Workshop Sessions Wednesday, August 13, 2008

43. The Research Data Center: The Data Enclave of the National Center for Health Statistics (RDC)

This session will provide an overview of the RDC, what it is, and what it does.
We will describe the onsite facilities and the remote access system, ANDRE (Analytical Data Research by e mail). Through the RDC, researchers can make use of information from the major data systems of the NCHS, including small area geographic identifiers, race and ethnicity subgroups, occupation and industry recodes, ICD codes, and geocodes. They can combine internal data with external data sources as: EPA air and water pollution databases, contextual health care access information, and ecological Census data.

Program Coordinator: Deborah Rose, Ph.D., Research Data Center

Speakers:

• Peter Meyer, M.A., M.P.H.
  Research Data Center
  Overview of the Research Data Center – What It Is and What It Does
• Deborah Rose, Ph.D.
  Research Data Center
  Types of Data Available
• Julius Cuong Pham, M.D., Ph.D.
  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H.
  Chloe Bird, Ph.D.
  RAND Corporation
  Examples of the Research Development Center’s Research Collaborations

44. The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Paradata File

The session will begin with an overview of the release of the 2006 NHIS Paradata file, including a discussion of plans for future releases. This overview will be followed by three examples of research conducted using paradata indicators.

Speakers:

• Beth Taylor, M.A.
  Division of Health Interview Statistics
  Overview of the 2006 Public Use Paradata File
• James Dahlhamer, Ph.D.
  Division of Health Interview Statistics
  Reluctant Respondents: What are the Data Quality Implications?
• Catherine Simile, Ph.D.
  Division of Health Interview Statistics
  Benchmarking Interview Times in the National Health Interview Survey
• Barbara Stussman
  Division of Health Interview Statistics
  Analyzing Field Notes Systematically to Better Understand Respondent Participation

46. Summary Measures of Population Health

All measures that combine information on mortality and nonfatal health outcomes to represent the health of a population are known as summary measures of population health. To date, such measures have been widely used in a number of countries, including all the developed countries. In the United States, summary measures of population health are constructed using data from both longitudinal and cross sectional surveys. Topics discussed in this session will include summary measures and their components - both at the individual and the population levels. Presenters will discuss some of the most frequently used summary measures of population health, including the mortality and the nonfatal health outcome components of the measures, issues related to data and methodology, the underlying assumptions made about trends in mortality and nonfatal health outcomes, and the measures used for tracking population health in the Healthy People 2010 Health Initiative.

Program Coordinator: Michael T. Molla, Ph.D., Office of Analysis and Epidemiology

Speakers:

• Michael T. Molla, Ph.D.
  Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
  Summary Measures of Population Health: A Brief Review
• Elsie Pamuk, Ph.D.
  Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
  Measuring Health: Strategies and Uses
• Kakoli Roy, Ph.D.
  Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Income Related Inequalities in Obesity and Disability in the United States 1985-2004
• Ritu Tuteja, M.P.H.
  Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
  Measuring Healthy Life Expectancy: Use of Summary Measures in the Healthy People Initiative

61. Using the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Medicare Linked Data for Analysis of Health Issues in the Older Population

This session will describe the new Medicare linked data files (NHANES , NHIS , LSOA II Medicare) and showcase two examples of aging related statistical work using the new linked data files.

Program Coordinator: Margie Goulding, Ph.D., Office of Analysis and Epidemiology

Speakers:

• Kimberly A. Lochner, Sc.D.
  Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
  Overview of the NCHS CMS Linkage: Medicare Enrollment and Claims Files
• Yelena Gorina, M.S., M.P.H.
  Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
  Using Medicare Claims Data to Identify Chronic Conditions in Older Persons
• Liming Cai, Ph.D.
  Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
  Middle Age Obesity and Medicare Expenditures at Older Ages

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