United States Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Information Resource Center (VIReC)
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At a Glance
Introduction to VIReC and VA data: Learn about VIReC's role in VA research and how to navigate our website.
HSRData-L Listserv: Join our virtual community of VA researchers who share knowledge and experiences about VA data and information systems.
Data Issues Brief: VIReC’s monthly newsletter provides researchers current news and updates.
VA/CMS Data for Research Project VIReC serves as the data custodian for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data for research use in the VA.
Journal Supplements: VIReC collaborates with peer reviewed journals to publish supplements on relevant VA data and informatics research topics.
Resources for Researchers
Data Sources and Data Topics: Select a specific data source or data topic described by VIReC.
Research User Guides (RUGs): Detailed descriptions of select VA data sources, including variable descriptions.
Data Reports: A complete list of technical reports, data investigations, data quality updates, and QUERI reports.
Summary Information: VIReC provides summary information such as Historical Variable Attributes and Variable Frequencies for select data sources.
Publications: A complete list of peer reviewed articles and journal supplements published by VIReC.
Requesting and Accessing Data
Access Portals and Processing Platforms: Information on AITC, VINCI, CAPRI, and VistAWeb.
Data Access and Request Guide: A complete list of access guidelines for the data sources most commonly used by VA researchers.
Preparatory to Research: An overview of preparatory to research data use regulations, including access information.
Data Access Request Tracker: Introduction to DART including, how to register and submit requests and resources for using the online application.
Education
VIReC Cyber Seminars: Expert discussion on key issues in clinical informatics and databases and methods for VA researchers.
Toolkit for New Users: A starting point for new users of VA data and experienced researchers using new data sources.
Tutorials: Step-by-step instruction on accessing and using select VA data and information systems.
Presentations: Learn about topics relevant to VA research from experts in the field.