Setting Clinical Data Standards and Data Portability

Clinical data standards and nursing.

This article has been subjected to peer review For almost all of us, computers have become com­ monplace. We not only use them when shopping, bank­ ing or making travel arrangements but, as all four UK countries have introduced national information and communications technology (ICT) programmes, they are now integral to our health care. Although the names and methods of introducing ICT programm...

Target setting in additive models with preferences and interval data

The Cardiology Audit and Registration Data Standards (CARDS), European data standards for clinical cardiology practice.

AIMS Systematic registration of data from clinical practice is important for clinical care, local, national and international registries, and audit. Data to be collected for these different purposes should be harmonized. Therefore, during Ireland's Presidency of the European Union (EU) (January to June 2004), the Department of Health and Children worked with the European Society of Cardiology, ...

Data Standards ≠ Data Quality

The relationship between data quality and data standards has not been clearly articulated. While some directly state that data standards increase data quality, others claim the opposite. Depending on the type of data standard and the aspects of data quality considered, both arguments may in fact be correct. We deconstruct a typology of data standards and ap ply a dimensional definition of data ...

Global clinical data interchange standards are here!

The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) has succeeded in developing global clinical data interchange standards that are ready for implementation. The various CDISC models are identified and explained in this article as well as how these models work together. In addition to developing the CDISC standards, CDISC is involved actively in many collaborative projects with other org...