Background: Electronic health records (EHRs) may support randomized controlled trials
(RCTs). We aimed to describe the current use and costs of EHRs in RCTs, with a focus on …

Background. The conduct of clinical trials is increasingly challenging due to greater
complexity and governance requirements as well as difficulties with recruitment and …

CMAJ| FEBRUARY 4, 2019| VOLUME 191| ISSUE 5 E129 and computerized physician
order entry systems (definitions in Table 1). This is done by identifying at-risk patients and …

Electronic health records (EHRs) provide great promise for identifying cohorts and
enhancing research recruitment. Such approaches are sorely needed, but there are few …

Electronic health records (EHRs) can be a major tool in the quest to decrease costs and
timelines of clinical trial research, generate better evidence for clinical decision making, and …

Background Electronic health records (EHRs) have primarily been developed to allow for
more efficient and complete medical billing. Secondary “core functions” of EHRs, as defined …

Background Despite great promise, trials that ascertain patient clinical data from electronic
health records (EHR), referred to here as “EHR-sourced” trials, are limited by uncertainty …

Clinical research is on the threshold of a new era in which electronic health records (EHR s)
are gaining an important novel supporting role. Whilst EHR s used for routine clinical care …

Clinical trials provide evidence essential for progress in health care, and as the complexity
of medical care has increased, the demand for such data has dramatically expanded …

Background Data capture is one of the most expensive phases during the conduct of a
clinical trial and the increasing use of electronic health records (EHR) offers significant …