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Browse ResDAC's collection of videos that introduce you to CMS data as well as describe common research topics.
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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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Creating an Analytic File

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Using Medicare Data for Research on Emergency Medicine

This webcast reviews the access and use of Medicare data for research on emergency medicine, including strengths and limitations, examples, and relevant contextual…

Calculating Cost: Cost-to-Charge Ratios

This presentation defines the different types of cost-to-charge ratios (CCRs), how to use these CCRs, and the locations of the CCRs in the data files.  The segment…

Definitions of 'Cost' in Medicare Utilization Files

For each of the CMS claim file types, the variables used in calculating costs for CMS covered services is reviewed. Calculations are defined by 1) what Medicare reimbursed…