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SEER-Medicare Linked Database
 
What's New

Medicare data through 2002 are now available.

Effective April 14, 2003, NCI has changed the data request process.

Investigators who have requested data in the past will note that system is streamlined.
  
 

About the SEER-Medicare Database About the SEER-Medicare Database
Brief Description of the Database
How the SEER & Medicare Data are Linked
Publications Using SEER-Medicare Data
 
The SEER-Medicare Data Files The SEER-Medicare Data Files
About the Data Files
SEER Program & Data
Medicare Enrollment & Claims Data
Provider Files
Determining File Sizes & Distribution Methods
Number of Cases for Selected Cancers
 
Obtaining the SEER-Medicare Data Obtaining the SEER-Medicare Data
Overview of the Process for Obtaining the Data
Instructions & Data Use Agreements
Proposal Requirements
Proposal Review Process
Requirements Following Receipt of Data
Cost of Acquiring SEER-Medicare Data

Analytic Support for Researchers Analytic Support for Researchers
Measurement & Methods
Identification of Diagnosis & Procedure Codes
Cancer Testing Covered by Medicare
Defining the Date of Diagnosis & Treatment
Geographic Location of Care
SEER-Medicare Data Limitations
Resources for More Assistance
 
Privacy & Confidentiality Issues Privacy & Confidentiality Issues
Encrypted & Restricted Variables
HIPAA Regulations & SEER-Medicare Data
IRB Approval
 
Contact SEER-Medicare Contact SEER-Medicare
 
Programming Support Programming Support
SAS Inputs & Formats
Using SEER*Stat to Analyze SEER-Medicare Data
Calculation of Comorbidity Weights
 
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