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Data File Search
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
Healthcare providers/populations addressed by specific, individual surveys include:
Hospital
Home Health
Home and Community Based Services
Fee-for-Service
Medicare Advantage & Part D Plan (PDP)
In-Center Hemodialysis
Nationwide Adult Medicaid
Hospice
Accountable Care Organizations
Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery
Merit-based Incentive Payment System quality payment program
Measures of beneficiary experience focus on the patient experience or perception rather than patient satisfaction. Focus areas…
Program:
Medicare
What does this file include? (variable highlights)
HRS data include:
Demographic and background information, including household
Physical and mental health
Cognition
Functional limitations
Employment
Disability
Health insurance
Assets and Income
Wills, including advanced directives
Linked files include:
Medicare denominator/Beneficiary Summary File (BSF)
Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims
Inpatient, MedPAR, Outpatient, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Carrier, Skilled Nursing…
Program:
Medicare
HOS variables contain the following information in a baseline survey and two-year follow-up survey:
Demographic information including primary language
Disability status
Physical and mental health status
HEDIS Effectiveness of Care measures
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
Special considerations
CMS will provide additional file specifications to researchers with approved data requests.
Information on the survey and data can be found on the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey website.
Program:
Medicare
The NHATS interview data include:
Residence
Health conditions
Housing/household
Functional status
Insurance
Labor force participation
The NHATS interview data are linked to CMS Medicare claims data for information on healthcare use.
Special considerations
The NHATS website has information on obtaining this restricted data.
Program:
Medicare
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