Electronic Health Data Hold Potential to Transform Clinical Trial Recruitment and Hasten New Drug Releases

Initiatives at individual investigation sites in the US, Europe and Asia are revealing glimpses into the potential of patient's EMR data to transform clinical trial recruitment. Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) that allow the creation, storage, editing and retrieval of a patient's data on a computer and to a lesser extent electronic/ Personal Health Records (EHR/PHR) have been making strides around the world. Many hospitals or hospital clusters have to some extent either implemented EMRs or are in the process of doing so. Many countries in Asia Pacific are also looking at putting in place the infrastructure that would support EHR/PHR as well.... (Read More)