MEPS-HC Variable Locator for Medical Event Files
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | ||
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IDENTIFIERS | ||||||||||
Dwelling unit | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Person | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Event | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Flat fee group | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Round number | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Condition | x | |||||||||
Link to prescribed medicines | x | |||||||||
EVENT DESCRIPTION | ||||||||||
Date of event | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Quantity/frequency/length of visit | x | x | x | |||||||
Type of provider | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Procedures | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Due to accident or injury | x | |||||||||
Was medicine prescribed | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Medication name/code | x | |||||||||
MPC data flag | x | x | x | x | ||||||
# condition records linked to event | x (a) | x (a) | x (a) | x (a) | x (a) | x (a) | x (a) | |||
ICD-9 diagnosis codes | x | x (c) | x | x | x | x | ||||
ICD-9 procedure codes | x (c) | x | x | x | x | |||||
Modified clinical classification codes | x | x (c) | x | x | x | x | ||||
Multum Lexicon variables | x (f) | |||||||||
In person or telephone | x | x | ||||||||
VA facility | x | x | x | x | ||||||
FLAT FEES | ||||||||||
Stem or leaf | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Visits in flat fee | x | x | x (d) | x (e) | x | x | x | |||
EXPENDITURES | ||||||||||
Source of payment (c) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Total expenditures | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Expenditure imp. flags (c) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Total charges | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
HH preimputed/MPC unimputed expenditures | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
SAMPLING WEIGHTS AND VARIANCE ESTIMATION | ||||||||||
Person weight | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Stratum | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
PSU | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Appendix 1: List of Data Files | ||
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MEPS event file names: |
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HC-010A – HC-010I = 1996 Event Files | ||
HC-016A – HC-016I (plus HC-042 File 2, supplement to HC-016F) = 1997 Event Files | ||
HC-026A – HC-026I = 1998 Event Files | ||
HC-033A – HC-033I = 1999 Event Files | ||
HC-051A – HC-051I = 2000 Event Files | ||
HC-059A – HC-059I = 2001 Event Files | ||
HC-067A – HC-067I = 2002 Event Files | ||
HC-077A – HC-077I = 2003 Event Files | ||
HC-085A – HC-085I = 2004 Event Files | ||
HC-094A – HC-094I = 2005 Event Files | ||
where: |
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A = Prescribed Medicines (RX) | ||
B = Dental Visits (DV) | ||
C = Other Medical Expenses (OM) | ||
D = Hospital Inpatient Stays (IP) | ||
E = Emergency Room Visits (ER) | ||
F = Outpatient Department Visits (OP) | ||
G = Office-Based Medical Provider Visits (OB) | ||
H = Home Health (HH) | ||
I = Appendix to MEPS Event Files | ||
Appendix 2: Notes on Availability of Variables | ||
Notes: |
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(a) | Data item included only in 1996 and 1997 releases. | |
(c) | Family, Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Veterans, Tricare, Other Federal, State/Local Government, Workers Compensation, Other Private Insurance, Other Public Insurance, Other Insurance. | |
(d) | Data item included only in 1996 release. | |
(e) | Data item not included in 1997 release. | |
(f) | Data item not included in 1997, 1999 or 2001 release. | |
(g) | The Multum Lexicon variables are available on HC-068, Multum Lexicon Addendum Files for 1996 through 2001. For 2002 and subsequent years, these variables are on the Prescribed Medications Event files. |