Medicare Information Resource Center (MIReC)

该项目的目的是促进从医疗保险和医疗保险服务中心(CMS)获得数据并将其链接到由NIA和相关联邦机构赞助的调查和登记的参与者，并促进将这些数据用于研究和公共政策。其目的是创建一个基础设施，以减少获取、创建和使用单个项目的CMS数据研究文件所需的费用和时间。具体项目目标包括： 1.与SB！R参与的项目合作，制定和实施将调查数据联系起来的计划 受访者或登记参与者从医疗保险和医疗保险服务中心获得数据，用于研究和政策分析。 2.协助准备向医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心提出的数据请求，包括收集和验证答复者的Medicare/SSN识别码，以便为CMS创建受益人查找器文件。 3.处理和清理原始CMS文件，并将其转换为研究中更常用的格式(例如，SAS)，并将这些文件提供给项目调查人员。 4.与项目调查员协商，建立研究数据库，以供个别调查员分发或使用，包括档案内容、结构和文件，以及对答复者保密的方法。 5.召集一个咨询委员会，为整个项目提供指导，并促进鼓励将数据用于研究和政策的努力。 6.在SBIR参与方项目的协助下，并与CMS协商，制定个人研究人员获取数据的程序，以符合HIPAA和《隐私法》的要求。 7.与SBIR参与项目合作，使用医疗保险数据对研究数据库的可靠性和有效性进行评估。

The purpose of the project is to facilitate the acquisition and linking of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) to participants of surveys and registries sponsored by NIA and relate federal agencies, and to promote the use of these data for research and public policy. The intent is to create an infrastructure that will reduce the expense and time required to obtain, create, and use research files of CMS data for individual projects. The specific project aims include: 1. To work with SB!R participant projects to develop and implement plans to link data from survey respondents or registry participants to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicare services for research and policy analysis. 2. To assist in the preparation of data requests to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including the collection and validation of respondent Medicare/SSN identifiers for purposes of creating a beneficiary finder file for CMS. 3. To process and clean the raw CMS files and convert them into a format more commonly used in research (e.g., SAS) and to provide these files to project investigators. 4. To construct research databases in consultation with project investigators for potential distribution or use by individual investigators, including the file content, structure and documentation, and methods for maintaining respondent confidentiality. 5. To convene an Advisory Committee to provide guidance to the project, as a whole, and to promotional efforts to encourage data use for research and policy. 6. With the assistance of SBIR participant projects and in consultation with CMS, develop a process for data acquisition by individual researchers compliant with HIPAA and Privacy Act requirements. 7. Collaborate with SBIR participant projects on evaluations of the reliability and validity of the research databases using Medicare data.