EHDEN Participation (Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus)

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The Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron is part of the EHDEN Network of Data Partners.

The European Health Data and Evidence Network (EHDEN) aims to standardize European health data using OMOP-CDM to facilitate research. The project creates a federated network of data sources for easy access by researchers and policymakers. Its goal is to improve healthcare outcomes through better data quality and interoperability.

Primary purpose: To integrate and store comprehensive healthcare data from both inpatient and outpatient visits for facilitating patient care and potential research.

Type of information: The database combines information from Vall d’Hebron's data lake, web service for clinical variables, and XML-extracted notes, serving as a resource for both direct and transferred patient care.

Data level: Regional level.

Number of records: 1,431,531 patients.

Data range: 1955 onwards.

Open Data Access: Data is not publicly available. Instructions for data request [1].

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Access Information: Click here to access.