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            | MEPS HC-188H CODEBOOK |  
            | 2016 HOME HEALTH VISITS |  
            | DATE:       May 8, 2018 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | OTHSVCOS |  
            | Description: | SPECIFY OTHER HOME CARE SRVCE RECEIVED |  
            | Format: | 25.0 |  
            | Type: | CHAR |  
            | Start: | 146 |  
            | End: | 170 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |          5,853 |     52,814,099 |  
            | -8 DK |              1 |         10,890 |  
            | ACCOMPANY TO MEDICAL APPT |              1 |          2,139 |  
            | ADVICECARE OF CALF SPRAIN |              1 |          7,862 |  
            | ALL SERVICES ARE BY PHONE |              2 |          5,801 |  
            | BANDAGE LEGS |              2 |         21,158 |  
            | BATHING CLEANING |              1 |         10,961 |  
            | BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION |              2 |         12,446 |  
            | BEHAVIORAL THERAPY |              4 |         43,346 |  
            | BLOOD DRAW SERVICES |              6 |        115,266 |  
            | CARE |              4 |         18,348 |  
            | CARRY STUFF FROM BASEMENT |              1 |         10,420 |  
            | CASE MANAGER/ASSISTANT |              5 |         88,339 |  
            | CHANGE AND LAUNDER SHEETS |              5 |         36,963 |  
            | CHANGE DIAPER - FEEDING |              5 |         68,687 |  
            | CHANGE FOLEY CATHETER |              7 |         59,220 |  
            | CHANGING LAUNDER OF SHEET |              1 |          7,393 |  
            | CHECK BLOOD PRESSURE |              1 |          4,009 |  
            | CHECK OXYGEN TANKS |              1 |         13,574 |  
            | CHECKING LONGS HEART |              1 |          2,646 |  
            | CHECKS REFRIGERATOR |              5 |         27,477 |  
            | CHECKS WEIGHT |              4 |         43,924 |  
            | CK BP KNEE WEIGHT FLUIDS |              6 |         31,881 |  
            | CKS BLD PRESSURE AND PULS |              4 |         89,734 |  
            | CLEAN APARTMENT |              6 |         32,973 |  
            | CLEAN COOK WASH |              2 |          4,581 |  
            | CLEAN HOUSE/COOK |              1 |         10,100 |  
            | CLEAN THE HOUSE |              3 |          4,175 |  
            | CLEANING |             17 |        148,033 |  
            | CLEANING FOOD WASH |              1 |          2,114 |  
            | CLEANING LAUNDRY |              6 |         29,352 |  
            | CLEANING MEAL PREP |              6 |         50,101 |  
            | COGNITIVE/BEHAVIORAL EVAL |              1 |         17,330 |  
            | COMPANIONSHIP |              6 |         40,276 |  
            | COOK AND CLEAN |              6 |         27,434 |  
            | COOKED MEALS AND CLEAN |              4 |         23,760 |  
            | COOKING |              5 |         23,701 |  
            | COOKING AND CLEANING |              6 |         36,587 |  
            | CUT TOENAILS |              5 |         99,465 |  
            | DELIVER MEALS |              1 |         13,990 |  
            | DELIVERY FOR FEEDING TUBE |              5 |        132,283 |  
            | DISCUSS MEDICATION |              1 |          5,151 |  
            | DOCTOR STORE SHOPPING ETC |              3 |         12,074 |  
            | DOES SOME OF THE HOUSE WO |              1 |          9,405 |  
            | DRESSING COOKING |              1 |          5,812 |  
            | DRIVING SHOPPING PAYING B |              5 |         23,644 |  
            | DRIVING TO APPOINTMENTS |              9 |        123,008 |  
            | DRIVING TO APPTS |              3 |         39,212 |  
            | EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE |              1 |         17,294 |  
            | EVALUATING |              1 |          8,057 |  
            | EVERYTHING |              1 |         10,231 |  
            | FAMILY SERVICES |              7 |        114,471 |  
            | FEEDING TUBE |              4 |         26,894 |  
            | FILLS MED BOXES |              2 |         17,577 |  
            | FOOD TAKE TO DR SHOPPING |              3 |         20,617 |  
            | GARDENING AND YARD WORK |              6 |         44,356 |  
            | GENERAL CHECK UP |              2 |          8,083 |  
            | GENERAL EXAM |              1 |          3,708 |  
            | GIVE MEDSCHANGE DRESSING |              1 |         14,488 |  
            | GOES TO APPTS/HELPS SCHED |              6 |         35,087 |  
            | GROCERIES LAUNDRY |              6 |          8,974 |  
            | GROCERY SHOPPING ETC |              3 |          4,487 |  
            | GROCERY STORE ETC. |              6 |          8,974 |  
            | HELP |              7 |        142,445 |  
            | HELP WITH YARD |              1 |          9,405 |  
            | HELPING TO LOSE WEIGH |              4 |         15,703 |  
            | HELPING WITH OUTSIDE TASK |              3 |         24,110 |  
            | HOME BASED THERAPY |              1 |         11,679 |  
            | HOME CLEANING ACTIVITIES |              4 |         89,734 |  
            | HOMEMAKING |              4 |         23,346 |  
            | HOUSE CARE |              1 |         10,393 |  
            | HOUSE CLEANING |             14 |        176,706 |  
            | HOUSE CLEANING GROCERIES |              1 |          8,380 |  
            | HOUSE CLEANING ONLY |              1 |          8,350 |  
            | HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE |              9 |         75,053 |  
            | HOUSE KEEPING |              1 |          2,974 |  
            | HOUSE WORK |              5 |         15,576 |  
            | HOUSEKEEPING ONLY |              1 |         17,158 |  
            | HOUSEKEEPING/MEALS |              4 |         31,825 |  
            | HOUSEWORK |              4 |         36,620 |  
