Medical Provider Component (MPC) Data Collection Schedule
Annually, the MPC collects data for the following provider types: Hospitals, Office-Based Providers, Institutions, Home Health Agencies, Pharmacies, and Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs). MPC sample files are extracted from the main Household sample at several different times during year. These file extractions are called waves.
During 2021 and 2022, collection of 2020 data for MPC provider types was conducted on a staggered schedule. Data collection for all provider types except Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs) began at the beginning of February or March 2021 and ended in October 2021. Data was collected from Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs) last, with waves beginning in August 2021 and ending in January 2022. 2020 files for SBDs were collected in four (4) waves. 2020 files for the rest of the provider types including pharmacies were collected in three (3) waves.
2020 MPC Data Collection Schedule
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Provider Type
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Start of Initial MPC Wave
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Start of Final MPC Wave
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End of MPC Data Collection
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Number of Waves
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Total Weeks
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Hospitals
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2/1/2021
|
8/3/2021
|
10/21/2021
|
3
|
38
|
|
Office-Based Doctors (OBD)
|
2/5/2021
|
8/3/2021
|
10/21/2021
|
4
|
38
|
|
Institutions
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3/3/2021
|
8/3/2021
|
10/15/2021
|
3
|
33
|
|
Home Health Agencies
|
3/2/2021
|
8/3/2021
|
10/15/2021
|
3
|
33
|
|
Pharmacies
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2/1/2021
|
7/27/2021
|
10/22/2021
|
3
|
38
|
|
Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs)
|
8/25/2021
|
12/2/2021
|
1/12/2022
|
3
|
20
|
|
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