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. 2019 Feb 4;191(5):E128-E133.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.180841.

Using electronic health records for clinical trials: Where do we stand and where can we go?

Kimberly A Mc Cord  1 , Lars G Hemkens  2
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Using electronic health records for clinical trials: Where do we stand and where can we go?

Kimberly A Mc Cord et al. CMAJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Kimberly Mc Cord and Lars Hemkens support the Routinely Collected Data for Randomized Controlled Trials Initiative (RCD for RCT initiative), which aims to explore the use of routinely collected data for clinical trials. They are members of The Making Randomized Trials Affordable (MARTA) Group. No other competing interests were declared.

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Figure 1:
Practical applications of EHRs for randomized trials. Note: CDSS = clinical decision support system, CPOE = computerized physician order entry, EHR = electronic health record.
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