An easier method to extract data from large databases: the Medicare Hospital Cost Report database

• Published in: Research in healthcare financial management Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 27
• Main Authors: Cutting, Alan C, Goldberg, Gerson M, Jervis, Kathryn J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Towson International Society for Research in Healthcare Financial Management Ltd 01.01.2007; International Society for Research in Healthcare Financial Management
• Subjects: Electronic data processing; Hospital costs; Management; Medical databases; Medicare; Methods; Prospective payment systems (Medical care); Spreadsheets; Studies; United States; United States > US

The purpose of this paper is to assist academic researchers to easily extract data from large databases like the Hospitals Medicare Cost Report Database that is published by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Though the data is inexpensive, the enormous size of the files may require a re...