The Provider of Services (POS) Extract is created from the Online Survey and Certification Reporting System (OSCAR) database. These data include provider number, name, and address and characterize the participating institutional providers. The data are collected through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Regional Offices. The file contains an individual record for each Medicare-approved provider and is updated quarterly. Media: CD ROM File Cost: $100.00 per Quarter Data Format: Self-extracting ZIP files
Note: Files may be too large to open on a desktop Available: CY 1991 through Current Calendar Quarter (Quarterly updates are available for the current year only.) File Categories - Hospital
- SNF/NF (dually)
- SNF/NF (distinct)
- Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
- Home Health Agencies (HHA)
- Portable X-Rays
- Physical Therapy/Speech Pathology
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Nursing Facilities (NF)
- Intermediate Care Facility-Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)
- Rural Health Clinic
- Physical Therapy - Independent Practice
- Comprehensive Outpatient Rehab Facilities (CORF)
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC)
- Hospices
- Organ Procurement Organization
- Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC)
- Federally Qualified Health Centers
- CLIA88 Laboratories added: effective 1997
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