Novel Data Sharing Between a Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Private Payer to Better Understand Care at the End of Life

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 161-169

  Stuver, Sherri O ^a,b   McNiff, Kristen ^a   Fraile, Bélen ^a   Odejide, Oreofe ^a   Abel, Gregory A ^a   Dodek, Anton ^c   Jacobson, Joseph O ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

claims data; End of life care; oncology patients; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLID TUMOR; TERMINAL CARE; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD INSURANCE PLANS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964318987     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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