            | HOUSING CLEANING LAUNDRY |              1 |          7,393 |  
            | IN HOME XRAY |              5 |         14,208 |  
            | IN-HOME CHECKUP-SKIN ETC |              1 |          6,758 |  
            | INR BLOOD TESTS |              3 |        296,193 |  
            | INVESTIGATION OF HOME |              1 |         14,182 |  
            | LABTEST |              2 |          7,738 |  
            | LAUNDRY |              1 |         10,374 |  
            | LAUNDRY COOKING |              1 |         17,668 |  
            | LAUNDRY HOUSE CLEANING |              2 |         25,593 |  
            | LAUNDRY SHOPPING COOKING |              8 |         26,755 |  
            | LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING |              5 |         70,220 |  
            | LIGHT HOUSEWORK |              5 |         34,418 |  
            | MAKE SURE PATIENT IS OK |              1 |         13,084 |  
            | MAKE SURE TAKE MEDICI |              1 |          5,852 |  
            | MAKING BED LAUNDRY GARBAG |              6 |         49,263 |  
            | MANAGING MEDICATION |              5 |         41,902 |  
            | MASSAGE |              5 |         93,069 |  
            | MASSAGE THERAPY |              8 |        157,302 |  
            | MEDICAL CARE ONLY |              1 |          3,647 |  
            | MEDICATION |              3 |         45,483 |  
            | MEDICATION MONTORING |              2 |          8,781 |  
            | MENTAL HEALTH / SPEECH TH |              3 |          7,053 |  
            | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |             12 |         26,023 |  
            | MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY |              6 |         65,019 |  
            | MONITOR BLOOD PRESSURE |              4 |         11,488 |  
            | MONTHLY EVALUATIONS |              4 |         56,910 |  
            | NONE |              1 |          4,407 |  
            | NURSE - SHOT - MONTHLY |              4 |         38,900 |  
            | NURSE WHEN NEEDED |              1 |         12,388 |  
            | NURSE WOULD COME |              3 |         76,215 |  
            | NUTRITION |              1 |          6,055 |  
            | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY |              7 |         81,973 |  
            | OUTSIDE GARDENING |              1 |          7,393 |  
            | OVERNIGHT |              1 |         10,530 |  
            | OXYGEN TANK HOOK UP |              5 |        157,159 |  
            | PASTORAL CARE |              2 |         10,411 |  
            | PAY BILLS DOCTOR VISITS |              1 |          4,314 |  
            | PAYING BILLS GOING TO DOC |              1 |          6,872 |  
            | PERFORM OTHER TESTING |              1 |          1,908 |  
            | PHYSICAL THERAPY |              9 |        288,179 |  
            | PHYSICAL THERAPY. |              1 |          8,057 |  
            | PHYSICAL THEREPY |              4 |         34,028 |  
            | PICK UP PRESCRIPTIONS |              6 |        106,007 |  
            | PICKING UP MEDICINES FROM |              1 |          5,489 |  
            | PICKUP MEDS |              1 |         12,031 |  
            | PLAY THERAPY |              2 |         10,294 |  
            | PODIATRY |              2 |         21,157 |  
            | PREPARE MEALS / TRANSLATE |              1 |          8,037 |  
            | PROVIDER |              1 |          2,047 |  
            | PROVIDING TRANSPORTION |              2 |         23,881 |  
            | PSYCOTHERAPY |              6 |              0 |  
            | PT |              2 |         18,645 |  
            | PT AND OCCUPATIONAL THERA |              1 |         14,347 |  
            | PUSH FLUIDS TO HELPW DIET |              6 |        141,821 |  
            | PUT ON COMPRESSION HOSE |              1 |         14,011 |  
            | READS CHARTS |              5 |         88,339 |  
            | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |              3 |         29,344 |  
            | RIDES TO THE DOCTOR |              1 |          3,227 |  
            | RX EVALUATION |              1 |         10,122 |  
            | SETS UP MEDICATION |              6 |         25,173 |  
            | SETS UP MEDICATIONS |              3 |         31,259 |  
            | SHOPPING COOKING AND CLEA |              1 |          2,579 |  
            | SHOPPING DOCTORS |              1 |          4,314 |  
            | SHOPPING ERRANDS |              4 |         42,120 |  
            | SHOPPING ETC |              5 |         21,570 |  
            | SHOPPING/DRIVING |              3 |         48,812 |  
            | SOCIAL SKILLS ANGER MGMNT |              1 |          4,227 |  
            | SOCIAL WORKER CHAPELIN |              1 |         13,581 |  
            | SPECIALIZED CP CARE |              4 |         23,346 |  
            | SPEECH AND PT AND OT |              1 |         14,585 |  
            | SPEECH THERAPY |              9 |         77,992 |  
            | SUPPORT FOR DEPRESSION |              6 |         55,459 |  
            | TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE |              2 |         18,849 |  
            | TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE AND C |              3 |          4,858 |  
            | TEACH COPING WITH BLINDNE |              1 |         23,920 |  
            | THERAPIS\ |              1 |          3,840 |  
            | TRANSPORTATION |              7 |         47,064 |  
            | VACUMES FOLDS LAUNDRY |              6 |         50,101 |  
            | VITALS AND CONDITIONS |              2 |          5,868 |  
            | WALKING / EXERCISE |              3 |         20,908 |  
            | WASH CLOTHING AND CLEANIN |              1 |          4,446 |  
            | WEIGHT AND HEIGHT CHECKS |              1 |         15,344 |  
            | WELLNESS CHECK |              4 |         70,415 |  
            | X RAYS |              5 |         88,339 |  
            | TOTAL |          6,404 |     58,596,835 |  
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