Data Asset Comparison

The following are on-site DataShare stock assets accessible through FISMA-DPHS PACE. DataShare can assist with the acquisition and analysis of data assets other than those listed below, such as administrative data (EHR), proprietary datasets, and other study-specific data assets.

Insurance Claims Data

Data Asset	Representativeness	Key Variables	Claims Files	Insurance	Years	Payment Tier	Approval Time
Medicare 5% RIF	National	Sex, Race, Zip code, County, State, DOB, DOD, from/thru claim dates	Inpatient, outpatient, carrier, SNF, home health, hospice, DME, Part D prescriptions	Medicare FFS	1991-2021	Tier 1	6-8 months
Medicare 100% Inpatient RIF	National	Sex, Race, Zip code, County, State, DOB, DOD, from/thru claim dates	Inpatient	Medicare FFS	2000-2021	Tier 1	6-8 months
Medicare 5% LDS	National	Sex, Race, County, State, Age, DOD, thru claim dates	Inpatient, outpatient, carrier, SNF, home health, hospice, DME	Medicare FFS	2010-2021	Tier 2	4 weeks
Medicare 100% Inpatient LDS	National	Sex, Race, County, State, Age, DOD, thru claim dates	Inpatient	Medicare FFS	2010-2021	Tier 2	4 weeks
Medicare 100% NC/SC	North and South Carolina	Sex, Race, Zip code, County, State, DOB, DOD, from/thru claim dates	Inpatient, outpatient, carrier, SNF, home health, hospice, DME, Part D prescriptions	Medicare FFS	2013-2017	Tier 1	6-8 months
Medicare 20% Geographic Sample	Florida, New York, Alabama, Tennessee, Illinois, and Louisiana	Sex, Race, Zip code, County, State, DOB, DOD, from/thru claim dates	Inpatient, outpatient, carrier, SNF, home health, hospice, DME, Part D prescriptions	Medicare FFS	2013-2016	Tier 1	6-8 months
100% NC Medicaid	North Carolina See also: How are Medicaid claims available from NC DHHS and CMS different?	Sex, Race, Zip code, County, State, DOB, DOD, from/thru claim dates	Institutional, professional, managed care encounters, prescription, dental Special file: Mother-infant linkage aka "Babylove" file	Medicaid	2013-Q2 2023	Tier 2	2 months
SEER-Medicare Linked Database	Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with cancer. Cohort specific.	Cohort Specific	Cohort Specific	Medicare FFS	See here	Infrastructure Fee

Other Data Assets

Data Asset	Representativeness	Key Variables	Claims Files	Insurance	Years	Payment Tier	Approval Time
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)	National	-	-	-	-	Contact DataShare	Contact DataShare
American Heart Association (AHA) Survey	National	-	NA	NA	2015, 2018, 2020	Supplemental Data Access Fee	NA
Jackson Heart Study	Community-based, Mississippi	Vanguard Center Data; Medicare data	-	Linkable to Medicare	Medicare: 1991-2019	Contact DataShare	2-3 months
Reference File Library - RefLib	NA	ICD Diagnosis Codes, Procedure Codes, CCS Groupings, etc.	NA	NA	NA	Included with all DataShare assets	NA