Identification of cancer chemotherapy regimens and patient cohorts in administrative claims: challenges, opportunities, and a proposed algorithm.
Catherine M LockhartCara L McDermottAaron B MendelsohnJames MarshallAli McBrideGary YeeMinghui Sam LiAziza Jamal-AllialDjeneba Audrey DjiboGabriela Vazquez BenitezTerese A DeForPamala A PawloskiPublished in: Journal of medical economics (2023)
Medications used for multiple indications, sensitivity and specificity of administrative codes, and relative timing of medication exposure must all be evaluated to identify patient cohorts receiving chemotherapy from claims data.