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Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE)
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October 20, 2021
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Description:2020 NAMCS Physician Induction Interview
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), collects data on visits to physician offices to describe patterns of ambulatory care delivery in the United States. As part of NAMCS, the Physician Induction Interview collects information about practice characteristics at physician offices. Partway through the 2020 NAMCS, NCHS added questions to the Physician Induction Interview to assess physician experiences related to COVID-19 in office-based settings.
Each year, physicians in the NAMCS sample are assigned to one of four interview periods and are contacted by a field representative to conduct the Physician Induction Interview during the assigned interview period. In the 2020 NAMCS, physicians were interviewed about PPE shortages in interview periods 3 (P3) and 4 (P4). Due to delays in data collection, interviews for P3 and P4 occurred between December 15, 2020 and May 5, 2021. Physicians were asked about experienced PPE shortages in the 3 months prior to their interview, and therefore, estimates for P3 and P4 in the below figures represent physician experiences between September 2020 and May 2021. The data used in these figures are considered preliminary, and the results may change with the final data release. This page will be updated every six months, as additional interview periods are completed in the 2021 NAMCS. More information on survey methodology can be found below the dashboard.
Results on this page show nationally representative estimates of PPE shortages experienced by office-based physicians in the United States in the 3 months prior to their NAMCS interview. Estimates on this page include:
• Any PPE shortages: percentage of physicians responding yes, they experienced N95 mask and/or eye protection, isolation gown, or glove shortages in the past 3 months.
• N95 mask shortages: percentage of physicians responding yes, they experienced N95 mask shortages some, most, or all of the time in the past 3 months.
• Eye protection, isolation gown, or glove shortages: percentage of physicians responding yes, they experienced eye protection, isolation gown, or glove shortages some, most, or all of the time in the past 3 months.
Data are presented according to interview period and can be examined by office type (solo or group practice), specialty type (primary care, surgical, or medical), owner type (physician or physician group, or other type), and urbanicity of office location (large metro area, medium/small metro area, nonmetro area).
Suggested citation: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Physician Induction Interview. Personal protective equipment shortages experienced by office-based physicians due to COVID-19: United States. Oct. 20, 2021.
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