CONFIDENTIAL*
NORC-4413
FOR OFFICE USE NATIONAL AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE SURVEY ONLY :
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(LOG No.)
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INDUCTION INTERVIEW BEFORE STARTING INTERVIEW 1. ENTER PHYSICIAN I.D. NUMBER IN
BOX TO RIGHT.
2. ENTER DATES OF ASSIGNED REPORTING WEEK IN 9.2, P.2.
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Form Approved OMB No. 0937-0141
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Expires: 9/30/86 1(Phys. ID Number)
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Doctor, before I begin, let me take a minute to give you a little background about this survey.
Although ambulatory medical care accounts for nearly 90 Perzent Of all medical Care received in the United States, there is no systematic information about the
characteristics and problems of people who consult physicians in their offices. This kind of information has been badly needed by medical educators and others concern~ with the medical manpower situation.
In response to increasing demands for tiis kind of information, the National Center for Health Statistics, in close consultation with representatives of the medical profession, has developd the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
Your own task in the survey is simple, carefully designed, and should not take much of your time. Essentially, it consists of your participation during a specified 7-day period. During this period, you simply check off a minimal amount of information concerning patients that you see.
Now, before we get into the actual procedures, I have a few questions to ask about your practice. The answers you give me will be used only for classification and analysis, and of course all information you provide is held in strict confidence.*
1. First you are a
(ENTER sPEcIALTy FROM CODE ON FAcE sIiEETLABEL.)*
Is that right? Yes ...X Noo. o..o...(ASKO) ...O....Y
A IF NO: What is your specialty (includinq qeneral practice)?
(Name of Specialty) 11-13/
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The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is authorized by Congress in Title 42, United States Code, 1 section 242K. it is a voluntary study and there are no penalties br refusing to answer any question. Aii information collect’sd is confidential and will be used only to prepare statistical summaries. No information which will identify an individual or a physicians practice will be released
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2. Now, doctor, this study will be concerned with the ambulatory patients You will see in your office during this week of (READ REPORTING DATES ENTERED BELOW).
/ (that’s a Monday) through —— / (that’s a Sunday)
lii&F3ix month date
Are you likely to see any ambulatory patients in your office during that week?
Yes ...(GoT0 !2.3)... ...o.x No .. ...(ASK A)..o ....o ....Y
A. IF NO: Why is that? RECORD VERBATIM, THEN READ PARAGRAPH BELOW.
Since it’s very important, doctor, that we include any ambulatory patients that you do happen to see in your office during that week, I’d like to leave these forms with yo~
anyway--just in case yoyr plans change. 1’11 plan to check back with your office just before (STARTING DATE) to make sure, and I can explain them in detail then, if necessarY.
GIVE DOCTOR THE —A PATIENT RECORD FORMS AND GO TO Q.9, P.6.
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3. A. At what office location will you be seeing ambulatory patients during that 7-day period? RECORD UNDER A BELOW AND THEN CODE B.
B. FOR EACH OFFICE LOCATION ENTERED IN A, CODE YES OR NO TO “IN SCOPE.”
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Private offices Hospital emergency rooms
Free-standing clinics Hospital outpatient departments (non-hospital based) College or university infirmaries Groups, partnerships Industrial outpatient facilities Kaiser, HIP, Mayo Clinic Family planning clinics
Neighborhood Health Centers Government-operated clinics
Privately operated clinics (VD, maternal & child health, etc.) (except family planning)
IN CASE OF DOUBT, ASK: Is that (clinic/facility/institution) hospital based?
IS that (clinic/facility/institution) government operated?
c.
Is that all of the office locations at which you expect to see ambulatory patients>ring that week?Yes ...X No . . . ...Y
IF NO: OBTAIN ADDITIONAL OFFICE LOCATION(S), ENTER IN “A” BELOW, AND REPEAT.
A. B.
Office Location In Scope?
Yes NO
(1) 1 0
(2) 1 0
(3) 1 0
(4) 1 0
TOTAL IN-SCOPE LOCATIONS: 1—] 14/
4. A.
ALL LOCATIONS ARE OUT OF SCOPE, THANK THE DOCTOR AND LEAVE.
that week (Rl?PEATDATES), how many ambulatory patients do you expect to your office praCtiCe? (DO NOT COUNT PATIENTS SEEN AT OUT-OF-SCOPE LOCATIONS CODED IN 3-B.)
.ENTFR TOTAL UNDER “A” BELOW AND CIRCLE NUMBER CATEGORY ON APPROPRIATE LINE.
