A NEW DATA SET TO EXAMINE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES
2024
New Dataset for Home Health Agencies
Sample size: 6761470
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Author Information
Author(s): Loomer Lacey, Patel Sweta, Belanger Emmanuelle, Gozalo Pedro
Primary Institution: Brown University
Conclusion
A new dataset has been developed to help researchers and policymakers analyze home health agency Medicare patients over time and by location.
Supporting Evidence
- In 2016, there were 6,761,470 home health stays from Medicare beneficiaries.
- In 2019, there were 6,703,521 home health stays from Medicare beneficiaries.
- In 2019, 1994 home health agencies served fee-for-service patients only.
Takeaway
Researchers created a big collection of information about home health care for people on Medicare, so they can see how things change over time and in different places.
Methodology
The dataset was created using OASIS data from 2015 to 2019, aggregating information on home health stays by various factors including demographics and insurance type.
Participant Demographics
The dataset includes 5,051,631 Medicare beneficiaries in 2016 and 4,969,010 in 2019.
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