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The Medicare Inpatient (Encounter, Final File) contains Medicare Advantage plan paid records for inpatient hospital stays.
Program:
Medicare
The Medicare Outpatient (Encounter, Final File) contains Medicare Advantage plan paid records from a variety of outpatient providers. Examples of institutional outpatient providers include hospital outpatient departments, rural health clinics, renal dialysis facilities, outpatient rehabilitation facilities, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, Federally Qualified Health Centers and community mental health centers.
Program:
Medicare
The Medicare Carrier (Encounter, Final File) includes Medicare Advantage plan paid records for professional providers, including physicians, physician assistants, clinical social workers, nurse practitioners.Records for some organizational providers are also found in the Carrier (Encounter) file. Examples include independent clinical laboratories, ambulance providers, freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and freestanding radiology centers.Researchers rarely use this file alone.
Program:
Medicare
The Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Final File) includes Medicare Advantage plan paid records for skilled nursing facility stays. Skilled nursing care is the only level of nursing home care that is covered by the Medicare program.
Program:
Medicare
The Medicare Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter, Final File) includes Medicare Advantage plans paid records for medical supplies.
Program:
Medicare
The Medicare Home Health Agency (Encounter, Final File) includes Medicare Advantage (MA) plan paid records for home health agency services.
Program:
Medicare