Encrypted 723 CCW Beneficiary ID

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This variable is contained in the following files:

Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 2.0 MAX Long Term Care File MAX Inpatient File MAX Other Services File MAX Prescription Drug File

SAS Name

BENE_ID

A unique CCW beneficiary identifier field (BENE_ID) that is specific to the Chronic Condition Warehouse. This field is encrypted prior to delivery to researchers. The BENE_ID field is used to cross-reference data for each beneficiary across all data files.

Comments

Source: CCW

External Resources

For details of the beneficiary identification number, BENE_ID, please see Chapter 7 of the CCW Medicare Administrative Data User Guide . Additional details for the assignment of a BENE_ID in the CMS Medicaid data can be found in Chapter 1 of the CCW MAX User Guide.