Investigating the effect of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on major adverse cardiovascular events among Medicare enrollees aged ≥65 years in the United States

ENCePP Code of conduct

N/A

Data sources

• Data source(s), other:
  The Medicare administrative claims database includes individuals ≥65 years of age and individuals with a qualifying disability who are enrolled in a Medicare FFS plan in the United States. The database includes enrollment information for these individuals and adjudicated claims for inpatient care, ambulatory care, and outpatient prescriptions. Medicare FFS Parts A, B, and D administrative claims data is currently available from 2010 through March 30, 2024 and Medicare Part C data is available from 2015 – 2021. Several studies and systematic reviews have demonstrated the validity of using administrative data in the United States to identify MACE events.
• Data sources (types):
  Administrative healthcare records (e.g., claims)

Use of a Common Data Model (CDM)

• CDM mapping:
  No

Data quality specifications

• Check conformance:
  Unknown
• Check completeness:
  Unknown
• Check stability:
  Unknown
• Check logical consistency:
  Unknown

Data characterisation

• Data characterisation conducted:
  Unknown