Date:         Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:25:55 -0600
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From:         "./ ADD NAME=Data _null_," <iebupdte@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: date-based analyses
Comments: To: Rebecca Lewis <RLewis@acr.org>
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I think you should post some example data.  "SAS-L runs on example
data".  We especially like the have/need scenario.

On 12/3/08, Rebecca Lewis <RLewis@acr.org> wrote:
> Just a clarification of my earlier question:
> I am familiar with manipulating SAS dates; it's not the date coding I'm
> having trouble with
> Thanks
>
> > _____________________________________________
> > From:         Rebecca Lewis
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:49 PM
> > To:   'SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU'
> > Subject:      date-based analyses
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am working with Medicare claims data.  Does anyone have suggestions
> > for how to do the following:
> >
> > 1.  identify claims for patients who had a chest CT within 7 days
> > before or after receipt of a chest-x-ray
> >
> > 2.  identify patients with an inpatient hospital admission within 7
> > days after an initial diagnosis of chest pain (so I want to identify
> > the date of the first claim where the diagnosis appeared, then see if
> > they had a subsequent admission), a/o similarly:
> >
> > identify patients with a specific diagnosis within 7 days after an
> > initial diagnosis of chest pain
> >
> > Thanks
> > RL
> >
> >
>