hospiceALPHA


A dataset containing the alpha data for the first 500 hospices in the Hospice
2014 cost reports. This is raw data, similar to what you'd get on your own
with <code>read.csv("hospc_2014_ALPHA.csv", stringsAsFactors = FALSE)</code>.


datasets

Publicly available data from Medicare frequently requires extensive
initial effort to extract desired variables and merge them; this package
formalizes the techniques I've found work best. More information on the
Medicare program, as well as guidance for the publicly available data this package
targets, can be found on CMS's website covering publicly available data. See <https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems.html>.

Robert Gambrel

medicare

Tools for Obtaining and Cleaning Medicare Public Use Files

hospiceALPHA function

A data frame with 61820 rows and 5 variables: 
<ul>
<li>V1The <code>rpt_rec_num</code>, used to link a hospices dataset across the 3 yearly files.
  </li>
<li>V2The <code>wksht_cd</code>, indicating which worksheet the variable comes from. 
  </li>
<li>V3The <code>line_num</code>, indicating the line on the worksheet where the variable is found.
  </li>
<li>V4The <code>clmn_num</code>, indicating the column on the worksheet where the variable is found.
  </li>
<li>V5The <code>itm_alphanmrc_itm_txt</code>, indicating the variable's value.
  </li>
</ul>

Format

<a href="https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/Cost-Reports/Hospice.html">https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/Cost-Reports/Hospice.html</a>

Source

<a href = 'https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/Cost-Reports/Hospice.html'>https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/Cost-Reports/Hospice.html</a>

hospiceALPHA: Sample Medicare Hospice Cost Report 2014 data

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