ResDAC Services
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
Workshops & Seminars
ResDAC provides education and training opportunities through data workshops and a national outreach program.
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.
Last Modified August 5, 2008