Hospital Patient Origin and Destination Data for Medicare Patients 65 Years and Over

摘要

Beginning in 1978, hospital patient origin and destination data on Medicare beneficiaries have been produced by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services (HSS). The series began with data for 1974. This paper describes the data and outlines their possible applications for health planning. The data have been produced by health service area and are being sent to each Health Systems Agency (HSA), State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA), and Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC). Each agency receives data on all HSAs in its HSS region. Agencies containing parts of two regions receive data for both regions.