And during those seven days (REPEAT DATES IF NECESSARY), on ,howmany -do you expect to see any ambulatory patients? COUNT EACH DAY IN WHICH DOCTOR EXPECTS TO SEE ANY PATIENTS AT AN IN-SCOPE OFFICE LOCATION.
CIRCLE NUMBER OF DAYS IN APPROPRIATE COLUMN UNDER “B” BELOW.
DETERMINE PROPER PATIENT LOG FORM FROM CHART BELOW. READ ACROSS ON “TOTAL PATIENTS” LINE UNDER “A” AND CIRCLE LETTER IN APPROPRIATE “DAYS” COLUMN UNDER “B.”
THIS LETTER TELLS YOU WHICH OF THE FOUR PATIENT LOG FORMS (A, B, C, D) SHOULD BE USED BY THIS DOCTOR.
LOG FORM DESCRIPTION
— A--Patient Record is to be
completed for ALL
patients liste=n Log. 15-17/
B--Patient Record is to be completed for every SECOND patient listed on Log.
C--Patient Record is to be completed for every THIRD patient listed on Log.
*D--Patient Record is to be completed for every
*ln the rare Instancethe PhysicJanwIII see- than 500 Patfentsdurln~hfs=slqned rePor*1n9
week, give hlm two D Patient Log Folios and Instruct hlm to complete a patient record form for only every Yenth patient. Then you are to draw an X through the Patient Record on every other page of the two folio fi~ starting with Paqe 1 of the pad. The physlclan then completes the Patient Log on every page, but
ccmpletes the Patient Record on every second page.
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5. FIND LOG FOLIO WITH APPROPRIATE LETTER AND CIRCLE LETTER, ENTER FIRST FOUR NUMBERS OF THE FORM AND NUMBER OF LINES STAMPED “BEGIN ON NEXT LINE’:FOR THE B-C-D LOG FORMS
(if no lines are stamped, enter “O”) BELOw.
* :iiiLE:NllEiE’%EF’rd
A 19-23/
24-26/
B
c D
6. HAND DOCTOR HIS FOLIO AND EXPLAIN HOW FORMS ARE TO BE FILLED OUT. SHOW DOCTOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE POCKET OF FOLIO, ITEMS 6,10 AND 13 ON CARDS IN POCKET OF FOLIO AND ITEM DEFINITIONS ON THE BACK OF FOLIO, TO WHICH HE CAN REFER AFTER YOU LEAVE.
EMPHASIZE THAT EVERY PATIENT VISIT EXCEPT ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSE ONLY IS TO BE RECORDED ON THE LOG FOR ENTIRE REPORTING PERIOD. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MEDICAL ASSISTANT GAVE THE PATIENT AN INOCULATION OR A TECHNICIAN ADMINISTERED AN
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM AND THE PATIENT DID NOT SEE THE DOCTOR, THIS VISIT MUST STILL BE LISTED ON THE LOG.
RECORD VERBATIM BELOW ANY CONCERN, PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS THE DOCTOR RAISES.
7. IF DOCTOR EXPECTS TO SEE AMBULATORY PATIENTS AT MORE THAN ONE IN-SCOPE LOCATION DURING ASSIGNED WEEK, TELL HIM YOU WILL DELIVER THE FORMS TO THE OTHER LOCATION(S).
ENTER THE FORM LETTER AND NIJMBER(S) AND NUMBER OF LINES STAMPED “BEGIN ON NEXT LINE”
FOR THE B-C-D LOG FOR THOSE LOCATIONS BELOW, BEFORE DELIVERING FORM(S).
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Number patient record forms completed.
27-31 / 32-34/
35-39/
40-42/
43-47/
48-50/
8* DUring the survey filling out these
A. IF YES: Who RECORD NANE,
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week (REPEAT EXACT DATES), will anyone be available to help You in records (at each IN-SCOPE locati~
Yes ... (A.5KA) ... ...I 51/
No . . . ....2 would that be?
FOSITION AND LOCATION.
NAME I POSITION I LOCATION
PERSONALLY BRIEF EACH PERSON LISTED ABOVE.
EMPHASIZE THAT EVERY PATIENT VISIT DURING THE ENTIRE WEEK IS 9X)BE RECORDED ON THE LOG EXCEPT “ADMINISTRATIVE PIJRPOSEONLY.”
9. DO you have a solo practice, or are you associated with other physicians in a partnership, in a group practice, or in some other way?
