Clinical Research Data Mart Enables Better Understanding of Patient Health

The Duke Clinical Research Data Mart (CRDM) provides access to curated and characterized Duke patient data that can be accessed and analyzed using standardized methods that preserve data provenance and reproducibility. The CRDM is a set of consistently defined data elements (using the PCORnet Common Data Model) that can be used to investigate intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect the health and well-being of pediatric and adult patients served by DUHS and Lincoln Community Health Center. In addition, an accompanying phenotype and code repository will facilitate efficiency and access to clinical research across Duke.

The CRDM will enable cost-effective, standardized access to data which can improve our understanding of population-level factors that influence early and lifelong health and aid in the identification of populations affected by racial and socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes, quality of life, and healthcare delivery.