CY 2016 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	Dialysis_treatments	Hemo-equivalent treatments								
C	PMT_2015	Estimated total CY 2015 MAP.								
D	PMT_OUTLIER	Estimated total CY 2015 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds to meet target percentage								
E	PMT_WI_CBSA_LS	"Estimated total CY 2015 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2016 NPRM Wage Indexes, new CBSA deliniations and new labor share"								
F	PMT_WIBN	"Estimated total CY 2015 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2016 NPRM Wage Indexes, new CBSA deliniations and new labor share and wage index budget neutrality."								
G	PMT_MB	"Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2016 NPRM Wage Indexes, new CBSA deliniations, new labor share, wage index budget neutrality and final price updates."								
H	PMT_Refine	"Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2016 NPRM Wage Indexes, new CBSA deliniations, new labor share, wage index budget neutrality, final price updates and effects of Refinement."								
I	PMT_RBN	"Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2016 NPRM Wage Indexes, new CBSA deliniations, new labor share, budget neutrality, final price updates/outlier thresholds and effects of Refinement and Refinement Budget Neutrality."								
J	Wage_index_2015FR	Wage Index for 2015								
K	Wage_index_2016NPRM	Proposed 2016 Wage Index with NEW CBSA Delineations								
L	Rural/Urban	Identifies urban or rural status based on geographic location.								
		1=Rural								
		2=Urban								
M	Rural/Urban for New CBSA	Identifies urban or rural status based on geographic location.								
		1=Rural								
		2=Urban								
N	Hosp_based	1=Hospital-based								
		2=Freestanding								
O	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"								
P	Low_volume_CY2015	Identifies facilities that qualify for low-volume adjustment								
		1=Yes								
		2=No								
Q	Low_volume_CY2016	Identifies facilities that qualify for low-volume adjustment								
		1=Yes								
		2=No								
R	Ownership	Identifies type of ownership by:								
		1=Large dialysis organization								
		2=Regional chain								
		3=Independent								
		4=Hospital-based								
		5=Unknown								
S	Census Region	Identifies location of facility by Census Region								
T	State	Identifies whether facility is in Alaska or Hawaii								
		AK=Alaska								
		HI=Hawaii								
		Other=State other than Alaska or Hawaii								
U	Pediatric	Identifies percentage of pediatric patients								
		1=Less than 2%								
		2=From 2% to 19%								
		3=From 20% to 49%								
		4=50% or more								
V	Profit status	Identifies facilities profit status								
		1) Yes								
		2) No								
