CMS-P-0015A Outpatient Utilization

2021 MCBS Community Questionnaire

Variable Name

MR Screen Name

OPQ-OUTPATIENT UTILIZATION

Question Type

Question Text/Description

Code List

Routing

(01) YES
(02) NO
(03) INDICATED YES BY DATAPREP
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

(01) OP2 - PROVIDER_OP
(02) BOX OP7
(03) DO NOT DISPLAY. DATA EDITING ONLY.
(-8) BOX OP7
(-9) BOX OP7

[DISPLAY PROVIDER ROSTER AS RESPONSE
OPTIONS:
1. [PROVIDER 1]
2. [PROVIDER 2]
…
N. [PROVIDER N]
N+1. ADD ANOTHER
N+2. NEED TO EDIT SPELLING OF EXISTING
PROVIDER
DISPLAY PROVIDER NAME, SPECIALITY, GROUP
NAME FOR ALL PROVIDERS WHERE PROVNUM>02.

(01-N) BOX OP1
(N+1) OP2-PROVNAME
(N+2) CHNGSPL-CHNGSPL

OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL UTILIZATION QUESTIONNAIRE SPECIFICATIONS
CRITERIA
INTTYPE=C001, C002, C004, C005, C006, C007, C010
SPALIVE=ALL
SEASON=ALL
SPPROXY=SP or PROXY
Other: N/A
PLACEMENT
Administer after IPQ.

OPPROBE

OP1

yes/no

[Since (REFERENCE DATE/UTILDATE)/Between (REFERENCE DATE) and (DATE OF DEATH/DATE OF
INSTITUTIONALIZATION/ENDTUILD)], [have you gone/has (SP) gone/did (SP) go] to the outpatient department
or the outpatient clinic at any hospital for medical care?

Where did [you/(SP)] go (to which hospital)?
SELECT OR ADD ONLY ONE HOSPITAL.
PROVIDER_OP

OP2

roster

[PROBE TO OBTAIN THE COMPLETE AND FORMAL NAME OF THE HOSPITAL.]
[PROVIDER LOOKUP CALLED FROM THIS SCREEN]
ONLY SELECT "NEED TO EDIT SPELLING OF EXISTING PROVIDER" IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ENTERING
AN EVENT WITH THAT PROVIDER

IF EXISTING PROVIDER SELECTED, GO TO BOX
OP1.
ELSE IF "ADD ANOTHER" SELECTED, GO TO OP2PROVNAME
ELSE IF "NEED TO EDIT SPELLING OF EXISTING
PROVIDER" SELECTED, GO TO CHNGSPLCHNGSPL.

[PROVIDER LOOKUP CALLED FROM THIS SCREEN]
ENTER THE NAME OF THE PROVIDER AND THE BILLING/GROUP OR PRACTICE NAME BELOW.

PROVNAME

OP2

verbatim

YOU MUST ENTER A PROVIDER NAME IN THE ‘NAME’ FIELD. IF THE PROVIDER IS AN INDIVIDUAL BUT
YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PROVIDER’S NAME, OR IF THE PROVIDER IS AN ORGANIZATION, ENTER THE
GROUP OR PRACTICE NAME IN THE ‘NAME’ FIELD AND LEAVE THE ‘GROUP’ FIELD BLANK.

OP2-GROUPNAM

YOU CAN CONSULT THE RESPONDENT’S STATEMENTS AND APPOINTMENT CARDS TO ENSURE THE
PROVIDER NAME IS ENTERED CORRECTLY.
NAME:

GROUPNAM

OP2

verbatim

GROUP:

WHICH PROVIDER IS MISSPELLED?

CHNGSPL

CHNGSPL

roster

THIS SCREEN IS ONLY FOR CORRECTING MISSPELLINGS. TO ADD A NEW PROVIDER, BACK UP AND
SELECT "ADD ANOTHER."
ONLY SELECT A PROVIDER IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ENTERING AN EVENT WITH THAT PROVIDER. IF
YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENTERING AN EVENT WITH A MISSPELLED PROVIDER, BACK UP TO
SELECT OR ADD THE PROVIDER THE RESPONDENT SAW DURING THIS EVENT.

