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Six organizations partnered…

To create a robust data sharing system…

By matching Identifiers from multiple organizations

Data in Original StateAAMC

ECFMG

NBME

Other

ID M

atch

Data Commons’ Data Hub

Jane SmithAAMC #4

NBME #10

Med School #25

ECFMG #90

To create aggregated data sets: identified or de-identified

Data in Original State

AAMC

ECMFG

Med Schl

Other

ID M

atch

Data Commons’ Data Hub

AggregatedData Set

Temporarily Created in Data Commons & Sent to Requestor

Current Data, Protecting Privacy

• Data pulled, on demand, from original data store at the time the data is requested from Data Commons• We serve as an “agent” to deliver source-verified information

• No new giant database of all data is created• MedBiquitious Professional Profile standard used• If data is about an individual physician, and can be matched to the MedBiq

standard, Data Commons can distribute it

To serve users’ needs for information• Users will connect to Data Commons through software programs, called “apps”• Apps will connect to Data Commons, requesting specific information pre-

authorized by the appropriate Data Contributors

ID M

atch

Data Commons’ Data Hub

Jane SmithAAMC #4

NBME #10

Med School #25

ECFMG #90

App

App

Requests data

Goes to Hub

Receives data from Data Contributors

Sends data back

Verification Service

• Need: Company want to offer a service to a medical professional and need to make sure that s/he is a medical professional, but do not want to check with every hospital, state, medical school, etc.

• Solution: Company sends information to Data Commons, LLC, who verifies it.

• Example: Check to see someone has a valid medical license; is enrolled in medical school; has taken Step 1 USMLE.

• Timeline: Launching in Spring 2014.

Verification+ Service

• Need: Hospital need verified information / documents proving that someone has the status that is claimed.

• Solution: Software program hospital uses requests that Data Commons receive official documents, and send them on.

• Examples: Exam score report; Transcript

• Timeline: Launching in Summer 2014.

Research Service

• Need: Researcher wants to create a robust data set to do research – a data set that includes many organizations’ data, linked together by individual.

• Solution: Data Commons can search across many organizations’ data at once, create a data set linked together by matched identifiers, and then return a de-identified data set.

• Example: How many students who have an MCAT score of “x”, a USMLE Step 3 score of “y”, now have ABFM certification and work in a rural area?

• Timeline: Late 2014

Data we have (access to)

Information about. . .

• Medical School• ECFMG certificate• ABP / ABFM diplomate• ABMS information coming

• Board licensure• All sorts of tests (USMLE &

subject tests, MCAT)

• And we are still seeking information, such as. . • Sonography credentials• Osteopathic physicians• NPI

Pricing

• Data Contributors set prices for all data• Data Commons adds a “credit card” type percentage, or small fee, in

addition to the base fee• Subscription and “transaction” fees may be available\• Standard “physician profile” price to come

How to Be a Data User

• Request specific data from Data Commons• Identify intended uses, volume of data, company and “app” information

• Data Commons manages approval from the appropriate Data Contributors• Sign contract setting price / access conditions • Link to API and test• Make data requests on demand

Launching in 2014

Apps can connect in Spring 2014

Researchers can request data in late 2014

Contact us

• To become a Data User or Data Contributor• To request data from Data Commons• To help clarify needs in any of the emerging product areas.

Dana Bostrom, Executive DirectorBostrom@MyDataCommons.org202-741-6450

www.MyDataCommons.org