The HMO Research Network

Pharmacoepidemiology, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 261-269

  Chan, K Arnold ^a   Davis, Robert L ^b   Gunter, Margaret J ^c   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^d,e   Herrinton, Lisa J ^f   Nelson, Winnie W ^g   Raebel, Marsha A ^h   Roblin, Douglas W ⁱ   Smith, David H ^j   Platt, Richard ^k  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c LOVELACE CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^g HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^h KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

ⁱ Kaiser Permanente Georgia ^*  (United States)

^j CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^k HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERT); Data development across health plans; Economic and cost effectiveness study; Full text medical records; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations; Health plan data and external registries; HMO Research Network; HMO research network data environment; Member health plans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889363837     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470059876.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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