The Routine Collation of Health Outcomes Data from Hospital Treated Subjects in the Health Outcomes Data Repository (HODaR): Descriptive Analysis from the First 20,000 Subjects

HODaR represents a new approach to accessing patient data, and gathers both routine and survey-based data. Although linking survey data to routine hospital systems is a complex task, which produces some limitations, it can produce health outcomes data at relatively low cost. Its performance within the pharmaceutical research and development process needs to be further evaluated in order to assess its most appropriate role.