{"id":213,"date":"2018-01-24T21:34:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T21:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pscanner.iths.org\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:53:29","slug":"data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/data\/","title":{"rendered":"Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1071081094\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-577177339\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1413454538\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3542738330\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffff\">Bringing together health records data from clinics in urban, rural, and under-served areas <\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3542738330 {\n  font-size: 1.35rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1071081094 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 100px;\n}\n#section_1071081094 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(25, 60, 59, 0.744);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2047336699\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-834120262\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1412180267\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3965435678\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Where does Data QUEST&#8217;s data come from<\/h2>\n<p>Data QUEST data comes from the patients who visit any of the community clinics that contribute data to Data QUEST. Patients\u2019 records may span many years, or may include one visit. Data QUEST has established pathways addressing privacy and data protection.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3965435678 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_322999678\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/data-quest-data-region.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/data-quest-data-region.png 972w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/data-quest-data-region-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/05\/data-quest-data-region-768x600.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_322999678 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2047336699 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#section_2047336699 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_28355076\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1660438881\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-763459749\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2657068847\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Data categories<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2657068847 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2657068847 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-960572491\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1890109395\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2788922443\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Demographics<\/h3>\n<p>Basic personal information about a patient. These include but are not limited to gender, sex, sexual orientation, year of birth (age), race, ethnicity, and primary language. Demographic categories tend to follow the U.S. Census categories (i.e., Caucasian, Asian, African American, etc.).<\/p>\n<h3>Visits<\/h3>\n<p>Visits include information about when patients interact with a provider. The data that typically get generated include which provider saw the patient, when the provider saw the patient, what type of visit (e.g. office visit, telephone, telemedicine), visit setting (e.g. inpatient, outpatient, ED), what procedures were performed, what medications were prescribed, which labs were requested, and what conditions were treated.<\/p>\n<h3>Diagnoses<\/h3>\n<p>Diagnoses are typically tracked with a description, a code (i.e., International Classification of Diseases codes or \u201cICD\u201d codes), the healthcare provider that identified the diagnosis, the date it was identified, and sometimes the date it was resolved.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2788922443 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2788922443 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-42494990\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-837147590\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>Procedures<\/h3>\n<p>Any medical treatments or surgeries a patient has had done. These data include the type of procedure and the date it was performed.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Medications<\/p>\n<p>Medication data includes all medications prescribed by healthcare providers for patients in Data QUEST data. Details include medication names and instructions, dose, quantity and refill information. This may not reflect what a patient picks up, actually takes or uses, or medications prescribed by providers outside Data QUEST.<\/p>\n<h3>Measurements<\/h3>\n<p>Lab results, including the type of lab test, the date of the lab test, and the lab results. Routine vital signs data include but are not limited to blood pressure, weight, and body mass index (BMI).<\/p>\n<h3>Observations<\/h3>\n<p>Observations including allergies, referrals, responses to screeners, and health status measures that include habits that can put patients at risk (e.g., smoking, substance use).<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-837147590 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-837147590 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_28355076 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgba(25, 60, 59, 0.744);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1722940024\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-651808990\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1880754398\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"\/dataquest\/get-started\" class=\"button primary is-xxlarge lowercase\" >\n\t\t<span>Learn how to get started<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1722940024 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n  padding-bottom: 10px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n}\n#section_1722940024 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_709599528\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1616167817\">\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-2088590709\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-180319170\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<a aria-label=\"Link to UW main site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300px\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/Signature_Center_White.png\" alt=\"UW logo\"><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1477120287\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<a aria-label=\"Link to the ITHS website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iths.org\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300px\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/06\/ITHS-logo-horizontal-white-600px.png\" alt=\"ITHS logo\"><\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_709599528 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(40, 40, 40);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-213","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3336,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/213\/revisions\/3336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/dataquest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}