Characterization of bariatric surgery and outcomes using administrative claims data in the research network of a nationwide commercial health plan

Abstract Background The supplementation of electronic health records data with administrative claims data may be used to capture outcome events more comprehensively in longitudinal observational studies. This study investigated the utility of administrative claims data to identify outcomes across he...

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Main Authors: Qinli Ma, Michael Mack, Sonali Shambhu, Kathleen McTigue, Kevin Haynes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06074-3