Data Resource Profile: The Integrated Primary Care Information (IPCI) database, The Netherlands.

Weaknesses Missing data The primary aim of data collection by GPs is patient management, and the data are therefore not customized for medical research purposes This implies that only information deemed to be relevant to the patient's care is collected and entered into the patient's file. Key Features The Integrated Primary Care Information Project (IPCI) database contains longitudinal data of patients of a group of general practitioners (GPs) in The Netherlands. Data validity Because data in the GP systems are collected with patient management as the main goal, caution is needed when using IPCI data for research purposes. The Integrated Primary Care Information database The Integrated Primary Care Information (IPCI) database is a database containing longitudinal, routinely collected data from computer-based patient records of around 350 GP practices throughout The Netherlands. [Extracted from the article]