Estimating cancer incidence based on claims data from medical insurance systems in two areas lacking cancer registries in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to establish a Medical-Insurance-System-based Cancer Surveillance System (MIS-CASS) in China and evaluate the completeness and timeliness of this system through reporting cancer incidence rates using claims data in two regions in northern and southern China.

Methods

We extracted claims data from medical insurance systems in Hua County of Henan Province, and Shantou City in Guangdong Province in China from Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2019. These two regions have been considered to be high risk regions for oesophageal cancer. We developed a rigorous procedure to establish the MIS-CASS, which includes data extraction, cleaning, processing, case ascertainment, privacy protection, etc. Text-based diagnosis in conjunction with ICD-10 codes were used to determine can

SUBMITTER: Tian H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7090368 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature