OUR NETWORK
Patients
Health Systems
States
Clinic Sites
As the nation’s largest safety-net community laboratory, consisting of researchers, patients and clinicians, we work together to improve health outcomes, policy, and primary care research among vulnerable and underserved populations utilizing rigorous scientific methods.
ADVANCE DATA
The ADVANCE Research Data Warehouse (RDW) includes:
Demographics
Patient information, such as date of birth, sex, race, hispanic ethnicity, etc.
Encounter
Encounter type, date, provider, location, discharge disposition, etc.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis code(s) associated with each encounter.
Procedures
Procedure code(s) associated with each encounter.
Prescribing
Rx order information such as order date, start date, end date, RxNorm CUI, refills, quantity, etc.
Vital Signs and Smoking Info
Measure date, weight, height, blood pressure, smoking/tobacco status, etc.
Death Date and Cause
Death date and associated cause of death diagnosis.
Lab Results
Result date, result value, units, normal range, LOINC, etc.
Condition
Problems list and medical history diagnoses. Report date, onset date, resolved date, etc.
Dispensing
Medication dispensing records for publicly and privately insured patients. Dispense date, NDC, amount, etc.
Community Vital Signs
Community indicators at the census track, ZCTA and/or county levels such as census indicators. These indicators have been linked to current and historical patient addresses.
Patient Reported Outcomes
Screening tool scores such as PHQ, DAST, SBIRT, AUDIT, etc.
The ADVANCE Data Warehouse is the nation’s most comprehensive database on health care and outcomes of safety net patients.
ENGAGEMENT
OUR RESEARCH
PARTNER WITH ADVANCE
If you are interested in partnering with ADVANCE, our Front Door can help with initiating the required approval process and work with you in determining how to proceed.
ADVANCE NETWORK PARTNERS
ADVANCE NEWS
ADVANCE Update: November 2019
Happy November! We greatly appreciate your continued support and are excited to share an update on the latest ADVANCE activities. ADVANCE RETREAT As you know, last month we held our fourth annual ADVANCE Retreat in the beautiful downtown Portland, Oregon. Thank you to...
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The ADVANCE Update: September 2019
Welcome to September, everyone! We greatly appreciate your continued support for the ADVANCE Collaborative and are excited to share some of our most notable achievements from the last several months. ADVANCE PUBLICATIONS In April, Erika Cottrell, PhD MPP, OCHIN...
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Infectious Disease Research: An Update from OCHIN & ADVANCE
By Jonathan Todd, PhD, MSPH - Senior Research AssociateHappy March, everyone! My name is Jonathan Todd, and I’m an infectious disease epidemiologist at OCHIN. I’m excited to share an update about ongoing infectious disease research projects at OCHIN, and give a sneak...
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