CRCTSPL

CRCTSPL

BOX OP1

verbatim

WHAT IS THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THIS PROVIDER'S NAME?
THIS SCREEN IS ONLY FOR CORRECTING MISSPELLINGS. TO ADD A NEW PROVIDER, BACK UP AND
SELECT "ADD ANOTHER."
[DISPLAY PROVIDER SELECTED AT CHNGSPL-CHNGSPL]

routing

IF (SP REPORTED RECEIVING HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH V.A. IN THE CURRENT ROUND OR
ANY PREVIOUS ROUND) AND (IF THIS PROVIDER IS ASSOCIATED WITH V.A. IS UNKNOWN), GO TO OP3 VAPLACE.
ELSE GO TO BOX OP1B.

BOX OP1

[DISPLAY PROVIDER ROSTER AS RESPONSE
OPTIONS:
1. [PROVIDER 1]
2. [PROVIDER 2]
…
N. [PROVIDER N]

CRCTSPL-CRCTSPL

DISPLAY PROVIDER NAME, SPECIALITY, GROUP
NAME FOR ALL PROVIDERS WHERE PROVNUM>02.

(01) [Continuous Answer]

BOX OP1

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Variable Name

VAPLACE

MR Screen Name

OP3

BOX OP1B

HMOASSOC

HMOREFER

OP3A

OP3B

OPQ-OUTPATIENT UTILIZATION

Question Type

Question Text/Description

Code List

Routing

yes/no

Is (HOSPITAL NAME) a Department of Veterans Affairs, or V.A., facility?

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

BOX OP1B

routing

IF (SP COVERED BY A MANAGED CARE PLAN ANYTIME DURING THE CURRENT ROUND) AND (IF THIS
PROVIDER IS ASSOCIATED WITH A MANAGED CARE PLAN IS UNKNOWN), GO TO OP3A - HMOASSOC.
ELSE IF (SP COVERED BY A MANAGED CARE PLAN ANYTIME DURING THE CURRENT ROUND) AND
(THIS PROVIDER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A MANAGED CARE PLAN), GO TO OP3B - HMOREFER.
ELSE GO TO OP4 - EVENT_OP

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

(01) OP4 - EVENT_OP
(02) OP3B - HMOREFER
(-8) OP3B - HMOREFER
(-9) OP3B - HMOREFER

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

OP4 - EVENT_OP

MM:
DD:
YYYY:
REPEAT VISIT: YES/NO
# OF VISITS

OPADD-OPADD

(01) ADD ANOTHER
(02) ALL DONE

(01) OP4 -EVENT_OP
(02) OP5 - ANYOPERS

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

(01) BOX OP2A
(02) OP8 - SPECCOND
(-8) OP8 - SPECCOND
(-9) OP8 - SPECCOND

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

BOX OP2A

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

(01) OP11 - PRESFILL
(02) BOX OP3
(-8) BOX OP3
(-9) BOX OP3

yes/no

yes/no

Is (HOSPITAL NAME) associated with [your/(SP’s)] [READ MANAGED CARE PLAN NAME(S) BELOW] plan?

[Were you/Was (SP)] referred to (HOSPITAL NAME) by [READ MANAGED CARE PLAN NAME(S) BELOW]?
[INCLUDE REFERRALS BY THE RESPONDENT’S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (PCP).]

When did [you/(SP)] go to an outpatient department at (HOSPITAL NAME)? Please tell me all the dates [since
(REFERENCE DATE/UTILDATE)/between (REFERENCE DATE) and (DATE OF DEATH/DATE OF
INSTITUTIONALIZATION/ENDUTILD)].
ENTER ALL DATES.
EVENT_OP

OP4

roster

[IF THE RESPONDENT SAW THE SAME PROVIDER TWICE ON THE SAME DAY, ENTER THE DATE ONLY
ONCE.]
IF R HAD 5 OR MORE VISITS TO THIS PROVIDER DURING THIS REFERENCE PERIOD, SELECT "REPEAT
VISITS" AND LEAVE THE DAY FIELD BLANK. ENTER EACH MONTH SEPARATELY.

