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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component and Medical Provider Component (MEPS-HC and MEPS-MPC)

Attachment 79 MPC Office Based Doctors Event Form

Office based providers questionnaire

OMB: 0935-0118

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OMB No. 0935-0118
Exp. Date 12/31/2015















Attachment 79



MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY


MEDICAL PROVIDER COMPONENT


EVENT FORM


FOR


office-based providers


for


REFERENCE YEAR 2014














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SECTION 2 – VISIT DATE






B1. What is the (first/next) date of service in your records during this period, for (PATIENT NAME)?


REFERENCE PERIOD – CALENDAR YEAR 2014


MONTH DAY YEAR





SECTION 2 – LOCATION OF SERVICES RECEIVED





B3. Did (PATIENT NAME) receive the services on (VISIT DATE) in a:




Physician’s Office; =1

Hospital as an Inpatient; =2

Hospital Outpatient Department; =3

Hospital Emergency Room =4

Somewhere else? =5

IF SOMEWHERE ELSE:

Where was that?




SECTION 3 – GLOBAL FEE









B2a. Was the visit on (VISIT DATE) covered by a global fee, that is, was it included in a charge that covered services received on other dates as well?


EXPLAIN IF NECESSARY: Examples would be a surgeon’s fee covering surgery as well as pre- and post-operative care, or an obstetrician’s fee covering normal delivery as well as pre- and post-natal care.



PROGRAMMER NOTES


[IF GLOFEE=2, GO TO B3]


(VISIT DATE) should fill with EVNTBEGM EVNTBEGD, EVNTBEGY from B1.


DK/REF/RETRIEVABLE – GO TO B4a


YES=1, NO=2






























B2b. What other dates of service were covered by this global fee? Please include dates before or after 2014 if they were included in the global fee.


ADMINISTER B2c FOR EACH DATE OF SERVICE COVERED BY THE GLOBAL FEE


B2c. Did (PATIENT NAME) receive the services on this date in a:

Physician' s Office (TYPE=MV)

Hospital as an Inpatient (TYPE=SH)

Hospital Outpatient Department (TYPE=SO)

Hospital Emergency Room (TYPE=SE)

Somewhere else (TYPE=96)

IF SOMEWHERE ELSE: Where was that?



IF TYPE=96 MONTH DAY YEAR TYPE SPECIFY:






B2d. Do you expect (PATIENT NAME) will receive any future services that will be covered by this same global fee?



YES=1, NO=2





SECTION 4 - DIAGNOSES



B4a. I need the diagnoses for (this visit/these visits). I would prefer the ICD-9 codes, or the DSM-4 codes, if they are available.


IF CODES ARE NOT USED, RECORD DESCRIPTIONS. RECORD UP TO FIVE ICD-9 CODES OR DESCRIPTIONS.


CHECK HERE IF THIS IS AN ICD-10 CODE



ICD-9 CODE DESCRIPTION









SECTION 5 – SERVICES/CHARGES




B5a. I need to know what services were provided during (this visit/these visits). I would prefer the CPT-4 codes, if they are available.


IF CPT-4 CODES ARE NOT USED, DESCRIBE SERVICES AND PROCEDURES PROVIDED. ENTER UP TO 8 CHARACTERS.


IF CODE BEGINS WITH W, X, Y OR Z, ENTER A DESCRIPTION INSTEAD.


B5b. ASK FOR EACH CPT-4 CODE OR DESCRIPTION: What was the full established charge for this service, before any adjustments or discounts?


IF NO CHARGE: Some facilities that don’t charge for each individual service do associate dollar amounts with services for purposes of budgeting or cost analysis. This is sometimes called a “charge equivalent”. Could you give me the charge equivalent for this service?


NOTE: WE NEVER ENTER $0 FOR A CHARGE

IF PROVIDER APPLIED THE CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE TO SOME OTHER SERVICE, ENTER -4.


C2. [I show the total charges as OUT_TOTLCHRG / I show the charge as undetermined. / I show the charge as OUT_TOTLCHRG, although one or more charges are missing ] Is that correct?

IF INCORRECT, CORRECT ENTRIES SHOWN ABOVE AS NEEDED




CPT-4 CODE DESCRIPTION
























What was the full established charge, or charge equivalent, for this service?


$

































SECTION 6 – SOURCES OF PAYMENT



C3. Was the practice reimbursed for (this visit/these visits) on a fee-for-service basis or capitated basis?

EXPLAIN IF NECESSARY:

Fee-for-service means that the practice was reimbursed on the basis of the services provided.


Capitated basis means that the patient was enrolled in a prepaid managed care plan where reimbursement is not tied to specific visits, this is also called Per Member Per Month.


IF IN DOUBT, CODE FEE-FOR-SERVICE.




Fee-for-service basis =1

Capitated basis =2











SECTION 7 – SOURCES OF PAYMENT





C4. From which of the following sources has the practice received payment for (this visit/these visits) and how much was paid by each source? Please include all payments that have taken place between (VISIT DATE) and now for this (visit/these visits).


RECORD PAYMENTS FROM ALL THAT APPLY


[DCS ONLY] IF NAME OF INSURER, PUBLIC, OR HMO, PROBE: And is that Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance?


[DCS ONLY] IF PROVIDER VOLUNTEERS THAT PATIENT PAYS A MONTHLY PREMIUM, VERIFY: So, you receive a monthly payment rather than payment for the specific service? IF YES: GO BACK TO C3 AND CODE AS CAPITATED BASIS.


IF ANY OF THE PAYMENTS IS A LUMP SUM THAT IS NOT YET ALLOCATED, ENTER F8 IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD(S).


C5. [I show the total payment as TOTPAYM / I show the payment as undetermined. / I show the payment as TOTPAYM, although one or more payments are missing ] Is that correct?


IF NO, CORRECT ENTRIES ABOVE AS NEEDED.




SOURCE


a. Patient or Patient’s Family;


b. Medicare;


c. Medicaid;


d. Private Insurance;


e. VA/Champva;


f. Tricare;

g. Worker’s Comp


h. Something else?

IF SOMETHING ELSE:

What was that?






YES=1, NO=2




PAYMENT AMOUNT


$


$


$


$


$


$


$





$










SECTION 8 – VERIFICATION OF PAYMENT




C5a. I recorded that the payment(s) you received equal YES, FINAL PAYMENTS RECORDED IN C4 AND C5 =1 EQPAYOK the charge(s). I would like to make sure that I have NO =2

this recorded correctly. I recorded that the total

payment is [SYSTEM WILL DISPLAY TOTAL

PAYMENT FROM C5]. Does this total payment

include any other amounts such as adjustments or

discounts, or is this the final payment?

IF NECESSARY, READ BACK AMOUNT(S)

RECORDED IN C4.


SECTION 9 – PAYMENTS LESS THAN CHARGES (UNDERPAYMENT)


PLC1. It appears that the total payments were less than the total charge.  Is that because…



a. There were adjustments or discounts          YES=1 NO=2    

b. You are expecting additional payment        YES=1 NO=2    

c. This was charity care or sliding scale    YES=1 NO=2     

d. This was bad debt                                 YES=1 NO=2     


ELIGVET2.


It appears that the total payments were less than the total charges. Is that because the person is an eligible veteran?


DCS:  IF THE POC IS CONFUSED BY THE QUESTION, ANSWER THE QUESTION “NO”


YES=1, NO=2



SECTION 10 – DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAYMENTS AND CHARGES








Are you expecting additional payment from:





It appears that the total payments were more than the total charges. Is that correct?


DCS:  IF THE ANSWER IS “NO” PLEASE GO BACK TO C5 (VERIFY TOTAL PAYMENTS) TO RECONFIRM CHARGES AND PAYMENTS AS NEEDED.


YES=1, NO=2



Expecting additional payment

i. Patient or Patient’s Family? YES=1, NO=2

j. Medicare? YES=1, NO=2

k. Medicaid? YES=1, NO=2

l. Private Insurance? YES=1, NO=2

m. VA/Champva? YES=1, NO=2

n. Tricare? YES=1, NO=2

o. Worker’s Comp? YES=1, NO=2

p. Something else? YES=1, NO=2

IF SOMETHING ELSE: What was that?




C6p – Include the following options in a drop down menu for the “Other Specify”;

Auto or Accident Insurance

CHDP/CHIP

Indian Health Service

State Public Mental Plan

State/County/Local Program

Other


SECTION 11 – LUMP SUM PAYMENTS


LSPCHECK WAS ANY LUMP SUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOURCES OF PAYMENT?

YES

NO



SECTION 12 – CAPITATED BASIS




C7a. What kind of insurance plan covered the patient for (this visit/these visits)? Was it:


[DCS ONLY] IF NAME OF INSURER, PUBLIC, OR HMO, PROBE: And is that Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance?




a. Medicare? YES=1, NO=2

b. Medicaid? YES=1, NO=2

c. Private Insurance? YES=1, NO=2

d. VA/Champva? YES=1, NO=2

e. Tricare? YES=1, NO=2

f. Worker’s Comp? YES=1, NO=2

g. Something else? YES=1, NO=2

IF SOMETHING ELSE:

What was that?




C7c. How much was the co-payment?

$

C7d. Who paid the co-payment? Was it:


[DCS ONLY] IF NAME OF INSURER, PUBLIC, OR HMO, PROBE: And is that Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance?






C7e. Do your records show any other payments for (this visit/these visits)?














a. Patient or Patient’s Family? YES=1, NO=2

b. Medicare? YES=1, NO=2

c. Medicaid? YES=1, NO=2

d. Private Insurance? YES=1, NO=2

e. Something else? YES=1, NO=2

(IF SOMETHING ELSE:

What was that?)







YES=1, NO=2



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