Technology Assessment Using Insurance Claims: Example of Prostatectomy
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Vol. 6 (2) , 194-202
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300000714
Abstract
This article describes the findings of an ongoing assessment of prostatectomy that relied on the use of administrative data bases. Examples of the use of claims data for monitoring outcomes and treatment comparisons are provided, as well as a discussion of the strengths and limitations of administrative data for technology assessment.Keywords
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