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).

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?

Yes

Description of data collection

Prescription data are recorded as part of co-payment processing. All regional residents, irrespective of age, are covered. Updated data are transferred from the Regional office on a monthly basis and transferred to our database after quality check.
Event triggering registration

Event triggering registration of a person in the data source

Other

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

First prescription redeeemed if regional resident.

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

Emigration

Event triggering creation of a record in the data source

Redeeming a prescription at a community pharmacy
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?

Yes

Linkage description, possible linkage

Nearly all health-related databases in Denmark share the same person-identifier as OPED (CPR number). Data can be linked after approval from the Data protection Board.

Linked data source 1

Pre linked

Is the data source described created by the linkage of other data sources?

No

Data source, other

Data source can link with virtually all national Danish data sources, including Danish Patient Registry and Cancer registry.

Linkage strategy

Deterministic

Linkage variable

CPR

Linkage completeness

100%
Data management specifications that apply for the data source

Data source refresh

Monthly

Informed consent for use of data for research

Other

Informed consent, other

There is a committee to evaluate requests for data access

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?

No