Table 1 Variables Obtained from the Medicare Claims and OASIS Home Health Admission FilesÂ
From: Improving transitions and outcomes of sepsis survivors (I-TRANSFER): a type 1 hybrid protocol
Data | Source |
|---|---|
Physician, Home Health Agency and Hospital Characteristics | |
  Physician specialty | Downloadable National Provider Identifier File (CMS) |
  Home Health Agency and Hospital Ownership | Provider of Services File |
  Home Health Agency and Hospital Control/auspices (for- profit/non-profit/public) | Provider of Services File |
  Size of home health agency, # of annual admissions | Provider of Services File |
Beneficiary Sociodemographic, Clinical and Cost Variables | |
  Demographics | Medicare Beneficiary Summary File; OASIS |
  Informal support | OASIS |
  Living arrangements | OASIS |
  Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid | Medicare Beneficiary Summary File |
  Health care use and cost (ie. Medicare program payments) | MedPAR/Medicare Parts A and B SAF claims |
  Medical diagnoses ICD codes, acute and HHC | MedPAR/Medicare Parts A and B SAF claims; OASIS |
  Index hospital length of stay | MedPAR |
  Cognitive, physical, sensory function | OASIS |
Early Nursing and Outpatient Provider Visits Following Index Hospital Discharge | |
  Timing and number of home health visits | Medicare Home Health SAF claims |
  Timing of first physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner visit for outpatient evaluation & mgt | Mediare Part B SAF claims |
Beneficiary Readmission Outcomes, Mortality and Other Outcomes after Home Health Admission | |
  Timing and number of Medicare inpatient hospitalizations and ED use | MedPAR |
  Inpatient admission reason | MedPAR |
  Cognitive, physical, sensory function | OASIS |
Early Nursing and Outpatient Provider Visits Following Index Hospital Discharge | |
  Timing and number of home health visits | Medicare Home Health SAF claims |
  Timing of first physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner visit for outpatient evaluation & mgt | Mediare Part B SAF claims |
Beneficiary Readmission Outcomes, Mortality and Other Outcomes after Home Health Admission | |
  Timing and number of Medicare inpatient hospitalizations and ED use | MedPAR |
  Inpatient admission reason | MedPAR |