Data Gathering by Long Distance Telephone
Hilary G. Fry, Sylvia McNair · Public Health Reports (1896-1970) · 1958
A RESEARCH technique relieving many of the headaches in ordinary data gather- ing was developed during a recent study by the Hospital Research and Educational Trust.Questionnaires were mailed to a widely scattered group of people who were then interviewed by long-distance telephone.The method proved efficient and effective, and at the same time relatively inexpensive.The research undertaken was an administrative study of hospital planning and license lUws, and the field to be covered was both broad and deep.We were concerned with the administra- tion of the following separate but related State programs in 52 States and Territories: hospital survey and construction (Hill-Burton), hospital licensing, and nursing home licensing.'While