Ma, Qinli http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2197-0087
Mack, Michael
Shambhu, Sonali
McTigue, Kathleen
Haynes, Kevin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (HP-1510-32545)
Article History
Received: 13 August 2020
Accepted: 12 January 2021
First Online: 4 February 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: HealthCore is a wholly owned research subsidiary of Anthem with administrative permission to utilize Anthem data in accordance with strict compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This non-experimental study was performed under the Research Exception provisions of the Privacy Rule, 45 CFR 164.514(e), and was approved by the New England Investigational Review Board (IRB).
: Not applicable.
: QM, MM, SS and KH disclose that they are employees of HealthCore, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Anthem. KM participated in the bariatric study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (grant OBS-1505-30,683).