Standard Analytical Files

The Standard Analytical Files are available for six types of providers, Physicians and Suppliers, Outpatient, Inpatient, Home Health Agency, Hospice, and Skilled Nursing Facility, and in a 5% sample, and a 100% sample. (Excluding the 100% Physician/Supplier). The 5% sample files contain encrypted provider and beneficiary identifiers, while the beneficiary IDs are blocked in the 100% version.

 

Source: HCFA

Size: n/a

Years: 1991-1995, various sections and years

Media: Original: 3480 Cartridge Working: DAT

Format: Original: EBCDIC Variable length; Working: ASCII Variable length

RecordLength: Variable

Structure: 1 record per procedure

Complexity: Complex; custom coding required; involves multiple files, though subsets can be simple

Restrictions: Use restricted by HCFA data agreements.