Drug Safety
eHealth Initiative Foundation Launches Collaborative Research Effort to Improve Drug Safety
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 16th, 2007
The non-profit eHealth Initiative Foundation (eHI) announced the formation of an innovative research program designed to improve drug safety for patients. The eHI Connecting Communities for Drug Safety Collaboration is a public-private sector effort designed to test new approaches and develop replicable tools for assessing both the risks and the benefits of new drug treatments through the use of health information technology.
Results of the collaborative effort will be placed in the public domain to accelerate the timeliness and effectiveness of drug safety efforts. Using a set of three "use cases" the project will test and evaluate the value and utility of blinded,...
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