Chiu, Ting-Fang
Yu, Tung-Min
Chiu, Chih-Wei
Lee, Brian K.
Lan, Tsuo-Hung
Li, Chi-Yuan
Lin, Mei-Chen
Kao, Chia-Hung
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW109-TDU-B-212-114004)
Article History
Received: 29 October 2020
Accepted: 2 June 2021
First Online: 9 June 2021
Declarations
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: The NHIRD encrypts patient personal information to protect privacy and provides researchers with anonymous identification numbers associated with relevant claims information, including sex, date of birth, medical services received, and prescriptions. Therefore, patient consent is not required to access the NHIRD. This study was approved to fulfill the condition for exemption by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of China Medical University (CMUH104-REC2-115-AR4). The IRB also specifically waived the consent requirement.
: Yes.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.