Training Resources
Use our comprehensive collection of training resources to help you better understand how to collect, measure, and improve disparities in health care.
Medicare Learning Network (MLN)
Use the MLN to find our web-based trainings:
Research Data Assistance Center Webcast
The Using CMS Data for Research on Disparities in Health and Health Care webcast describes CMS data resources, files, and measures that can be used in studying disparities in health care.
The Sources and Use of Medicare Enrollment Information training reviews the source of the data found in the Medicare Beneficiary Summary File and who is included in the file.
The Strengths, Weaknesses, and Applications of Medicare Data video provides an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the Medicare administrative data for research purposes.
The Using Medicare Hospitalization Information and the MedPAR training discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the MedPAR/Inpatient data.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Conversations Training Program – Health Literacy Modules
These training modules discuss the impact of health literacy on physical health and communication skills needed to address health literacy in a clinical setting. Visit the NIH National Library of Medicine’s webpage to view the modules.