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Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0
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
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Data Documentation
Home Health Outcome and Assessment Information Set
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
Home Health Outcome and Assessment Information Set Data Documentation
Inpatient Rehab Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument
What does this file include? (variable highlights) Pre-hospitalization living situation Co-morbid conditions Communication status Functional status
Program:
Medicare
Inpatient Rehab Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument Data Documentation
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 3.0
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
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 3.0 Data Documentation
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0
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
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0 Data Documentation
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 2.0
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
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 2.0 Data Documentation
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems RIF
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
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems RIF Data Documentation
Health and Retirement Survey - Medicare Linked Data
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
Health and Retirement Survey - Medicare Linked Data Data Documentation
Health Outcomes Survey RIF
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
Health Outcomes Survey RIF Data Documentation
National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) - Medicare Linked Data
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
National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) - Medicare Linked Data Data Documentation
Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADEs)
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
Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADEs) Data Documentation