BESTMED Data at a Glance:
- De-duplicated T2DM population of 5.4 million patients
- Median age of 60 years old
- 48.6 percent female
- For those patients reporting their race, 70% were Non-Hispanic White, 19% Non-Hispanic Black, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 3% Other
- Race/ethnicity was not available for 48% of patients
- 34.9 million HbA1c measurements
- 258.3 million diabetes medication records
- Comorbidities:
- ASCVDÂ 40.2%
- Heart failure 18.1%
- COPD 13.3%
- NAFLDÂ NASH 8.2%
- COVID-19 (patients with history of a positive lab test) 13.6%
Types of Collaborations:
- Analyze existing BESTMED data
- Acquire additional data from the BESTMED network for analysis
- Acquire additional data from outside the BESTMED network for analysis
Advantages of Collaborating with BESTMED:
- Access to a multi-site network with nationally representative EHR and claims data
- Robust and secure data infrastructure that enables seamless data integration and de-duplication across multiple sites
- Cutting edge analytics, including causal inference, machine learning, natural language processing and predictive analytics
- Flexible study leadership model (external or internal to BESTMED)
- Collaborative planning and query development
- Centralized administration across network sites
- Integrated infrastructure and analysis
- Privacy-preserving de-duplication methodology (by Datavant)