Common use of Linking to the Prescribed Medicines File Clause in Contracts

Linking to the Prescribed Medicines File. The RXLK file provides a link from the MEPS event files to the 2016 Prescribed Medicine Event File. When using RXLK, data users/analysts should keep in mind that one other medical record can link to more than one prescribed medicine record. Conversely, a prescribed medicine event may link to more than one other medical record. When this occurs, it is up to the data user/analyst to determine how the prescribed medicine expenditures should be allocated among those medical events. For detailed linking examples, including SAS code, data users/analysts should refer to the MEPS 2016 Appendix File, HC-188I.

Linking to the Prescribed Medicines File. The RXLK file provides a link from the MEPS event files to the 2016 2013 Prescribed Medicine Event File. When using RXLK, data users/analysts should keep in mind that one other medical record can link to more than one prescribed medicine record. Conversely, a prescribed medicine event may link to more than one other medical record. When this occurs, it is up to the data user/analyst to determine how the prescribed medicine expenditures should be allocated among those medical events. For detailed linking examples, including SAS code, data users/analysts should refer to the MEPS 2016 2013 Appendix File, HC-188I.HC-160I.

Linking to the Prescribed Medicines File. The RXLK file provides a link from the MEPS event files to the 2016 2015 Prescribed Medicine Event File. When using RXLK, data users/analysts should keep in mind that one other medical record can link to more than one prescribed medicine record. Conversely, a prescribed medicine event may link to more than one other medical record. When this occurs, it is up to the data user/analyst to determine how the prescribed medicine expenditures should be allocated among those medical events. For detailed linking examples, including SAS code, data users/analysts should refer to the MEPS 2016 2015 Appendix File, HC-188I.HC-178I.

Linking to the Prescribed Medicines File. The RXLK file provides a link from the MEPS event files to the 2016 2012 Prescribed Medicine Event File. When using RXLK, data users/analysts should keep in mind that one other medical record can link to more than one prescribed medicine record. Conversely, a prescribed medicine event may link to more than one other medical record. When this occurs, it is up to the data user/analyst to determine how the prescribed medicine expenditures should be allocated among those medical events. For detailed linking examples, including SAS code, data users/analysts should refer to the MEPS 2016 2012 Appendix File, HC-188I.HC-152I.