Electronic Case Records in a Box: Integrating Patient Data in Healthcare Networks

Kuhlisch, Raik; Kraufmann, Ben; Restel, Hannes

doi:10.1109/mc.2012.294

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“…Because of increasing needs to exchange health care information, electronic health records (EHRs) emerged [ 3 ]. In Germany, a special EHR that contain only health information from a single medical case called Elektronische Fallakte (electronic medical case record, EMCR) [ 23 , 24 ] was defined.…”

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“…As a special type of EHR, an EMCR represents a record for a distinct medical condition (eg, cardiac stroke, chronic diseases such as diabetes, etc), and data can be duplicated and shared with every health care provider involved in the patient’s treatment [ 24 ]. Another implementation uses a central repository, which allows health care providers involved in the treatment of the condition to access and edit content.…”

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Applicability of Different Electronic Record Types for Use in Patient Recruitment Support Systems: Comparative Analysis

Schreiweis¹,

Brandner²,

Bergh³

2021

JMIR Form Res

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Background Clinical trials constitute an important pillar in medical research. It is beneficial to support recruitment for clinical trials using software tools, so-called patient recruitment support systems; however, such information technology systems have not been frequently used to date. Because medical information systems' underlying data collection methods strongly influence the benefits of implementing patient recruitment support systems, we investigated patient recruitment support system requirements and corresponding electronic record types such as electronic medical record, electronic health record, electronic medical case record, personal health record, and personal cross-enterprise health record. Objective The aim of this study was to (1) define requirements for successful patient recruitment support system deployment and (2) differentiate and compare patient recruitment support system–relevant properties of different electronic record types. Methods In a previous study, we gathered requirements for patient recruitment support systems from literature and unstructured interviews with stakeholders (15 patients, 3 physicians, 5 data privacy experts, 4 researchers, and 5 staff members of hospital administration). For this investigation, the requirements were amended and categorized based on input from scientific sessions. Based on literature with a focus on patient recruitment support system–relevant properties, different electronic record types (electronic medical record, electronic health record, electronic medical case record, personal health record and personal cross-enterprise health record) were described in detail. We also evaluated which patient recruitment support system requirements can be achieved for each electronic record type. Results Patient recruitment support system requirements (n=16) were grouped into 4 categories (consent management, patient recruitment management, trial management, and general requirements). All 16 requirements could be partially met by at least 1 type of electronic record. Only 1 requirement was fully met by all 5 types. According to our analysis, personal cross-enterprise health records fulfill most requirements for patient recruitment support systems. They demonstrate advantages especially in 2 domains (1) supporting patient empowerment and (2) granting access to the complete medical history of patients. Conclusions In combination with patient recruitment support systems, personal cross-enterprise health records prove superior to other electronic record types, and therefore, this integration approach should be further investigated.

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confidence: 99%