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| Datalys’ Export Engine is an exciting new program being offered by the Datalys Center. Under this program, Datalys is publishing a data transmission standard and is working with commercial vendors to encourage their participation with the program. Athletic trainers have consistently communicated to the NCAA that the ability to export sports injury data from their vendor or university systems would be of enormous value. It is our belief that a number of vendors will embrace this approach because of the value it creates for athletic trainers and the meaningful contribution that their participation could make to the field of sports medicine and athlete health and safety. |
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| Through a common standard, the data received by Datalys from the participating vendors can be aggregated and consolidated into de-identified data sets that can, in turn, be used for surveillance and research purposes aimed at reducing and mitigating sports injuries. |
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| The Export Engine program is a voluntary program for vendors. While we believe all vendors will appreciate the importance of facilitating injury surveillance and research, not all vendors will agree to participate in the program. The Export Engine data standard does require the vendors to do some very specific activities in order to make the data available and usable in an aggregated data set. For some vendors, these requirements may be small, but for others these requirements may be more significant. |
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| As mentioned previously, the Export Engine program is applicable to academic-based institutional systems, but does require your institution to follow the same standards and protocols as commercial vendors. |
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| Several vendors have expressed interest in the Export Engine program. To facilitate a timely decision making process by athletic trainers and vendors, Datalys has committed to the following timelines relative to the launch and implementation of the Export Engine program: |
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Publication of the Export Engine data standard, week of March 16, 2009 |
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Initial Certified Vendors Announcement, week of March 30th |
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Subsequent Certified Vendor Announcements, the week of April 27 and the week of May 25 |
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| If you would like to encourage your vendor to participate in our Export Engine program, we suggest you contact your vendor directly. Datalys looks forward to the opportunity to work with all vendors and universities to explore their potential interest in participating in the program. |
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