Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) works with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers (ICs) to demonstrate the value of the CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) as a source of data for research purposes. NLM's Clinical Data Discovery branch uses the VRDC to answer useful epidemiologic and clinical questions, specifically about drug benefits and possible harms. |
