What is the Residential History File (RHF)?
The RHF is a data resource developed at the Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research. It is built using Medicare Enrollment data, Medicare claims data, and MDS data. It can be used to track individuals as they move through the long-term care system, including between different care settings and different care types (e.g. hospice). We use this to calculate re-hospitalization rates, etc.
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- Do I have to file an official program of study before taking History 797 or 799?
- What is the methodology behind the Residential History File?
