Grant Details
Grant Number: |
5R01CA071695-03 Interpret this number |
Primary Investigator: |
Mc Bean, A |
Organization: |
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities |
Project Title: |
Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims Based Data |
Fiscal Year: |
1999 |
Abstract
Broad Objectives: to develop, evaluate, and test the utility of
Medicare and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) claims-based
data to create a high quality National Cancer Surveillance System
(NCSS) for the elderly U.S. population.
Specific Aims: 1) Development--combine administrative data from
Medicare and the VA for 12 important cancers; 2) Evaluation--
compare the quality of the data regarding incidence and stage of
cancer at diagnosis in the NCSS with the same information
reported by the SEER program in 1993; and 3) Utilization--(a)
develop and analyze national incident rates for 12 cancers, as well
as state specific rates, (b) describe treatment patterns for three
cancer sites, and (3) model treatment outcomes for one cancer
site.
Relevance: Currently there is no uniform national system for
reporting cancer incidence and stage of cancer at diagnosis. Such
information would be extremely valuable for the planning and
evaluation of cancer prevention and control interventions, as well
as describing and evaluating treatment.
Research Design: Medicare and Va administration data from 1989
to the present will be combined to create incident rates and
determine the stage of cancer for elderly Medicare beneficiaries.
The sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive values of the
NCSS data will be determined using linked SEER-Medicare files.
Treatment patterns for three cancers will be described using
multinominal probit equations, and a model developed to describe
treatment outcomes for one of them using OLS regression and/or
Cox proportional hazards techniques.
Publications
Studying radiation therapy using SEER-Medicare-linked data.
Authors: Virnig B.A.
, Warren J.L.
, Cooper G.S.
, Klabunde C.N.
, Schussler N.
, Freeman J.
.
Source: Medical care, 2002 Aug; 40(8 Suppl), p. IV-49-54.
PMID: 12187168
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Measuring breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening with medicare claims data.
Authors: Freeman J.L.
, Klabunde C.N.
, Schussler N.
, Warren J.L.
, Virnig B.A.
, Cooper G.S.
.
Source: Medical care, 2002 Aug; 40(8 Suppl), p. IV-36-42.
PMID: 12187166
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