CLASSIFICATION OF DATABASES WORKING GROUP

Co-chairs:
Carl Asche MBA, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
E-Mail: carl.asche@pharm.utah.edu
Gordon Cummins MS, National Account Manager, Surveillance Data Inc., Farmington, MO, USA, Email: gcummins@survdata.com

Objective: To provide a database of U.S. and Non-U.S. databases including common data elements from an outcomes research perspective.

Task: Finalize comprehensive list of database organizations and survey instrument for collection of common data elements.

Work Plan:

Review and finalize database survey instrument among working group.
Finalize list of U.S. and non-U.S. database organizations.
Send request for identified database organizations to complete survey within reasonable timeframe.
Input and analyze common data elements.
Develop and publish database organizations with common data elements.