IPPS: Hospital Charge Data

#' Inpatient Prospective Payment System Provider Summary for the Top 100
#'      Diagnosis
#'
#' Data are being released that show significant variation across the country and
#'      within communities in what providers charge for common services. These
#'      data include information comparing the charges for the 100 most common
#'      inpatient services and 30 common outpatient services. Providers determine
#'      what they will charge for items and services provided to patients and
#'      these charges are the amount the providers bills for an item or service.
#'      See \url{http://www.data.gov/health/highlights} for updates.
#'
#' @format data frame with 163,065 rows of 12 variables
#' \describe{
#'      \item{DRG Definition}{Code and description identifying the DRG. DRGs are
#'          a classification system that groups similar clinical conditions
#'          (diagnoses) and the procedures furnished by the hospital during the
#'          stay.}
#'      \item{Provider Id}{Provider identifier billing for inpatient hospital
#'          services}
#'      \item{Provider Name}{Name of the provider.}
#'      \item{Provider Street Address}{Street address in which the provider is
#'          physically located.}
#'      \item{Provider City}{City in which the provider is physically located.}
#'      \item{Provider State}{State in which the provider is physically located.}
#'      \item{Provider Zip Code}{Zip code in which the provider is physically
#'          located.}
#'      \item{Hospital Referral Region Description}{HRR in which the provider is
#'          physically located.}
#'      \item{Total Discharges}{The number of discharges billed by the provider
#'          for inpatient hospital services.}
#'      \item{Average Covered Charges}{The provider's average charge for
#'          services covered by Medicare for all discharges in the DRG. These
#'          will vary from hospital to hospital vecause of differences in
#'          hospital charges structures.}
#'      \item{Average Total Payments}{The average of Medicare payments to the
#'          provider for the DRG including the DRG amount, teaching,
#'          disproportionate share, capital and outlier payments for all cases.
#'          Also included are co-payment and deductible amounts that the
#'          patient is responsible for.}
#'      \item{Average Medicare Payments}{Money}
#' }
#' @source \url{http://www.data.gov/health/highlights}
#'
"IPPS"