Design and Virtual Workflow of a Patient Database for Clinical and Pharmaceutical Trials Part II: A Prototype for Endocrinology

Abstract

BackgroundIn previous work, we have reported that patient recruitment is closely related to electronic health records (EHR). As a result, the next step of investigation would lead to the implementation of research practices for using EHR in selecting patients for clinical trials. Towards that end, open-source software offers several integrated solutions that can meet the needs of an EHR and patient recruitment.