German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database

01/02/2024
27/03/2026
Data source
Human
Administrative healthcare records (e.g., claims)
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Access and validation

Governance details

Documents or webpages that describe the overall governance of the data source and processes and procedures for data capture and management, data quality check and validation results (governing data access or utilisation for research purposes).
https://www.bips-institut.de/en/research/research-infrastructures/gepard.html

Biospecimen access

Are biospecimens available in the data source (e.g., tissue samples)?

No

Access to subject details

Can individual patients/practitioners/practices included in the data source be contacted?

No

Description of data collection

Reimbursement
Event triggering registration

Event triggering registration of a person in the data source

Insurance coverage start

Event triggering de-registration of a person in the data source

Death
Emigration
Insurance coverage end
Other

Event triggering de-registration of a person in the data source, other

Lost to follow-up

Event triggering creation of a record in the data source

Healthcare service utilization
Data source linkage

Linkage

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources (prelinked data source) and/or can the data source be linked to other data source on an ad-hoc basis?

No
Data management specifications that apply for the data source

Data source refresh

Yearly

Informed consent for use of data for research

Other

Informed consent, other

Project approval is based on the authorization by the SHI providers and the respective governing authorities (e.g., the Federal Office for Social Security for national SHI providers). For this purpose, BIPS applies for project-specific permits from the SHI providers. Upon approval, the SHI provider requests official project approval from the governing authority. This may be issued in accordance with Section 75 of the German Social Code (SGB) X if the interest warranting protection of the person concerned is not affected or if the public interest in the research or planning significantly outweighs the interest in personal privacy.

Possibility of data validation

Can validity of the data in the data source be verified (e.g., access to original medical charts)?

Yes

Data source preservation

Are records preserved in the data source indefinitely?

Yes

Approval for publication

Is an approval needed for publishing the results of a study using the data source?

Yes

Data source last refresh

Common Data Model (CDM) mapping

CDM mapping

Has the data source been converted (ETL-ed) to a common data model?

Yes

CDM Mappings

Data source ETL frequency

12,00 months

Data source ETL status

Not ETL-ed