Real-world evidence generation to advance global health
Northeastern’s OHDSI Center
The Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Center, or OHDSI —pronounced “odyssey”— equips learners and researchers with the training, credentials, and resources they need to extract value from observational health data. Through collaborations with academia, industry, and government worldwide, we generate study results that serve as accurate, reliable guides for healthcare decision making.
3,200+
individual volunteer collaborators
400+
organizations
41
countries in Asia, Europe, and South America
12%
of the world’s digital health records for 928M unique patients
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Advance research. Access data.
Our center brings greater rigor to population-based research. We facilitate access to standardized health records maintained by a global OHDSI community for 10% of the world’s patient population.
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Explore our academic programs.
Get real-world evidence credentials—and experience. Our graduate-level program, offered both online and in-person, integrates classroom learning with research.
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Partner with us.
Collaborate in research to advance patient care and quantitative methods. Tap our deep expertise data science and health analytics. Or work with us to co-design a learning program for your team.
Let’s work together.
Collaboration drives our work in education and research. We invite learners, researchers, companies, and other organizations to partner with us.