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Construction of a Meta-Evidence Prototype Database of Traditional Chinese Medicine Splenogastric Diseases and Its Application in an Automatic Meta-Analysis System. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:6933523. [PMID: 35873634 PMCID: PMC9300305 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6933523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background Traditional Chinese medicine splenogastric diseases (TCMSDs) are equivalent to digestive system diseases in modern medicine. The forms of clinical evidence of TCMSDs include clinical trials, such as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews (SRs). SRs mainly rely on manual operations and have the shortcomings of time consumption and low efficiency; therefore, they cannot meet the needs of rapid clinical decision-making. It is urgent to establish a new and smart form of a database to support the progress of SRs. Methods We searched and screened all TCMSD RCT reports, in both Chinese and English, and extracted them into meta-evidence through predesigned structural Microsoft Excel tables. All meta-evidence was imported into an online clinical meta-evidence collection and management system after data quality checking. The meta-evidence database of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) splenogastric disease (MED-TCMSD) was then tested as a backend of an automatic meta-analysis system. Results A total of 405 cases of TCMSD RCTs were processed into meta-evidence. The most common diseases were stomach stuffiness disease, epigastralgia, and chronic atrophic gastritis. Banxiaxiexin decoction and its modifications were the most used interventions. More than half of the cases employed TCM in conjunction with regular therapeutics. The top reported outcomes included clinical effects, adverse events, and TCM syndromes. The MED-TCMSD worked well as a part of the automatic meta-analysis system. Conclusions We developed and tested a new form of clinical evidence, meta-evidence, for automatic SR and fast evidence-based decision-making. As an example of the MED, the MED-TCMSD can improve the production and updating efficiency of the evidence of TCMSDs. The methods of constructing the MED-TCMSD can be further applied to the development of MEDs of other diseases.
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Manabe S, Takeda T, Hattori A, Yamamoto M, Shimai Y, Namiuchi Y, Yamaguchi J, Yamada T, Konishi S, Matsumura Y. Practical use of a multicenter clinical research support system connected to electronic medical records. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2021; 210:106362. [PMID: 34482127 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Electronic medical records (EMRs) are widely used, but in many cases, they are used within a network physically separated from the Internet. Multicenter clinical studies use Internet-connected electronic data capture (EDC) systems to collect data, where data entered into the EMR are manually transcribed into the EDC system. In addition, medical images for clinical research are also collected manually. Variations in EMRs and differing data structures among vendors hamper the use of data for clinical research. METHODS We solved this problem by developing a network infrastructure for clinical research between Osaka University Hospital and affiliated hospitals in the Osaka area and introducing a clinical data collection system (CDCS). In each hospital's EMR network, we implemented a CRF reporter that accumulated data for clinical research using a template and then sent the data to a management server in the Osaka University Hospital Data Center. To organize the patient profile data and clinical laboratory data stored in each EMR for use in clinical research, the data are retrieved from the template by an interface module developed by each vendor, according to our common data output interface specification. The data entered into the CRF reporter template for clinical research are also recorded in the EMR progress notes and sent to the data management server. This network infrastructure can also be used as a medical image collection system that automatically collects images for research from PACS at each hospital. These systems are managed under common subject numbers issued by the CDCS. RESULTS A network infrastructure was established among 19 hospitals, and a CRF reporter was incorporated into the EMR. A medical image transfer system was introduced in 13 hospitals. Since 2013, 28 clinical studies have been conducted using this system, and data for 9,987 cases have been collected as of December 31, 2020. CONCLUSION Incorporating a CRF reporter with medical image transfer system into the EMR has proven useful for collecting research data.
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- Shirou Manabe
- Medical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Medical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Medical Informatics, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Medical Informatics, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Data Coordinating Center, Osaka University Hospital, 2-15, Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Medical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Medical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; MKS Ltd., 9-14A, Muromachi, Ikeda, Osaka 563-0047, Japan
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Coffey R, Penny R, Jones L, Bailey JK. One center's experience developing a burn outpatient registry. Burns 2019; 46:836-841. [PMID: 31771902 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2019.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Recent advances in burn care have resulted in the transition of care from inpatient to outpatient. There is a growing appreciation that with improved survival, meaningful markers of quality need to include recovery of form, function, and reconstruction. Capture of the data describing care delivered in the outpatient setting is being missed. METHODS Development of our outpatient database included providers, registrar, program manager, and outpatient nursing staff. Data points were included if they described the population, and epidemiology of our patients, were useful for programmatic changes and improvements as well as anticipated research focus areas. RESULTS The database platform chosen was Midas+™ because it was in use by hospital quality and integrated with the electronic medical record. Fields were customized based on changing program needs and are updated for new programs or outcomes measures. Reports can be easily built and both outpatients and inpatients are included. This allows for longitudinal tracking of burn patients. Ongoing additions to original data points include variables to track outcomes related to laser therapy for scar management, time to custom garment donning, and to track functional outcomes. Epidemiologic data collected is used to target high-risk populations for prevention and outreach efforts. Outcome data is used for evaluation of programs and care. CONCLUSIONS High quality databases serve to measure effectiveness of care and offer insight for areas of improvement. There is a clear need for inclusion of outpatient activity in the National Burn Registry (NBR).
