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Case study: a data warehouse for an academic medical center
J S Einbinder1, K W Scully, R D Pates
1Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, University of Virginia, USA.
Journal of Healthcare Information Management : JHIM
|July 17, 2001
Summary
The Clinical Data Repository (CDR) offers flexible data access for academic medical centers. This data warehouse supports research, education, and administration, benefiting diverse users.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Data Warehousing
- Academic Medicine
Background:
- The University of Virginia Health System utilizes a Clinical Data Repository (CDR).
- The CDR is a relational data warehouse providing retrospective patient data access.
- It is frequently updated with clinical, administrative, and financial information.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a five-year case study of the CDR.
- To highlight the role of data warehousing in academic medical centers.
- To demonstrate the CDR's support for multiple institutional missions.
Main Methods:
- Case study analysis of the CDR's development and implementation.
- Description of the CDR's architecture and data accessibility features.
- Examination of user access and data utilization patterns.
Main Results:
- The CDR successfully supports diverse user needs across research, education, administration, and management.
- It provides flexible and rapid retrospective data views.
- The data warehouse has been operational for five years, demonstrating sustainability.
Conclusions:
- Data warehousing is crucial for academic medical centers with multifaceted missions.
- The CDR effectively integrates clinical, administrative, and financial data.
- The CDR serves a broad user base, including clinicians, researchers, and students.