HCUP and MEPS seminar is May 11
The Society of General Internal Medicine and the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) are sponsoring a seminar May 11 in New
Orleans, LA, to provide health services researchers with a practical
understanding of the scope and availability of large databases and
comprehensive tools. Presenters will provide researchers with a comprehensive
overview of the design, use, advantages, limitations, and linkages
of two large administrative and survey datasets: the Healthcare Cost
and Utilization Project (HCUP) and the Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey (MEPS). Several tools that can be applied to the databases
or used to generate information about health care will also be described
(e.g. CAHPS®, AHRQ's Quality Indicators, MEPSnet, HCUPnet). Presentations
will include both didactic and interactive portions. Participants
will receive detailed packets of information about HCUP, MEPS, and
an assortment of tools. Select http://www.sgim.org/am/index.htm to
register.
Source: AHRQ Electronic Newsletter, Issue #160, March 4, 2005
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