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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-178H CODEBOOK
2015 HOME HEALTH VISITS
DATE: April 10, 2017

Variable Name: OTHSVCOS
Description: SPECIFY OTHER HOME CARE SRVCE RECEIVED
Format: 25.0
Type: CHAR
Start: 146
End: 170

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT15F
-1 INAPPLICABLE
6,082
54,214,330
24HR WATCH/4TH STAGE CANC
5
38,557
ADHD COUNSELING
1
3,792
ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICATION
2
7,148
ADVOCATE
8
133,235
AID TO WATCH WHILE GONE
2
27,088
ALL MEDICAL NECESSITIES
1
14,542
ALL SERVICES ARE BY PHONE
3
9,061
APPTS SHOPPING ETC
6
9,338
ASSESSED FOR HH SERVICE
1
8,460
BANKING GROCERY STORE
5
28,278
BATHING
5
14,574
BATHING AND FEEDING DRESS
5
41,439
BATHING CHORES CLEANING
5
14,257
BATHING COOKING CLEANING
2
8,397
BEHAVIORAL ISSUES
5
63,664
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
4
55,844
BEHAVORIAL SOCIAL FAMILY
2
28,700
BLOOD CHECK UP
1
3,000
BLOOD DRAW
6
29,570
BLOOD DRAWN
3
6,378
BLOOD DRAWS BNDGE CHANGE
2
11,064
BLOOD PRESSURE AND RX
2
3,786
BRINGING MEALS
1
17,302
BRINGS MEALS
1
8,902
BROUGHT FOOD AND MONEY FO
1
14,698
CASE MANAGEMENT
1
6,349
CENTER
1
13,695
CHANGE BANDAGES
1
15,291
CHANGED CATHETOR
1
21,694
CHECK BLOOD PRESSURE
1
13,105
CHECK UP
1
14,101
CHECK WEIGHT
1
11,155
CHECKS WEIGHT
2
22,310
CHILD CARE
1
5,311
CLEAN COMPUTER BILLS FIX
2
12,483
CLEAN COOK WASH
4
10,929
CLEANING
11
80,475
CLEANING AND LAUNDRY
5
62,845
CLEANING AND SHOPPING
1
3,276
CLEANING HOUSE ETC
1
2,126
CLEANING SERVICES
4
64,100
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
2
35,640
COLON HYDRO THERAPY
1
16,307
CONDUCT SLEEP STUDY
1
29,471
CONSELING
4
14,781
COOK AND CLEAN
9
34,283
COOKING
4
12,054
COOKING - CLEANING HOUSE
7
94,963
COOKING BATHING HOUSEKEEP
3
7,691
COOKING GOLF HOME REP
4
76,280
COOKING LAUNDRY SHOWERS
1
9,130
COORDINATON THERAPY
1
16,589
COUNCELING
6
113,624
COUNSELING
7
120,689
COUNSELING FOR DEPRESSION
3
26,025
COUNSELING SOCIALIZATION
7
19,605
COUNSELING/SOCIAL SKILLS
4
0
COUNSELLING FORDEPRESSION
1
8,675
DELIVERED OXYGEN
8
169,583
DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION
2
11,201
DIETARY EDUCATION
2
35,910
DOCTOR APPTS CLEANING ET
4
17,833
DOCTOR SHOPPING ETC
4
17,234
DOG CARE
4
81,455
DRAW BLOOD
3
40,890
DRIVE TO MED APPTS-WALKS
3
56,490
DRIVING
23
185,748
DRIVING DOCTORS COOKING
1
4,458
DRIVING TO DR/ VACUMING
3
26,706
DROP UP FOOD
1
23,525
EDUCATIONAL NUMBERS MATCH
1
3,415
EMPTY GARBAGE AND MAKE BD
4
25,743
EVALUATE MENTAL HEALTH
1
3,658
EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
2
3,374
EVERYTHING
1
2,473
EXERCISE PROG AND ERRANDS
6
114,421
FIND COMMUNITY BASED SERV
4
105,305
FLU SHOT
2
37,676
FOLLOW UP
1
41,641
FOOD PREP SLICING
2
38,140
FOOT DR SHOWED
8
19,299
GIVE MEDICATIONS
1
4,602
GO SHOPPING
1
15,965
GOING TO ALL DOCTOR VISIT
5
22,291
GROCERY SHOPPING
1
2,379
GROCERY STORE ETC
1
2,126
HAIR CUT GROCERY CHURCH
1
2,379
HAIRCUTS GROCERIES CHURCH
5
11,897
HEARING STATIGIES
1
18,563
HELP WITH CUTTING FOOD
7
57,817
HELPS ADMINISTER MEDICINE
5
11,845
HELPS WITH LAUNDRY
2
35,684
HOME HOSPISE
1
7,711
HOSPICE
1
16,440
HOUSE CLEANER
4
8,507
HOUSE CLEANING
2
5,013
HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES
5
13,192
HOUSE WORK
3
19,345
HOUSECLEANING
5
18,190
HOUSECLEANING LAUNDRY COO
1
7,619
HOUSEKEEPER
1
2,087
HOUSEKEEPING ONLY
3
41,687
HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES
5
19,135
HOUSEWORK
1
17,989
HOUSEWORK SHOPPING BILLS
1
3,802
HOUSKEEPING
1
6,349
INFUSION
1
15,558
INFUSIONS
3
9,001
IV THERAPY
4
31,499
LAB TEST
1
5,924
LABTEST
2
16,047
LAUNDRY
5
89,209
LIFE SKILLS - PERSONAL HE
3
43,050
LUNCH-P/U MEDS-OUTS APPTS
2
15,175
MAKE SURE PATIENT IS OK
2
23,366
MAKE SURE RU IS TAKI MEDS
1
4,278
MAKE SURE YOU TAKE MEDICI
5
26,822
MASSAGE THERAPY
7
115,549
MASSAGE/PHYSICAL THERAPY
4
9,547
MEALS ON WHEELS
1
8,585
MEALS SHOPPING LAUNDRY
5
25,075
MEDICAL WOUND CARE
1
15,291
MEDICATION
4
44,018
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
1
2,850
MEDICATION MONTORING
5
30,234
MEDICATIONS DELIVERY
2
9,068
MENTAL HEALTH CHECK IN
1
5,005
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
3
4,651
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING
3
16,225
MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY
5
0
MUSCIAL AND MASSAGTHERAPY
1
16,013
NA
1
33,062
OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL
4
55,274
ORGANIZE MEDS
1
11,636
ORGANIZES MEDICATION
1
4,210
OUTSIDE ETC.
1
2,379
PAID BILLS
1
17,536
PAPERWORK COMPUTER READ
2
13,159
PAY BILLS DOCTOR VISITS
6
25,851
PAY BILLS PAPER WORK TRAN
3
27,474
PAY BILLS SHOP ETC
2
8,617
PAYING BILLS GOING TO DOC
2
18,259
PAYS BILLS RUNS ERRANDS
2
11,179
PED /FEET CARE SERVICES
1
20,364
PERSONAL CARE
1
23,090
PHONE CALL FOLLOW UP
1
7,301
PHONE CALL FOLLOWUP
4
29,204
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
1
2,713
PHYSICAL THERAPY
15
158,860
PLAY THERAPY
6
44,205
PLAY THERAPY TECHNIQUES
4
38,389
PODIATRY
1
11,278
PREP MEALS MOBILITY
1
7,587
PREPARED MEALS
2
4,020
PROMPT HOW TO EAT
1
11,250
PROVIDING TRANSPORTION
5
37,937
PSYCHOTHERAPY
2
13,035
PSYCHOTHERAPY COUSELING
1
2,600
PT
1
6,854
PTINR CHECK FOR
1
9,367
PUT PILLS IN PACK
1
17,369
REHABITALITATION
1
22,582
RESOURCE ADVICE
3
15,348
SCHEDULING APPTS
4
26,954
SHOPPING
1
13,027
SHOPPING AND EXERCISING
6
16,891
SHOPPING BILL PMT
1
12,227
SHOPS FOR GROCERIES
5
65,789
SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANCE
2
28,009
SPECIALIZED CP CARE
1
7,238
SPEECH THERAPHY
1
5,829
STAYED OVERNIGHT WHEN SP
6
18,081
STRETCH TRANSFER
1
14,542
SUPPLIES AND MEDS
5
31,002
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR D
5
18,437
TAKE PATIENT TO STORE
3
15,362
TAKE TO DOCTORS APPTS
1
3,042
TAKE TO MEDICAL VISITS
1
4,672
TAKES OUT
1
13,695
TAKING MEDICATION
6
53,413
TAKING PATIENT TO CHURCH
1
2,221
TAKING TO CHURCH
1
2,221
TAKING XRAYS
1
10,354
TAUGHT TO IRRIGATE CATHET
6
63,362
TO ADMINISTER INJECTIONS
1
4,848
TO HELP INDEPENDENT LIVIN
1
17,863
TRACH TUBE CHANGE
5
7,955
TRANSPORTATION COOKING
1
4,458
TRANSPORTATION TO DOCTOR
6
21,753
VITAL SIGNS
1
2,544
VITAMN B INJECTION FROM
2
16,316
WALKIING DAILY ACTIVITES
3
31,645
WALKING / EXERCISE
1
4,672
WALKING EXERCISE
1
2,329
WALKING EXERCISES
1
3,802
WALKS
1
8,674
WEIGHS BABY
5
55,775
YARD WORK
6
73,851
TOTAL
6,663
59,226,141


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