TY - JOUR
T1 - MilCanEpi
T2 - Increased Capability for Cancer Care Research in the Department of Defense
AU - Eaglehouse, Yvonne L.
AU - Shriver, Craig D.
AU - Lin, Jie
AU - Bytnar, Julie A.
AU - Darmon, Sarah
AU - McGlynn, Katherine A.
AU - Zhu, Kangmin
PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - The Military Health System (MHS) of the US Department of Defense (DoD) provides comprehensive medical care to over nine million beneficiaries, including active-duty members, reservists, activated National Guard, military retirees, and their family members. The MHS generates an extensive database containing administrative claims and medical encounter data, while the DoD also maintains a cancer registry that collects information about the occurrence of cancer among its beneficiaries who receive care at military treatment facilities. Collating data from the two sources diminishes the limitations of using registry or medical claims data alone for cancer research and extends their usage. To facilitate cancer research using the unique military health resources, a computer interface linking the two databases has been developed, called Military Cancer Epidemiology, or MilCanEpi. The intent of this article is to provide an overview of the MilCanEpi data system, describing its components, structure, potential uses, and limitations.
AB - The Military Health System (MHS) of the US Department of Defense (DoD) provides comprehensive medical care to over nine million beneficiaries, including active-duty members, reservists, activated National Guard, military retirees, and their family members. The MHS generates an extensive database containing administrative claims and medical encounter data, while the DoD also maintains a cancer registry that collects information about the occurrence of cancer among its beneficiaries who receive care at military treatment facilities. Collating data from the two sources diminishes the limitations of using registry or medical claims data alone for cancer research and extends their usage. To facilitate cancer research using the unique military health resources, a computer interface linking the two databases has been developed, called Military Cancer Epidemiology, or MilCanEpi. The intent of this article is to provide an overview of the MilCanEpi data system, describing its components, structure, potential uses, and limitations.
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U2 - 10.1200/CCI.23.00035
DO - 10.1200/CCI.23.00035
M3 - Article
C2 - 37582239
AN - SCOPUS:85168069529
SN - 2473-4276
VL - 7
SP - e2300035
JO - JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
JF - JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
ER -