CMS Releases Final 2015 Medicare Advantage Encounter Data to Researchers
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Last year, CMS released preliminary MA encounter data for the first time as part of the
"Today's announcement demonstrates our continued commitment to ensuring researchers have access to this data in order to conduct important, innovative analyses that have the potential to drive transformation of the healthcare system said Administrator
CMS has made several improvements in the final version of 2015 MA encounter data files. These modifications include changes to the final action logic, making it easier for researchers to identify records to include in their analyses. CMS improved chart review guidance by providing detailed explanations to identify specific actions taken with a chart review record. An updated user guide and information on these improvements is available at https://www.ccwdata.org/web/guest/user-documentation.
Research access to the new MA encounter data files can be obtained by signing a CMS data use agreement that contains strict beneficiary privacy and data security requirements and submitting a request for research identifiable files to the
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