Engels, Alexander http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-9994
Konnopka, Claudia
Henken, Espen
Härter, Martin
König, Hans-Helmut
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Article History
Received: 9 September 2022
Accepted: 16 November 2023
First Online: 3 January 2024
Declarations
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: For this analysis, we only assessed fully pseudonymized claims data of the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Baden-Württemberg (AOK BW). The AOK BW did not provide the corresponding key for de-pseudonymization. Thus, from the perspective of the evaluators the data was for all intends and purposes anonymized. Under these circumstances it is not required to obtain the consent to participate.
: Not applicable.
: M. Härter discloses that he is chair of the Advisory Board of the Agency for Quality in Medicine (ÄZQ) in Berlin. All other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.