title: [The research purposes and design of clinical database].
abstract: We discussed clarification of research purposes and designing of data collection form in large clinical databases. Research purposes are 1)assessment of healthcare quality, 2)evaluation of diagnosis and treatment, and 3)evaluation of health policy. In designing clinical databases, the researchers should consider the following themes;assurance of clinical utility, international collaboration, alleviation of data entry burden and assurance of scientific accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Quality Assessment, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomotaki
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Arata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwanaka
mesh_terms: D019992:Databases as Topic; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012107:Research Design