OpenSAFELY: A platform for analysing electronic health records designed for reproducible research.

ABSTRACT: Electronic health records (EHRs) and other administrative health data are increasingly used in research to generate evidence on the effectiveness, safety, and utilisation of medical products and services, and to inform public health guidance and policy. Reproducibility is a fundamental step for research credibility and promotes trust in evidence generated from EHRs. At present, ensuring research using EHRs is reproducible can be challenging for researchers. Research software platforms can provide technical solutions to enhance the reproducibility of research conducted using EHRs. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we developed the secure, transparent, analytic open-source software platform OpenSAFELY designed with reproducible research in mind. OpenSAFELY mitigates common barriers to re

SUBMITTER: Nab L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7616137 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature