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Data Elements by Provider Type and Year


 

Data Elements
Hospital
Institution
Office-based physician
Home care
Pharmacy
SBD
Data Collection Years
1996 - 2007
1996 - 2007
1996 - 2007
1996 - 2007
1996 - 2005
2006 - 2007
1996 - 2006
2007
Date of service
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Setting of care
X
 
X
 
 
 
X
X
Medical condition
X
X
X
X
 
 
X
 
Type of personnel seen
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
Prescribed medicine
 
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
Quantity and dosage of medicine
 
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
Drug Manufacturer
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
Procedures and services
X
X
X
X
 
 
X
X
Full established charge
X
X
X
X
 
 
X
X
Total charge
X
X
X
X
 
 
X
X
Payment amount
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Payer source
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Reason for discrepancy between
total charge and total payments
X
X
X
X
 
 
X
X
SBDs
X
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comparison of total number of events
reported in MPC against total events
reported in HC and explanation
if discrepancy cannot be resolved.
X
X
X
X
 
 
X
X