Feasibility and accuracy of linking a heart failure registry to the national claims database using indirect identifiers

CONCLUSIONS: The anonymous matching of an HF research cohort with a national health database is feasible, with a significant proportion of patients being accurately matched, and facilitates combination of clinical data and a reduced rate of losses to follow-up.PMID:36549971 | DOI:10.1016/j.acvd.2022.11.002

Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - December 22, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Damien Logeart Thibaud Damy Maxime Doublet Muriel Salvat Christophe Tribouilloy Fabrice Bauer Jean-Christophe Eicher Fran çois Picard G érald Roul Jean-No ël Trochu Pascal De Groote Nicolas Bihry Emmanuelle Berthelot Guillaume Jondeau Marie-France Sero Source Type: research