Linking electronic health data in pharmacoepidemiology: Appropriateness and feasibility.
Donna R RiveraMugdha N GokhaleMatthew W ReynoldsElizabeth B AndrewsDanielle S ChunKevin HaynesMichele L Jonsson-FunkKristine E LynchJennifer L LundHelen StrongmanHarshvinder BhullarSudha R RamanPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2020)
The data linkage feasibility assessment considerations outlined can be used as a guide when designing sustainable linked data resources to generate actionable evidence in healthcare research. These recommendations were constructed for wide applicability and can be adapted depending on the geographic, structural, and data components of the linkage.