SOIO.O ....OO.(GO TO 9.10) ....0.0.01 52/
Partnership. ..(ASK A-C)O .. ...2 GrOUP ... ....(ASK A-C) ...3
<--- Other...(SPECIFY AND ASK A-C) ...4 IF PARTNERSHIP, GROUP, OR OTHER:
A. Is this a prepaid group practice? Yes...(ASK [1] .. ...1 No ... ...2 [11 IF YES TO A: What percent
of patients are
prepaid? percent
El. How many other physicians are associated with you?
NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS:
c. What are the specialties of the other physicians associated with you? (How many of these are there?)
Specialty Number of Physicians
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
D. CIRCLE ONE:
All physicians in this partnership/group practice
have the same specialty. ... ...1
53/
54-56/
57-59/
60/
More than one specialty in this partnership/
group practice ....e ... ...2
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10. Are you currently participating in any prepaid plans, such as HMO (Health Maintenance Organization), IPA (Independent Practice ASSOClatlOn), and PPO
(Preferred Provider Organization),or other prepaid plan?
Yes No
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(1) Iwo *.** . . . ..*.. *.*... *..*..***... . . . ...1 0 61/
(2) IPA ...1 0 62/
(3) PPO ...1 0 63/
(4) oTHm (spECIFy)
1 0 64/
11. Now I have just IN LARGE GROUP, A. What is the
BEGIN DECK 4 one more question about your practice. (NOTE: IF DOCTOR PRACTICES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SOMEONE ELSE.) total number of full-time (35 hours or more per week) employees of your (partnership/group) practice? Include persons regularly employed who are now on vacation, temporarily ill, etc. DO not include other physicians. RECORD ON BOTTOM LINE OF COLUMN A BELOW.
1. How many of these full-time employees are a . . . (READ CATEGORIES BELOW AS NECESSARY AND RECORD NUMBER OF EACH IN COLUMN A.)
B. And what is the total number of part-time (less than 35 hours per week) employees of your (partnership/qroup) practice? Again, include persons regularly employed who are now on vacation, ill, etc. llonot include other physicians. RECORD ON BOTTOM LINE OF COLUMN B BELOW.
10 How many of these part-tine employees are a . . . (READ CATEGORIES BELOW AS NECESSARY AND RECORD NUMBER OF EACH IN COLUMN B.)
A. B.
Employees Full-time Part-time
(35or more hours/week) (Less than 35 hours/week)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Registered Nurse ...
Licensed Practical Nurse ....
Nursing Aide ...
Physician Assistant* ...
Technician... ....
Secretary or Receptionist...
Other (SPECIFY)
TOTAL :
11-13/ 35-37/
14-16/ 38-40/
17-19/ 41 -43/
20-22/ 44-46/
23-25/ 47-49/
26-28/ 50-52/
29-31/ 53-55/
32-34/ TOTAL: ~ 56-58/
*Physician Assistant must be a graduate of an accredited training program for
Physician Assistants (Physician Extenders, Medex , etc. ) w certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners through the Certification Exam for Assistant to the Primery Care Physician.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE, AGAIN STRESS THAT EACH AND EVERY AMBULATORY PATIENT SEEN BY THE DOCTOR OR HIS STAFF DURING THE 7-DAY PERIOD AT 7wL IN-SCOPE OFFICE LOCATIONS (REPEAT THEM) IS TO
~ INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY, THAT EACH PATfiT IS TO BE RECORDED ON THE LOG, AND ONLY THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF PATIENT RECORDS COMPLETED.
Thank you for your time, Dr. ● If you have any (more) questions, please feel free to call me. MY phone number is written in the folio. 1’11 call you on Mondav morning of your survey week just to remind you.
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TIME INTERVIEW ENDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13. DATEOF INTERVIEW .... .
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(Month) (Day) (Year)
COMMENTS:
INTERVIEWER NrJMBER INTERVIEWER’S SIGNATURE
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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
No. of Patients Seen: r—r—r—f 59-61/
Total Days in Practice No. of Patient
during Week: Dl 62/
Record Forms ~ 63-65/
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Ume of VM on the log below. For the patient entered on line .V3, also complete the patient record to the right.
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PSLVIC EXAM 8D BLCOO CHEMISTRY 130 CHEST X-RAY 4❑
RECTAL EXAM 9D PAP TEST 14❑
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VISUAL ACUITY IOU OTHER LAB TEST 150 ULTRASOUND160 OTHER SERVICE ISIWCVWI
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OTHER COUNSELING44. MEDICATION THERAPY IRecord .11 new or continued medications ordered or provided at this
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