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The Electronic Health Record as the Primary Data Source in a Pragmatic Trial: A Case Study.

Louise B RussellQian HuangYuqing LinLaurie A NortonJingsan ZhuL G IannotteDavid A AschShivan J MehtaMonique S TannaAndrea B TroxelKevin G VolppLee R Goldberg
Published in: Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2022)
Electronic health records are not a single system but a series of overlapping and legacy systems that require time and expertise to use efficiently.Commonly measured patient characteristics such as weight and body mass index are relatively easy to locate for most trial enrollees but less common characteristics, like ejection fraction, are not.Acquiring essential supplementary data-in this trial, state data on hospital admission-can be a lengthy and difficult process.
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