To rapidly monitor recent changes in the use of telemedicine, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) partnered with the Census Bureau on an experimental data system called the Household Pulse Survey. This 20-minute online survey was designed to complement the ability of the federal statistical system to rapidly respond and provide relevant information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with five federal agencies, launched the Household Pulse Survey to produce data on the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on American households. The Household Pulse Survey was designed to gauge the impact of the pandemic on employment status, consumer spending, food security, housing, education disruptions, and dimensions of physical and mental wellness.

The survey was designed to meet the goal of accurate and timely estimates. It was conducted by an internet questionnaire, with invitations to participate sent by email and text message. The sample frame is the Census Bureau Master Address File Data. Housing units linked to one or more email addresses or cell phone numbers were randomly selected to participate, and one respondent from each housing unit was selected to respond for him or herself. Estimates are weighted to adjust for nonresponse and to match Census Bureau estimates of the population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and educational attainment. All estimates shown meet the NCHS Data Presentation Standards for Proportions.

The National Electronic Health Records Survey (NEHRS) is an annual survey of non-federally employed, office-based physicians practicing in the United States (excluding those in the specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, and pathology). NEHRS began in 2008 and was originally designed as an annual mail supplement to the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). Since 2012, NEHRS has been administered as a survey independent of NAMCS.
Data from NEHRS can be used to produce state and national estimates of EHR adoption and capabilities, burden associated with EHRs, and progress physicians have made towards meeting the policy goals of the HITECH Act. In more recent years, survey questions have also asked about Promoting Interoperability programs, sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Research and Development Survey (RANDS) is a series of cross-sectional surveys from probability-sampled commercial survey panels. As part of a special iteration of RANDS that focuses on COVID-19, RANDS during COVID-19 Round 1 is the first round of a three-round survey. In addition to the probability sample in RANDS during COVID-19 Round 1, the questionnaire was administered to the Dynata non-probability online opt-in sample by NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) from June 9, 2020 to June 30, 2020. The RANDS during COVID-19 Round 1 Non-Probability Sample does not have a known survey sampling design and cannot be used to produce nationally or sub-nationally representative estimates.

The Research and Development Survey (RANDS) is a series of cross-sectional surveys from probability-sampled commercial survey panels. As part of a special iteration of RANDS that focuses on COVID-19, RANDS during COVID-19 Round 2 is the second round of a three-round survey. The probability sample of RANDS during COVID-19 Round 2 was recruited using NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC)'s AmeriSpeak Panel, and the survey was administered by NORC from August 3, 2020 to August 20, 2020. The RANDS during COVID-19 Round 2 Probability Sample has a known survey sampling design and can be used to produce nationally and sub-nationally representative estimates

The Research and Development Survey (RANDS) is a series of cross-sectional surveys from probability-sampled commercial survey panels. As part of a special iteration of RANDS that focuses on COVID-19, RANDS during COVID-19 Round 1 is the first round of a three-round survey. The probability sample of RANDS during COVID-19 Round 1 was recruited using NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC)'s AmeriSpeak Panel, and the survey was administered by NORC from June 9, 2020 to July 6, 2020. The RANDS during COVID-19 Round 1 Probability Sample has a known survey sampling design and can be used to produce nationally and sub-nationally representative estimates.

The Research and Development Survey (RANDS) is a series of cross-sectional surveys from probability-sampled commercial survey panels. As part of a special iteration of RANDS that focuses on COVID-19, RANDS during COVID-19 Round 2 is the second round of a three-round survey. In addition to the probability sample of RANDS during COVID-19 Round 2, the questionnaire was administered to the Dynata non-probability online opt-in sample by NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) from August 3, 2020 to August 20, 2020. The RANDS during COVID-19 Round 2 Non-Probability Sample does not have a known survey sampling design and cannot be used to produce nationally or sub-nationally representative estimates.

The Research and Development Survey (RANDS) is a series of cross-sectional surveys from probability-sampled commercial survey panels. As part of a special iteration of RANDS that focuses on COVID-19, RANDS during COVID-19 Round 3 is the third round of a three-round survey. The sampled participants of RANDS during COVID-19 Round 3 were recruited using NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC)’s AmeriSpeak Panel, and the survey was administered by NORC from May 17, 2021 to June 30, 2021. RANDS during COVID-19 Round 3 has a known survey sampling design and can be used to produce nationally and sub-nationally representative estimates.

The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), collects data from physician offices to describe practice characteristics and patterns of ambulatory care delivery in the United States. After the COVID-19 pandemic began, NCHS added questions to the 2020 and 2021 NAMCS Physician Induction Interview to evaluate physicians’ experiences related to the pandemic. Specifically, physicians in office-based settings were asked about: shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE); experiences with COVID-19 testing; providers in their office who tested positive for COVID-19; turning away COVID-19 patients; and telemedicine or telehealth technology use at their office. Measures related to these topic areas are further described and displayed in data dashboards here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/namcs.htm.