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What does this file include? (variable highlights)
Resource Utilization Group (RUG) code
Clinical status measures
Physical functioning assessment
Psychological status measures
Psycho-social functioning measure
End-of-life care decisions
Program:
Medicare, Medicaid
What does this file include? (variable highlights)
HIPPS code
Socio-demographic variables
Information on patient home environment and informal caregivers
Health status, including diagnosis codes
Functional status
Psychosocial status
Health service utilization
Emergent care
Hospital admission
Special considerations
The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) suspended required completion for non-Medicare and non-Medicaid patients.
Program:
Medicare, Medicaid
What does this file include? (variable highlights)
Pre-hospitalization living situation
Co-morbid conditions
Communication status
Functional status
Program:
Medicare
What does this file include? (variable highlights)
Resource Utilization Group (RUG) code
Clinical status measures
Physical functioning assessment
Psychological status measures
Psycho-social functioning measure
Program:
Medicare, Medicaid
What does this file include? (variable highlights)
Resource Utilization Group (RUG) code
Clinical status measures
Physical functioning assessment
Psychological status measures
Psycho-social functioning measure
End-of-life care decisions
Program:
Medicare, Medicaid
What does this file include? (variable highlights)
Resource Utilization Group (RUG) code
Clinical status measures
Physical functioning assessment
Psychological status measures
Psycho-social functioning measure
Program:
Medicare, Medicaid
This file includes (variable highlights):
Special services, treatments, and interventions
For example: ventilator use, dialysis, chemotherapy, central line placement, total parenteral nutrition, high risk drugs
Medical conditions and co-morbidities
Cognitive function
Mental status including depression and dementia
Ability to communicate
Special considerations:
This is a standalone file and cannot be linked to any other RIF data.
Program:
Medicare