Comparative Effectiveness Research Public Use Data Pilot Project - Inpatient Claims

As part of the Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Public Use Data Pilot Project, IMPAQ completed the first Basic Stand Alone (BSA) Public Use File (PUF). The release contains CMS 2008 BSA Inpatient Claims PUF, which is based on the inpatient claims of a 5% sample of Medicare beneficiaries. The PUF includes basic demographic (age and gender) and claim-related information (diagnosis and procedure codes, length of stay, and average Medicare payment amount). This BSA PUF is now available on the CMS Web site.

A short summary of IMPAQ’s CER Public Use Data Pilot Project can be found here.

An Introduction to Medicare Claims Public Use Files (PUFs) from the 2011 AcademyHealth Webinar Series can be found here. 

The file and accompanying documentation can be found on the CMS website.

Information on the Comparative Effectiveness Research Public Use Data Pilot Project - Chronic Conditions can be found here.  

The CMS 2008 BSA Inpatient Claims PUF includes valuable claim-level information. Users can analyze the relationship between the variables that are included in the PUF by using our dashboard: