MEDPAR

Acronym	Definition
MEDPAR	Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (Medicare)
MEDPAR	Medical Patient Accounting and Reporting

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The primary data sources for the Medicare population are the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) Inpatient Research Identifiable Files (RIFs) for 2007-2008 and the 100 percent Inpatient Limited Data Set (LDS) Standard Analytic Files for 2009-2013.

Further Evidence on the System-Wide Effects of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Using the hospital Medicare provider ID, we merged HSOPS data from the 264 hospitals providing safety culture information with MedPAR patient-level data for AMI discharges from the same institutions.

Safety Culture and Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Study of Medicare Beneficiaries at 171 Hospitals

First, the MEDPAR files were used to identify 17 major procedures performed on Medicare beneficiaries 65 years of age or over.

Differences by race in the rates of procedures performed in hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries

The MEDPAR file has an encrypted health insurance claim (HIC) number for every hospital admission, which permits linking records from different episodes.

Swan-Ganz catheter use and mortality of myocardial infarction patients

This approach to defining transfers is used because previous studies of Medicare transfers found that the admission and discharge destination information in the MEDPAR file were often inconsistent (Jencks and Bobula, 1988; Freiman and Sederer, 1990).

Inpatient transfer episodes among aged Medicare beneficiaries

In brief, we used the MedPAR, Outpatient, and Carrier RIFs to identify all of the PCPs and medical and surgical specialists who billed for services rendered during a claims window beginning 30 days prior to a beneficiary's surgery and extending 60 days after hospital discharge.

Repeated, Close Physician Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Teams Associated with Greater Teamwork

Furthermore, because the 1981 MEDPAR file has only one procedure code, it is a less reliable source of data for surgical procedures than later HCFA files.

Trends in length of stay for Medicare patients: 1979-87

(16,17) The American Hospital Association (AHA) and MedPAR and Provider of Services data downloaded from CMS provided hospital characteristics.

Physician network position and patient outcomes following implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy

We acquired inpatient hospital admissions data using the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) files from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Cardiopulmonary Effects of Fine Particulate Matter Exposure among Older Adults, during Wildfire and Non-Wildfire Periods, in the United States 2008-2010

* Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2015 through 2017 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.

Northwest Community Healthcare named one of the best

Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2014 through 2016 and represent 3-year estimates for Medicare patients only.

Central Washington Hospital: Only hospital in state named America's '100 Best Hospitals