Applicability of Different Electronic Record Types for Use in Patient Recruitment Support Systems: Comparative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical trials constitute an important pillar in medical research. It is beneficial to support recruitment for clinical trials using software tools, so-called patient recruitment support systems; however, such information technology systems have not been frequently used to date. Because medical information systems' underlying data collection methods strongly influence the benefits of implementing patient recruitment support systems, we investigated patient recruitment support system requirements and corresponding electronic record types such as electronic medical record, electronic health record, electronic medical case record, personal health record, and personal cross-enterprise health record.

Objective

The aim of this study was to (1) define requirements for s

SUBMITTER: Schreiweis B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493461 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature