Identify Most Relevant Data Sources and Vendors for Analyses

In the patient-level data marketplace, there is no such thing as the best data source.  It all depends on the analyses that need to be run and the business questions that need to answered.

Patient Data Vendors: Major and Niche Players

Major Players

• IMS
• NDC/ArcLight (now WK)
• Dendrite (out)
• Verispan
• PharMetrics (IMS)
• Ingenix (I3 Magnifi)
• Solucient
• Medstat
• Premier
• SDI
• CMS
• AdvancePCS (?)
• Etc.

Niche Players

• Prescription Solutions
• Constella Health Strategies (formerly ProtoCare)
• ConvergenceCT (Clinical Trials)
• InfoMedics
• NODB (National Oncology Database)
• NCI/SEER (National Cancer Institute)
• IntrinsiQ
• Knowmed
• Medimedia
• Market Certitude
• Charts
• MediNotes
• Etc.