**Please note this class meets in weeks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 during the Spring 2023 quarter.**
One of the significant challenges in conducting research using healthcare data is that due to HIPAA regulations, researchers cannot learn about, explore, and experiment with patient-level data without a Data Use Agreement, purchasing the data, and ingesting the data into a secure computing environment. This a time consuming and expensive process, and thus poses a substantial barrier to initiating research in this space.
In this course, Ph.D. students will work with national claims data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS), using the CMS Limited Data Set housed at Booth for instructional purposes. Students will receive instruction on using and interpreting this data, and will conduct a major project to replicate a published study or complete a proposed project of their own. After completing this course, students will be well-prepared to conduct research using national claims data.
Enrollment in the course is by application
- An informational webinar will be held February 2, 11:30am-12:00pm CT.
- Apply online. Application will open February 3 and will close February 10.
- Applicants will be notified of their status by February 21.