International data standards for hospital-based drug surveillance.
A conference of leading pharmacoepidemiologists and experts in clinical computing has highlighted the need to support drug surveillance as an important component of automated patient care data. Citing shortcomings in existing systems, the participants made suggestions for improving the collection, storage, and compatibility of the data in hospital-based drug surveillance systems. This article describes the history and current status of this effort and may serve as a guide for others interested in international drug therapy standards.
Kurata
J H
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Division of Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine.
Overhage
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M
Gabrieli
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Jones
J K
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D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005103:Expert Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D007391:International Cooperation; D017891:Pharmacoepidemiology; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000592:standards*