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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Browse ResDAC's collection of videos that introduce you to CMS data as well as describe common research topics.
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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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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 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...
This presentation discusses the specific PDE variables that are related to medication utilization. This presentation also provides an in-depth discussion of different...
The Medicare claims and enrollment files contain information needed for CMS to administer the Medicare program. However, researchers may need other information to...
Resources exist that can be used both prior to and after receiving CMS MAX data. Some of these are reviewed including descriptions of the Medicaid programs, sources for...
The Introduction to the Chronic Condition Data Warehouse (CCW) Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) webinar for the CMS Innovator Research Program is provided to...
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....
Due to encrypted pharmacy and prescriber identifiers in the PDE data, researcher may require additional information related to the dispensing pharmacy and the prescriber...
This presentation provides an understanding of demographic and useful enrollment variables available in the Master Beneficiary Summary File. In addition to a review of...
Conceptual understanding of the importance of a denominator file for Medicare research is essential to proper design and effective use of the Medicare administrative 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 webcast describes CMS data resources, files...