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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 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 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…
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…
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…
This presentation describes where to find the Medicare cost report downloads, what is contained within each data file, and the definitions used to create the download.…
This presentation provides an overview of what Medicare cost reports are, the type of facilities that submit cost reports, and the type of research that can be conducted…
This presentation provides background information about the cost reports that will help researchers understand the cost report data. This presentation includes a…
This presentation reviews the importance of understanding the factors contributing to geographic variation in Medicare spending.
Specifically, objectives include…
This presentation provides an overview of the types of economic evaluations in health care, the various economic perspectives studies can have, whose costs and benefits…