title: The "Honest Broker" method of integrating interdisciplinary research data.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Dale A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hunscher
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hosner
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxman
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Athey
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Greden
authors.forename: Dan C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Clauw
mesh_terms: 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