Bromfield, Samantha G.
Ma, Qinli
DeVries, Andrea
Inglis, Tiffany
Gordon, Aliza S.
Article History
Received: 8 July 2022
Accepted: 27 June 2023
First Online: 14 July 2023
Declarations
:
: This observational study, conducted under the Research Exception provisions of Privacy Rule 45 CFR 164.514(e), was exempt from Institutional Board Review because researchers accessed a limited dataset for analysis which was devoid of individual patient identifiers, and complied with all relevant provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Institutional review board exemption was not necessary because the study was an analysis of the managed care organization’s membership data for the purposes of health plan treatment, planning, and operations. All data were anonymized prior to being used.
: Not applicable.
: AD, AG, and TI are all employed by Elevance Health. SGB was employed with Elevance Health. during all stages of this study, but left after the submission of the revised submission of the manuscript. QM was employed with Elevance Health. during the evaluation of the study and the initial stages of the writing of the manuscript but left Elevance Health prior to the completion and submission of the manuscript.