OPADD

ANYOPERS

SPECCOND

PRESMDCN

HAVE ALL DATES BEEN ENTERED?

OPADD

OP5

[DISPLAY ALL EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROVIDER]

yes/no

Were any operations or other surgical procedures performed on [you/(SP)] during ([the visit on [EVENT DATE]/
[any of these visits in (EVENT MONTH/YEAR)]/[the 1 visit in (EVENT MONTH/YEAR)])?
[Operations include surgery and other surgical procedures like setting bones, stitching or removing growths, or
any cutting of the skin.]

OP8

yes/no

[Was this visit/Were any of these visits] to (PROVIDER NAME) for any specific condition?

BOX OP2A

routing

IF CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING ST, GO TO BOX ST23B.
ELSE IF CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING NS, GO TO BOX NS23B.
ELSE GO TO OP10 - PRESMDCN.

OP10

yes/no

During [this visit/any of these visits] to (PROVIDER NAME), were any medicines prescribed for [you/(SP)]?

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Variable Name

MR Screen Name

OPQ-OUTPATIENT UTILIZATION

Question Type

Question Text/Description
Were any of the prescriptions filled?

PRESFILL

OPPMMEDS

OP11

yes/no

BOX OP2B

routing

OP11A

no entry

[COUNT A MEDICINE AS "FILLED" REGARDLESS OF WHO OBTAINED IT FOR THE RESPONDENT, WHEN
IT WAS OBTAINED, WHETHER OR NOT THE PRESCRIPTION COST ANYTHING, AND WHETHER OR NOT
THE RESPONDENT ACTUALLY TOOK THE MEDICINE.]

Code List

Routing

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

(01) BOX OP2B
(02) BOX OP3
(-8) BOX OP3
(-9) BOX OP3

IF THE PROBE FOR PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE BOTTLES HAS NOT BEEN ASKED IN THE CURRENT
ROUND, GO TO OP11A - OPPMMEDS.
ELSE GO TO BOX PM2.

It would be helpful if I could look at any medicine bottle(s), container(s), or bag(s) that you have so that I can spell
the medicine name correctly and enter the strength of the medicine. [Also, please take out [your/(SP's)]
(MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN NAME) medicine statements, which should have that same
information on them.]

BOX PM2

[IF RESPONDENT HAS BOTTLE, ASK:] I’ll need that same information for all of the medicines [you/(SP)]
obtained since (REFERENCE DATE/UTILDATE), if you’d like to get those bottles, too.

BOX PM2

MEDICINE_PM1

routing

IF THERE IS AT LEAST ONE MEDICINE FROM A PRIOR ROUND ON THE EVENT TABLE FOR THIS CASE,
GO TO MEDICINE_PM1-MEDICINE_PM1.
ELSE GO TO PM2B-PMBOTTLE.

MEDICINE_PM1

code one

What is the name of the medicine?

BOX PM3

routing

IF THIS MEDICINE HAS AN EXACT MATCH TO THE FDB LIST ( PMEDID^=.), THEN GO TO PM2ASAMEFSAM.
ELSE GO TO PMBOTTLE-PMBOTTLE.

[DISPLAY MEDICINE ROSTER AS RESPONSE
OPTIONS:
1. [MEDICINE 1]
2. [MEDICINE 2]
…
BOX PM3
N. [MEDICINE N]
N+1. ADD ANOTHER
[DISPLAY MEDICINE NAME, STRENGTH, FORM, AND
QUANTITY FOR EACH.

