Using technology to promote gastrointestinal outcomes research: A case for electronic health records

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2171-2178

  Atreja, Ashish ^a   Achkar, Jean Paul ^a   Jain, Anil K ^a   Harris, C Martin ^a   Lashner, Bret A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHARMACOGENOMICS; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41049094168     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.01890.x     Document Type: Review

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