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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…
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 video describes CMS data resources, files, and measures that can be used in studying disparities in health care.
Note: As of 4/26/18, the…
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…
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 each…
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…
Understanding of the CMS payment systems will assist the researcher in knowing how services are reiumbursed and what to expect in the data when costing services. This…
This presentation reviews the importance of understanding the factors contributing to geographic variation in Medicare spending.
Specifically, objectives include…