The electronic medical record in a research institution: competing constituencies in a publish or perish world.
The electronic medical record (EMR) has the potential to advance medical research by quantum leaps through improved, low-cost access to high-quality information. To the extent that the EMR enhances the status and power of researchers, it will be greeted with enthusiastic support. To ensure such an outcome, developers must resolve issues introduced by the EMR, such as the added burden of cost for research data, errors in interpretation of EMR-based research data, the introduction of bias into studies, responsibility for the accuracy of EMR-based data, and ownership of EMR-based data.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
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