Validation of claims data to identify death among aged persons utilizing enrollment data from health insurance unions

• Main Authors: M. Sakai (Author), S. Ohtera (Author), T. Iwao (Author), Y. Neff (Author), G. Kato (Author), Y. Takahashi (Author), T. Nakayama (Author), on behalf of BiDAME (Big Data Analysis of Medical care for the Elderly in Kyoto) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The identification of death is critical for epidemiological research. Despite recent developments in health insurance claims databases, the quality of death information in claims is not guaranteed because health insurance claims are collected primarily for reimbursement. We aimed to examine...