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Intended Audience: VA researchers and staff.

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What's New At VIReC
Announcements
New VIReC is now accepting requests for VA/CMS data. See the new VA/CMS Data forResearch section on the VIReC Web site for further information.
   
Upcoming Cyber Seminars
right arrow Feb 8: VA/CMS Data for Research Request Process
right arrow Feb 16: Data Simplification and Data Visualization for Cognitive Support in Clinical Care
   
New Web Pages
right arrow VHA Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) Documentation
right arrow Requesting Access to and Using Data at
Austin Information Technology Center
   
Publications
right arrow Data Issues Brief (Dec 2009)
right arrow Data Quality Update: Race (Nov, 2009)
right arrow VA Vital Status Master File SAS Proc Contents (2009)
right arrow VA Vital Status Master Data Dictionary (2009)
right arrow VIReC Research User Guide: VHA Decision Support System Clinical National Data Extracts, 2nd Edition
   
 
Data Sources for Research
right arrow VA/CMS Data for Research
right arrow VA Decision Support System (DSS)
right arrow VA Medical SAS Datasets
right arrow VA Vital Status File
right arrow Data Sources Outside the VA
   
   
   
Data Topics For Research
right arrow Data Quality
right arrow VHA Race & Ethnicity
right arrow Laboratory
right arrow Long Term Care
right arrow Mortality
right arrow Pharmacy
right arrow Polytrauma / Traumatic Brain Injury
   
VA ORD Security Links
Researchers can find up-to-date information on the Office of Research and Development Web site about VA Cyber Security and Privacy Policies.
 
Quick Links
right arrow VIReC Research User Guides
right arrow Cyber Seminars
right arrow Introduction to VA Data
right arrow Requesting Access to VA Data
right arrow Using Data at the Austin Information Technology Center (AITC)
right arrow Recent Updates
   
Library
right arrow Acronyms
right arrow Links
right arrow Data Issues Brief
right arrow VIReC Technical Reports
right arrow VIReC Published Works
   
   
   
Help
right arrow Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
right arrow Help Desk
right arrow HSRData-L Listserv
right arrow Toolkit for New Users of VA Data (updated)