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Addressing Data Quality Challenges in Lung Cancer Data Within the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common

Jens Declerck1,2, Mieke Deschepper3, Kirsten Colpaert3

  • 1Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Unit of Medical Informatics and Statistics, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, Belgium, 32 0474538199.

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Mapping lung cancer data to the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM) showed high consistency for structured data but challenges with unstructured information. A multidisciplinary approach is vital for reliable health data research.

Keywords:
ETLOMOP CDMObservational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Modelextract, transform, and loadhealth data qualityprimary usesecondary use

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Published on: March 17, 2020

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Medical Research Data Standards
  • Observational Health Data Sciences and Information

Background:

  • Secondary use of health data is crucial for medical research and clinical practice improvement.
  • The Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM) facilitates large-scale, multicenter studies.
  • Challenges in OMOP CDM data mapping include consistency, completeness, and transparency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate the quality of lung cancer data mapping to the OMOP CDM.
  • Focus on consistency, completeness, and challenges in the mapping process.
  • Assess the mapping within the Federated Health Innovation Network project.

Main Methods:

  • Mapped clinical data from Ghent University Hospital to OMOP CDM using a reference data dictionary.
  • Assessed consistency using Cohen kappa (κ) scores.
  • Evaluated completeness by comparing patient and record counts pre- and post-mapping.

Main Results:

  • High consistency observed for structured variables; unstructured variables like 'Smoking status' were excluded.
  • Minimal data loss for most structured variables, but significant challenges with unstructured data.
  • Identified issues with evolving data dictionary versions and diagnostic code granularity mismatches.

Conclusions:

  • Transforming lung cancer data to OMOP CDM revealed technical and systemic challenges, especially with unstructured data and granularity.
  • A multidisciplinary approach integrating clinical and technical expertise is essential for high-quality multicenter research datasets.