CY 2017 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_2016	Estimated total CY 2016 MAP													
D	PMT_OUTLIER	Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds to meet target percentage													
E	PMT_WI	Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds and 2017 FR Wage Indexes													
F	PMT_WIBN	"Estimated total CY 2015 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2017 FR Wage Indexes and wage index budget neutrality."													
G	PMT_Tr	"Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2017 FR Wage Indexes, wage index budget neutrality,  and revised Training add-on amount."													
H	PMT_TrBN	"Estimated total CY 2016 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2017 FR Wage Indexes, wage index budget neutrality,  revised Training add-on amount, and training add-on budget neutrality."													
I	PMT_MB	"Estimated total CY 2017 MAP with adjusted outlier thresholds, 2017 FR Wage Indexes, wage index budget neutrality,  revised Training add-on amount, training add-on budget neutrality, and final price updates/outlier thresholds."													
J	Wage_index_2016FR	Wage Index for 2016													
K	Wage_index_2017NPRM	Final 2017 Wage Index with NEW CBSA Delineations													
L	Rural/Urban	Identifies urban or rural status based on geographic location.													
		1=Rural													
		2=Urban													
M	Hosp_based	1=Hospital-based													
		2=Freestanding													
N	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"													
O	Low_volume	Identifies facilities that qualify for low-volume adjustment													
		1=Yes													
		2=No													
P	Ownership	Identifies type of ownership by:													
		1=Large dialysis organization													
		2=Regional chain													
		3=Independent													
		4=Hospital-based													
		5=Unknown													
Q	Census Region	Identifies location of facility by Census Region													
R	State	Identifies whether facility is in Alaska or Hawaii													
		AK=Alaska													
		HI=Hawaii													
		Other=State other than Alaska or Hawaii													
S	Pediatric	Identifies percentage of pediatric patients													
		1=Less than 2%													
		2=From 2% to 19%													
		3=From 20% to 49%													
		4=50% or more													
T	Profit status	Identifies facilities profit status													
		1) Yes													
		2) No													
