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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…
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…
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…
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 reviews articles that have compared different methods to "cost" services. An example is presented that shows how "costing" services differs…
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…
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…
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…
This presentation reviews the importance of understanding the factors contributing to geographic variation in Medicare spending.
Specifically, objectives include…
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…