Sentinel Initiative

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Medical Product Assessments

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Data and Surveillance Tools

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Communications

Network of Collaborators

Sentinel brings together public, academic and private organizations that provide access to healthcare data and expertise.

Data at a Glance

The Sentinel Distributed Database is comprised of quality-checked electronic data held by 18 partner organizations.

Statistical Methods

Sentinel explores the application of a wide range of methods to enhance medical product safety assessment.

Featured Postings

Spotlight

Sentinel System Five-Year Strategy: 2019-2023

Mon, 01/14/2019
FDA Voices: The Future of FDA's Electronic Safety Surveillance

Mon, 01/14/2019
The FDA Sentinel Initiative — An Evolving National Resource

Thu, 11/29/2018
Sentinel Initiative Public Workshop & Training

Fri, 10/12/2018
Medicare Claims Synthetic Public Use Files in Sentinel Common Data Model Format

Wed, 04/25/2018

Publications and Presentations

Data and Tools

Data Quality Review and Characterization Programs v4.2.1

Wed, 01/02/2019
Routine Querying System Documentation (version 7.0.0)

Fri, 11/02/2018
Sentinel Common Data Model v7.0.0

Wed, 10/31/2018