Online Learning

Browse ResDAC's collection of videos that introduce you to CMS data as well as describe common research topics.
Introductory
Videos

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 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…

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…

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 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…

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…