The purpose of this project was to provide the United States Food & Drug Administration with an evaluation of the possible use of unique facility identifiers within the drug adverse event reporting system. Through interviews, research, and database demonstrations, we identified current shortcomings in the availability of facility information and proposed a future state which would expedite investigations of public health signals. A gap analysis was then utilized to develop proposed policy, informatics, and process changes to improve FDA.

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Creator

• Curto, Joshua Wayne
• Walker, Vaughn Christopher
• DeFreitas, Timothy Michael

Subject

• Well-Being
• Health
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121913-131820

Keyword

• Public health
• Food security

Advisor

• DiBiasio, David
• Hanlan, James P.

Year

• 2013

Center

• Washington, DC Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• FDA

Date created

• 2013-12-19

Location

• Washington

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright