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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We at Altarum create DDI3.1 codebooks with Colectica for several CAHPS and HCAHPS ongoing surveys that we conduct for TRICARE (now part of the Defense Health Agency) and the Army’s Office of
the Surgeon General assessing patient satisfaction with the healthcare they receive at Military Treatment Facilities around the world as well as civilian facilities provided to TRICARE beneficiaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ed Schneider<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#1F497D">Ed Schneider</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>C</b>: 734-352-0105</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> ddi-users-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu [mailto:ddi-users-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gillman, Daniel - BLS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 22, 2013 10:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Marion Wittenberg; Data Documentation Initiative Users Group; alliance-experts@icpsr.umich.edu; ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DDI-users] DDI for a health research project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Marion,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">One source you might look into is the US National Cancer Institute’s NCIP (National Cancer Informatics Program). It is rather extensive, and this site has a broad range of resources. It may
not be entirely appropriate to your needs, but I expect it will provide many good leads.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Dan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dan Gillman</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Bureau of Labor Statistics</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Office of Survey Methods Research</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">2 Massachusetts Ave, NE</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Washington, DC 20212 USA</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Tel +1.202.691.7523</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">FAX +1.202.691.7426</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Email <a href="mailto:Gillman_D@BLS.Gov"><span style="color:blue">Gillman.Daniel@BLS.Gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">and none of the vices I admire."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">- Winston Churchill</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<a href="mailto:alliance-experts-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu">alliance-experts-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:alliance-experts-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu">mailto:alliance-experts-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marion Wittenberg<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 22, 2013 10:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Data Documentation Initiative Users Group; <a href="mailto:alliance-experts@icpsr.umich.edu">
alliance-experts@icpsr.umich.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu">
ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Alliance-experts] DDI for a health research project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Hi,</span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Does anyone know the use of DDI in health research?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">I am looking for an appopriate metadata schema to use in a a big health research project in the Netherlands. The data that will be collected are besides survey
data, large amounts of MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) data and EEG (Electroencephalography) data. Has anyone experience with this kind of data?</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks, Marion</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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