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Educational Objectives; Introduction to ResDAC's Structure; and Content of the Medicare Program

This video is one segment in a series of videos from …

Defining a Research Question

This video describes CMS' definition of research and explains how to describe a study in the form of a research question because that is a requirement for data release.…

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Claims Data: Source and Processing

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Overview of the Medicaid Program

This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of the Medicaid and CHIP TAF (T-MSIS Analytic File) Data for Research. This…

Using the Carrier and Outpatient Files

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Putting It All Together from Idea to Design and Data Request
This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to using Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Data for Research. Medicare data are comprehensive but also complex due to their size, multiple file types, and basis in claims data…
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Educational Objectives; Description of the Medicare Part D Program

This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of Medicare Part D Data for Research.

A review of the education objectives…

Educational Objectives; Introduction to ResDAC's Structure; and Content of the Medicare Program

This video is one segment in a series of videos from …

Putting It All Together from Idea to Design and Data Request

This video is one segment in a series of videos from…

Sources and Use of Medicare Enrollment Information

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Hospitalization Information in the Inpatient File and the MedPAR

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Overview of the History and Structure of Medicare Advantage and Comparison of FFS and MA Enrollees

This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of the Medicare Encounter Data for Research.

This presentation overviews the…

Measuring Healthcare Spending in Medicare Advantage Data

This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of the Medicare Encounter Data for Research.

 

Encounter Data Source and Processing

This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of the Medicare Encounter Data for Research.

This presentation describes where…

Measuring Hospitalizations and Identifying Facility Providers

This video is one segment in a series of videos from ResDAC’s Introduction to the Use of the Medicare Encounter Data for Research.

This presentation includes a…

Risk Adjustment Using CDPS

This presentation provides a background on risk adjustment, including the general program and policy goals of risk adjustment, the history of risk adjustment, and an…

Selective Review of Variables and Research Issues

Successful application of MAX data to research questions requires understanding some specific issues regarding the eligibility and utilization data that is presented in…

Medicaid Analytic Extract Files

This presentation will review the source of the data that is used to build the CMS Medicaid Analytic Extract files (MAX), which are the files released when CMS approves a…