Month: February 2020

Second high-impact paper published based on the results of OHDSI’s LEGEND study!

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According to a recent OHDSI paper, chlorthalidone, the guideline-recommended diuretic for lowering blood pressure, causes more serious side effects than hydrochlorothiazide, a similarly effective diuretic. The findings, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, contrast with current treatment guidelines recommending chlorthalidone over hydrochlorothiazide. The results were generated by the Large-Scale Evidence Generation and Evaluation in a Network … Read more

The EHDEN Consortium launches a second open call for SMEs.

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The ambitions of the EHDEN project are high. We aim to standardise more than 100 million patient records across Europe from different geographic areas and different data sources over the coming five years. Mapping of healthcare data to the OMOP-CDM will facilitate the re-use for a variety of purposes, enhancing and accelerating research and healthcare decision-making for … Read more