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Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)
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| Study Number |
S02_91 |
| Background of Dataset |
| Purpose of the Data Set |
Provides a current and accurate picture of the of
the use of health services, expenditures, and sources of payment. |
| Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion |
Subjects selected from the Medicare
population. |
| Age Range Included |
Ages grouped as follows: under 45, 45 to 64, 65
to 69, 70 to 74, 75 to 79, 80 to 84, and 85 and over. |
| Method(s) of Data Gathering |
Sample persons are interviewed three times a year
over several years to form continuous profile of their health
care experience. Interviews are conducted whether subject lives
at home or in long term care facility, using questionairre version
appropriate for the facility. |
| Sampling Frame/Design |
Longitudinal panel survey of sample representatives
of the Medicare population. |
| Limitation(s) of Study |
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Year(s) Available
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1991. |
| Number of Observations |
Approx. 12,000. |
| Unit of Observation |
Person. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Health
Care Financing Administration. |
| Contact Information/Web Address |
http://www.hcfa.gov/surveys/mcbs/ |
| Condition of Use |
Publicly Available. |
| Contents of Database |
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Key Linking Variables
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•Patient identifier
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•Physician identifier
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•Health facility identifier
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•Geographic identifier
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Zip and County of residence in 1991. |
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•Other identifier
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| Demographics Information |
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•Sex
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Yes. |
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•Race
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Yes. |
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•Geographic location
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Yes. |
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•Income
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Yes. |
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•Education
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Yes. |
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•Employment status
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•Others
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Gender, marital status, military service. |
| Access/Utilization Information |
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| Unit of Utilization |
1991 Medicare utilization. |
| Source of Information |
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•Self reported
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Yes or by proxy. |
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•Parent
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•Medical provider
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Yes (facility staff for institutionalized respondents). |
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•Billing/encounters
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•Other source
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| Health Insurance Information |
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•Insurance status
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Yes. |
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•Insurance type
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Yes. |
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•Other information
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Medicaid eligibility, information on each of plans
1-5. |
| Health Care Utilization |
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| 1) Outpatient |
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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Yes. |
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•Referrals information
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•Specialty visits
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Yes. |
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•Other outpatient utilization
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Reason for visit, appointment or walk-in. |
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2) Inpatient
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•Admission/discharge dates
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•Number of admissions
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•Length of stay
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•Admission status (transfer, ER admissions...etc)
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•Discharge status
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•Other information
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3) Emergency room
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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•Other information
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Length of visit, whether or not there was a referral. |
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4) Pharmacy
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•Date of prescription
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•Drug information
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•Other information
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5) Other utilization
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•Home care services
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•Long term care
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•Other services
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| >Medical Codes |
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•CPT codes
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•ICD-9 codes
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•DRG codes
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•Other codes
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| Health Care Facility Information |
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•Location
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•Number of beds
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Yes. |
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•Number of MDs
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•Other information
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Facility ID useful for linking between files of
MCBS. Ownership, facility description. |
| Physician Information |
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•Specialty
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•Name
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•License Number
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•Other information
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| Cost/Expenditure Information |
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•Unit of cost
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•Charges/costs/payments
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•Total
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•Allied and additional services
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•Pharmacy
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•Out-of-pocket payments
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•Other information
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| Other Information |
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