Abstract Integration of the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) with clinical research systems
has the potential to greatly enhance the efficiency, speed, and safety of cancer research …

Publisher Summary The disciplines of medical informatics and biological informatics have
both evolved to address the needs of genomic medicine practice and research. This chapter …

Oncology outcomes research could benefit from the use of an oncology-specific electronic
medical record (EMR) network. The benefits and challenges of using EMR in general health …

EMRs are essential in modern healthcare. At the same time there has been the rapid
development of clinical research systems (CRS) which offer specific tools to facilitate …

The advances in electronic medical records (EMRs) and bioinformatics (BI) represent two
significant trends in healthcare. The widespread adoption of EMR systems and the …

I have always been infatuated with computers and convinced of their potential for solving
problems in biologic research and clinical care. In the 1960s I thought we could use the …

The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), is “a college of elected fellows from the
United States and abroad who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field …

Background Various information technologies currently are used to improve the efficiency of
clinical trials. However, electronic medical records (EMRs) are not yet linked to the electronic …

In the decades prior to the introduction of electronic health records (EHRs), the best source
of electronic information to support clinical research was claims data. The use of claims data …

The term electronic health record (EHR) has been used to refer to the complete health
record of a patient, which may be scattered across a variety of software systems across …