This program bridges member raw enrollment episodes into continuous periods, while allowing a maximum gap between two consecutve enrollment periods. More...

Detailed Description

This program bridges member raw enrollment episodes into continuous periods, while allowing a maximum gap between two consecutve enrollment periods.

Sort dataset by PatId Enr_Start and Enr_End.
Manage chart type.
Change episode if maximum allowable gap is reached or if changes occur in benefit coverage.
Reconciliation of eligible episodes.

Program inputs

&INFILE. (Dataset with enrollment data.)

Program outputs

&OUTFILE. (Dataset containing the bridged enrollment episodes.)

Usage

%ms_episoderec2(INFILE=indata.&ENRTABLE.(keep=Patid Enr_Start Enr_End MedCov DrugCov Chart),
                OUTFILE=worktemp.enr_&RECONTYP.&ENROLGAP.,
                COVERAGE=&COVERAGE.,
                CHARTRES=&CHARTRES.,
                ENRSTART=Enr_Start,
                ENREND=Enr_End,
                ENROLGAP=&ENROLGAP.);

Parameters

[in]	INFILE	SAS dataset containing the raw enrollment data.
[out]	OUTFILE	SAS output dataset containing the conciliated enrollment periods.
[in]	COVERAGE	Drug and Medical coverage indicator.
[in]	CHARTRES	Chart availability indicator.
[in]	ENRSTART	Name of enrollment episode start date variable in INFILE.
[in]	ENREND	Name of enrollment episode end date variable in INFILE.
[in]	ENROLGAP	Maximum allowable enrollment episode gap.

SAS Macros Dependencies

ms_periodsoverlap.sas

Author: Sentinel Coordinating Center (info@.nosp@m.sent.nosp@m.inels.nosp@m.yste.nosp@m.m.org)

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