CODE "YES" WITHOUT ASKING IF STATEMENT, RECEIPT, BOTTLE OR BAG IS PRESENT AND FORM,
STRENGTH AND AMOUNT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS IN THE PREVIOUS INTERVIEW.
At the time of the last interview, [you/(SP)] purchased (MEDICINE NAME) in the form of (MEDICINE FORM).
SAMEFSAM

SAMEFSAM

yes/no

The strength was [MEDICINE STRENGTH].
The amount in the container when it was obtained was (PREVIOUS ROUND MEDICINE AMOUNT).

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) DON'T KNOW
(-9) REFUSED

BOX PM4

(01) YES
(02) NO
(03) NO BUT R CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS
(-8) DON'T KNOW
(-9) REFUSED

(01) MED-PMEDNAME
(02) PMKNWNM-PMKNWNM
(03) MED-PMEDNAME
(-8) PMKNWNM-PMKNWNM
(-9) PMKNWNM-PMKNWNM

Is this medicine in the same strength, form and amount?
CODE "NO" UNLESS FORM, STRENGTH, AND AMOUNT EXACTLY MATCH PREVIOUS ROUND.

BOX PM4

PMBOTTLE

PMBOTTLE

routing

IF SAMEFSAM=1/YES, THEN DO NOT CREATE A NEW EVENT FOR THIS MEDICINE AND GO TO PM6AGETNUM.
ELSE, CREATE A NEW EVENT FOR THIS MEDICINE AND GO TO PM2B-PMBOTTLE.

code one

CODE “YES” WITHOUT ASKING IF BOTTLE, CONTAINER, BAG, STATEMENT, OR RECEIPT IS PRESENT.
Do you have the medicine bottle, container or bag, or Prescription Drug Plan Statement available?
IF R DOES NOT HAVE DOCUMENTATION, PROBE TO DETERMINE IF R CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE FORM, STRENGTH, AND QUANTITY OF THE MEDICINE.

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Variable Name

MR Screen Name

OPQ-OUTPATIENT UTILIZATION

Question Type

Question Text/Description

Code List

Routing

TO USE THE MEDICINE LOOKUP, START TYPING THE MEDICINE NAME IN THE PRESCRIBED MEDICINE
LOOKUP BOX. CHECK STATEMENT OR MEDICINE BOTTLE FOR SPELLING.

PMEDNAME

MED

lookup

ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED ALL DETAILS FOR A MEDICINE, IF YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND CORRECT,
USE THE GREEN “RETURN TO PRESCRIBED MEDICINE LOOKUP” BUTTON.

[MEDICINE NAME SELECTED FROM LOOKUP OR
MANUALLY TYPED]

[PRESCRIBED MEDICINE LOOKUP TOOL]

PMBRNAME

MED

lookup

[PM BRAND NAME]

PMGNNAME

MED

lookup

[PM GENERIC NAME]

PMFORMFD

MED

lookup

Medicine Form [FDB LIST FORM NAME]

PMFORMMC

MED

code one

PMFORMOS

MED

verbatim

PMFORMFN

MED

verbatim

[FINAL CONCATENATED MEDICINE FORM]

PMSTRNFD

MED

verbatim

Medicine Strength

(01) [MEDICINE FORM SELECTED FROM LOOKUP]
(-7) NOT FOUND
(-8) DON'T KNOW

STRNNUMBB

MED

numeric

Medicine strength number

(01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER

STRNUNIT

MED

code one

PMSTRNOS

MED

verbatim

PMSTRUNI

MED

ookup

Medicine Form [MCBS FORM]

(01) PILLS (TABLETS, CAPSULES)
(02) LIQUID (TO BE TAKEN ORALLY)
(03) DROPS (EYE/EAR/NOSE)
(04) OINTMENT, CREAM, LOTION (TOPICAL OR
INTERNAL)
(05) SUPPOSITORIES
(06) AEROSOL/SPRAY, INHALANT, SOLUTIONS,
DISKUS
(07) SHAMPOO, SOAP
(08) INJECTION
(09) IV INJECTION
(10 PATCHES
(11) GEL OR JELLY (TOPICAL OR INTERNAL)
(12) POWDER, GRANULES
(91) OTHER
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

