Why is i2b2 being extended to serve as a platform for research registries?
There are several reasons. i2b2 was designed for cohort identification. Many of the queries asked of a registry are essentially forms of cohort identification: how many patients are on medication X, how many are adhering to evidence-based guideline Y. In addition, since all of the hospital’s electronic medical record data is already being loaded into i2b2, building registries on top of i2b2 removes the need to either: a) load the data into multiple database systems or b) have users manually re-enter the relevant EMR data. By building research registries using i2b2, users can add data that is not collected in the EMR and they are free to collaborate with outside institutions. There are a number of extensions that are needed to add the required functionality. They are described below.
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