Technical Reports

HERC technical reports describe research findings and the results of evaluations of VA cost data and cost methods.

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Authors	No.	Title		Date
King SS, Phibbs CS, Yu W, Barnett PG	23		Comparison of DSS Encounter-Level National Data Extracts and the VA National Patient Care Database: FY2004	11/26/2007
Smith MW, King SS	22		Comparing Outpatient Cost Data in the DSS National Pharmacy Extract and the Pharmacy Benefits Management V3.0 Database	11/15/2007
Smith MW, Phibbs CS, Su P	21		Matching Prosthetics Order Records in the VA National Prosthetics Patient Database (NPPD) to Health Care Utilization Databases	7/1/2007
King S, Shane A, Smith MW	20		A Guide to Identifying Non-Veteran Records in the Inpatient and Outpatient Databases	9/1/2006
Wagner TH, Chen S, Humphreys K	19		Spending for VA Specialized Substance Use Treatment	3/15/2006
Smith MW, Chow A	18		Fee Basis Data: A Guide for Researchers	11/6/2007
Smith MW, Richardson SS	17		Dialysis Treatment Use and Costs Reported in VA Administrative Databases	3/1/2005
Chen Shuo, Su Pon, Yu Wei	16		Guidebook for the HERC Person Level Cost Data Sets FY1998 – FY2006	1/28/2008
Phibbs CS, Su P, Barnett PG	15		The Effects on Measured Workload and Costs of Limiting CPT Codes in the NPCD SE File	11/18/2004
Phibbs CS, Schmitt SK	14		A Comparison of Outpatient Costs from the FY 2001 HERC and DSS National Data Extract Datasets	4/1/2007
Yu W, Berger M	13		Comparison Between DSS National Data Extracts and HERC Average Costs: Aggregate and Person-Level Costs, FY2001	5/1/2004
King SS, Smith MW	12		A Guide to Estimating Wages of VHA Employees SUPPLEMENT	10/24/2007
Smith MW, Velez J	12		A guide to estimating wages of VHA employees	7/1/2004
Hill A, Yu W	11		Evaluation of the VA Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set: Resource Utilization Group III in FY2001 and FY2002	1/1/2004
Wagner TH, Velez J	10		A Comparison for Inpatient Costs from the HERC and DSS National Data Extract Datasets	1/1/2004
Yu W, Barnett PG	9		Reconciliation of DSS Encounter-Level National Data Extracts and the VA National Patient Care Database: FY2001-FY2002	12/2/2003
Ayyangar L, Trafton J, Barnett PG	8		A Comparison of the National VA Outpatient Database to Electronic Medical Records	8/1/2004
Wagner TH, Stunz A	7		Recommendations for a New Allocation System for 101 Funds	10/31/2002
Barnett PG, Berger MS	6		Indirect Costs of Specialized VA Mental Health Treatment	1/1/2003
Barnett PG, Berger MS	5		Cost of Positron Emission Tomography: Method for Determining Indirect Cost	5/1/2003
Yu W, Barnett P	4		Reconciliation of DSS Encounter-Level National Data Extracts with the VA National Patient Care Database FY2001	10/1/2002
Wagner TH, Chadwick GL, Cruz AME	3		The cost of operating institutional review boards (IRBs) in the VA	10/1/2002
Wagner TH, Barnett PG	2		Human subjects compliance programs: optimal operating costs in the VA	1/1/2000
Barnett PG, Chen S, Wagner T	1		Determining the Cost of VA Care with the Average Cost Method for the 1993-1997 Fiscal Years	10/1/2000