[MEDICINE FORM OTHER SPECIFY]

Medicine strength unit

(01)-(12) MED-PMSTRNFD
(91) MED-PMFORMOS
(-8) MED-PMSTRNFD
(-9) MED-PMSTRNFD

(01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER

(01) MICROGRAMS (mcg, mc)
(02) MILLIGRAMS (mg)
(03) GRAINS (gr)
(04) MILLIEQUIVALENTS (meq)
(05) GRAMS (g, gm)
(06) PERCENT (%)
(07) INTERNATIONAL UNITS (IU)
(08) UNITS (U)
(91) OTHER
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

(01)-(08) MED-MEDID
(91) MED-PMSTRNOS
(-8) MED-MEDID
(-9) MED-MEDID

[MEDICINE STRENGTH UNIT OTHER SPECIFY]

[FINAL CONCATENATED MEDICINE STRENGTH]

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OPQ-OUTPATIENT UTILIZATION

Variable Name

MR Screen Name

Question Type

Question Text/Description

PMEDID

MED

numeric

[THIS VARIABLE STORES THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR PRESCRIBED MEDICINES ADDED THROUGH
THE LOOKUP. IT IS HIDDEN ON SCREEN.]

FAMILYID

MED

numeric

[THIS VARIABLE STORES THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR PRESCRIBED MEDICINES BY NAME ONLY,
EXCLUDING STRENGTH AND FORM, THROUGH THE LOOKUP. IT IS HIDDEN ON SCREEN.]

PMKNWNM

PMKNWNM

code one

DOES THE RESPONDENT KNOW THE NAME OF THE MEDICINE?

PMCOND

PMCOND

code one

PMCONDOS

PMCOND

verbatim

What condition is this medicine prescribed for or what is its primary use?
IF THIS MEDICINE IS TAKEN FOR MORE THAN ONE CONDITION, SELECT ONLY ONE.

OTHER (SPECIFY)

How many times [since (REFERENCE DATE)/between (REFERENCE DATE) and (DATE OF DEATH/DATE OF
INSTITUTIONALIZATION)] did [(you/(SP)] obtain (MEDICINE NAME)]]?
GETNUM

TABNUM

GETNUM

numeric

[IF THE MEDICINE WAS ENTERED IN ERROR AND WAS NOT OBTAINED IN THE CURRENT ROUND,
CHECK “ENTERED IN ERROR” AND LEAVE THE BOX BLANK WHERE YOU ENTER THE NUMBER OF
REFILLS.]

Code List

Routing

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-9) REFUSED

(01) MED-PMEDNAME
(02) PMCOND-PMCOND
(-9) PMCOND-PMCOND

(01) ALLERGY MEDICINE
(02) ALZHEIMERS
(03) ANTIBIOTICS
(04) ANTIPSYCHOTIC
(05) ASTHMA OR COPD
(06) BLOOD PRESSURE
(07) CHOLESTEROL
(08) COUGH AND COLD MEDICINE
(09) DEPRESSION
(10) DIABETES
(11) DIURETICS (WATER PILLS)
(12) EAR DROPS
(13) ESTROGEN
(14) EYE DROPS OR PREPARATION
(15) NASAL SPRAY/DROPS
(16) OSTEOPOROSIS (BONE LOSS)
(17) PAIN MEDICINE
(18) STEROID (GLUCOCORTICOID)
(19) STOMACH ACID OR ULCER
(91) OTHER
(-8) DON'T KNOW
(-9) REFUSED

(01)-(19) GETNUM-GETNUM
(91) PMCOND-PMCONDOS
(-8) GETNUM-GETNUM
(-9) GETNUM-GETNUM

(01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER
(-8) DON'T KNOW
(-9) REFUSED

