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Hanna Winkler1, Friedrich Koehler2, Thomas Reinhold3
1Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Luisenstr. 57, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland. hanna.winkler@charite.de.
Background:
The randomized controlled clinical trial "TIM-HF2" investigated the benefit of telemonitoring in chronic heart failure. The health economic evaluation of this intervention was based on routine data from statutory health insurance (SHI) funds. Since participants were recruited independently of their SHI affiliation, there was a large number of potential data-providing SHI funds. This resulted in both organizational and methodological challenges, from participation of the data providers to data preparation.
Method:
The procedures are described from study planning and data acquisition to data review and processing in the TIM-HF2 trial. Based on the identification of potential problems for data completeness and data quality, possible solutions have been derived.
Results:
In total, participants were insured with 49 different SHI funds, which provided routine data for a total of 1450 participants. About half of all initial data deliveries were correct. The most common problems in data preparation occurred in the machine readability of the data. Success factors for a high level of data completeness were close communication with the SHI funds and a high level of time and personnel commitment to intensive data checking and preparation.
Discussion:
Based on the experience of the TIM-HF2 trial, a high heterogeneity has been detected in data management and transmission of routine data. Universally applicable data descriptions are desired to improve data access, quality, and usability for research purposes.
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