VIReC Insights

VIReC Insights is produced by VIReC to provide VA researchers with a starting point for understanding concepts in data management and basic information about health related databases.

VIReC first published VIReC Insights in 1999. Since 2001, each calendar year volume of VIReC Insights comprises three issues. All issues are listed below, in reverse chronological order.

The following publications are in format.

2003 - Vol. 4, No. 3	VA Research Uses of Medicare Data
2003 - Vol. 4, No. 2	Research Implications of the Privacy Standards Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA).
2003 - Vol. 4, No. 1	The Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACGs) Case-Mix System: A Risk-adjustment Methodology Currently Available at the VA Austin Information Technology Center (AITC formerly: CFD; formerly: AAC).
2003 - Vol. 3, No. 3	Researchers' Introduction to the KLFMenu "Create Report" Option.
2002 - Vol. 3, No. 2	Researchers' Introduction to KLF Menu Pre-Defined Reports & Dataset Contents.
2002 - Vol. 3, No. 1	Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) as a Research Tool.
2001 - Vol. 2, No. 3	The National Prosthetics Patient Database (NPPD): A Primary Resource for Nationwide VA Durable Medical Equipment Data.
2001 - Vol. 2, No. 2	The Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) Database: A Primary Resource for Nation-Wide VA Medication Data.
2001 - Vol. 2, No. 1	Guide for First Time Users of VA Austin Information Technology Center (AITC formerly: CFD; formerly: AAC) .
2000 - Vol. 1, No. 5	A Primer on Major U.S. Mortality Data-bases Used in Health Services Research.
2000 - Vol. 1, No. 4	An Overview of VA Long-Term Care Database and Information Resources.
2000 - Vol. 1, No. 3	NPCD: The VA National Patient Care Database.
1999 - Vol. 1, No. 2	The VA Decision Support System (dSs): A Tool for Health Services Research.
1999 - Vol. 1, No. 1	Data documentation on the VIReC Web Site.

Reviewed/Updated Date: August 5, 2008