Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Clinician Draft Cost Measure Methodology Document
The Draft Cost Measure Methodology Document (2018-10-methods-mspb.pdf) details the draft methodology for the re-evaluated MSPB clinician measure. The document explains the measure construction, including measure rationale, data sources, risk adjustment approach, and technical measure calculation. The Draft Cost Measure Methodology Document should be reviewed along with the MSPB clinician Draft Measure Codes List file.  

MSPB Clinician Draft Cost Measure Codes List 
The Draft Cost Measure Codes List (2018-10-codes-list-mspb.xlsx) contains the medical codes and highlights the attribution logic used in constructing the re-evaluated MSPB clinician measure. The Draft Measure Codes List file should be reviewed along with the MSPB clinician Draft Cost Measure Methodology Document.

MSPB Clinician Data Dictionary 
The Data Dictionary (2018-10-csv-data-dictionary-mspb.xlsx) lists the variables included in the episode-level data file provided to eligible clinicians and clinician groups as part of October 2018 field testing. The episode-level file provides detailed information on every episode used to calculate the TIN/TIN-NPI's measure score. 
