Data Product Overview

GET https://public.richdataservices.com/rds/api/catalog/us/cms_pos_other

This request returns the data product from the RDS API. It contains descriptive properties such as the data product name, label, description, a citation of the source of the data, provenance information, when the product was last updated, and any additional notes that may be needed to further understand the data or how to use it.

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{"cached":true,"description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Centers for Medicare \u0026amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider of Services (POS) file contains data on characteristics of hospitals and other types of healthcare facilities, including the name and address of the facility and the type of Medicare services the facility provides, among other information.\u003cp\u003eThe Other file contains information on non-CLIA facilities, such as hospitals, nursing facilities, home health agencies, and more (18 categories)\u003c/p\u003e","id":"cms_pos_other","isPrivate":false,"lastUpdate":"2021-03-09T05:18:17.867Z","name":"CMS Provider of Services - Other (December 2020)","note":"\u003cp\u003e(1) The following variables code list could not be documented as in some case the same code values in the combined file are being used for different categories (meanings): ACRDTN_TYPE_CD, GNRL_CNTL_TYPE_CD, GNRL_FAC_TYPE_CD, PRVDR_CTGRY_SBTYP_CD\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(2) A significant number of variables in this dataset are sparsely populated as their content is only relevant to specific categories of providers\u003c/p\u003e","provenance":"\u003ca href='https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/Provider-of-Services' target='_blank'\u003eU.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services\u003c/a\u003e","uri":"fae63a64-e46b-48a3-80c7-f56e3c3d6c5b"}