tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post4444085522545045222..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: The SEER-Medicare data on CLLTerry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-25105275067581953132011-06-16T00:16:58.986+01:002011-06-16T00:16:58.986+01:00Both of you are wrong because it is obvious that y...Both of you are wrong because it is obvious that you don't know the design of SEER-Medicare linked data. All CLL cases were identified from the data of SEER cancer registries not by ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-61003078816688161002011-05-11T08:55:54.387+01:002011-05-11T08:55:54.387+01:00Yes that is another flaw in the data.Yes that is another flaw in the data.Terry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-17985612169405262952011-05-11T00:22:35.708+01:002011-05-11T00:22:35.708+01:00In addition to the lack of prognostic data because...In addition to the lack of prognostic data because Medicare does not pay specifically for prognostic tests, another problem is that Medicare uses ICD9 codes, which do not include a specific code for a diagnosis of CLL. Instead, ICD9 has a code for chronic LYMPHOID leukemia, which includes but is not limited to CLL.Gratefulnoreply@blogger.com