Free Services

The ResDAC Help Desk, located at the University of Minnesota and staffed by master's-level trained Technical Advisors (TAs), provides technical assistance to researchers interested in using Medicare and/or Medicaid data.

ResDAC can efficiently and effectively assist researchers in understanding and obtaining the Medicare and Medicaid data files. The staff of the ResDAC Help Desk are experienced with:

• History of the Medicare and Medicaid systems as they relate to research
• Creation of CMS's administrative data files and claims processing
• Strengths, weaknesses, and applications of Medicare and Medicaid data
• Methods of cohort identification and file specification
• Conversion of raw data into usable datasets
• Medicare and Medicaid program policies and coverage issues
• Process of requesting data from CMS
• Use of the Decision Support Access Facility (DSAF) and the Data Extraction System (DESY) using the CMS Data Center

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Workshops & Seminars

ResDAC provides education and training opportunities through data workshops and a national outreach program.

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How to Reach ResDAC

• Via Web - Submit a request by logging into our Request Response and Transmission System (RRTS) - The Best Way To Reach Us !



• Via E-Mail - Send us e-mail at resdac@umn.edu



• Via Phone - Call us at 1-888-9RESDAC (1-888-973-7322)



• Via Fax - Fax us at 612-378-4866

We are happy to assist you; a ResDAC technical advisor will contact you within 5-7 business days.