From: Provider attributes correlation analysis to their referral frequency and awards
Category | Attribute | Description | Source |
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HCPCS Information | Procedure Types | A set of binary attributes, one for each type of procedure performed by the provider. HCPCS cover anything billable to Medicare, from new visits to transplants. | CMS |
Relative Cost of Procedures | The relative cost of the provider’s procedures, normalized to [0,1] by all providers within a 30 mile radius. | CMS | |
Relative Procedure Volume | The relative volume of the provider’s procedures, normalized to [0,1]. | CMS | |
Number of HCPCS Beneficiaries | Number of beneficiaries for all HCPCSs for the provider. | CMS | |
Prescriber Information | Prescription Types | The types of drugs prescribed by the provider (brand and generic names handled separately). | CMS |
Number of Rx Beneficiaries | Number of Medicare beneficiaries from the prescriber dataset. | CMS | |
Hospital Affiliations | Affiliated Hospital Score | The maximum score from the provider’s hospital affiliations, where the score of each hospital affiliation depends upon the provider’s specialties and U.S. News scoring of hospitals. | CMS (to get hospitals) and U.S. News (for score of hospitals) |
Number of Affiliated Hospitals | Number of hospital affiliations for the provider. | Â | |
Insurance | Number of Accepted Insurances | Number of insurers accepted by the provider. | Vitals.com and Healthgrades.com |
Individual Insurers | A set of attributes, one for each insurer accepted by the provider, e.g., Humana. | Vitals.com and Healthgrades.com | |
Medical Experience | Medical School Rank | Ranking of the provider’s medical school by primary care rating. | CMS and U.S. News |
Years of Experience | The difference between 2014 and the year the provider graduated medical school. | CMS | |
Credentials | The provider’s credentials, e.g., MD, DO, FACP, etc. | CMS | |
Residency Rank | Ranking of the provider’s residencies by primary care rating. | Healthgrades.com and U.S. News | |
Fellowship Rank | Ranking of provider’s fellowships by primary care rating. | Healthgrades.com and U.S. News | |
Number of Residencies | Number of the provider’s residencies. | Healthgrades.com | |
Number of Fellowships | Number of the provider’s fellowships. | Healthgrades.com | |
Disciplinary Information | Number of Malpractices | Number of malpractices of the provider. | Healthgrades.com |
Number of Sanctions | Number of sanctions of the provider. | Healthgrades.com | |
Number of Board Actions | Number of disciplinary board actions of the provider. | Healthgrades.com | |
Average Ratings from Patient Reviews | Patient Review Ratings | A set of attributes based on user reviews: Overall Rating, Ease of Appointment, Follows Up After Visit, Promptness, Spends Time with Me, Courteous Staff, Bedside Manner, and Accurate Diagnosis. | Merge reviews from Vitals.com and Healthgrades.com |
Number of Patient Reviews | Number of patient reviews for the provider. | Vitals.com and Healthgrades.com |