Linkage of Medicare Records to the Interagency Registry of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) is a United States registry for adults receiving durable United States Food and Drug Administration-approved mechanical circulatory support devices (MCSDs). We merged INTERMACS records with Medicare claims to investigate the uncertainty of penetrance of Medicare beneficiaries within INTERMACS. METHODS:INTERMACS records and Medicare claims (January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2013) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) were linked using a deterministic matching methodology. RESULTS:There was annual growth of CMS and INTERMACS centers performing durable MCSD implants among adults from 2008 through 2013 (54% and 87% increase, respectively). The number of CMS centers outnumbered INTERMACS

SUBMITTER: Liang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092931 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature