payor_channel

Parameter specifying the channel-of-business, line-of-business, or insurance plan type.

Usability Options:

• Selected payor_channel parameter options may be leveraged in the CareQuery API as
  • A string: payor_channel = "medicare"
  • A list of strings for OR logic: payor_channel = ["medicare", "commercial"]
  • List of lists of strings for AND logic: payor_channel = [["medicare"], ["commercial"]]

Help within CareQuery API:

Python

# import package
from care_query.care_query import CareQuery

# instantiate and connect
cq = CareQuery(email = "your-email", 
               token = "your-api-token")

# search parameter options available 
print(cq.glossary.list_options(parameter = "payor_channel"))

Queries Where Parameter is Used:

• careEncounter
• careVisit
• careEpisode
• careJourney
• procAllowedAvgs
• providerPayorAggs
• providerPayorDiagAggs
• providerPayorProcAggs
• orgPayorAggs
• orgPayorDiagAggs
• orgPayorProcAggs
• payorDiagAggs
• payorProcAggs

Parameter Options:

payor_channel
medicare
medicare advantage
commercial
managed medicaid
medicaid
tricare
veterans affairs
workers comp