External validation of a claims-based algorithm for classifying kidney-cancer surgeries

External validation of a claims-based algorithm for classifying kidney-cancer surgeries

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Unlike other malignancies, there is no literature supporting the accuracy of medical claims data for identifying surgical treatments among patients with kidney cancer. We sought to validate externally a previously published Medicare-...

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Main Authors: Deapen Dennis, Leventhal Meryl, Warren Joan L, Saigal Christopher S, Miller David C, Banerjee Mousumi, Lai Julie, Hanley Jan, Litwin Mark S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/92

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