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- Rebecca Coffey
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 410 W. Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 United States.
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 410 W. Tenth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 United States.
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn, Department of Surgery, 395 W. 12(th) Avenue, 6th Floor, Columbus, OH 43210 United States.
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn, Department of Surgery, 395 W. 12(th) Avenue, 6th Floor, Columbus, OH 43210 United States.
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Davoody N, Koch S, Krakau I, Hägglund M. Accessing and sharing health information for post-discharge stroke care through a national health information exchange platform - a case study. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2019; 19:95. [PMID: 31053141 PMCID: PMC6500022 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-019-0816-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Patients and citizens need access to their health information to get a retrospective as well as a prospective view on their care and rehabilitation processes. However, patients’ health information is stored in several health information systems and interoperability problems often hamper accessibility. In Sweden a national health information exchange (HIE) platform has been developed that enables information exchange between different health information systems. The aim of this study is to explore the opportunities and limitations of accessing and interacting with important health information through the Swedish national HIE platform. Methods A single case study approach was used for this study as an in-depth understanding of the subject was needed. A fictive patient case with a pseudo-name was created based on an interview with a stroke coordinator in Stockholm County. Information access through the national health information exchange platform and available service contracts and application programming interfaces were studied using different scenarios. Results Based on the scenarios created in this study, patients would be able to access some health related information from their electronic health records using the national health information exchange platform. However, there is necessary information which is not retrievable as it is either stored in electronic health records and eHealth services which are not connected to the national health information exchange platform or there is no service contract developed for these types of information. In addition, patients are not able to share information with healthcare professionals. Conclusion The national Swedish HIE platform provides the building blocks needed to allow patients online access to their health information in a fragmented and distributed health system. However, more complex interaction scenarios allowing patients to communicate with their health care providers or to update their health related information are not yet supported. Therefore it is of great importance to involve patients throughout the design and evaluation of eHealth services on both national and local levels to ensure that their needs for interoperability and information exchange are met. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12911-019-0816-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Nadia Davoody
- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Health Informatics Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18 A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Health Informatics Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18 A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 1, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Womens and Childrens Health, Uppsala Universitet, Akademiska sjukhuset, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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Daniel C, Choquet R. Information Technology for Clinical, Translational and Comparative Effectiveness Research. Findings from the Yearbook 2015 Section on Clinical Research Informatics. Yearb Med Inform 2015; 10:178-82. [PMID: 26293866 DOI: 10.15265/iy-2015-030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To summarize excellent current research in the field of Bioinformatics and Translational Informatics with application in the health domain and clinical care. METHOD We provide a synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2015, from which we attempt to derive a synthetic overview of current and future activities in the field. As last year, a first step of selection was performed by querying MEDLINE with a list of MeSH descriptors completed by a list of terms adapted to the section. Each section editor has evaluated separately the set of 1,594 articles and the evaluation results were merged for retaining 15 articles for peer-review. RESULTS The selection and evaluation process of this Yearbook's section on Bioinformatics and Translational Informatics yielded four excellent articles regarding data management and genome medicine that are mainly tool-based papers. In the first article, the authors present PPISURV a tool for uncovering the role of specific genes in cancer survival outcome. The second article describes the classifier PredictSNP which combines six performing tools for predicting disease-related mutations. In the third article, by presenting a high-coverage map of the human proteome using high resolution mass spectrometry, the authors highlight the need for using mass spectrometry to complement genome annotation. The fourth article is also related to patient survival and decision support. The authors present datamining methods of large-scale datasets of past transplants. The objective is to identify chances of survival. CONCLUSIONS The current research activities still attest the continuous convergence of Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, with a focus this year on dedicated tools and methods to advance clinical care. Indeed, there is a need for powerful tools for managing and interpreting complex, large-scale genomic and biological datasets, but also a need for user-friendly tools developed for the clinicians in their daily practice. All the recent research and development efforts contribute to the challenge of impacting clinically the obtained results towards a personalized medicine.
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- Christel Daniel, MD, PhD, INSERM UMRS 1142, CCS Patient - Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 05 rue Santerre - 75 012 PARIS, France, Tel: +33 1 48 04 20 29, E-mail:
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