Prospective Payment System (PPS) Social Security Administration (SSA)/Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) State and County Crosswalk File
Study Number	G01_01
Background of Dataset
Purpose of the Data Set	This is an administrative crosswalk of state and county codes used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), county name and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion	N/A
Age Range Included	N/A
Method(s) of Data Gathering	N/A
Sampling Frame/Design	N/A
Limitation(s) of Study	None
Year(s) Available	1999
Number of Observations	3173
Unit of Observation
Publisher	Health Care Financing Administration
Contact Information/Web Address	http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/pufiles.htm
Condition of Use	Publicly Available
Contents of Database
Key Linking Variables
•Patient identifier
•Physician identifier
•Health facility identifier
•Geographic identifier	County, State, MSA
•Other identifier	SSA & FIPS Coding Convention
Demographics Information	N/A
Access/Utilization Information	N/A
Health Care Facility Information	N/A
Physician Information	N/A
Cost/Expenditure Information	N/A
Other Information
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