(01) continuous answer
(996) EVENT ENTERED IN ERROR
(-8) Don't Know
(-9) Refused

BOX PM5

BOX PM5

routing

IF GETNUM=996/EVENT ENTERED IN ERROR OR PMKNWNM=02/NO OR SAMEFSAM=1/YES, GO TO
PMMORE-PMMORE;
IF SAMEFSAM=1/YES AND PMFORMFN=pills (tablets, capsules), GO TO PM12-TABSADAY;
ELSE IF MEDICINE FORM IS PILLS, TABLETS OR CAPSULES [PMFORMMC=1 OR PMFORMFD CONTAINS
("PILL", "TAB", "CAP") GO TO TABNUM-TABNUM;
ELSE GO TO PM16-AMTUNIT.

TABNUM

numeric

HOW MANY PILLS, TABLETS, OR CAPSULES WERE IN THE CONTAINER WHEN IT WAS OBTAINED?

(01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER
(-8) DON'T KNOW

BOX PM6

(01) PM16 - AMTNUM
(02) PM16 - AMTNUM
(03) PM16 - AMTNUM
(04) PM16 - AMTNUM
(05) PM16 - AMTNUM
(06) PM16 - AMTNUM
(07) PM16 - AMTNUM
(91) PM16 - AMTUNOS
(-8) BOX PM6

PM16 - AMTNUM

AMTUNIT

PM16

quantity unit

HOW MUCH MEDICINE WAS IN THE CONTAINER WHEN IT WAS OBTAINED?
[PLEASE ENTER THE AMOUNT IN THE CONTAINER, NOT THE STRENGTH OF THE MEDICINE.]

(01) OUNCES (oz)
(02) GRAMS (g, gm)
(03) MILLILITERS (ml, cc)
(04) MILLIEQUIVALENTS (meq)
(05) MILLIGRAMS (mg)
(06) MICROGRAMS (mcg)
(07) PUFFS, DOSES, BLISTERS
(91) OTHER
(-8) DON'T KNOW

AMTUNOS

PM16

text

OTHER (SPECIFY)

(01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER

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OPQ-OUTPATIENT UTILIZATION

Variable Name

MR Screen Name

Question Type

AMTNUM

PM16

numeric

BOX PM6

routing

Question Text/Description

Code List

Routing

(01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER

BOX PM6

IF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE FORM IS PILLS, TABLETS OR CAPSULES, GO TO PM12 - TABSADAY.
ELSE GO TO BOX PM7.

HOW MANY PILLS, TABLETS, OR CAPSULES ARE PRESCRIBED TO BE TAKEN IN A DAY?

TABSADAY

PM12

numeric

TABSADAY95

PM12

code one

IF LESS THAN ONE UNIT IS TO BE TAKEN PER DAY, ENTER THE APPROPRIATE DECIMAL VALUE (EX:
HALF A PILL SHOULD BE ENTERED AS "0.5")
FOR MEDICINES TO BE TAKEN “AS NEEDED,” ENTER THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT IS TO BE TAKEN IN A (01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER
DAY AND SELECT "TAKE AS NEEDED".
FOR MEDICINES TO BE TAKEN ON AN IRREGULAR SCHEDULE OR THAT VARY BY DAY, SELECT "OTHER
DOSING INSTRUCTIONS".
IF THE AMOUNT TO BE TAKEN PER DAY IS NOT CLEAR OR NOT INDICATED, SELECT "DON'T KNOW".

(02) TAKE AS NEEDED
(03) OTHER DOSING INSTRUCTIONS
(-7) Empty

PM12 - TABSADAY95

PM13-TABTAKE

How many pills, tablets, or capsules (do/did/does) [you/(SP)] usually take in a day?
[READ IF NECESSARY: This question is asking about how often you actually take the medicine, not how often the
medicine is prescribed to be taken.]
TABTAKE

PM13

numeric
IF LESS THAN ONE UNIT IS TAKEN PER DAY, ENTER THE APPROPRIATE DECIMAL VALUE (EX: HALF A
PILL SHOULD BE ENTERED AS "0.5")
FOR MEDICINES TAKEN “AS NEEDED,” SELECT "TAKE AS NEEDED".
FOR MEDICINES TAKEN ON AN IRREGULAR SCHEDULE OR THAT VARY BY DAY, SELECT "OTHER
DOSING INSTRUCTIONS".

