How to Get the Most Out of EHR Data

How to Get the Most Out of EHR Data

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Electronic health records (EHR) offer a level of clinical richness that no other real-world data source can match. But EHRs were built for patient care, not research, and using them effectively requires the right expertise, the right partner, and a trust-but-verify mindset.

In this video, you’ll learn:

  • Why EHR data is essential for clinical research questions that claims data simply can’t answer, and the most common pitfalls that compromise study reliability when working with messy, real-world clinical data
  • How to assess when EHR data, claims data, or a linked combination is the right fit for your real-world evidence study design
  • What to look for in a data partner to ensure data provenance, transparency, and a direct connection back to the health systems generating the data, so your findings hold up to regulatory and scientific scrutiny