Description of Collaborative Activity: |
Observational studies based, in part, on available CMS data could generate important knowledge and policy relevant findings. NIH and CMS established a Data Access Committee to identify and pursue short and long term priorities. The group convened one formal meeting last year, but touches base informally via email and phone. Current initiatives include:
• Exploration of an agreement wherein NIH directly purchases blanket access to CMS data from CMS, instead of paying grantees to access these data individually(which incurs high indirect cost rates for NIH).
• Quarterly meetings of the CMS-NIH Data Access Committee discuss data policy and access issues. Future meetings will include presentations by NIH-funded investigators and in-house CMS data analyses. |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
CC, CSR, NCATS, NCCAM, NCI, NEI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIMH, NIMHD, NINDS, NINR, NLM, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ODP, OD/OSP |