TABTAKE96

PMSATVA

PMSATHMO

PM13

code one

BOX PM7

routing

IF (SP REPORTED RECEIVING HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH V.A. IN THE CURRENT ROUND OR
ANY PREVIOUS ROUND), GO TO PMSATVA - PMSATVA.
ELSE GO TO BOX PM8.

PMSATVA

yes/no

Did [you/(SP)] obtain (this purchase/any of these purchases) of (MEDICINE NAME) through the Department of
Veterans Affairs or V.A.?

BOX PM8

routing

IF SP COVERED BY A MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PLAN OR A PRIVATE MANAGED CARE PLAN ANYTIME
DURING THE CURRENT ROUND, GO TO PMSATHMO - PMSATHMO.
ELSE GO TO PMMORE-PMMORE.

PMSATHMO

yes/no

Did [you/(SP)] obtain (this purchase/any of these purchases) of (MEDICINE NAME) at [READ MANAGED CARE
PLAN NAME(S) BELOW] or through a service or discount offered through [READ MANAGED CARE PLAN
NAME(S) BELOW]?

(01) CONTINUOUS ANSWER
(-7) EMPTY
(-8) DON'T KNOW

PM13 - TABTAKE96

(01) DON'T TAKE EVERY DAY
(02) TAKE AS NEEDED
(03) OTHER DOSING INSTRUCTIONS
(-7) EMPTY

BOX PM7

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) DON'T KNOW
(-9) REFUSED

BOX PM8

(01) YES
(02) NO
(-8) DON'T KNOW
[PROBE: This could include obtaining the purchases at a plan pharmacy; at a pharmacy that honors [your/(SP’s)] (-9) REFUSED
plan card; or through a mail order service that the managed care plan referred [you/(SP)] to.]

PMMORE-PMMORE

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Variable Name

PMMORE

OPMORE

MR Screen Name

OPQ-OUTPATIENT UTILIZATION

Question Type

Question Text/Description

([NO MEDICINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR (SP) FOR THE CURRENT REFERENCE PERIOD/THE
NAMES OF ALL MEDICINES REPORTED FOR THE CURRENT REFERENCE PERIOD ARE DISPLAYED
BELOW.])

Code List

Routing

(01) ADD ANOTHER
(02) ALL DONE

(01) BOX PM2
(02) BOX OP3

PM17

yes/no

BOX OP3

routing

IF ANOTHER OP EVENT WAS ADDED WITH THIS OP PROVIDER, GO TO OP5-ANYOPERS.
ELSE GO TO OP15-OPMORE.

OP15

yes/no

(01) YES
[Since (REFERENCE DATE/UTILDATE)/Between (REFERENCE DATE) and (DATE OF DEATH/DATE OF
(02) NO
INSTITUTIONALIZATION/ENDUTILD)], did [you/(SP)] have any other visits to the outpatient department at this or
(-8) Don't Know
any other hospital for services?
(-9) Refused

BOX OP6

routing

IF WINTER ROUND AND ((SP REPORTED AN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISIT AT OP4) AND (SP IS
ALIVE AND NOT INSTITUTIONALIZED)), GO TO AC9 - OPDREAS.
ELSE GO TO BOX OP7.

BOX OP7

routing

GO TO IUQ.

[REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW WITH THE RESPONDENT. ASK, OR CODE AS APPROPRIATE IF R
ALREADY INDICATED: Are there any (more) medicines since (REFERENCE DATE/UTILDATE) that we haven't
talked about?]

(01) OP2 - PROVIDER_OP
(02) BOX OP6
(-8) BOX OP6
(-9) BOX OP6

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