The National Trauma Registry (NTR) of Norway is a robust, population-based medical quality registry…
more »9/19/17: Our 6th Finnish database profile has been added
Since 1950, the National Institute for Health and Welfare Finland (THL) Register of Induced Abortions monitors and develops measures to promote the health and well-being of the population of Finland. Among other things, data include information on grounds for abortion - since 1955. Starting 1958, information is available on patient’s marital status, age, number of births and the number of procedures performed in each province.
9/6/17: Thank you to those who visited us at ICPE in Montreal
We were pleased to meet you all and hope you enjoyed your chance to conduct your own database search with B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA®. Don’t forget we are offering ISPE members a 10% discount for signing up by September 30, 2017*.
8/24/17: Profile of a US Military Health Services database just added.
We are pleased to include the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Health Services (MHS) Electronic Health Records Database profile into B.R.I.D.G.E. This database encompasses ~40-50 Million uniformed service members, retirees, and their family members across all states, territories, and regions of the US from 1990 through the present. There are ~10 Million active beneficiaries, and the database population is demographically similar to most US healthcare systems.
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The number of databases featured [in B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA] continues to grow at a rapid pace, and each profile is complete. This easy-to-use service gives the best snapshot information about health-related databases. It’s easy to compare databases based on numerous criteria. The B.R.I.D.G.E. staff is extremely helpful in helping you navigate the site for your specific research questions.
Vickie Chung, PharmD, Senior Director of Value Based Care Pharmacy Programs at UnitedHealthcare, California, USA.
I highly recommend researchers in the field of pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, and related disciplines to use BTD to identify a suitable database which will meet the needs of their research. Also, pharmaceutical companies should look more often at the databases described by BTD if they are required to conduct PASS studies, or for those in medical affairs or clinical science who need additional information.
Katarina Ilic MD MSc PhD MPH FISoP, Executive Medical Director, Head of PV & Risk Management at Celldex Therapeutics, USA.
B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA provides more than 300 healthcare database profiles from different countries. It allows users to compare various database profiles side-by-side.
Dewei She, PhD, Vice President of Biometrics at Travere Therapeutics, Washington D.C. Metro Area.
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