Performing an Informatics Consult: Methods and Challenges
Our health care system is plagued by missed opportunities, waste, and harm. Data generated in the course of care are often underutilized, scientific insight goes untranslated, and evidence is overlooked. To address these problems, we envisioned a system where aggregate patient data can be used at the bedside to provide practice-based evidence. To create that system, we directly connect practicing physicians to clinical researchers and data scientists through an informatics consult. Our team processes and classifies questions posed by clinicians, identifies the appropriate patient data to use, runs the appropriate analyses, and returns an answer, ideally in a 48-hour time window.
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Alejandro Schuler, Alison Callahan, Kenneth Jung, Nigam H. Shah Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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