Collecting Practice-Level Data in a Changing Physician Office-Based Ambulatory Care Environment: A Pilot Study Examining the Physician Induction Interview Component of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Halley, Meghan C. ; Rendle, Katharine A. ; Gillespie, Katherine A. ; Gugerty, Brian ; Lau, Denys T. ; Luft, Harold S.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Objective: This report examines ways to improve National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) data on practice and physician characteristics in multispecialty group practices.
  
  Methods: From February to April 2013, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) conducted a pilot study to observe the collection of the NAMCS physician interview information component in a large multispecialty group practice. Nine physicians were randomly sampled using standard NAMCS recruitment procedures; eight were eligible and agreed to participate. Using standard protocols, three field representatives conducted NAMCS physician induction interviews (PIIs) while trained ethnographers observed and audio recorded the interviews. Transcripts and field notes were analyzed to identify recurrent issues in the data collection process.
  
  Results: The majority of the NAMCS items appeared to have been easily answered by the physician respondents. Among the items that appeared to be difficult to answer, three themes emerged: (a) physician respondents demonstrated an inconsistent understanding of “location” in responding to questions; (b) lack of familiarity with administrative matters made certain questions difficult for physicians to answer; and (c) certain primary care‐oriented questions were not relevant to specialty care providers.
  
  Conclusions: Some PII survey questions were challenging for physicians in a multispecialty practice setting. Improving the design and administration of NAMCS data collection is part of NCHS’ continuous quality improvement process.
  
  Suggested citation: Halley MC, Rendle KA, Gillespie KA, et al. Collecting practice-level data in a changing physician office-based ambulatory care environment: A pilot study examining the physician induction interview component of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(176). 2017.
  
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• Subjects:
  Ambulatory Care Data Accuracy Group Practice Health Care Surveys Physicians
• Source:
  Vital and health statistics. Series 2, Data evaluation and methods research ; no. 176 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2018-1376
• Series:
  Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  10 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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