Quick COVID-19 Survey

With great appreciation to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Morris-Singer Foundation, and the Samueli Foundation for their support.

On March 13, 2020, the Larry A. Green Center launched a national survey to better understand the response and capacity of US primary care practices to COVID-19, as well as the potential impact of the pandemic on primary care.

Made possible by partnerships with the Primary Care Collaborative, TechNeed Solutions, and X4 Health.

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Clinician Survey

About

Background - Primary care is responsible for 50% of all medical visits each year, receives less than 7% of national health expenditures, and only 0.2% of NIH funding. System US neglect has left this critical national resource unstable.

Purpose - On March 13, 2020, the Larry A. Green Center, in partnership with the Primary Care Collaborative, launched a national survey to better understand the response and capacity of US primary care practices to COVID-19, as well as the potential impact of the pandemic on primary care.

Methods - The “Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Survey” occurs regularly. Each survey takes less than 3 minutes to complete and includes core questions and at least one “flash” question. Suggestions for flash questions are always accepted – they are designed to respond to the most pressing information needs. A new survey and link are generated monthly, starting on a Friday at 9am EST and closing the following Tuesday at 11:59pm PST. Survey invitations are distributed with the help of professional societies and organizations, listservs, and practice-based research networks. Invitations include links to the most recent survey findings. Each survey offers participants the option to sign up for an automated mailing to receive the new link each week directly, thanks to the assistance of our partner TechNeed. This study was reviewed by the Virginia Commonwealth University Institutional Review Board.

Survey Results

Survey Questions

Patient Survey

About

Purpose - On May 4, 2020, the Larry A Green Center, in partnership with the Primary Care Collaborative and 3rd Conversation, launched a companion survey to the “Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Survey”, with patients as the focus. Primary Care is a relationship between patient and clinician requiring an understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on both halves of that relationship.

Methods - The “Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Patient Survey” occurs a few times per year. The survey is offered through public posting on a survey website and open to people 18 or older until a minimum threshold of 1100 responses is reached. This is a convenience sample, voluntary and anonymous, with enrollment becoming limited as it fills to ensure diversity in respondent demographics.

Survey Results

Survey Questions

Telehealth/Health Equity Survey

About

Purpose – To enable a deeper assessment of the impact of the rapid adoption of digital health on practices, with particular attention to “at risk” populations during the pandemic, the Green Center launched a rapid cycle “Telehealth/Health Equity” survey.

Methods – This survey is distributed to a limited longitudinal cohort of clinicians from a variety of states, settings, and primary care disciplines. The “Telehealth/Health Equity” survey occurs in four cycles, March 2021-September 2022. Each cycle includes 8 surveys, each 60-90 seconds in length, administered weekly for eight weeks. Results are then analyzed and adjustments made to questions administered in the following cycle.

Survey Results

Cycle 1: March 31 - May 20, 2021

Survey Questions

Resources

Congressional Packages

The 9th survey in the series, fielded May 8-11, offered clinicians a chance to write to Congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Chuck Schumer a personal message. Clinicians were offered the opportunity to share another personal message with Congress, as well as the Biden COVID-19 Task Force, in the 24th survey in the series, fielded December 11-15. The full list of responses can be downloaded as PDFs below.

Mental Health Resources

Partners

  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • American Board of Family Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy
  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine
  • American College of Physicians
  • American Departments of Family Medicine
  • American Geriatrics Society
  • American Osteopathic Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • Americares
  • Anthem
  • Ariadne Labs
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan
  • California Quality Collaborative
  • Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island
  • Catalyst Health Network
  • Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
  • Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians
  • Direct Primary Care Alliance
  • Elation Health
  • Family Medicine Education Consortium
  • Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of the AGS
  • Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
  • Institute for Child Success
  • Johns Hopkins Medicine
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Maine Medical Association
  • Maine Medical Center
  • Maryland Department of Health
  • Medical Association of Georgia
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • National Committee for Quality Assurance
  • National Research Network of the American Academy of Family Physicians
  • New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
  • New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians
  • New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians
  • New York University Langone Health
  • North American Primary Care Research Group
  • Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network
  • Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
  • Oregon Health and Science University
  • Pacific Business Group on Health
  • Primary Care Center Roundtable
  • Primary Care Collaborative
  • Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians
  • Rhode Island Department of Health
  • Saint Luke’s Health System
  • Sentara
  • Society for Health Psychology Integrated Primary Care
  • Society of General Internal Medicine
  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  • South Dakota Academy of Family Physicians
  • Telligen
  • Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians
  • Texas Academy of Family Physicians
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group
  • Tufts University
  • University of California San Francisco
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Colorado Health
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Texas Health
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • University of Utah Health
  • University of Vermont
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Utah Academy of Family Physicians
  • Virginia Academy of Family Physicians
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
  • Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners
  • Virginia Health Innovation
  • Washington Academy of Family Physicians
  • Washington State Health Care Authority
  • West Virginia University

Press releases

SHP Resources