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. 2019 Aug;31(4):699–706. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.04.13

1.

Sensitivity of NCMS claims in identifying cancer patients in 2017

Variables Anyang Cancer Hospital Hua County People’s Hospital
n (%) Correctly
identified
Sensitivity
[% (95% CI)]
P n (%) Correctly
identified
Sensitivity
[% (95% CI)]
P
EMR, electronic medical records; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; *, Lung cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer and breast cancer are classified as common cancer sites.
Total 1,200
(100.0)
1,142 95.2
(93.8, 96.3)
300
(100.0)
276 92.0
(88.3, 94.8)
Age (year) 0.345 0.454
 <65 753
(62.8)
720 95.6
(93.9, 97.0)
153
(51.0)
139 90.8
(85.1, 94.9)
 ≥65 447
(37.2)
422 94.4
(91.9, 96.3)
147
(49.0)
137 93.2
(87.8, 96.7)
Gender 0.994 0.184
 Male 496
(41.3)
472 95.2
(92.9, 96.9)
126
(42.0)
119 94.4
(88.9, 97.7)
 Female 704
(58.7)
670 95.2
(93.3, 96.6)
174
(58.0)
157 90.2
(84.8, 94.2)
EMR cancer site 0.242 0.003
 Common* 905
(75.4)
865 95.6
(94.0, 96.8)
162
(54.0)
156 96.3
(92.1, 98.6)
 Other 295
(24.6)
277 93.9
(90.5, 96.3)
138
(46.0)
120 87.0
(80.2, 92.1)