Pharmacy data in the VA health care system
Pharmacy data in the VA health care system
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DOI：
10.1177/1077558703256726
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Joseph, GJ
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作者：
Smith, MW;Joseph, GJ
退伍军人事务部（VA）医疗保健数据系统的最新进展大大增加了对操作药房信息的访问。本文介绍了VA药房数据源的简要指南：退伍军人健康信息系统和技术架构文件，药房福利管理数据库，决策支持系统（DSS）国家数据提取住院和门诊护理，计划DSS国家药房提取，DSS数据库在当地VA设施，和非VA费用基础文件。根据来源，可用的数据元素包括患者人口统计学、临床护理信息、药物和处方医生的特征以及成本。访问政策详细为VA和非VA研究人员。将这些来源链接到包含住院和门诊服务数据的VA数据库，可以全面了解几个VA人群的医疗保健情况，包括65岁以上的人以及身体和精神残疾的人。
Recent advances in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care data systems have greatly increased access to operational pharmacy information. This article presents a brief guide to VA pharmacy data sources: the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture files, the Pharmacy Benefits Management database, Decision Support System (DSS) National Data Extracts for inpatient and outpatient care, the planned DSS National Pharmacy Extract, DSS databases at local VA facilities, and the Non-VA Fee Basis files. Depending on the source, available data elements include patient demographics, clinical care information, characteristics of the medication and of the prescribing physician, and cost. Access policies are detailed for VA and non-VA researchers. Linking these sources to VA databases containing data on inpatient and outpatient services offers a comprehensive view of health care within several VA populations of general interest, including people over age 65 and those with physical and psychiatric disabilities.