Home Health (HH) SectionNovember 14, 2017 MEPS P21R5/P22R3/P23R1 NOTE: The MEPS instrument design changed beginning in Spring of 2018, affecting Panel 23 Round 1, Panel 22 Round 3, and Panel 21 Round 5, and affected the 2017 MEPS data files. The MEPS website releases the consolidated CAPI survey instruments each year for the Rounds 1 through 3 for the first year panel and Rounds 3 through 5 for the second year panel to accompany data releases. For the Full-Year 2017 PUFs, the Panel 22 Round 3 and Panel 21 Round 5 data were transformed to the degree possible to conform to the previous year (2016) design. For this reason, we are releasing 2016 CAPI survey instruments, updated to reflect 2017 dates, and users should note that not all changes to the instrument administered in the Spring of 2018 will be reflected in these documents. BOX_00A
CONTEXT HEADER DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS: DISPLAY EVNT.EVNTBEGM AS THREE LETTERS. BOX_00
IF NOT ROUND 5 AND EVENT MONTH IS INTERVIEW MONTH, GO TO BOX_05
OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH BOX_01
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IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’, CONTINUE WITH HH01
OTHERWISE, GO TO HH03 HH01 {PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
‘SOME OTHER TYPE OF HEALTH CARE WORKER’ NOT DISPLAYED ON SHOW CARD.
FOR SPECIFICATIONS PURPOSES ONLY (THIS CHECK IS AUTOMATIC): CAPI DOES NOT ALLOW -7 OR -8 IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER CODE.
IF CODED ‘91’ (ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER CODE), CONTINUE WITH HH02
OTHERWISE, GO TO HH03
HH02 {PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
FOR SPECIFICATIONS PURPOSES ONLY (THIS CHECK IS AUTOMATIC): CAPI DOES NOT ALLOW -7 OR -8 IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER CODE.
IF CODED ‘1’ (NONSKILLED WORKER) ALONE, GO TO HH03
IF CODED ‘2’ (SKILLED WORKER) ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER CODE, CONTINUE WITH HH02OV1
IF CODED ‘91’ (ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY CODE EXCEPT ‘2’), GO TO HH02OV2
HARD CHECK: REFUSED AND DON’T KNOW CANNOT BE ENTERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER CODE. HH02OV1 TYPE OF SKILLED WORKER:
IF RESPONSE TO HH02 INCLUDES CODE ‘91’, CONTINUE WITH HH02OV2
OTHERWISE, GO TO HH03
HH02OV2 OTHER TYPE OF HEALTH CARE WORKER: HH03 {PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’.
DISPLAY THE REFERENCE PERIOD START DATE FOR THE PERSON BEING ASKED ABOUT FOR ‘PERSON’S STR-DT’. HH04 {PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH05 {PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. OTHERWISE, USE A NULL DISPLAY.
DISPLAY ‘ADD CONDITION’ AS AN OPTION ON THIS SCREEN.
CONTINUE WITH BOX_02
ROSTER DETAILS: TITLE: PERS-COND-1 COL #1 HEADER: MEDICAL CONDITION INSTRUCTIONS: DISPLAY NAME OF MEDICAL CONDITION (COND.CONDNAM)
ROSTER DEFINITION: DISPLAY THE PERSON’S-MEDICAL-CONDITIONS ROSTER FOR THE SELECTION AND ADDITION OF ONE OR MANY MEDICAL CONDITION(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.
ROSTER BEHAVIOR: 1. MULTIPLE SELECT ALLOWED. SELECTION SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE ROUND FLAG OF THE CONDITION. 2. MULTIPLE ADD ALLOWED. INTERVIEWER SHOULD RECORD THE CONDITION NAME. 3. LIMITED DELETE ALLOWED. INTERVIEWER MAY DELETE A CONDITION ADDED ON THIS SCREEN AS LONG AS CAPI HAS NOT YET CREATED THE LINK BETWEEN THIS CONDITION AND THE EVENT. IF THE INTERVIEWER ATTEMPTS TO DELETE A CONDITION WHEN DELETE IS NOT ALLOWED, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: “DELETE ALLOWED ONLY WHEN CONDITION IS FIRST ENTERED.” 4. LIMITED EDIT ALLOWED. INTERVIEWER MAY EDIT A CONDITION NAME NEWLY ADDED ON THIS SCREEN AS LONG AS CAPI HAS NOT YET CREATED THE LINK BETWEEN THIS CONDITION AND THE EVENT.
