Our Services
ResDAC provides technical assistance to researchers interested in the CMS Medicare and Medicaid data through the following resources:
Assistance Desk: phone or email support for questions, including but not limited to:
- Strengths, weaknesses, and other research applications of Medicare and Medicaid data
- Understanding the Medicare and Medicaid programs and policies, particularly as they relate to research
- Structure and creation of CMS administrative data files
- Specifications for CMS data request packets
- Details on cohort selection options
- Generation of cost invoices for data
- Interpretation of data analysis results (Note: ResDAC does not perform statistical analyses or provide programming assistance.)
CMS Data Workshops: in-person, interactive workshops
Online Learning: webinars, recorded videos and knowledgebase articles
- Live webinars
- Recorded video of webinars and workshops
- Knowledgebase articles including brief data or file alerts, detailed review of topics and analytic guidance