Title of Collaborative Activity: |
CMS MCBS, Dietary Supplements, Measures of Malnutrition and Frailty |
Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The National Institutes of Health's, Office of Dietary Supplement has been working with the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Service to collect data on dietary supplement use, malnutrition and measures of frailty in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Study (MCBS). MCBS is a nationally representative survey that collects health and Medicare claims data from participants multiple times per year for up to 4 years. This information will be very helpful in assessing risk of malnutrition and frailty. Since the participants data are linked to their Medicare claims data, information can be validated against claims data, with the possibility for outcomes also to be assessed. |
