ClinicalCodes: an online clinical codes repository to improve the validity and reproducibility of research using electronic medical records.

ABSTRACT: Lists of clinical codes are the foundation for research undertaken using electronic medical records (EMRs). If clinical code lists are not available, reviewers are unable to determine the validity of research, full study replication is impossible, researchers are unable to make effective comparisons between studies, and the construction of new code lists is subject to much duplication of effort. Despite this, the publication of clinical codes is rarely if ever a requirement for obtaining grants, validating protocols, or publishing research. In a representative sample of 450 EMR primary research articles indexed on PubMed, we found that only 19 (5.1%) were accompanied by a full set of published clinical codes and 32 (8.6%) stated that code lists were available on request. To help address th

SUBMITTER: Springate DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4062485 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature