Designs and conducts population, community, and establishment studies on a wide range of important health issues.
Research Topics
Engages in a broad range of studies, including population-based health behaviors and outcomes, patient and community health needs assessments, patient satisfaction, physician communication, and physicians’ delivery of health care.
Special Capabilities
In addition to NORC's core capabilities, our research staff direct or provide expert technical support on primary data collection activities using trained field staff, field collection of biomeasures and specimens, telephone interviews, mail and internet surveys, cognitive and key informant interviews, focus groups, case studies, and medical, billing, and pharmacy record abstraction.
Illustrative Projects
National Social Life, Health and Aging Project
Hospital Patient Perspective on Care Survey (Hospital CAHPS®)
Evaluation of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefits and Drug Customer Service and Public Information
Informed Decision Making (IDM) in Older Patients and Surgeons