The following files are included in the release of HEDIS 2008 (Text Format):

File Name | File Format | Application used to read | Description
Readme2008Text.htm | Hypertext Markup Language | Any world wide web browser | The document you are currently reading.
Readme2008Text.pdf | Adobe Acrobat | Adobe Acrobat 7 and up
Readme2008Text.rtf | Rich Text Format | Any major word processor
Readme2008Text.txt | Text Format | Any text editor
HEDIS2008Doc.htm | Hypertext Markup Language | Any world wide web browser | This file contains introductory information, measure descriptions, and field descriptions. This file is mandatory for interpreting the contents of HEDIS2008.
HEDIS2008Doc.pdf | Adobe Acrobat Format | Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 and up
HEDIS2008Doc.rtf | Rich Text Format | Any major word processor
HEDIS2008Doc.txt | Text Format | Any text editor
AOC201.txt | Text Format (comma separated values) | Any text editor or program that can import data in csv format. (ex.: Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access). | There is one data file for each HEDIS 2008 measure. Use one of the HEDIS2008DOC files to identify the contents of each of the data files. Additionally, there is one data file that contains general information.
AOC220.txt
AOC225.txt
AOC235.txt
COC605.txt
COC610.txt
COC615.txt
COC620.txt
EOC003.txt
EOC010.txt
EOC020.txt
EOC026.txt
EOC030.txt
EOC035.txt
EOC040.txt
EOC045.txt
EOC050.txt
EOC055.txt
EOC060.txt
EOC065.txt
EOC070.txt
EOC075.txt
EOC080.txt
EOC085.txt
EOC090.txt
EOC095.txt
EOC100.txt
EOC105.txt
GENERAL.txt
HPS403.txt
National_Rates.txt
PDI801.txt
PDI806.txt
PDI807.txt
PDI808.txt
PDI809.txt
Service_Area.txt
UOS505.txt
UOS506.txt
UOS507.txt
UOS508.txt
UOS513.txt
UOS518.txt
UOS520.txt
UOS522.txt