Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Patients with Multiple Myeloma Using Administrative Claims Data

Development and Validation of an Algorithm to Identify Patients with Multiple Myeloma Using Administrative Claims Data

Purpose: The objective was to expand on prior work by developing and validating a new algorithm to identify multiple myeloma (MM) patients in administrative claims. Methods: Two files were constructed to select MM cases from MarketScan Oncology EMR and controls from the MarketScan Primary Care EMR...

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Main Authors: Nicole Princic, Christopher Gregory, Tina Willson, Maya Mahue, Diana Felici, Winifred Werther, Gregory Lenhart, Kathleen Foley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Multiple Myeloma
Validation
algorithm
Electronic Medical Records
Administrative claims
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00224/full

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