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MEPS-HC Querynet Tool demonstration and exercise

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Sunday, November 16, 2014 : 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Anita Soni, PhD, MBA , Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
This session will focus on the interactive tools available on the MEPS website. First the MEPSnet Query Tool will be introduced. The demonstration will illustrate the selection of the appropriate data source (year), variables, record selection (population) and then apply the desired descriptive statistics tools to produce nationally or regionally representative estimates. The second part of the presentation will include going through the customizing process for the estimates tables available on the website. Open discussion for each step will be encouraged along with answering related questions.

Learning Areas:

Biostatistics, economics
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Identify the contents of the AHRQ web site as it relates to MEPS data. Demonstrate how to calculate expenditures for a given year and/or select demographic variables such as age, race or region, using MEPSnet Query tool

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have almost 20 years of experience in Project and data management. I have worked on the MEPS survey for about 9 years and have served on the faculty of numerous workshops, have made more than 50 MEPS related presentations at professional meetings and research organizations.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 2013.0: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS): Using MEPS data in national and regional health services research -- Fee: $50