Data & Information Infrastructure

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Development of an Assistive Technology and Environmental Assessment Instrument for National Surveys: Final Report Part I. Recommended Modules and Instrument Development Process

This paper describes the work that will be undertaken to measure financial and non-financial benefits, and identify to whom the benefits accrue. [1 PDF page]

This paper describes the work that will examine how Health Information Exchange (HIE) is occurring between health delivery systems and unaffiliated post-acute and long-term care settings and factors that promote or hinder the exchange. [1 PDF page]

Contents The Rural Context Review of Existing Research on the Three Focal Topics Data Sources Available to Conduct Research on the Focal Topics Implications of Study Findings Enhancing Rural Hu

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Making MDS v.3.0 Compliant with CHI Standards: Project Summary Apelon, Inc. August 2005 PDF Version

This contract developed data bases to supplement the Federal Employees Health Benefits Data used to develop the drug risk adjustment system for Medicare part D drug plans for low-income and disabled populations; explored geographic variation by state in drug prices and drug utilization; and examined the joint effects on drug plan risk of the combination of drug risk-adjustment, risk-corridors a

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Marcelline R. Harris, RN, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Christopher G. Chute, MD, Dr.P.H., Mayo Clinic Jennie Harvell, M.Ed., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alan White, Ph.D., Abt Associates