The "Honest Broker" method of integrating interdisciplinary research data.
Multiple clinical informatics systems have been developed within separate departments of the University of Michigan Medical School. We are in the process of creating an "Honest Broker" method of safely and securely linking together data from different clinical systems for a research project studying the co-morbidity of depression and cardiovascular disease. The Michigan Clinical Research Collaboratory (MCRC) is an NIH/NHLBI Roadmap initiative funded to re-engineer the clinical research enterprise.
Boyd
Andrew D
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Hunscher
Dale A
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Kramer
Adam J
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Hosner
Charles
C
Saxman
Paul
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Athey
Brian D
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Greden
John F
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Clauw
Dan C
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D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D008824:Michigan