Cancer stage documentation and accuracy: Single-center retrospective study on oropharyngeal cancers
EHR stage documentation rates were good for T and N stages, however poor for M and overall cancer stages. Staging accuracy was moderate-to-good when comparing staging from expert reviews to staging by Cancer Center Coders and clinicians. Quality improvement interventions may improve accuracy and frequency of HNC staging, thus improving patient outcomes.
Authors
- Kelvin Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2501-3057)
- Ian Poon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8508-9280)
- Pabiththa Kamalraj
- Elif Baran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8477-6719)
- Irene Karam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6276-3535)
- Danny Enepekides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8932-7314)
- Antoine Eskander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4326-1393)
- Melissa G.Y. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4023-4891)
- Kevin Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5760-1390)
- Martin Smoragiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4934-6323)
- Ambika Parmar
- Andrew Bayley
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oral Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107795
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00