Background The transition to electronic health records offers the potential for big data to
drive the next frontier in healthcare improvement. Yet there are multiple barriers to …

Background: There has been a dramatic shift in use of bariatric procedures, but little is
known about their long-term comparative effectiveness. Objective: To compare weight loss …

Importance Bariatric surgery can lead to substantial improvements in type 2 diabetes
(T2DM), but outcomes vary across procedures and populations. It is unclear which bariatric …

In the current market landscape, enterprises face tremendous pressure to remain
competitive and innovative to extend their businesses globally. Thus, a need exists for a new …

Importance Additional data comparing longer-term problems associated with various
bariatric surgical procedures are needed for shared decision-making. Objective To compare …

Abstract The OneFlorida Data Trust is a centralized research patient data repository created
and managed by the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium (“OneFlorida”). It comprises …

Background Bariatric surgery has been used for treatment of severe obesity in adolescents
but most studies have been small and limited in follow-up. Objectives We hypothesized that …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association of antibiotic use with weight outcomes in a large
cohort of children. METHODS: Health care data were available from 2009 to 2016 for 35 …

Data are distributed across different sites due to computing facility limitations or data privacy
considerations. Conventional centralized methods—those in which all datasets are stored …

Many real‐world data analyses use common data models (CDM s) to standardize
terminologies for medication use, medical events and procedures, data structures, and …