Topic/focus: Healthcare Facilities and Services Year(s): 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2007 Source: National Center for Health Statistics Study and sample characteristics: Interview, medical records Universe: Home health agencies and hospices and their current and discharge patients Variables: Varies by year Access: Publically available Cost: Free Key web links: National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) Primary Institutional Contact: EDRC Coordinator (tchelius@mcw.edu)
Summary: The NHHCS provides information on all types of agencies that provide home health and hospice care without regard to whether they are Medicare- or Medicaid-certified or whether they are licensed. The NHHCS is organized into the agency, current patient, and discharged patient files and includes data items on agency ownership, affiliation, and patient and staff counts; current patient demographics, diagnoses, procedures, assistive devices, activities of daily living, services, and payment information; and discharged patient demographics, diagnoses, procedures, assistive devices, activities of daily living, services, and payment information.