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.

Research Identifiable Files (RIF)

(To browse data variable descriptions, download data dictionaries, or download SAS input statements, click on the links below)

Utilization files

Medicare Institutional Files

Institutional files include: Inpatient, Skilled Nursing Facility, Outpatient, Home Health Agency, and Hospice

As of 1/1/2009, the RDDC 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, the RDDC will output files in the format found on the CCW website.

Part D Utilization File

Medicare MedPAR File

Assessments

Medicare Assessment data

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

Enrollment/Summary Files

Medicare Denominator File

Part D Denominator File

CCW Beneficiary Summary File

Vital Status File

Name and Address File

Other Files

Beneficiary Annual Summary File

CCW Chronic Conditions Summary File

Part D Plan Characteristics File (coming soon)

Part D Prescriber Characteristics File (coming soon)

Part D Pharmacy Characteristics File (coming soon)

Part D Drug Characteristics File (coming soon)

Medicare Data Documentation

Research Identifiable Files (RIF)

Utilization files

Assessments

Enrollment/Summary Files

Other Files

Historial Record Layouts

SAS Input Statements

Limited Data Set (LDS) Files

LDS Standard Analytical Files

Other LDS Files