Demiralp, Berna
Koenig, Lane
Xu, Jing
Soltoff, Samuel
Votto, John
Article History
Received: 15 October 2020
Accepted: 2 March 2021
First Online: 24 March 2021
Declarations
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: This research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. E&I Review Services, an independent ethical review board, reviewed the study design and determined that formal IRB review is not required (E&I ID: 17140). E&I determined that this research fulfilled requirements for a waiver from the requirement to obtain Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Authorization under 45 CFR 164.512(i)(2). Therefore, no further permissions or consent were required to analyze the datasets used in this study.
: Not applicable.
: BD and LK are employed by KNG Health Consulting, LLC, which has conducted consulting for National Association of Long-Term Hospitals (NALTH). JX, and SS were employed by KNG Health Consulting, LLC at the time the study was conducted. LK serves Director of Policy and Research for NALTH. JV served as the Chief Medical Officer for NALTH.