The Evolving Use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) for Research

E. Kim, Samuel M. Rubinstein, Kevin T. Nead, Andrzej P. Wojcieszynski, Peter E. Gabriel, Jeremy L. Warner

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Abstract

Electronic health records (EHR) have been implemented successfully in a majority of United States healthcare systems in some form. There has been a rise in secondary uses of EHR, especially for research. EHR data is large, heterogenous, incomplete, noisy, and primarily created for purposes other than research. This presents many challenges, many of which are beginning to be overcome with the application of computer science artificial intelligence techniques, such as natural language processing and machine learning. EHR are gradually being redesigned to facilitate future research, though we are still far from a “complete EHR.”

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)354-361
Number of pages8
JournalSeminars in radiation oncology
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cancer Research

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