Enrichment of health insurance claims data with official death certificate information from three German cancer registries: Proportions of successful linkages and differences by r…
Heinze, F.; Langner, I.; Bartholomäus, S.; Meyer, M.; Kieschke, J.; Maaser, K.; Czwikla, J. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2025 · Heft S 02 · S. S246 bis S253
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Evaluating breast cancer mortality in the German mammography screening program with health insurance claims data requires the availability of claims data with information on causes of death. This work aimed to determine the proportions of successful cause-of-death linkages between the second-largest German statutory health insurance fund and three federal cancer registries and to investigate whether linked proportions differed by region, year, and age. Women aged 40 – 90 years whose insurance was terminated between 2006 and 2018 were included. Proportions successfully linked to the official death certificate dat…
