ICONCUR: informed consent for clinical data and bio-sample use for research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation of patient preferences for use of electronic health records for research has been traditionally limited to identifiable data. Tiered e-consent for use of de-identified data has traditionally been deemed unnecessary or impractical for implementation in clinical settings.

Methods

We developed a web-based tiered informed consent tool called informed consent for clinical data and bio-sample use for research (iCONCUR) that honors granular patient preferences for use of electronic health record data in research. We piloted this tool in 4 outpatient clinics of an academic medical center.

Results

Of patients offered access to iCONCUR, 394 agreed to participate in this study, among whom 126 patients accessed the website to modify their records accordi

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5391727 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature