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. 2013 Feb;11(1):16–25. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2012.1101

Table 6.

Variables that did not achieve 100% with probable cause and possible solution.

Variable Probable Cause Solution
Race Inconsistently captured in EHR Collect at enrollment
Education Not well documented in EHR Re-evaluate value of data/collect at enrollment
Cancer stage Not entered in EHR Supplement with manual chart abstraction
HER2/neu; ER/PR status May not have been evaluated Better evaluated as widely accepted standard in recent years. Limited testing may be required for older samples.
Contraception Not well captured in EHR Collect on enrollment

HER2/neu, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2; ER, Estrogen receptor; PR, Progesterone receptor; EHR, Electronic health record