Epidemiology of Common Lymphoid Malignancies in the Veteran Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the US, with 1,700 clinics and 152 hospitals in 50 states serving up to 8.5 million Veterans per year. VHA electronic medical record (EMR) information is collected in a single corporate data warehouse (CDW). There has been little to no research into the epidemiology of common lymphoid malignancies in the VHA, or associated practice patterns and outcomes. We therefore piloted a study of the incidence of three common lymphoid malignancies in the VHA using EMR data.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research