This presentation provides an overview of the Medicare program including its structure and content. Topics discussed include the type of eligibility into the Medicare...
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This webcast 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 webinar provides an overview of the process and time involved in making a request for CMS restricted (identifiable) data for a research project. The video will...
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Knowledge of where the Medicare data originate and what Medicare data files are available to you for research purposes is needed for guidance in the creation of any study...
This presentation provides an overview of the Medicaid program, including the history of Medicaid, Medicaid eligibility and benefits, Medicaid populations and...
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...
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This webinar provides an overview of the process and time involved in making a request for CMS restricted (identifiable) data for a research project. The video will cover the steps, the organizations involved, and estimated length of time for the...
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 PDE variable "Product Service ID" which is the National Drug Code (NDC). Information related to what an NDC is, how it is formatted, and who...
The Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) file contains information about inpatient and skilled nursing facility stays. The inpatient stays are the focus of this...
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 presentation provides a background on risk adjustment, including the general program and policy goals of risk adjustment, the history of risk adjustment, and an...
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...
The Plan Characteristics File contains information about plan type, benefit design, premium, cost-sharing, and service area of the Part D plans. This presentation reviews...
A review of the education objectives for the Part D workshop is presented. The presentation then moves into a description of the Medicare Part D program. Topics covered...
This presentation provides an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the Medicare administrative data for research purposes. The claims data are derived from...
This presentation reviews articles that have compared different methods to "cost" services. An example is presented that shows how "costing" services differs depending...