| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
|
EDB
|
Enrollment Database
|
|
CME
|
Common Medicare Environment
|
This variable is contained in the following files: Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF) Base, Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Chronic Conditions Segment, Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Cost and Utilization Segment, Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): National Death Index (NDI) segment, Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Other Chronic or Potentially Disabling Conditions Segment
Short SAS Name
ENRL_SRC
SAS Name
ENRL_SRC
This variable indicates the source of enrollment data.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Medicare enrollment source data for the Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF). As of March 2017, the MBSF includes Medicare enrollment information from the CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME) rather than the Enrollment Database (EDB). Data from the two sources was nearly identical. The CME improves the identification of Medicare Part B enrollment and also allows for more timely release of the MBSF.
The universe of beneficiaries in the CME versus the EDB version of the MBSF are only slightly different.
Source: CCW