This article describes the implementation of a privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL) solution across PCORnet®, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.

The aim of this study was to determine whether a secure, privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL) methodology can be implemented in a scalable manner for use in a large…

This year, a study of ten million people revealed the power of longitudinal research. A team mined a vast medical database of US military personnel, including tissue samples…

Jane M. Zhu, Renae Myers, K. John McConnell, Ximena Levander, and Sunny C. Lin. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted mental health services delivery across the US, but the extent…

Elmer V Bernstam, Reuben Joseph Applegate, Alvin Yu, Deepa Chaudhari, Tian Liu, Alex Coda, Jonah Leshin. Objective: Our objective was to evaluate tokens commonly used by clinical research…

To learn from the evolving lessons of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and to bolster the future use of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE), The FDA Foundation,…

Study highlights benefits of data tokenization for linking real-world data to clinical trial datasets, improving patient insights and trial outcomes.

Wataru Ando, Takeshi Horii, Takayuki Uematsu, Hideaki Hanaki, Koichiro Atsuda & Katsuya Otori. The impact of overlapping risk factors on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severity is unclear. To evaluate…