Bents, Samantha J.
Mercaldo, Rachel A.
Powell, Collin
Henkle, Emily
Marras, Theodore K.
Prevots, D. Rebecca
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health
Article History
Received: 27 August 2024
Accepted: 20 September 2024
First Online: 2 October 2024
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of human subjects Research Protection (OHSRP). The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the NIH follows all international ethics rules, regulations, and standards. This research protocol was reviewed by NIH OHSRP, which determined that analyses of CMS data was “not human subjects research”, under the 2018 HHS Common Rule <b>(</b>45 CFR 46.102(e) [](ii), 45 CFR 46.116 (b) [](i)<b>)</b>, because of the use of deidentified data and, accordingly, exempt from IRB review.
: NA.
: The authors declare no competing interests.