Table 3 Proportion of patients receiving bladder cancer care in VA based on administrative data, comparing those who did versus who did not have full text bladder pathology reports available. Applying the algorithm to the entire cohort, the proportion receiving bladder cancer care in VA is significantly higher among patients who have full text pathology reports in VA than among those who do not (96% vs 43%, p < 0.001, chi-squared test)
From: Assembling and validating data from multiple sources to study care for Veterans with bladder cancer
Bladder cancer care in VA, Percent (N) | Total, Percent (N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Full text pathology available, Percent (N) | Yes | 96 (9893) | 4 (432) | 100 (10,325) |
No | 43 (6953) | 57 (9397) | 100 (16,350) | |
Total, Percent (N) | 63 (16,846) | 37 (9829) | 100 (26,675) | |