A Proposed Method for Identifying Interfacility Transfers in Medicare Claims Data

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Discusses a methodology for identifying interfacility transfers (IFTs) to prevent underrepresentation of low-income and rural patients in the data. Utilizes 2011–2020 Medicare claims data of patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) to examine transfers with breakdowns according to age; sex; race; income; access to emergency department (ED), trauma, or intensive care unit (ICU) care; and metro, micro, or rural location.

Sayeh Nikpay, Michelle Leeberg, Katy Kozhimannil, et al.

Health Services Research

09/2024

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Emergency department and urgent care services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data