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Experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. physicians in office-based Settings, 2020–2021
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09/28/2022
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Description:Objective—To assess final estimates of physician experiences related to COVID-19 and to compare preliminary estimates used in NCHS early-release dashboards with final estimates in this report.
Methods—Physicians interviewed in periods 3 and 4 (December 15, 2020, through May 5, 2021) of the 2020 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
were asked a series of questions about experiences related to COVID-19 (n = 422). This report presents final nationally representative estimates for selected measures of COVID-19-related experiences among physicians in the United States and compares preliminary and final estimates for these measures.
Results—Between September 2020 and May 2021, 31.1% of office-based physicians in the United States experienced shortages of personal protective equipment, and 38.4% of physicians had to turn away COVID-19 patients or refer them elsewhere for care. The percentage of physicians using telemedicine for patient care increased from 43.1% before the pandemic to 88.4% after the start of the pandemic. No statistically significant differences were seen between preliminary and final estimates for the measures assessed in this report.
Conclusions—By making changes to NAMCS partway through the survey year, the National Center for Health Statistics was able to produce nationally representative estimates of physician experiences related to an emerging health threat, the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the similarity between preliminary and final estimates for measures of interest provides evidence of the value of developing preliminary early- release estimates.
Suggested citation: Peters ZJ, Cairns C, Davis D. Experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. physicians in office-based settings, 2020–2021. National Health Statistics Reports; no 175. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi. org/10.15620/cdc:120729.
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