Synthesizing Clinical Data Warehouse Content for Enhanced External Collaboration: A Preliminary Proposal.

ABSTRACT

This paper introduces a novel approach aimed at enhancing the accessibility of clinical data warehouses (CDWs) for external users, particularly researchers and biomedical companies interested in developing and testing their solutions. The primary focus is on proposing a clinical data catalogue designed to elucidate the contents of CDWs, facilitating biomedical project launch and completion. The catalogue is designed to address three fundamental inquiries that external users may have regarding CDWs "What data is available, how much data is present, and how was it generated?" Additionally, the paper showcases a prototype of the catalogue through a visualization example, utilizing data from the CDW of Rennes University Hospital.