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Medicare Data Documentation

(Data Documentation is sometimes referred to as data dictionaries, record layouts, and data layouts)

ResDAC Disclosure Statement: This resource is for reference purposes only. Record layouts may vary, users should not use these layouts to develop programming language for specific data files. Please contact ResDAC with questions about the data files.

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Enrollment | Identifiable Utilization | Assessments | Other | Historical Record Layouts | Identifiable SAS Input Statements | Limited Data Set Files

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Research Identifiable Files (RIF)

Enrollment/Summary Files

Medicare Denominator File

Beneficiary Summary File

Beneficiary Annual Summary File (for years 1997-2006)

Beneficiary Annual Summary File (for years 2007 and forward)

Vital Status File

Vital Status File with Name and/or Addresses

 

Utilization files

Medicare Institutional Files

• Institutional files include: Inpatient, Skilled Nursing Facility, Outpatient, Home Health Agency, and Hospice
• As of 1/1/2009, CCW will output files in the format found on the CCW website.

Medicare Non-Institutional Files

• Non-Institutional files include: Carrier [Old name: Physician/Supplier Part B] and Durable Medical Equipment
• As of 1/1/2009, CCW will output files in the format found on the CCW website.

Part D Event Data

• CCW Part D User Manual

Medicare MedPAR File

Assessments

Medicare Assessment data

• Assessments include Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, OASIS assessments, IRF-PAI assessments, and Swing-Bed Assessments

 

Part D Characteristics Files

Part D Drug Characteristics File

Part D Pharmacy Characteristics File

Part D Plan Characteristics File

Part D Prescriber Characteristics File

Historial Record Layouts

Historical Record Layouts

SAS Input Statements

SAS Input Statements (for the research identifiable files only)

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Limited Data Set (LDS) Files

 

Last Modified August 29, 2011