Basic Workshop in Medicare Administrative Data

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Presented by the Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC)*:

Presented in Minneapolis, MN

Workshop Design and Goals:

This course is designed for people who are familiar with Medicare data and know the names and general content of the standard enrollment and claims files­denominator, MedPAR, Carrier, and Outpatient and be familiar with the coding schemes for Medicare data--ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes, CPT codes, revenue centers and DRGs. This content is all covered in CMS: 101, but many researchers gain this information from other sources.

Educational Objectives:

This course describes the SEER/Medicare database and addresses issues that arise when using SEER/Medicare data rather than standard Medicare data:

• How the claims format differs between the two databases
• Interpreting and using information from SEER sources
• Deciding whether SEER/Medicare is the right database for your project

Agenda

* Supported by CMS contract #500-01-0043; Spike Duzor, Project Officer

Workshop Instructors:

Beth A. Virnig, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Division of Division of Health Policy & Management
ResDAC

Joan Warren, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute

For questions about our workshops, please contact beaud005@umn.edu