title: The use of large healthcare data sets in pursuit of a clinical question.
abstract: The use of large healthcare databases may be of interest to nurse practitioners who wish to answer clinical questions. This column will provide information about access to selected large healthcare databases, requirements for statistical software, and the skills required to utilize these databases.
authors.affiliation: Anschutz Medical, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
authors.forename: Raymond R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Arons
authors.forename: Leslie-Faith Morritt
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Taub
mesh_terms: D066264:Datasets as Topic; D003657:Decision Making; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Clinical decision making; evidence-based practice; healthcare delivery; research