Types of PEDSnet Research

Clinical and Population Health Analyses

Epidemiological studies | Natural history, practice variation and outcome studies | Clinical and health services registries

Real World Evidence Studies

Trial protocol feasibility assessment | Observational studies using real world data| Pragmatic clinical trials in routine care settings

Learning Health Systems Research

Implementation science | Quality, safety, and value analytics | Delivery system innovations

THE PROBLEMS WE FACE

Most research is done on adults, and children are excluded from studies

Research takes too long and is too expensive

There’s not enough research to decide which treatment is best for a child

AND HOW WE WORK TO SOLVE THEM

Collaboration

Pediatric health systems across the country work together to do research in PEDSnet

Big Health Data

We create large health care data sets using electronic health records and other clinical data for children

Impact

We conduct research to provide useful information to inform patients' and clinicians' decisions

PEDSnet Data Network

6,209,564
Children in our network

Our database of electronic health records includes clinical information for children seen since 2009, and is updated on a quarterly basis.

>100
million visits

Our 100 million outpatient, emergency department, and inpatient visits are recorded. This data include patients with every pediatric disorder and clinicians in every pediatric subspecialty.

Unique
Health Conditions

The Data Network includes patients with every type of pediatric disorder, and every pediatric specialty that provides services to children is represented.

PEDSnet research produces useful information to improve children's health and healthcare.

Learn more about PEDSnet Research

PEDSnet is a proud partner of PCORnet, a national patient-centered clinical research network.