readmission: Readmission Flags

In UMCSTaR/medicareR: Standardize Medicare Data and Create Analytic File

Readmission Flags

Description

using facility claim data, left join by member id

Usage

readmission(
  original_data,
  std_data_root = wd$std_data_root,
  fac_clm_folder = "fac_clm",
  emergent_admission_medpar_claim_ids,
  year = 2007,
  max_year = 2018
)

Arguments

original_data	data to add on
std_data_root	data path to the standardized data folder
fac_clm_folder	facility claim folder name
emergent_admission_medpar_claim_ids	a list of all emergent MedPAR admission claim IDs
year	select one year to process, e.g. 2007
max_year	the most recent medicare year we have; for example, in 2020, we have Medpar processed up to 2018

Details

1. Find the 30-day readmission, maybe multiple readmission

2. Roll up to a single row per member_id & prof_calim_id

3. Merge the 30-day readmission flag back to the main analytic file

4. readmission to emergent inpatient admission

UMCSTaR/medicareR documentation built on May 11, 2022, 7:31 p.m.