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2007 - Economic Analysis with Experimental Data

Mark Smith8/15/2007
Economic Analysis and Implementation Research
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner8/8/2007
CEA Alternatives: Lost Productivity, Willingness to Pay
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner8/1/2007
Conducting Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Behavioral Interventions
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Gillian Sanders7/18/2007
Introduction to Decision Analysis
Gillian Sanders, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner6/27/2007
Stata: getting starting and being productive with VA data
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith6/11/2008
Econometrics Course: Endogeneity and Simultaneity
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner5/28/2008
Econometrics Course: Research Design
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Patsi Sinnott6/13/2007
Effectiveness, Patient Preferences and Utilities
Patsi Sinnott, P.T., Ph.D., M.P.H.
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Ciaran Phibbs5/14/2008
Econometrics Course: Right Hand Side Variables
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner5/30/2007
Estimating the Cost of Health Care: Non-VA Costs
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs4/30/2008
Econometrics Course: Non-linear Dependent Variables
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett5/16/2007
Estimating the Cost of Health Care: VA Costs
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett4/9/2008
Econometrics Course: Cost as the Dependent Variable (Part II)
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith5/2/2007
Estimating the Cost of the Intervention: Costing Methods
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett3/26/2008
Econometrics Course: Cost as the Dependent Variable (Part I)
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs4/18/2007
Elements of a Complete Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner3/12/2008
Econometrics Course: Introduction and Identification
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner4/11/2007
Overview of Economics Analysis with Experimental Data
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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2006-2007 - Econometrics with Observational Data

Jim Burgess2/7/2007
Efficiency
Jim Burgess, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith1/24/2007
Endogeneity and simultaneity
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner1/10/2007
Research design
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs12/13/2006
Right hand side variables
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs12/6/2006
Non-linear dependent variables
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Not_Available11/8/2006
Performance of Statistical Models to Predict Mental Health and Substance Abuse Cost
Maria Montez-Rath, M.S.
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Wei Yu10/25/2006
Cost as the dependent variable (I)
Wei Yu, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner10/11/2006
Introduction and identification
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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2006 - Economic Analysis with Experimental Data

Todd Wagner7/20/2006
CEA Alternatives: Lost Productivity, Willingness to Pay
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith6/15/2006
Economic Analysis and Implementation Research
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Patsi Sinnott5/18/2006
Effectiveness, Patient Preferences and Utilities
Patsi Sinnott, P.T., Ph.D., M.P.H.
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Todd Wagner5/4/2006
Estimating the Cost of Health Care: Non-VA Costs
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner4/20/2006
Estimating the Cost of Health Care: VA Costs
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith4/6/2006
Estimating the Cost of the Intervention: Costing Methods
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs3/16/2006
Elements of a Complete Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett3/2/2006
Overview of Economics Analysis with Experimental Data
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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2005 Schedule

Wei Yu10/5/2005
Understanding Medicare files
Wei Yu, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner9/21/2005
Economic Analysis and Management
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs9/7/2005
VA economic data sets VI: HERC average cost
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner8/17/2005
VA economic data sets V: CDR, MPCR, person-level cost
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith8/3/2005
VA economic data sets IV: NPPD, Fee Basis
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett7/20/2005
VA economic data sets III: DSS NDEs
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith7/13/2005
VA economic data sets II: pharmacy, labor
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett6/15/2005
VA economic data sets I: utilization
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Mendel Singer6/1/2005
Introduction to TreeAge
Mendel Singer, Ph.D.
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Gillian Sanders5/18/2005
Introduction to medical decision-making and decision analysis
Gillian Sanders, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs5/4/2005
Pseudo-bills; cost regressions
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs4/20/2005
Elements of a complete cost-effectiveness analysis
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Forest Baker4/6/2005
Assessing patient preferences / utilities
Forest Baker, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith3/16/2005
Micro-cost methods
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett3/2/2005
Overview of series; types of cost analyses
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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2003 Schedule

Paul Barnett8/15/2003
Adoption of Cost-Effectiveness Findings
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs8/15/2003
Non-VA Sources of Health Care Data
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith8/15/2003
The Fee Basis Files (FEE)
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Wei Yu8/15/2003
Understanding Medicare Files: Utilization, Payment, and Cost
Wei Yu, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett8/14/2003
Economic Assessment and Study Design
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Gillian Sanders8/14/2003
Introduction to Medical Decision Making and Decision Analysis
Gillian Sanders, Ph.D.
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Mary Goldstein8/14/2003
Introduction to Patient Preferences/Utility Assessment
Mary Goldstein, M.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs8/14/2003
Recommendations for Conducting Cost-Effectiveness: Elements of the Reference Case
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner8/14/2003
Economic Analysis for Management
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith8/15/2003
Pharmacy Data in VA
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Not_Available8/13/2003
Estimating Indirect Costs with DSS Data
Magda Berger, M.P.H
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Todd Wagner8/13/2003
HERC or DSS Costs
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Wei Yu8/13/2003
VA Decision Support System (DSS)
Wei Yu, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner8/13/2003
VA Cost Distribution Report and the HERC Average Cost Datasets
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith8/13/2003
The Financial Management System (FMS)
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett8/13/2003
VA economic data sets
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Todd Wagner8/13/2003
Cost regressions
Todd Wagner, Ph.D.
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Ciaran Phibbs8/13/2003
Pseudo bills
Ciaran Phibbs, Ph.D.
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Mark Smith8/13/2003
Micro-cost Methods of Finding VA Costs
Mark Smith, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett8/13/2003
Welcome and Overview of 2003 Health Economics Seminar
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett9/2/2003
Analysis of VA Health Care Data with SAS
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett4/4/2003
VA Health Care Data at the Austin Automation Center
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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2000-2001 Schedule

Not_Available2/9/2001
DSS Production Data
Edna Beam
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Not_Available12/8/2000
Using Medicare Data to Assess Non-VA healthcare Use (Part A)
Denise Hynes, R.N., M.P.H., Ph.D.
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Ann Hendricks8/4/2000
How to Put the Effectiveness in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Ann Hendricks, Ph.D.
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Not_Available7/14/2000
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Terri Menke, Ph.D.
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Miscellaneous Presentations

Paul Barnett9/2/2003
Analysis of VA Health Care Data with SAS
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Paul Barnett4/4/2003
VA Health Care Data at the Austin Automation Center
Paul Barnett, Ph.D.
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Reviewed/Updated Date: January 9, 2008