CCSQ Data & Analytics Data Camp

November 17th and 18th  |  Open House Format 

The CCSQ Data & Analytics Data Camp is a multi-session, multi-day event focused on educating the CCSQ Data & Analytics user community. During this special event, technical experts and special guests present during multiple one-hour sessions, each ending with a question and answer session. This event will be following an Open House format, allowing users to be able to jump in and out of the event to attend certain sessions. This Data Camp is an opportunity for the user community to come and learn more about SAS Viya, CDR, and the future of CAP. 

Please explore this page through the tabs above to discover more information and details about this upcoming Data Camp. Navigate through these following sections:

Schedule | This section contains a breakdown of each day of the Data Camp, detailing the specific agendas, speakers, and timing of the day. 

Invitations | If you have not received the invitation, the meeting link and outlook invite have been posted here for your convenience.

FAQs | Learn more about the event and its logistics by navigating through these common questions and answers. 

November 17th 

12:30- 1:00pm EST  |  Welcome from CMS Leadership (iQIES/QBIC SAS Viya users welcome)

1:00 - 1:55pm EST  |  CCSQ Data & Analytics Environment Overview (iQIES/QBIC SAS Viya users welcome)

Presenter: Pete Grivas

Presentation: Wondering about the SAS Viya environment and how it all works together? We'll provide an overview of technical details on SAS Viya, Hive, and AWS and how they all work together. 

1:55 - 2:00pm EST  |  BREAK

2:00 - 2:55pm EST   |  CDR Data Overview 

Presenters: Curtis Smith and Manpreet Khural

Presentation: The relationships between the key data sources in DR will be covered here. This presentation will cover how claims data works with provider & beneficiary data and how these sources relate to other CCSQ data sources like iQIES, HQR, and EQRS. 

2:55 - 3:00pm EST  |  BREAK

3:00 - 3:55pm EST  |  Visual Analytics Overview  (iQIES/QBIC SAS Viya users welcome)

Presenters: Mr. Lee Herman

Presentation: SAS Visual Analytics provides a complete platform for analytics visualization. Interactive, self-service BI and reporting capabilities are combined with out-of-the-box advanced analytics so everyone can discover insights from any size and type of data, including text.

3:55 - 4:00pm EST  |  BREAK

4:00 - 4:55 |  Hive SQL In-Depth

Presenters: Pete Grivas, Junwen Wang, Yevgeiny Elbert, Sri Akula, and Shirish Tatikonda

Presentation: Take a deeper dive into execution plans, how the Hive works behind the scenes with partitions, and why explicit SQL is recommended over implicit SQL.

4:55pm EST  |  End of Day One

November 18th 

12:00- 1:00pm EST  |  Special One-Hour Q&A (iQIES/QBIC SAS Viya users welcome)

Panelists: To be listed soon

Presentation: Do you have some questions related to the modernization efforts to ISG? Come to this forum to have your questions answered!  

1:00 - 1:55pm EST  |  SAS Troubleshooting Tips & Tricks

Presenter: Pete Grivas

Presentation: Learn how to troubleshoot common issues in SAS Viya. SAS logging options and importing data will be covered as well as how to break your code into manageable components for testing.

1:55 - 2:00pm EST  |  BREAK

2:00 - 2:55pm EST   |  SQL Optimization Techniques

Presenters: Curtis Smith and Manpreet Khural

Presentation: During this presentation, we’ll cover user-submitted code before and after, and the approach we took to improving the performance of the code with the focus on sharing how other users of CDR can do the same.

2:55 - 3:00pm EST  |  BREAK

3:00 - 3:55pm EST  |  Hive & CAS Working Together

Presenters: Pete Grivas

Presentation: CAS provides an in-memory solution to running SAS Programs while Hive provides a distributed approach to accessing large quantities of data. This presentation will cover the best way to integrate Hive and CAS using each in a way that plays to the strengths of each.

3:55 - 4:00pm EST  |  BREAK

4:00 - 4:55pm EST |  The Future of CAP

Presenters: Pete Grivas

Presentation: The CAP architecture is designed to abstract compute services from data. This extensible architecture allows multiple tools to access the data and allows a user to use the tools they are most comfortable with to perform their analyses. We’ll cover the future of CAP with a focus on future data science tools.

4:55pm EST  |  End of November 2020 CCSQ Data & Camp

12:30 - 5:00pm EST |  November 17, 2020  | Day One

Format: Open House Format

Outlook Invite Download: CCSQ Data Analytics Data Camp - Day One.ics

Invitation: https://zoom.us/j/97242048448?pwd=OVVIeS9ESExZdmthU1hTKzNjdGdidz09

Meeting ID: 972 4204 8448

Passcode: 870919

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12:00 - 5:00pm EST | November 18, 2020  | Day Two

Format: Open House Format

Outlook Invite Download: CCSQ Data Analytics Data Camp - Day Two.ics

Invitation: https://zoom.us/j/91017568510?pwd=dE1SMVRpNkJNY1M1eEkrT1d4bnFrQT09

Meeting ID: 910 1756 8510

Passcode: 032823

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Meeting ID: 910 1756 8510

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Who is encouraged to attend?

Anyone who utilizes SAS Viya, CDR, or has interest in CCSQ Data & Analytics in the CCSQ Community are welcome to attend. iQIES QBIC SAS Viya users are welcome to attend certain sessions, as noted in the summary in the agenda. 

How do I know if certain sessions will be beneficial for me?

Check out the Schedule section on this page, which provides a detailed summary of each call. 

Do I need to attend all the sessions to reap the benefits of this event?

Feel free to join the sessions you are interested in, as the format of this call will be Open House - Please review the schedule and see specific details of each event. 

What happens if I cannot attend a session due to a conflict?

All of our meetings will be recorded for future reference. 

Will I be able to participate in the sessions?

Yes - we encourage users to input their questions into the chat during the sessions as each session will end with a Q&A.

Can I have a copy of the presentations?

Of course! For sessions that have PowerPoint presentations, the materials will be posted shortly after the event.