Sentinel Initiative

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About

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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

Medicare Claims Synthetic Public Use Files in Sentinel Common Data Model Format

Wed, 03/27/2019
SAS Code for Transforming the IBM MarketScan® Research Databases (MarketScan) into the Sentinel Common Data Model

Wed, 01/30/2019

Publications and Presentations

Evaluating the Use of Bootstrapping in Cohort Studies Conducted with 1:1 Propensity Score Matching — A Plasmode Simulation Study

Mon, 04/29/2019

Ongoing Projects

FDA-Catalyst Alignment with the CMS Linkage to the PCORI RELIANCE Trial

Thu, 05/09/2019
Development of a Chart Validation Table

Fri, 05/03/2019
Validation of Acute Pancreatitis Using Machine Learning and Multi-Site Adaptation for Anaphylaxis

Wed, 05/01/2019

Final Results and Reports

Implementation of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Treatment with Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (IMPACT-AFib): Statistical Analysis Plan

Tue, 05/07/2019

Data and Tools

Coding Trend Analyses

Mon, 04/29/2019
Data Quality Review and Characterization Programs v5.0.0

Mon, 03/04/2019
Routine Querying System Documentation (version 7.3.0)

Wed, 03/20/2019
Sentinel Common Data Model v7.0.0

Wed, 10/31/2018