pressure isolation rooms. The supplement has been
updated to reflect newer public health priorities, including emergency
response to influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement--administered in 2006, 2007, and
2008 to hospitals with outpatient departments which screen patients for
cervical cancer. The survey will allow us to examine practices regarding
the provision of human papilloma virus (HPV) tests for approved and
non-approved uses, cervical cancer screening methods, use of HPV tests
as an adjunct to Pap testing, use of HPV test results for managing
patients with abnormal Pap tests, and potential impact of HPV testing on
lengthening Pap testing screening intervals. Some questions will allow
evaluation of adherence to recent national guidelines about use of HPV
testing a) as an adjunct to Pap testing and b) for management of
patients with abnormal Pap tests.
The NHDS is undergoing a major effort to improve the flexibility of it's design. Currently, data collection is tied to the data elements included on the Uniform Bill (UB-92). An effort is under way to redesign the NHDS to allow for more flexibility in data collected from hospitals. Desired changes include estimates of hospital charges, collection of more in-depth data on patient safety and quality, and improved data on race and ethnicity. A feasibility study was completed in 2007. A pilot and pre-test are being conducted in 2008, and a redesigned survey is planned for 2010.
Back in the field!
NSAS is the only nationally representative sample of ambulatory surgery visits. In 2006, we went back into the field to collect data from hospital-based and freestanding ambulatory surgery facilities for the first time in 10 years. Our 2006 survey has detailed data on facility characteristics. Data and reports will be available in 2008.
Residential care facilities (National Survey of Residential Care Facilities)
A new survey of residential care facilities is under construction to be fielded for the first time in 2010.
The National Survey of Residential Care Facilities will be used to address important research and policy questions:
Our next surveys are still being planned.
Data are now available from the 2004 surveys. Relative to earlier surveys, the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey has many new features, including:
The National Nursing Assistant Survey was conducted for the first time in 2004:
The most recent National Home and Hospice Care Survey was conducted from August to December 2007. Data files will be released in 2009 and will have new information on:
Data files will also include a first-time National Home Health Aide Survey:
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