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Medicare Home Health Agency (HHA) Cycle
16 Per-visit Cost Limits Data Set
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| Study Number |
A01_9499 |
| Background of Dataset |
| Purpose of the Data Set |
This file contains cost, statistical, and other
data used in establishing the Home Health Agency (HHA) Cost Limits
for fiscal periods beginning after October 1, 1999. This file
also contains the applicable hospital wage index and HHA Market
Basket Adjustment Factors. |
| Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion |
Includes cost and statistical data used
in establishing the HHA cost limits. |
| Age Range Included |
N/A |
| Method(s) of Data Gathering |
The cost and statistical data were obtained from
Free Standing Medicare HHA cost reports (Form 1728-94) for full
cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1994 and
settled by March 1999. |
| Sampling Frame/Design |
N/A |
| Limitation(s) of Study |
No |
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Year(s) Available
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October 1994 - March 1999 |
| Number of Observations |
4122 |
| Unit of Observation |
HHA Provider ID |
| Publisher |
Health Care Financing Administration (1999) |
| Contact Information/Web Address |
http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/pufiles.htm/ |
| 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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HHA provider ID |
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•Geographic identifier
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MSA, county, state |
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•Other identifier
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| Demographics Information |
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•Sex
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•Race
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•Geographic location
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Yes |
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•Income
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•Education
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•Employment status
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•Others
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| Access/Utilization Information |
By HHA provider ID |
| Unit of Utilization |
October, 1994 - March, 1998 |
| Source of Information |
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•Self reported
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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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Free Standing Medicare HHA cost reports (Form 1728-94) |
| Health Insurance Information |
N/A |
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•Insurance status
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•Insurance type
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•Other information
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| Health Care Utilization |
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| >Type |
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| 1) Outpatient |
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•Date of visits
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•Number of visits
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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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•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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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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Number of visits for home health aide, skilled nursing,
physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, medical
social services |
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•Long term care
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•Other services
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| >Medical Codes |
N/A |
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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 |
By HHA provider ID |
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•Location
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Yes |
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•Number of beds
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•Number of MDs
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•Other information
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Type of home health agency |
| Physician Information |
N/A |
| Cost/Expenditure Information |
By HHA provider ID |
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•Unit of cost
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Per visit |
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•Charges/costs/payments
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Cost |
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•Total
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Yes |
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•Allied and additional services
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Yes |
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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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| •Market basket adjustment factor |
Yes |
| •Wage index percentage |
Yes |
