Date: May 30 2023
Summary: How OHDSI defines study packages as well as generally what these are
Keywords: #study #package #ohdsi #ohdsi #transparency #archive
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Building understanding of study packages across different contexts.
How OHDSI understands study packages: A completely traceable and reproducible process in the form of software. [1]
With the current trajectory of the OHDSI community, I am worried that the ambitions of "traceability" and "reproducibility" are slowly becoming less a focus within the community despite being so heavily touted. There are several concerns I personally have about this goal such as:
The interface between technically advanced and beginner users of studies is becoming more muddled
I feel this is to the detriment of the study package overall
More study package dependencies are shifting to opaque approaches and traceability is strongly hindered
Implementation within R is detrimental to the overall goal of reproducibility
Zelko, Jacob. What Are Study Packages?. https://jacobzelko.com/05302023184217-study-packages. May 30 2023.
[1] Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Collaborative, The Book of OHDSI. OHDSI, 2021.Available: https://ohdsi.github.io/TheBookOfOhdsi/