title: Aligning tissue banking data models for caBIG interoperability.
abstract: MD Anderson Cancer Center strives to share data from its central tissue bank with other institutions via the caBIG data sharing framework. To conform to "NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources", a caGRID compatible model (i.e. caTissue Core/Suite) must be adopted or an existing tissue banking application (TissueStation) must be adapted for interoperability. We present a data model assessment and method used in development of an enterprise strategy for ensuring inter-institution data sharing capabilities.
authors.affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riben
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edgerton
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kilbourne
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013781:Texas; D014015:Tissue Banks