CY 2012 ESRD PPS FR Provider Level Impact File						
This file contains the data used to assess the impact of the ESRD PPS FR						
						
Column	Title	Description				
A	Provider_ID	Six character OSCAR Provider Number (CMS Certification Number). 				
B	Dialysis_treatments	Hemo-equivalent treatments				
C	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)."				
D	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)."				
E	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)."				
F	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)."				
G	PMT_PPS ALT WIBNF	"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, final 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality, and market basket minus productivity update.  Wage Index budget neutrality assumes that all providers opted to be paid under 100% ESRD 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 final 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality.  Wage Index budget neutrality assumes the appropriate elections for providers."				
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 final 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality. Wage Index budget neutrality assumes the appropriate elections for providers."				
N	CRSB_STEP4	"Estimated total CY 2012 Medicare Allowable Payments (MAP) under the basic case-mix adjusted composite payment system, with revised BSA factor, final 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality, and various price update factors.  Wage Index budget neutrality assumes the appropriate elections for providers."				
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, final 2012 wage indexes with budget neutrality, and market basket minus productivity update. Wage Index budget neutrality assumes the appropriate elections for providers."				
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				
Y	Election	Identifies facilities that are estimated to opt out of transition				
		0=Facility goes through transition 				
		1=Facility elects to opt out of transition				
