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Community Tracking Study (CTS)
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| Study Number |
S05_9697 |
| Background of Dataset |
| Purpose of the Data Set |
Part of a series of surveys that were conducted
to describe accessibility, cost and quality of health care. Allows
researchers to glean information about local markets and the nation
as a whole. Also, provides sound empirical information that will
inform the debate about health system change. |
| Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion |
Exclusions: for household survey unmarried
college students (age 18-22), unmarried children under age 18
with no parent or guardian in the household, adults on active
military duty and non-responding families. |
| Age Range Included |
0-91. |
| Method(s) of Data Gathering |
Sampled households and firms from 60 communities
scattered around the U.S. |
| Sampling Frame/Design |
Three Tier design: First Tier is a sample of 12
communities from which a large number of households in each community
were surveyed.
Second Tier is a sample of 48 communities from which a smaller
sample of households in each community was surveyed. Together
first and second tiers are known as the site sample.
The Third Tier is a smaller, independent sample known as the supplemental
sample. |
| Limitation(s) of Study |
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Year(s) Available
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1996-1997. |
| Number of Observations |
60,446 persons in household survey. 22.465 firms
in firm survey. |
| Unit of Observation |
Household, Family or Person for household survey.
Firm for employee survey. |
| Publisher |
The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) |
| Contact Information/Web Address |
http://www.hschange.com |
| Condition of Use |
Do not distribute outside the University of Rochester. |
| 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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Site and state. List of counties comprising each
site is available. |
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•Other identifier
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Family ID for linking person level records. |
| 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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Site. |
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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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Yes. |
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•Others
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Whether the interview was administered in Spanish. |
| Access/Utilization Information |
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| Unit of Utilization |
Household. |
| Source of Information |
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•Self reported
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Yes. |
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•Parent
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•Medical provider
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•Billing/encounters
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•Other source
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| Health Insurance Information |
Yes. |
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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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| Health Care Utilization |
Yes. |
| >Type |
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| 1) Outpatient |
Yes. |
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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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•Other outpatient utilization
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2) Inpatient
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Yes. |
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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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Yes. |
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•Admission status (transfer, ER admissions...etc)
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Yes. |
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•Discharge status
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•Other information
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3) Emergency room
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Yes. |
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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Yes. |
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•Other information
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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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•Number of MDs
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•Other information
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| Physician Information |
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•Specialty
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Yes. |
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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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Household. |
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•Charges/costs/payments
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Yes. |
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•Total
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Yes. |
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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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Yes. |
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•Other information
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| Other Information |
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| •Firm size, type of employees,
characteristics of health plans offered to employees. |
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