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Appendix D: The Commonwealth Fund Algorithm and Coding for Preventive Services
Pages 79-84

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... and conducted the MEPS data analyses. The Commonwealth Fund provided permission to include the analysis in this report. Using responses to specific questions about preventive services in the MEPS survey, the algorithm to calculate the indicator on receipt of screening services and flu shots uses information on the following specific services and time frames: Blood pressure check in 2 years Cholesterol check in 5 years Fecal occut blood stool test in 2 years Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy EVER Flu shot in past year Pap smear in 3 years Mammogram in 2 years 79
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... 1. initial preventive care indicator variables capture label drop yn label define yn 0"No" 1"Yes" 9"DK, Refused, Not Ascertained" gen choles5yr=cholck3<=4 replace choles5yr=9 if cholck3<=-7 replace choles5yr=.
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From page 81...
... if flusht3==-1 label var inf1yr "flu shot in past yr" label values inf1yr yn gen bldstool2yr=whenst3==1|whenst3==2 replace bldstool2yr=9 if whenst3<=-7|stool3<=-7 replace bldstool2yr=. if stool3==-1 label var bldstool2yr "blood stool test in past 2 yrs" label values bldstool2yr yn gen sigcolonever=bowel3==1 replace sigcolonever=9 if bowel3<-7 replace sigcolonever=.
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From page 82...
... Women: * 18–39: blood test, cholesterol, PAP replace compositeall1=0 if (choles5yrbp2y==0 | pap3yr==0)
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... if (choles5yrbp2y==.&pap3yr==.&mam2yr==.& colon1==.&inf1yr==.) &agex>=65&sex==2 label var compositeall1 "composite all using colon1" label values compositeall1 yn *
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