Table 4.
Comparison of the Data Inventory with US cardiovascular data fields[18]
| Number of data fields matching data elements of the Data Inventory | Exact match | Data field as value of a data element | No match |
|---|---|---|---|
| History and physical examination elements |
8 |
24 |
5 |
| Pharmacological therapy data elements |
0 |
20 |
0 |
| Laboratory results elements |
10 |
0 |
1 |
| Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures elements |
2 |
2 |
26 |
| Outcomes data elements | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Exact matches are available in both lists; no matches means that the data field is not represented in the Data Inventory and ‘data field as value of a data element’ means that data fields can be matched to data elements because they refer to similar concepts (for example, data field ‘Diabetes’ corresponds to data elements ‘Diagnosis/Text’).