Using medical informatics to improve clinical trial operations

Eric L. Eisenstein, Amy Harris Nordo, Meredith Nahm Zozus

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4 Scopus citations

Abstract

The continued escalation of clinical trial costs is becoming a public health concern. During the past decade, medical research funding peaked and there is growing concern that there may be insufficient resources to test many promising medical products. Recent changes in the regulatory environment create opportunities for the use of medical informatics to improve clinical trial operations and reduce costs. We report on a Medical Informatics Europe 2016 workshop conducted during the Health-Exploring Complexity (HEC) 2016 conference. We review presentation given on Secondary Data Use, eSource, and Data Quality in Clinical Trials and report on the workshop's discussions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationBuilding Capacity for Health Informatics in the Future
EditorsFrancis Lau, John Bartle-Clar, Gerry Bliss, Elizabeth Borycki, Karen Courtney, Alex Kuo
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages93-97
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781614997412
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume234
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Keywords

  • clinical trial
  • data quality
  • medical informatics
  • registries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health Information Management
  • Health Informatics
  • Biomedical Engineering

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