Open AccessIdentifying Cancer-Directed Surgeries in Medicare Claims: A Validation Study Using SEER-Medicare Data
Author(s) -
Jessica A. Lavery,
Allison LipitzSnyderman,
Diane G. Li,
Peter B. Bach,
Katherine S. Panageas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jco clinical cancer informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.188
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2473-4276
DOI - 10.1200/cci.18.00093
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , oncology
Medicare claims provide a rich data source for large-scale quality assessment because data are available for all beneficiaries nationally. For cancer surgery, the absence of information regarding site of cancer and date of diagnosis on an administrative claim necessitates testing to ensure accurate quality assessment and public reporting.