The latest RIOS Net publication is here! Our members insights are published in an article in the January/February 2007 issue of Annals of Family Medicine,
titled "Describing Primary Care Encounters: The Primary Care Network Survey and the National Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey". (PDF download)
Twenty US primary care research networks collected data on clinicians and patient encounters using the Primary Care Network Survey (PRINS) Clinician Interview (PRINS-1)
and Patient Record (PRINS-2), which were newly developed based on NAMCS tools. Clinicians completed a PRINS-1 about themselves and a PRINS-2 for each of 30 patient visits.
Data included patient characteristics; reason for the visit, diagnoses, and services ordered or performed.
"The PRINS data describing primary care delivery among PBRNs are unparalleled in scope. These data have the potential to more clearly describe service delivery in that sector. In addition, these data offer the unique opportunity to examine research questions of particular relevance to PBRNs. We encourage investigators to pursue further evaluations using the PRINS public use data when they become available from AHRQ."
