B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA Compendium®
B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA® is a unique online reference profiling population healthcare databases for use in epidemiology and health outcomes research. Drawing on decades of experience with databases, DGI, LLC, a nonprofit organization, developed this updated tool and launched it in 2009 to allow users to identify databases with relevant populations for their research.
This user-friendly resource allows users to:
- View an interactive map & database listing
- Search for databases by region/country & other criteria
- Review individual database attributes
- Compare database elements side-by-side
- Export database search results into Excel
- Modify or Narrow database search results
- Save database searches
- Create collections of database profiles and
- Access a proprietary Glossary of international terms (e.g., coding systems)
We Can Help Identify the Perfect Database & Acquire Data
The B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA® team also offers assistance with database-related studies or client projects.
Examples of how we can assist:
- Landscape data sources and KOLs for a specific therapeutic area
- Assess study feasibility based on your study’s unique criteria
- Communicate with data vendors & facilitate data access
- Assist with manuscript development of database landscaping studies
We Can Develop Custom Database Repositories
Having had expertise in developing database profiles since the 1980s, DGI has developed customized database repositories for pharmaceutical companies based on diseases of interest, e.g., oncology databases worldwide.
Based on your needs, we can:
- Develop searchable database repositories:
- Based on specific therapeutic areas
- Customized for your team by database attributes of interest
- Integrate the repository into your company server
Incorporate B.R.I.D.G.E. as a Teaching Tool
B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA® can serve as an interactive teaching tool for epidemiology/real-world evidence (RWE/RWD) education.
Advantages when used as a teaching tool:
- In the classroom, faculty can use B.R.I.D.G.E. TO DATA® to help improve healthcare research by disseminating high-quality and comprehensive information on population health care data sources and important database elements.
- Students in epidemiology/outcomes research learn how to identify databases, learn about critical database elements and various database types, understand regional differences in data sets, and the various coding systems.
- Libraries can hold workshops or designate B.R.I.D.G.E. as an available resource for researchers “in training.”