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Utility of linking Medicaid and Medicare claims data to death certificate only records
poster
posted on 2014-04-04, 17:02 authored by Theresa N. Hinman, Francis P. BoscoeFrancis P. Boscoe, Maria J. SchymuraCancer registrars expend significant effort to limit the number of cancer cases reported by death certificate (death certificate only cases, or DCOs) since they are of very limited analytical value. The purpose of this project was to determine whether linking New York State DCO records with Medicaid and Medicare claims data yields useful information to identify further contacts for DCO follow-up. For the diagnosis period 2002-2006, 350 such cases were identified, allowing the DCO rate to be reduced from 0.8% to 0.7%,