Data Sources
Indicator Health ingests 60+ public datasets from CMS, HHS, FDA, and other federal agencies. Below are the primary sources organized by category.
Quality & Safety
CMS Hospital Compare
Overall star ratings, patient experience (HCAHPS), mortality, readmissions, safety, and timely care measures for 5,000+ hospitals.
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)
Standardized infection ratios for CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, MRSA, and C. diff from the CDC/NHSN.
Patient Safety Indicators (PSI-90)
AHRQ composite measure of in-hospital complications and adverse events.
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
Excess readmission ratios for AMI, heart failure, pneumonia, COPD, hip/knee replacement, and CABG.
Financial & Cost
CMS Cost Reports
Annual financial filings (form 2552-10) with revenue, expenses, margins, and payer mix for every Medicare-certified hospital.
Hospital Price Transparency (MRF)
Machine-readable files published by hospitals under the Price Transparency Rule — negotiated rates by payer and plan.
Medicare Inpatient & Outpatient Claims
Aggregate DRG-level volume, charges, and payments for inpatient stays and outpatient procedures.
Workforce & Leadership
NPPES (NPI Registry)
National provider identifiers linking physicians and other clinicians to practice locations.
Medicare Physician & Other Supplier
Utilization and payment data for individual physicians billing Medicare, linked to hospital affiliations.
Open Payments
Industry payments (general, research, ownership) from drug and device manufacturers to physicians — linked to hospitals via NPI affiliations.
CMS Provider Enrollment
Facility affiliations tying physician NPIs to hospital CCNs.
Technology & Operations
ONC Health IT Certified Products
Electronic health record adoption, vendor, and certification data for hospitals and health systems.
AHA Annual Survey (IT Supplement)
Hospital-level technology adoption indicators including telehealth, interoperability, and EHR capabilities.
Regulatory & Compliance
FDA 510(k) & Device Registrations
Medical device clearances and product codes linked to facilities, enabling device-level analysis per hospital.
Medicare Provider of Services
Enrollment, certification status, bed counts, and ownership type for every Medicare-participating facility.
CMS Penalties & Payment Adjustments
Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) and Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) adjustment factors.
All source data is publicly available. Pipelines run on a regular refresh cadence — typically quarterly for CMS datasets and daily for price transparency files.