SPIN query tools for de-identified research on a humongous database.

McDonald CJ, Dexter P, Schadow G, Chueh HC, Agernathy G, Hook J, Blevins L, Overhage JM, Berman JJ

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005:515-9.

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Abstract:

The Shared Pathology Informatics Network (SPIN), a research initiative of the National Cancer Institute, will allow for the retrieval of more than 4 million pathology reports and specimens. In this paper, we describe the special query tool as developed for the Indianapolis/Regenstrief SPIN node, integrated into the ever-expanding Indiana Network for Patient care (INPC). This query tool allows for the retrieval of de-identified data sets using complex logic, auto-coded final diagnoses, and intrinsically supports multiple types of statistical analyses. The new SPIN/INPC database represents a new generation of the Regenstrief Medical Record system - a centralized, but federated system of repositories.

McDonald CJ, Dexter P, Schadow G, Chueh HC, Agernathy G, Hook J, Blevins L, Overhage JM, Berman JJ. SPIN query tools for de-identified research on a humongous database. 
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005:515-9.

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