LTCH PPS FY 2016 - Final Rule Data	
	
Variable Name	Description
Provider Number	6-digit Medicare provider identification number.
Name	Name of Medicare provider from OSCAR.
MedPAR Cases	Number of Medicare beneficiary discharges from the March 2015 update of the FY 2014 MedPAR file.
Site Neutral Payment Rate Cases	Number of Medicare beneficiary discharges from the March 2015 update of the FY 2014 MedPAR file that would have been paid under the site neutral payment rate if that rate had been in effect at the time of the discharge.
Standard Payment Rate Cases	"Number of Medicare beneficiary discharges from the March 2015 update of the FY 2014 MedPAR file that would have been paid under the standard payment rate (that is, would have met the criteria to be excluded from the site neutral payment rate) if that rate had been in effect at the time of the discharge."
Short-Stay Outlier (SSO) Cases	Number of 'Standard Payment Rate Cases' from the FY 2014 MedPAR file with a covered length of stay that is less than or equal to 5/6ths of the average length of stay of the MS-LTC-DRG (as defined in 412.529) based on the Version 33 of the MS-LTC-DRG Grouper for FY 2016.
Standard Payment Rate Cases: Case-Mix Index under V32	The average FY 2015 (Version 32) MS-LTC-DRG relative weight of the LTCH's standrad Federal payment rate cases in the FY 2014 MedPAR  file adjusted by equivalent cases.***
Standard Payment Rate Cases: Case-Mix Index under V33	The average FY 2016 (Version 33) MS-LTC-DRG relative weight of the LTCH's standrad Federal payment rate cases in the FY 2014 MedPAR  file adjusted by equivalent cases.***
All Cases: Case-Mix Index under V32	"The average FY 2015 (Version 32) MS-LTC-DRG relative weight based on all of the LTCH's FY 2014 MedPAR cases (both site neutral and standard payment rate cases) adjusted by equivalent cases.*** (For this purpose, site neutral payment rate cases were treated as if they were paid based on 100% of the standard Federal rate.)"
All Cases: Case-Mix Index under V33	"The average FY 2016 (Version 33) MS-LTC-DRG relative weight based on all of the LTCH's FY 2014 MedPAR cases (both site neutral and standard payment rate cases) adjusted by equivalent cases.*** (For this purpose, site neutral payment rate cases were treated as if they were paid based on 100% of the standard Federal rate.)"
FY 2016 Wage Index	A LTCH's FY 2016 wage index value determined from pre-reclassified inpatient hospital fiscal year 2012 audited wage data without taking into account geographic reclassifications under sections 1886(d)(8) and (10) of the Act.
FY 2016 Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA)	FY 2016 Cost of Living Adjustment factor under 412.525(b) for LTCHs located in Alaska or Hawaii. 
Cost-To-Charge Ratio (CCR)	Ratio of costs to charges from the March 2015 update of the Provider Specific File (PSF).
IPPS Comparable Wage Index Value	"The applicable FY 2015 IPPS comparable wage index for non-reclassified hospitals as shown in Tables 4A and 4B of the FY 2015 IPPS final rule (and subsequent correction notice, as applicable) based on the CBSA where the LTCH is physically located (set forth at  412.525(c)).*"
IPPS Comparable Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF) Value	The applicable FY 2015 IPPS comparable geographic adjustment factor for non-reclassified hospitals as shown in Tables 4A and 4B of the FY 2015 IPPS final rule and subsequent correction notice based on the CBSA where the LTCH is physically located (set forth at  412.525(c)).*
IPPS Comparable Operating  Cost Of Living Adjustment	The applicable FY 2015 IPPS COLA factor for hospitals located in Alaska and Hawaii.*
IPPS Comparable Capital Cost Of Living Adjustment 	"The applicable FY 2015 IPPS capital COLA factor for hospitals located in Alaska and Hawaii, which is based on the applicable operating IPPS COLA factor .*"
Medicaid Percent	Calculated as the ratio of Medicaid/Non-Medicare Days to Total Days obtained from cost report data.**
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Percent	Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Percent calculated as the ratio of Medicare SSI days to Total Medicare days. SSI days are obtained from the Social Security Administration. Total Medicare days are obtained from claims data.
