README file

AIDS Cost and Service Utilization Survey (ACSUS):  Public Use Tape #4.
          (Complete Adult Patient Questionnaires, Adult Provider Billing
          Questionnaires, and Adult Medical Record Abstracts).
Author:  U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care
         Policy and Research

Study Number:  PB94-50421
RDS Study Number:    R1 3401

Source: NTIS-National Technical Information Service

in data subdirectory:
                                                                    bytes
file                                                 records lrecl  unzipped

patchar.dat     Patient Characteristics - Screener    5,898    99     589,800
pb-ambul.dat    Provider Billing Data-Ambulatory     49,047   721  35,411,934
pb-home.dat     Provider Billing Data-Home Health       947   721     683,734
pb-inpat.dat    Provider Billing Data-Inpatient       1,987   721   1,434,614
pb-pharm.dat    Provider Billing Data-Pharmacy       74,687   721  53,924,014
pq-atp.dat      Patient Quest-Alt Therapy T1-T6         502   133      67,268
pq-ccv.dat      Patient Quest-Comm Clinic T1-T6       1,956   133     262,104
pq-dental.dat   Patient Quest-Dental T1-T6            3,808   118     453,152
pq-erv.dat      Patient Quest-ER Visits T1-T6         2,449   133     328,166
pq-hcv.dat      Patient Quest-Hosp Clinic T1-T6       7,440   133     996,960
pq-hh.dat       Patient Quest-Home Health T1-T6       4,070   133     545,380
pq-ips.dat      Patient Quest-Inpatient Stays T1-T6   2,553   133     342,102
pq-meq.dat      Patient Quest-Medical Equip T1-T6       915   133     122,610
pq-mhp.dat      Patient Quest-Mental Health T1-T6     2,831   133     379,354
pq-mpp.dat      Patient Quest-Med Practitioner T1-T6  1,072   133     143,648
pq-nhp.dat      Patient Quest-Nursing Home T1-T6        195   133      26,130
pq-nonmed.dat   Patient Quest-Non-Medical T1-T6       5,372   133     719,848
pq-pdo.dat      Patient Quest-Phys/Doct Office T1-T6  4,144   133     555,296
pq-pharm.dat    Patient Quest-Prescript Med T1-T6    40,215   133   5,388,810
pq-sbd.dat      Patient Quest-Sep Bill Doctors T1-T6    403   133      54,002
pq-t1.dat       Patient Quest-Time 1 Specific Data    1,949   341     666,558
pq-t2.dat       Patient Quest-Time 2 Specific Data    1,850   817   1,513,300
pq-t3.dat       Patient Quest-Time 3 Specific Data    1,721   491     846,732
pq-t4.dat       Patient Quest-Time 4 Specific Data    1,616   770   1,245,936
pq-t5.dat       Patient Quest-Time 5 Specific Data    1,519   649     987,350
pq-t6.dat       Patient Quest-Time 6 Specific Data    1,390   897   1,248,220
mr-chklst.dat   Med Record Abst-HIV Checklist        16,571   132   2,203,943
mr-inpat.dat    Med Record Abst-Inpatient Stay        2,661   132     353,913
mr-pat.dat      Med Record Abst-Patient               1,922   132     255,626
mr-tcells.dat   Med Record Abst-T Cell Counts         7,803   132   1,037,799


in doc subdirectory:

toc.cbk                 Table of Contents for Volume                 
userman.cbk             Text of Public Use Users' Guide        	     
patchar.cbk             Patient Characteristics - Screener  
pq-t1.cbk  		Patient Quest-Time 1 Specific Data  
pq-t2.cbk  		Patient Quest-Time 2 Specific Data  
pq-t3.cbk  		Patient Quest-Time 3 Specific Data  
pq-t4.cbk  		Patient Quest-Time 4 Specific Data  
pq-t5.cbk  		Patient Quest-Time 5 Specific Data  
pq-t6.cbk  		Patient Quest-Time 6 Specific Data  
pq-ips.cbk 		Patient Quest-Inpatient Stays T1-T6 
pq.nhp.cbk 		Patient Quest-Nursing Home T1-T6    
pq-sbd.cbk 		Patient Quest-Sep Bill Doctors T1-T6
pq-erv.cbk 		Patient Quest-ER Visits T1-T6       
pq-hcv.cbk 		Patient Quest-Hosp Clinic T1-T6     
pq-ccv.cbk 		Patient Quest-Comm Clinic T1-T6     
pq-pdo.cbk 		Patient Quest-Phys/Doct Office T1-T6
pq-mhp.cbk 		Patient Quest-Mental Health T1-T6   
pq-mpp.cbk 		Patient Quest-Med Practitioner T1-T6
pq-atp.cbk 		Patient Quest-Alt Therapy T1-T6     
pq-meq.cbk 		Patient Quest-Medical Equip T1-T6   
pq-hh.cbk  		Patient Quest-Home Health T1-T6     
pq-nm1.cbk 		MASTER EVENT FILE - PLACE TO LIVE (H1)
pq-nm2.cbk 		MASTER EVENT FILE - LEGAL SERVICES (H2)
pq-nm3.cbk 		MASTER EVENT FILE - CHILD CARE (H3)
pq-nm4.cbk 		MASTER EVENT FILE - TRANSPORTATION (H4)
pq-nm5.cbk 		MASTER EVENT FILE - OBTAINING FOOD (H5)
pq-nm6.cbk 		MASTER EVENT FILE - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (H6)
pq-nm7.cbk 		CLOTHING/HOUSEHOLD GOODS (H7)
pq-nm8.cbk              ALCOHOL/DRUG TREATMENT (H8)
pq-dental.cbk           Patient Quest-Dental T1-T6          
pq-pharm.cbk		Patient Quest-Prescript Med T1-T6   
mr-pat.cbk 		Med Record Abst-Patient             
mr-inpat.cbk		Med Record Abst-Inpatient Stay      
mr-chk.cbk 		Med Record Abst-HIV Checklist       
mr-tcell.cbk		Med Record Abst-T Cell Counts       
pb.cbk                  Provider Billing Data                    

 

in program subdirectory:

patchar.sas             Patient Characteristics - Screener       
pq-t1.sas  		Patient Quest-Time 1 Specific Data       
pq-t2.sas  		Patient Quest-Time 2 Specific Data       
pq-t3.sas  		Patient Quest-Time 3 Specific Data       
pq-t4.sas  		Patient Quest-Time 4 Specific Data       
pq-t5.sas  		Patient Quest-Time 5 Specific Data       
pq-t6.sas  		Patient Quest-Time 6 Specific Data       
pq-ips.sas 		Patient Quest-Inpatient Stays T1-T6      
pq-nhp.sas 		Patient Quest-Nursing Home T1-T6         
pq-sbd.sas 		Patient Quest-Sep Bill Doctors T1-T6     
pq-erv.sas 		Patient Quest-ER Visits T1-T6            
pq-hcv.sas 		Patient Quest-Hosp Clinic T1-T6          
pq-ccv.sas 		Patient Quest-Comm Clinic T1-T6          
pq-pdo.sas 		Patient Quest-Phys/Doct Office T1-T6     
pq-mhp.sas 		Patient Quest-Mental Health T1-T6        
pq-mpp.sas 		Patient Quest-Med Practitioner T1-T6     
pq-atp.sas 		Patient Quest-Alt Therapy T1-T6          
pq-meq.sas 		Patient Quest-Medical Equip T1-T6        
pq-hh.sas  		Patient Quest-Home Health T1-T6          
pq-nm1.sas 		MASTER EVENT FILE - PLACE TO LIVE (H1)   
pq-nm2.sas 		MASTER EVENT FILE - LEGAL SERVICES (H2)  
pq-nm3.sas 		MASTER EVENT FILE - CHILD CARE (H3)      
pq-nm4.sas 		MASTER EVENT FILE - TRANSPORTATION (H4)  
pq-nm5.sas 		MASTER EVENT FILE - OBTAINING FOOD (H5)  
pq-nm6.sas 		MASTER EVENT FILE - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
pq-nm7.sas 		CLOTHING/HOUSEHOLD GOODS (H7)            
pq-nm8.sas 		ALCOHOL/DRUG TREATMENT (H8)              
pq-dental.sas		Patient Quest-Dental T1-T6               
pq-pharm.sas		Patient Quest-Prescript Med T1-T6        
mr-pat.sas 		Med Record Abst-Patient                  
mr-inpat.sas		Med Record Abst-Inpatient Stay           
mr-chklst.sas 		Med Record Abst-HIV Checklist            
mr-tcells.sas		Med Record Abst-T Cell Counts            
pb-ambul.sas		Provider Billing Data - Ambulatory
pb-inpat.sas            Provider Billing Data - Inpatient
pb-home.sas             Provider Billing Data - Home Health
pb-pharm.sas            Provider Billing Data - Pharmacy