CMS Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Inpatient Data Sources May 20, 2014December 18, 20190 That data provided in this source include hospital-specific charges for the more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals that receive Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payments for the top 100 most frequently billed discharges, paid under Medicare based on a rate per discharge using the Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG)
CMS Physician Referral Data Data Sources May 20, 2014February 4, 20150 The physician referral data was initially provided as a response to a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request. These files represent data from 2009 through June 2013 showing the number of referrals from one physician to another. The data is available for download from: https://questions.cms.gov/faq.php?faqId=7977. Files can be downloaded as a txt
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code Set Data Sources May 20, 2014December 18, 20190 The National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code Set contains HIPAA-compliant codes for specifying the specialty of a provider. Other CMS data products, including the NPPES provider database, use the taxonomy codes for self-reported specialty information. The NUCC Taxonomy Code Set can be used in conjunction with
National Provider Identifier (NPI) Standard Data Sources May 20, 2014August 3, 20180 The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. The NPI is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial
Dartmouth Health Atlas Crosswalks and Boundary Files Data Sources May 20, 2014August 20, 20200 Dartmouth Health Atlas offers downloadable crosswalk files as well as geographic boundary files. Zip code to HSA to HRR crosswalk files allow the user to aggregate data you may have at the Zip code level to the hospital service area (HSA) or hospital referral region (HRR) level. Zip
theDataMap.org Data Sources News May 20, 2014December 13, 20190 theDataMap™ is an online portal for documenting flows of personal data. It tells you where your data goes. The goal is to produce a detailed description of personal data flows in the United States. The effort started with health data and is expanding to other kinds of personal data. A comprehensive