DSH Percent	"Disproportionate Share (DSH) Percent computed from data obtained from claims, cost report data and Social Security Administration data. DSH Percent is calculated by adding the Medicaid Percent to the SSI Percent.**"
Interns & Residents	The number of Interns & Residents (IR) obtained from cost report data.**
Beds	The number of total beds obtained from cost report data.**
IR-To-Beds Ratio	Intern & Resident (IR)-To-Beds Ratio is calculated as the number of interns & residents divided by the number of beds obtained from cost report data.**  
Average Daily Census (ADC)	Calculated as the ratio of Total Acute Inpatient Days to Total Days in the Cost Reporting Period obtained from cost report data.**
IR-To-ADC Ratio	"Intern & Resident (IR)-To-ADC Ratio is calculated as the number of interns & residents divided by the ADC, which cannot exceed 1.5, obtained from cost report data.**"
Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA delineation)	Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) based on labor market area definition based on the current OMB Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) delineations.  The MSA assignment is based on where the LTCH is physically located based on SSA state and county code information.  Rural areas are designated by 2-digit SSA state codes.
Geographic Location	"Urban/rural designations based on the new OMB CBSA-based labor market area definitions based on the physical location of the LTCH from cost report data**:  ""Lurban"" = large urban area; ""Ourban"" = other urban area; and  ""Rural"" = rural area."
Participation Date	"The date the hospital began participating as an LTCH in the Medicare program from OSCAR data (""blank"" = unknown)."
Participation Date Category	"Participation date category for impact analysis based on participation date from OSCAR:  ""A"" = Before October 1983; ""B"" = October 1983 to September 1993; ""C"" = October 1993 - September 2002; ""D"" = After October 2002; and ""U"" = Unknown."
Ownership Control Type	"Type of ownership control from cost report data*:  ""G"" = Government; ""P"" = Proprietary;  ""V"" = Voluntary; and ""X"" = Unknown."
Census Region	"Census region in which the LTCH is located for impact analysis from cost report data**: ""1"" = New England; ""2"" = Middle Atlantic; ""3"" = South Atlantic; ""4"" = East North Central; ""5"" = East South Central; ""6"" = West North Central; ""7"" = West South Central; ""8"" = Mountain; and ""9"" = Pacific."
Bed Size Category	"Bed size category for impact analysis based on number of beds from cost report data**:  ""1"" = 0 to 24 beds; ""2"" = 25 to 49 bed;: ""3"" = 50 to 74 beds; ""4"" = 75 to 124 beds; ""5"" = 125 to 199 beds; ""6"" = 200 or more bed;: and ""9"" = unknown."
Fiscal Year Begin Date	The most recent fiscal year begin date as reported in the March 2015 update of the Provider Specific File (PSF) in YYYYMMDD format.
	
FOOTNOTES:	* This variable was used in the calculation of the LTCH PPS payments under the site neutral payment rate (412.522) and under the short-stay outlier payment adjustment ( 412.529(d)(4)).
	"**The most recent available cost report data were used (FYs 2011 - 2013). A ""zero"" value may indicate unavailable or incomplete data. "
	"*** Equivalent cases are determined based on the total estimated LTCH PPS payment amount divided by the estimated MS-LTC-DRG inlier payment amount.  Cases that are projected to receive the estimated MS-LTC-DRG inlier payment amount are counted as 1 full case.  Cases that are high cost outliers are counted as more than a full case (for example, 1.2 cases)  Cases that are low cost/short-stay outliers are counted as less than a full case (for example, 0.8 cases).  In determining equivalent cases for this impact analysis, cases with covered days of 7 days or fewer were removed."
