OPERA Longitudinal Observational Database in the Study of Chronic Diseases, Treatments and Outcomes
Epividian
Summary
Greater advances are needed in two separate but related areas in healthcare: 1) the Clinical Decision Support Systems that complement the EHR use in support of routine patient care, population management and disease management; and 2) the use of the point-of-care observational data from the provider-patient encounter that support realworld medical research and healthcare quality measure assessment. Real-world evaluations of treatments of chronic diseases in the context of comorbid conditions and special populations (minorities, women, mentally ill, and those with addiction) are limited. The purpose of the OPERA database is to help address this unmet need in clinical research.
Description
Objectives of OPERA 1. To research numerous chronic diseases (HIV, HCV, HBV currently and IBD and RA in the near future, with others as identified for further consideration) utilizing the OPERA® longitudinal database that consists of de-identified EHR data from numerous clinical practices in a variety of settings (e.g. solo practitioners, small groups, and hospitals). Research will be ongoing and yield numerous individual analyses and reports that are authored by epidemiologists, practicing physicians, pharmaco-economists, and other researchers and will target scientific conferences and peer-…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 0+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are treated in the practices who enroll and participate in the study * Patients whose treatment is documented in the practice's electronic health record system Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who opt out of OPERA
Interventions
- OtherNon-interventional (observational only)
Location
- EpividianDurham, North Carolina