Evaluation of Three Algorithms to Identify Incident Breast Cancer in Medicare Claims Data

Objective. To test the validity of three published algorithms designed to identify incident breast cancer cases using recent inpatient, outpatient, and physician insurance claims data. Data. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry data linked with Medicare physician, hospital...

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Published in:	Health services research Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 2056 - 2069
Main Authors:	Gold, Heather T., Do, Huong T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.10.2007 Health Research and Educational Trust Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Administrative procedure Age Aged Aged, 80 and over algorithm validation Algorithms Beneficiaries Breast cancer Breast neoplasm Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology Cancer Cancer treatment Care and treatment Claims Data Disease Doctors Epidemiology Female Government programs Health care Health care industry Health insurance Health services utilization Humans incidence Inpatient care Insurance Claim Review Insurance claims Medical diagnosis Medicare Metastasis Methods Older people Older women Physicians Race Regions registries SEER Program Sensitivity Sensitivity and Specificity Statistical analysis Surveillance Test validity and reliability United States - epidemiology United States United States > US
ISSN:	0017-9124, 1475-6773
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