Data model

EncodeBox implements the FDA Sentinel Common Data Model (SCDM) v8.2.2 to standardize healthcare data across sources.

Why Sentinel CDM?

Table	Key fields	Use
Enrollment	`PatID`, `Enr_Start`, `Enr_End`, `MedCov`, `DrugCov`	Observation periods, coverage
Demographic	`PatID`, `Birth_Date`, `Sex`, `Race`, `Hispanic`	Stratification, confounders

Table	Key fields	Use
Encounter	`PatID`, `EncounterID`, `ADate`, `DDate`, `EncType`	Visits / admissions
Diagnosis	`PatID`, `DX`, `DX_CodeType`, `PDX`	Conditions, comorbidities
Procedure	`PatID`, `PX`, `PX_CodeType`	Procedures, utilization

Encounter types: AV ambulatory, ED emergency, IP inpatient, IS non-acute institutional, OA other ambulatory.

Table	Key fields	Code types
Dispensing	`PatID`, `RxDate`, `Rx`, `RxSup`	NDC (`ND`)
Lab result	`PatID`, `Lab_Date`, `Lab_LOINC`, `Result_Num`	LOINC
Vital signs	`PatID`, `Measure_Date`, `HT`, `WT`, `Systolic`	—
Death	`PatID`, `Death_Date`, `Death_Source`	—

Field-level quick reference: Sentinel CDM quick reference.