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Clinical Research Information Systems

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Information systems can support a host of functions and activities within clinical research enterprises. We consider issues and workflows unique to clinical research that mandate the use of a Clinical Research Information System and distinguish its functionality from that provided by electronic medical record systems. We then describe the operations of a CRIS during different phases of a study. We finally discuss briefly the issues of standards and certification.

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  1. Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics and College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Prakash M. Nadkarni MD

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  1. Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA

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  2. School of Information, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    James E. Andrews

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Nadkarni, P.M. (2019). Clinical Research Information Systems. In: Richesson, R., Andrews, J. (eds) Clinical Research Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98779-8_9

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