Cost reports are filed annually by facilities according to their individual reporting years. The Healthcare Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) dataset contains the most recent version (i.e. as submitted, settled, reopened) of each cost report filed since federal FY 1996.

Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) are private insurance companies that serve as the federal government's agents in the administration of the Medicare program, including the payment of claims.  The name of the FI is obtained from a facility's most recent Medicare cost report.

All facilities that participate in the Medicare program are assigned a federal Medicare Provider Number.  This number identifies a facility for claim processing, cost reporting etc.

The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandated the adoption of a standard unique identifier for health care providers. The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) collects identifying information on health care providers and assigns each a unique National Provider Identifier (NPI). This number is obtained from a facility’s Medicare cost report.

Certification information is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-2 part I, columns 2-3, lines 4-13).

Bed size of components is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-3, part I, column 1, line 8). Categories labeled “Other” are computed from other categories.

The number of Inpatient Days by component is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-3, part I, column 7, line 8). Categories labeled “Other” are computed from other categories.

The number of Discharges by component is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-3, part I, column 12, line 8). Categories labeled “Other” are computed from other categories.

The Average Length of Stay is computed by dividing total Inpatient Days by the total Discharges.

Salary information for Direct Care is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare Cost Report (W/S S-3, part II, columns 3-5, lines 13-22).

Salary information for Overhead is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare Cost Report (W/S S-3, part III, columns 3-5, lines 1-14).

Cost reports are filed annually by facilities according to their individual reporting years. The Healthcare Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) dataset contains the most recent version (i.e. as submitted, settled, reopened) of each cost report filed since federal FY 1996.

Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) are private insurance companies that serve as the federal government's agents in the administration of the Medicare program, including the payment of claims.  The name of the FI is obtained from a facility's most recent Medicare cost report.

All facilities that participate in the Medicare program are assigned a federal Medicare Provider Number.  This number identifies a facility for claim processing, cost reporting etc.

The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandated the adoption of a standard unique identifier for health care providers. The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) collects identifying information on health care providers and assigns each a unique National Provider Identifier (NPI). This number is obtained from a facility’s Medicare cost report.

Certification information is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-2, columns 2-3, lines 4-12).

Bed size of components is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-3, part I, column 1, line 9). Categories labeled “Other” are computed from other categories.

The number of Inpatient Days by component is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-3, part I, column 7, line 9). Categories labeled “Other” are computed from other categories.

The number of Discharges by component is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare cost report (W/S S-3, part I, column 12, line 9). Categories labeled “Other” are computed from other categories.

The Average Length of Stay is computed by dividing total Inpatient Days by the total Discharges.

Salary information for Direct Care is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare Cost Report (W/S S-3, part II, columns 3-5, lines 16-24).

Salary information for Overhead is taken from the facility’s most recent Medicare Cost Report (W/S S-3, part III, columns 3-5, lines 1-14).