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EHR data still 'too fragmented' for secondary uses
While electronic health record data has the potential to be reused to identify which patients may be eligible to participate in clinical trials, the data capture is too incomplete and "fragmented" to be relied on for such a secondary use, according to new research published in BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making .
New disease registry puts patients in control of data
A new disease registry aims to line up more people for clinical trials by giving patients ultimate control over the use of their information.
Algorithms, data help ID clinical trial candidates
To increase participation in clinical drug trials, researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are looking to electronic health records.
Researchers develop architecture to support practice-based research networks
Researchers have developed an information architecture to support electronic practice-based research networks, linking disparate electronic health record systems and providing a foundation for software development.
Down syndrome national patient registry in the works
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is creating a national patient registry of people with Down syndrome to connect families and researchers as they coordinate care and share resources.
$1.3M grant to support Ohio State's 'fusion' technology in EHRs
Ohio State's Department of Biomedical Informatics has received a $1.3 million grant from the National Library of Medicine to support development of technology that will piece together patients' medical history within EHRs to speed recruitment for clinical trials.
Understand mobile devices' value in clinical trial recruitment
Using mobile devices to enroll patients into clinical trials can help organizations recruit more effectively, according to a new white paper.
Cloud-based Oracle database focuses on clinical-trial participation
With an eye on boosting clinical trial participation, database software company Oracle late last month launched a set of cloud-based applications it calls its Health Sciences Network.
EHR alerts help recruit patients for clinical trials
Clinical trial alerts (CTAs) generated by electronic health records are subject to alert fatigue, but remain helpful in potential recruitment of participants in clinical trials, according to a new
Decision support, predictive modeling may speed clinical research
The clinical research community has been looking for new and better ways to conduct expensive and time-consuming clinical trials--using clinical trial management systems, recruiting patients online
