Explorations in the Design and Implementation of Clinical Information Systems
When creating the EHR at UAB, I spent months working on the data model. Much of that effort went into making sure that the data captured would be suitable for outcomes research. Of course, the data model can only do so much to ensure data quality–what users choose to enter also plays a role. Anyone [...]
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The hardest part of teaching clinical database design is helping students grasp the need for precision in naming and representing data elements. Newbie modelers often assume that everyone will understand their data-capture assumptions because–well, they’re obvious. Experience has shown that having students attempt to merge data from multiple sources works well as the proverbial picture [...]
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Since 2002, I have taught an introductory informatics course in a master’s degree program for clinical research. The course consists of two components: 1) a two-day summer workshop that covers searching (MEDLINE and general internet) and software collaboration tools and 2) a fall semester course that surveys biomedical informatics topics selected for their utility to [...]
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The EHR Science Blog presents the musings of Jerome H. Carter, MD, CEO of NTM Informatics, Inc. He is also the editor of Electronic Health Records, Second Edition, published by the American College of Physicians.
Posts on this blog are the personal views of Dr. Carter and do not reflect the official policies or positions of the American College of Physicians.