ROSTER FILTER: DISPLAY ALL CONDITIONS ON PERSON’S ROSTER; NO FILTER. BOX_02
IF PROVIDER FLAGGED AS ‘INFORMAL’, GO TO HH08
OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH HH06
HH06 {PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH07 {PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH08
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘SHOW CARD HH-2.’ AND ‘Now look at the bottom of this card.’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’ OR ‘PAID INDEPENDENT’.
DISPLAY ‘SHOW CARD HH-3.’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘INFORMAL’.
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH09
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH10
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH10OV
What other services?
DISPLAY ‘IF MEDICAL TREATMENT OR THERAPY MENTIONED, BACKUP TO BE SURE ‘YES’ IS CODED...’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’ OR ‘PAID INDEPENDENT’. HH11
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH12
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’.
FOR SPECIFICATIONS PURPOSES ONLY (RANGE IS DETERMINED IN PROGRAM): ALLOW RESPONSES 1-7 ONLY. HH13
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’.
HARD CHECK: WVS ERROR HANDLER WILL DISPLAY AN ERROR MESSAGE AND FORCE THE INTERVIEWER TO RECTIFY THE DATA IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS OCCUR: IF (VISIT MONTH) IS: JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, JULY, AUGUST, OCTOBER OR DECEMBER: 1-31 FOR NUMBER OF DAYS. IF (VISIT MONTH) IS: APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER OR NOVEMBER: 1-30 FOR NUMBER OF DAYS. IF (VISIT MONTH) IS: FEBRUARY: 1-29 FOR NUMBER OF DAYS IF 2008. OTHERWISE, 1-28 FOR NUMBER OF DAYS. HH14
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’. HH15
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘someone from’ IF PROVIDER IS FLAGGED AS ‘AGENCY’.
HARD CHECK: ALLOW ONLY 2-6 FOR NUMBER OF TIMES PER DAY. HH16
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE HH16_01
HOURS: HH16_02
MINUTES:
DISPLAY ‘each visit usually’ IF HH11 IS NOT CODED ‘3’ (ONLY CAME ONCE). DISPLAY ‘the visit’ IF HH11 IS CODED ‘3’ (ONLY CAME ONCE).
FOR SPECIFICATIONS PURPOSES ONLY (CAPI HANDLES THIS AUTOMATICALLY): ALLOW 0-24 FOR HOURS AND 0-59 FOR MINUTES.
HARD CHECK: IF ‘0’ ENTERED IN BOTH HOURS AND MINUTES, THE WVS ERROR HANDLER WILL FORCE THE INTERVIEWER TO RECTIFY THE DATA.
HARD CHECK: IF ‘24’ ENTERED IN HOURS AND AN ENTRY >0 FOR MINUTES, THE WVS ERROR HANDLER WILL FORCE THE INTERVIEWER TO RECTIFY THE DATA. BOX_03
IF 2 OR MORE MONTHS, EXCLUDING INTERVIEW MONTH, FOR THIS PROVIDER FOR THIS PERSON HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE HOME HEALTH (HH) UTILIZATION SECTION AND IF THIS EVENT IS NOT PART OF A FLAT FEE GROUP, CONTINUE WITH HH17
OTHERWISE, GO TO BOX_04
HH17
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘the same number of times’ IF HH12 AND HH13 WERE NOT ASKED OR WERE CODED ‘-7’ (REFUSED) OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW). OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘(READ FREQUENCY BELOW)’. IF HH06 - HH10 ARE ALL CODED ‘2’ (NO), ‘-7’ (REFUSED), OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW), OR ANY COMBINATION OF ONLY THESE CODES, DISPLAY ‘the same services’. OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘(READ SERVICES BELOW)’.
FREQUENCY = DISPLAY NUMBER AND ‘DAYS PER WEEK’ IF A RESPONSE WAS RECORDED AT HH12. DISPLAY NUMBER AND ‘DAYS PER MONTH’ IF A RESPONSE WAS RECORDED AT HH13. DISPLAY ‘THE SAME NUMBER OF TIMES’ IF HH12 AND HH13 WERE NOT ASKED OR WERE CODED ‘-7’ (REFUSED) OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW).
