Table 8. Episode Characteristics and Variable Definitions: Medicare Home Health Care Utilization, 1992.
| Characteristic | Definition | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Reimbursement Full Episode | Medicare Reimbursement for Episodes Terminated by 45-Day Gap Without Service | $2,854.60 |
| Reimbursement 120-Day Episode | Medicare Reimbursement for Episodes Terminated 120 Days After Initiation of Episode | $1,913.69 |
| Reimbursement per HHA Visit | Medicare Reimbursement Divided by Number of Visits In Full Episode | $63.86 |
| HHA Visits per Day of Full Episode | HHA Visits Divided by Number of Days in Full Episode | 0.55 |
| HHA Visits per Day of 120-Day Episode | HHA Visits Divided by Number of Days in 120-Day Episode. | 0.27 |
| Total HHA Visits: Full Episode | Number of HHA Visits in Full Episode | 48.84 |
| Total HHA Visits: 120-Day Episode | Number of HHA Visits in 120-Day Episode | 31.88 |
| Duration of Full Episode | Number of Days in Full Episode | 98.47 |
NOTES: HHA is home health agency.
SOURCE: Medicare home health agency claims for all episodes beginning in 1992 for a 5-percent sample of beneficiaries extracted from the Health Care Financing Administration's Standard Analytic File system.