CY 2012 ESRD PPS NPRM Provider Level Impact File						
This file contains the data used to assess the impact of the ESRD PPS NPRM						
						
Column	Title	Description				
A	Provider_ID	Six character OSCAR Provider Number (CMS Certification Number). 				
B	Treatments	Hemo-equivalent treatments				
C	Election	Identifies facilities that are estimated to opt out of transition				
		0=Facility goes through transition 				
		1=Facility elects to opt out of transition				
D	PMT_2011	"Estimated total CY 2011 MAP of STEP 1, for a payment system based on option to elect 100% PPS, (Column C identifies facilities that opted to elect 100% PPS)."				
E	PMT_OUTLIER	"Estimated total CY 2011 MAP of STEP 2,  for a payment system based on option to elect 100% PPS in first year (Column C identifies facilities that opted to elect 100% PPS in first year)."				
F	PMT_WIBN	"Estimated total CY 2011 MAP of STEP 3,  for a payment system based on option to elect 100% PPS in first year (Column C identifies facilities that opted to elect 100% PPS in first year)."				
G	PMT_FINAL	"Estimated total CY 2012 MAP of STEP 4 ,for a payment system based on option to elect 100% PPS  (Column C identifies facilities that opted to elect 100% PPS)."				
H	CRSB_STEP1	Estimated total CY 2011 Medicare Allowable Payments (MAP) under the basic case-mix adjusted composite payment system				
I	PPS_STEP1	Estimated total CY 2011 MAP assuming that all providers were paid 100% ESRD PPS in first year of transition.				
J	CRSB_STEP2	"Estimated total CY 2011 Medicare Allowable Payments (MAP) under the basic case-mix adjusted composite payment system, with revised BSA factor."				
K	PPS_STEP2	"Estimated total CY 2011 MAP assuming that all providers were paid 100% ESRD PPS in first year of transition, with revised outlier policy and updated outlier threshold amounts."				
L	CRSB_STEP3	"Estimated total CY 2011 Medicare Allowable Payments (MAP) under the basic case-mix adjusted composite payment system, with revised BSA factor and proposed 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality"				
M	PPS_STEP3	"Estimated total CY 2011 MAP assuming that all providers were paid 100% ESRD PPS in first year of transition, with revised outlier policy,  updated outlier threshold amounts, and proposed 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality"				
N	CRSB_STEP4	"Estimated total CY 2012 Medicare Allowable Payments (MAP) under the basic case-mix adjusted composite payment system, with revised BSA factor, proposed 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality, and various price update factors"				
O	PPS_STEP4	"Estimated total CY 2012 MAP assuming that all providers were paid 100% ESRD PPS in first year of transition, with revised outlier policy,  updated outlier threshold amounts, proposed 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality, and market basket minus productivity update"				
P	Rural/Urban	Identifies urban or rural status based on geographic location.				
		1=Rural				
		2=Urban				
Q	Hosp_based	1=Hospital-based				
		2=Freestanding				
R	Size	Identifies size of facility based on total number of hemo-equivalent treatments (including treatments for non-Medicare patients)				
		"1=Less than 3,000 treatments"				
		"2=3,000 to 9,999 treatments"				
		"3=More than 10,000 treatments"				
S	Low Volume	Identifies facilities that qualify for low-volume adjustment				
		1=Yes				
		2=No				
T	Ownership	Identifies type of ownership by:				
		1=Large dialysis organization				
		2=Regional chain				
		3=Independent				
		4=Hospital-based				
		5=Unknown				
U	Census Region	Identifies location of facility by Census Region				
V	State	Identifies whether facility is in Alaska or Hawaii				
		AK=Alaska				
		HI=Hawaii				
		Other=State other than Alaska or Hawaii				
W	Retained Exception	Identifies facilities that choose to retain their exception rate (either IEF or atypical) rather than be paid under the current basic case-mix adjusted composite payment system.				
		1=Yes				
		2=No				
X	Pediatric	Identifies percentage of pediatric patients				
		1=Less than 2%				
		2=From 2% to 19%				
		3=From 20% to 49%				
		4=50% or more				
