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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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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
This presentation uses MAX data to explore three research questions related to geographic variation in Medicaid expenditures:
- Does interstate variation in…
This presentation outlines several useful algorithms that can be used to summarize Medicaid eligibility category, coverage by managed care, use of inpatient physician…
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…
Successful application of MAX data to research questions requires understanding some specific issues regarding the eligibility and utilization data that is presented in…
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…
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.…
This video provides a description of Minimum Dataset 3 (MDS) and Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS). The content details the purpose and uses of each data…
This webcast reviews the access and use of Medicare data for research on emergency medicine, including strengths and limitations, examples, and relevant contextual…
The Medicare cost reports can be downloaded from the CMS website. CMS provides several documents to aid with the use of the cost reports. This presentation describes…