Agreement Between the SEER & Medicare Claims Regarding the Month of Diagnosis

Chart with 7 items.
Item 1, First claim date more than 6 months earlier than SEER, 3.7%
Item 2, First claim date between 2 and 6 months earlier than SEER, 3.6%
Item 3, First claim date one month earlier than SEER, 10.0%
Item 4, First claim date the same as SEER, 72.2%
Item 5, First claim date one month later than SEER, 7.2%
Item 6, First claim date between 2 and 6 months later than SEER, 2.3%
Item 7, First claim date more than 6 months later than SEER, 0.8%

Source: Sara Kind, M.S., Beth Virnig, Ph.D., M.P.H., A. Marshall McBean, M.D., M.Sc., University of Minnesota

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