SERVICES = FOR EACH CODE 1 RECORDED AT HH06, HH07, HH08, HH09, AND HH10, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING SERVICE ABBREVIATIONS FOR ‘Description of service’: IF HH06 = 1, DISPLAY ‘MEDICAL TREATMENT OR THERAPY’ IF HH07 = 1, DISPLAY ‘MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OR ASSISTIVE DEVICE INSTRUCTION.’ IF HH08 = 1, DISPLAY ‘HELP WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES OR PERSONAL CARE’ IF HH09 = 1, DISPLAY ’COMPANIONSHIP’ IF HH10 = 1, DISPLAY TEXT ENTERED AT HH10OV IF HH06 - HH10 ARE ALL CODED ‘2’ (NO), ‘-7’ (REFUSED), OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW), OR ANY COMBINATION OF ONLY THESE CODES, DISPLAY ‘the same services’. HH18
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE
DISPLAY ‘the same number of times’ IF HH12 AND HH13 WERE NOT ASKED OR WERE CODED ‘-7’ (REFUSED) OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW). OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘(READ FREQUENCY BELOW)’. IF HH06 - HH10 ARE ALL CODED ‘2’ (NO), ‘-7’ (REFUSED), OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW), OR ANY COMBINATION OF ONLY THESE CODES, DISPLAY ‘the same services’. OTHERWISE, DISPLAY ‘(READ SERVICES BELOW)’.
FREQUENCY = DISPLAY NUMBER AND ‘DAYS PER WEEK’ IF A RESPONSE WAS RECORDED AT HH12. DISPLAY NUMBER AND ‘DAYS PER MONTH’ IF A RESPONSE WAS RECORDED AT HH13. DISPLAY ‘THE SAME NUMBER OF TIMES’ IF HH12 AND HH13 WERE NOT ASKED OR WERE CODED ‘-7’ (REFUSED) OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW).
SERVICES = FOR EACH CODE 1 RECORDED AT HH06, HH07, HH08, HH09, AND HH10, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING SERVICE ABBREVIATIONS FOR ‘Description of service’: IF HH06 = 1, DISPLAY ‘MEDICAL TREATMENT OR THERAPY’ IF HH07 = 1, DISPLAY ‘MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OR ASSISTIVE DEVICE INSTRUCTION.’ IF HH08 = 1, DISPLAY ‘HELP WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES OR PERSONAL CARE’ IF HH09 = 1, DISPLAY ’COMPANIONSHIP’ IF HH10 = 1, DISPLAY TEXT ENTERED AT HH10OV IF HH06 - HH10 ARE ALL CODED ‘2’ (NO), ‘-7’ (REFUSED), OR ‘-8’ (DON’T KNOW), OR ANY COMBINATION OF ONLY THESE CODES, DISPLAY ‘the same services’.
FLAG EACH MONTH SELECTED AT HH18 AS A REPEAT VISIT RELATED TO THE EVENT BEING ASKED ABOUT. FLAG THE CHARGE PAYMENT (CP)STATUS OF EACH REPEAT VISIT AS ‘PROCESSED.’
LINK FREQUENCY AND SERVICE(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT BEING ASKED ABOUT WITH EACH REPEAT VISIT. FLAG EVENT AS PROCESSED SO THAT THE EVENT DRIVER WILL NOT SERVE THESE REPEAT VISITS FOR THE HH SECTION.
ROSTER DETAILS: Title: PERS_EVNT_1 COL #1 HEADER: MONTH/YEAR INSTRUCTIONS: DISPLAY EVENT BEGIN DATE (EVNT.EVNTBEGM, EVNT.EVNTBEGY)
ROSTER DEFINITION: DISPLAY THE PERSON’S MEDICAL-EVENTS-ROSTER FOR SELECTION.
ROSTER BEHAVIOR: 1. MULTIPLE SELECT ALLOWED. 2. ADD, DELETE, AND EDIT DISALLOWED.
ROSTER FILTER: DISPLAY ALL EVENTS (DATES) IN PERSON’S MEDICAL- EVENTS-ROSTER THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: - CREATED THIS ROUND, EXCLUDING THE INTERVIEW MONTH - HAVE NOT BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH UTILIZATION - HAVE EVENT TYPE ‘HH’ - ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME PROVIDER AS THE EVENT BEING ASKED ABOUT DURING THIS ROUND HH19
{PERSON’S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {NAME OF MEDICAL
CARE BOX_04
IF THE CHARGE/PAYMENT (CP) SECTION IS NOT COMPLETED FOR THIS HOME HEALTH EVENT, ASK THE CHARGE/PAYMENT (CP) SECTION
OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH BOX_05
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GO TO THE EVENT DRIVER (ED) SECTION |