Comparison of primary payer in cancer registry and discharge data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine agreement between variables capturing the primary payer at cancer diagnosis across the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry (PCR) and statewide facility discharge records (Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council [PHC4]) for adults younger than 65 years, and to specifically examine factors associated with misclassification of Medicaid status in the registry given the role of managed care.

Study design

Cross-sectional analysis of the primary cancer cases among adults aged 21 to 64 years in the PCR from 2010 to 2016 linked to the PHC4 facility visit records.

Methods

We assessed agreement of payer at diagnosis (Medicare, Medicaid, private, other, uninsured, unknown) across data sources, including positive predictive value (PPV) and sensitivity, u

SUBMITTER: Kwon Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363816 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature