title: The Mid-South clinical Data Research Network.
abstract: The Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) encompasses three large health systems: (1) Vanderbilt Health System (VU) with electronic medical records for over 2 million patients, (2) the Vanderbilt Healthcare Affiliated Network (VHAN) which currently includes over 40 hospitals, hundreds of ambulatory practices, and over 3 million patients in the Mid-South, and (3) Greenway Medical Technologies, with access to 24 million patients nationally. Initial goals of the Mid-South CDRN include: (1) expansion of our VU data network to include the VHAN and Greenway systems, (2) developing data integration/interoperability across the three systems, (3) improving our current tools for extracting clinical data, (4) optimization of tools for collection of patient-reported data, and (5) expansion of clinical decision support. By 18 months, we anticipate our CDRN will robustly support projects in comparative effectiveness research, pragmatic clinical trials, and other key research areas and have the capacity to share data and health information technology tools nationally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: S Trent
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Office of Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Office of Personalized Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pulley
authors.affiliation: Office of Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basford
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., Carrollton, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DuBuisson
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Russell L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D013714:Tennessee
keywords: Clinical Research; Data Standards; Health Information Exchange; Interoperability; Research Network