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Using State and Federal Claims Data to Evaluate the Patterns and Costs of Cancer Care

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Cancer Policy: Research and Methods

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 97))

Abstract

Not very long ago, the only codified data that resulted from a clinical encounter was a bill. The remainder of the transaction between a doctor and patient was a typed or handwritten note filed away until the next visit. Burrowing into the files to retrieve enough clinical data to permit a sophisticated outcomes analysis cost considerable time and energy relegating most of these efforts to research centers. Furthermore, the only routine reports at the population level were incidence and mortality data.

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Desch, C.E., Penberthy, L.T. (1998). Using State and Federal Claims Data to Evaluate the Patterns and Costs of Cancer Care. In: Bennett, C.L., Stinson, T.J. (eds) Cancer Policy: Research and Methods. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 97. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-30498-4_5

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