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Remote-Access Data Enclave for HRS/PSID Analysis

Award Number: R44AG044120
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/15/2013
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2017

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Remote-Access Data Enclave for HRS/PSID Analysis - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To enhance the utility of federally-funded surveys, Acumen-through a project entitled the Medicare/Medicaid Research Information Center (MedRIC)-has pursued adding individual-linked administrative data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to supplement information in these survey data. Two prominent surveys are the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), both of which provide a wealth of longitudinal data for conducting research on a wide range of economic, health, retirement and social circumstances of the American public. MedRIC has created comprehensive CMS-linked research files for these surveys that include all forms of information from Medicare and Medicaid claims for institutional, physician, and pharmaceutical services. In addition, MedRIC has produced linked files integrating information from CMS assessment datasets, which report numerous health and functional assessments for patients entering certified nursing homes and home health agencies. Under this SBIR application, Acumen will develop and launch a data enclave as a service of MedRIC that will provide for secure remote access to researchers and policy analysts, enabling them to conduct statistical analyses utilizing the linked CMS-HRS and CMS-PSID data. We expect availability of the MedRIC Enclave to markedly expand use of Medicare and Medicaid healthcare data in both scholarly and policy studies using the HRS and PSID, while making empirical work easier and less expensive. Enclave users will not need to acquire either the computing capacities or the facilities required to analyze the data and to protect against disclosures of confidential information. Moreover, overall data security will be substantially enhanced over alternative access methods since no personally identifying information will be distributed and the use of such information will be fully controllable at the individual researcher level. The design and use of the MedRIC Enclave will fully comply with the Data Use Agreement (DUA) procedures and data security protocols established by CMS and HRS/PSID. The Enclave's internet interface and computing infrastructure will support a broad array of privacy policies through remote access. Further, the Enclave will incorporate a series of statistical/data algorithms that limit disclosure of confidential information. Because of these security features, it will be possible to extend access to users currently excluded by the restrictions imposed by CMS and HRS/PSID, which will especially benefit junior faculty, post-doctoral scholars, graduate students, and policy analysts.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = -$2,639 )
2018	2016	ACUMEN, LLC	500 AIRPORT BLVD STE 100	BURLINGAME	CA	94010	SAN MATEO	USA	Aging Research	001	4	4/30/2018	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	-$2,639
2018	2016	ACUMEN, LLC	500 AIRPORT BLVD STE 100	BURLINGAME	CA	94010	SAN MATEO	USA	Aging Research	000	4	1/5/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = -$2,639

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $404,850 )
2016	2016	Acumen llc	500 AIRPORT BLVD	BURLINGAME	CA	94010	SAN MATEO	USA	Aging Research	001	4	9/9/2016	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$99,981
2016	2016	Acumen llc	500 AIRPORT BLVD	BURLINGAME	CA	94010	SAN MATEO	USA	Aging Research	000	4	3/3/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$304,869
														Subtotal = $404,850

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $438,181 )
2015	2015	Acumen llc	500 AIRPORT BLVD	BURLINGAME	CA	94010	SAN MATEO	USA	Aging Research	000	3	6/12/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$438,181
														Subtotal = $438,181

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $468,879 )
2014	2014	Acumen llc	500 AIRPORT BLVD	BURLINGAME	CA	94010	SAN MATEO	USA	Aging Research	000	2	2/25/2014	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$468,879
														Subtotal = $468,879

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $149,554 )
2013	2013	Acumen llc	500 AIRPORT BLVD	BURLINGAME	CA	94010	SAN MATEO	USA	Aging Research	000	1	3/8/2013	NEW	$149,554
														Subtotal = $149,554

Grand Total All Awards = $1,458,825

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Remote-Access Data Enclave for HRS/PSID Analysis

Award Number: R44AG044120

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/15/2013

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2017

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