Taubman Health Sciences Library Blog- Blog Retired
- Global Innovation – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 20, 2014)
- Local Innovation & #MCubed – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 13, 2014)
- Open Access Journal on Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
- National Medical Librarians Month 2014
- Suicide Prevention & Trauma on Social Media – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 6, 2014)
- Radiation Oncology Journal Club (#RadOnc) – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 29, 2014)
- From the National Library of Medicine: Roosevelt at NIH
- Patients on the Right TEDMED Questions – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 22, 2014)
- TEDMED on Patient Engagement – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 15, 2014)
Tag Archives: statistics
Upcycling: Bringing new life to existing health data
From the Health Affairs Blog: By now, most of us are familiar with recycling. Items with reclaimable value are collected; then base materials are salvaged to create new products—often of lesser quality. Fewer people are familiar with the term upcycling, … Continue reading
CSCAR: Statistical consulting @ UM
The Center for Statistical Consultation & Research (CSCAR) provides free consulting in data analysis & statistical methods to all UM researchers. We are able to assist with the design, analysis, interpretation, & communication of research studies involving data. CSCAR also … Continue reading
Children’s EHR format available in USHIK
From the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHQR): The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’S) Children’s EHR Format has moved to the United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK). This helps align the Children’s EHR Format with related knowledgebase … Continue reading
MEPS update
New data files & tables have been added to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey web site: MEPS 1996-2011 Pooled Linkage Variance Estimation File (MEPS HC-036) MEPS 1996-2011 Replicates for Variance Estimation File (MEPS HC-036BRR) 2011 Non-Group Health Insurance Tables (No. 6 Tables Series) Updated … Continue reading
Meaningful use updates in USHIK
From the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ): Meaningful Use Portal is the “one-stop shop” for Meaningful Use Stage 1 and Stage 2 Clinical Quality Measures, their computation logic, their data elements, & the vocabularies and codes the data elements may … Continue reading
Project Tycho – Data for health
Project Tycho, from the University of Pittsburgh (with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & the National Institutes of Health), is a database created to advance the availability & use of public health data for science & policy. … Continue reading
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Tagged health policy, infectious diseases, research, statistics
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New database from CMS: Medicare Provider Charge Data
The Department of Health & Human Services has created a database that for the first time gives consumers information on what hospitals charge. The data, on the charges for services that are provided during the 100 most common Medicare inpatient stays and 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged CMS, DHHS, health care reform, health services research, statistics, utilization
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Quandl: A new tool for datasets
Quandl is a new way to find & use data on the internet. Quandl has indexed millions of time-series datasets–all open & free– from over 400 sources. Download a Quandl dataset in any format that you want. Visualize, save, share, authenticate, validate, upload, index, merge, … Continue reading
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Tagged health disparities, online resource, research, statistics
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New web site for USHIK database
The United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK) is an on-line, publicly accessible registry and repository of healthcare-related data, metadata and standards. USHIK is funded and directed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with management support in partnership with the Centers … Continue reading
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Tagged AHRQ, health care quality, health services research, statistics, utilization
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How Low-Income Americans Experience Health Care: Ranking the States
From the Commonwealth Fund: The first-ever health system performance scorecard focusing on low-income Americans has one overriding message: where you live matters. The new Commonwealth Fund report Health Care in the Two Americas, along with the accompanying interactive map,provides the first state-by-state … Continue reading
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Tagged health disparities, health policy, statistics, utilization
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