The Mid-South clinical Data Research Network

S Trent Rosenbloom; Paul Harris; Jill Pulley; Melissa Basford; Jason Grant; Allison DuBuisson; Russell L Rothman

doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002745

The Mid-South clinical Data Research Network

J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Jul-Aug;21(4):627-32. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002745. Epub 2014 May 12.

Authors

S Trent Rosenbloom¹, Paul Harris², Jill Pulley³, Melissa Basford⁴, Jason Grant⁵, Allison DuBuisson⁶, Russell L Rothman⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
² Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
³ Office of Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Office of Personalized Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁴ Office of Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁵ Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁶ Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., Carrollton, Georgia, USA.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Abstract

The Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) encompasses three large health systems: (1) Vanderbilt Health System (VU) with electronic medical records for over 2 million patients, (2) the Vanderbilt Healthcare Affiliated Network (VHAN) which currently includes over 40 hospitals, hundreds of ambulatory practices, and over 3 million patients in the Mid-South, and (3) Greenway Medical Technologies, with access to 24 million patients nationally. Initial goals of the Mid-South CDRN include: (1) expansion of our VU data network to include the VHAN and Greenway systems, (2) developing data integration/interoperability across the three systems, (3) improving our current tools for extracting clinical data, (4) optimization of tools for collection of patient-reported data, and (5) expansion of clinical decision support. By 18 months, we anticipate our CDRN will robustly support projects in comparative effectiveness research, pragmatic clinical trials, and other key research areas and have the capacity to share data and health information technology tools nationally.

Keywords: Clinical Research; Data Standards; Health Information Exchange; Interoperability; Research Network.

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Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Comparative Effectiveness Research / organization & administration*
Computer Communication Networks*
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Electronic Health Records / organization & administration*
Georgia
Humans
Information Dissemination
Information Systems / organization & administration
Medical Record Linkage*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / organization & administration
Patient-Centered Care*
Tennessee