166343 Welcome and Introduction of Program

Saturday, November 3, 2007: 9:00 AM

Jeffrey A. Rhoades, PhD , Senior Survey Statistician, Division of Survey Operations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD

Learning Objectives:
1) Identify the scope of topics and analytic detail that can be achieved with the MEPS HC 2) List advantages and disadvantages of using MEPS data files 3) Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and contents of different levels of files (i.e. person-, condition-, family-, and event-level files) 4) Identify the contents and features of the AHRQ web site as it relates to MEPS and other Agency data sources

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

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.

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