SPIN query tools for de-identified research on a humongous database.
The Shared Pathology Informatics Network (SPIN), a research initiative of the National Cancer Institute, will allow for the retrieval of more than 4 million pathology reports and specimens. In this paper, we describe the special query tool as developed for the Indianapolis/Regenstrief SPIN node, integrated into the ever-expanding Indiana Network for Patient care (INPC). This query tool allows for the retrieval of de-identified data sets using complex logic, auto-coded final diagnoses, and intrinsically supports multiple types of statistical analyses. The new SPIN/INPC database represents a new generation of the Regenstrief Medical Record system - a centralized, but federated system of repositories.
McDonald
Clement J
CJ
Regenstrief Institute.
Dexter
Paul
P
Schadow
Gunther
G
Chueh
Henry C
HC
Abernathy
Greg
G
Hook
John
J
Blevins
Lonnie
L
Overhage
J Marc
JM
Berman
Jules J
JJ
D003219:Confidentiality; D003628:Database Management Systems; D019992:Databases as Topic; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D039703:Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010336:Pathology; D014584:User-Computer Interface