Guiding principles for the use of knowledge bases and real-world data in clinical decision support systems: report by an international expert workshop at Karolinska Institutet.

Guiding principles for the use of knowledge bases and real-world data in clinical decision support systems: report by an international expert workshop at Karolinska Institutet. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Sep 29;:1-10 Authors: Hoffmann M, Vander Stichele R, Bates DW, Björklund J, Alexander S, Andersson ML, Auraaen A, Bennie M, Dahl ML, Eiermann B, Hackl W, Hammar T, Hjemdahl P, Koch S, Kunnamo I, Le Louët H, Panagiotis P, Rägo L, Spedding M, Seidling HM, Demner-Fushman D, Gustafsson LL Abstract INTRODUCTION: Technical and logical breakthroughs have provided new opportunities in medicine to use knowledge bases and large-scale clinical data (real-world) at point-of-care as part of a learning healthcare system to diminish the knowledge-practice gap. AREAS COVERED: The article is based on presentations, discussions and recommendations from an international scientific workshop. Value, research needs and funding avenues of knowledge bases and access to real-world data as well as transparency and incorporation of patient perspectives are discussed. EXPERT OPINION: Evidence-based, publicly funded, well-structured and curated knowledge bases are of global importance. They ought to be considered as a public responsibility requiring transparency and handling of conflicts of interest. Information has to be made accessible for clinical decision support systems (CDSS) for healthcare staff and patients. Access to rich and rea...
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