Open AccessElectronic Health Records in Behavioral Research
Author(s) -
John Loft,
Diana L. Greene
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of population data science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2399-4908
DOI - 10.23889/ijpds.v3i5.1052
Subject(s) - health records , medical record , presentation (obstetrics) , data collection , medical research , quality (philosophy) , data quality , electronic health record , data science , computer science , medicine , health care , business , political science , sociology , philosophy , metric (unit) , epistemology , pathology , marketing , law , radiology , social science
Medical records are a type of administrative record with rich potential for research of behavioral health and health policy. Developments in electronic health records (EHR) can increase access to data contained in medical records but also present some unusual challenges for research. This presentation summarizes recent literature describing the use of EHR in research and identifies issues for consideration in the preparation of research design and protocols for data collection and preparation. The discussion is presented in a framework for evaluation of data quality and fitness for use.