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Advances in the Research Enterprise
Author(s) -
Kupersmith Joel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.1002/hast.141
Subject(s) - health care , embodied cognition , subject (documents) , health records , business , knowledge management , public relations , internet privacy , computer science , psychology , political science , world wide web , artificial intelligence , law
The clinical research enterprise is changing in fundamental ways. The bright line that separates research and clinical care is beginning to fade, as both “research” and “nonresearch” converge into and are embodied by the concept of the learning health care system. Here, data about care and operations are translated into practice improvement. VA has been a leader in this area, and based on its use of electronic health records and other inputs, has formed large databases and a data‐driven health care system. These changes raise questions about the traditional approach to “research subject” protection .