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VIReC provides detailed and summary information about the data sources maintained by the VA that are of particular relevance to VA research. The numerous national, VISN-level, and local facility data sources maintained by the VA allow researchers to address many areas of inquiry. Some categories of data sources are listed below with links to pertinent Web pages or documents.


We encourage suggestions for additional categories of data sources to be addressed by VIReC. Please convey your needs to the Help Desk.

Cost

Data Quality


HIPAA Privacy and Security

  • HIPAA, Research Implications of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

Inpatient Care

Laboratory

  • DSS, VHA Decision Support System

  • PBM, Pharmacy Benefits Management

  • VistA, Veterans Health Information Systems & Technologies Architecture

Long Term Care

Mortality

  • Data Quality: Mortality Ascertainment in VA databases, a comparison of mortality data sources.

Outpatient Care

Pharmacy

Polytrauma Research and Data Resources