Using Electronic Health Records to Support Clinical Trials: A Report on Stakeholder Engagement for EHR4CR.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The conduct of clinical trials is increasingly challenging due to greater complexity and governance requirements as well as difficulties with recruitment and retention. Electronic Health Records for Clinical Research (EHR4CR) aims at improving the conduct of trials by using existing routinely collected data, but little is known about stakeholder views on data availability, information governance, and acceptable working practices.

Methods

Senior figures in healthcare organisations across Europe were provided with a description of the project and structured interviews were subsequently conducted to elicit their views.

Results

37 structured interviewees in Germany, UK, Switzerland, and France indicated strong support for the proposed EHR4CR platform. All inter

SUBMITTER: McCowan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4619877 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature