The Role of COVID-19 in Excess Mortality in Slovakia: A Novel Approach Based on Healthcare Billing Records

ObjectivesPropose a methodology to identify COVID-19 associated deaths using healthcare billing records and evaluate its effectiveness by comparing the results with excess mortality data from 2020 to 2022 and confirmed COVID-19 deaths.MethodsA retrospective quantitative analysis was conducted by mer...

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Published in:	International Journal of Public Health
Main Authors:	Peter Barančok, Ján Dudek, Petra Ištokovičová, Daniela Kandilaki, Michal Kotrč, Ľubica Löffler, Matej Mišík, Roman Mužik, Beáta Saal, Martina Vrbiková, Rudolf Zajac, Martin Selvek, Peter Pažitný
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 Slovakia excess mortality COVID-19 confirmed death COVID-19 associated death
Online Access:	https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1607537/full