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DUA Extension and VRDC Access Renewal Reminder
Reminder: Data Use Agreements (DUAs) and Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) access needs to be extended or renewed annually. These are two separate actions with separate expiration dates. ResDAC recommends creating a calendar reminder 60 days before the expiration to begin the process of extending the DUA or VRDC access. Missing an email reminder is not an acceptable explanation for missing a renewal deadline.
Special Needs Plans, Medication Therapy Management, Plan Election Type Beneficiary Summary File
This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of M
Discussion Using Part A, Part B, and Part D Data
This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of Medicare Part D Data
2022 Preliminary Medicare Encounter Data Now Available
CMS is pleased to announce the release of the Preliminary 2022 Medicare Advantage (MA, also known as Part C) Encounter Research Identifiable Files (RIFs). Beginning with 2019 data, CMS releases a “Preliminary” version of the Medicare Advantage Encounter RIFs for each service year to give researchers earlier access to Encounter data in the research file format.
Oncology Care Model (OCM) Data Now Available
CMS is pleased to announce the availability of a set of Research Identifiable Files (RIFs) from the CMS Innovation Center's Oncology Care Model (OCM).
CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Initiative Makes New Model Participation Data Available to Researchers
CMS is pleased to announce the availability of Research Identifiable Files (RIFs) for three additional CMS Innovation Center models.
CMS is releasing new participation data for the following models:
Oncology Care Model (OCM) Current Clinical Status File
The Current Clinical Status File includes information on the reported Current Clinical Status (CCS) for a patient. CCS was required to be reported at least once for each episode, as well as whenever there was a change in the CCS.
This file contains CCS information submitted for the third through eleventh OCM performance periods (episodes initiating July 2, 2017 - December 31, 2021), primarily including data reported by OCM participants to the Oncology Care Model Registry (OCMR).
What does this file include? (variable highlights)
- Beneficiary ID
- ICD10 Cancer Diagnosis Code
- Initial Diagnosis Date
- Current Clinical Status coded into one of 10 categories
- Current Clinical Status Date
Special Considerations
- Many beneficiaries have multiple CCS records, within an episode and across multiple episodes.
- The Clinical and Staging data file and the Current Clinical Status data file can be linked by the Beneficiary ID, ICD10 Cancer Diagnosis Code Reported by Participant, and the Initial Diagnosis Date.
- Researchers may wish to obtain Medicare Fee-for-Service claims data for a population they identify within the OCM data files. The Beneficiary ID can be used to link to Medicare claims.