Procurement of patient medical records from multiple health care facilities for public health research: feasibility, challenges, and lessons learned.
Studies that combine medical record and primary data are typically conducted in a small number of health care facilities (HCFs) covering a limited catchment area; however, depending on the study objectives, validity may be improved by recruiting a more expansive sample of patients receiving care across multiple HCFs. We evaluate the feasibility of a novel protocol to obtain patient medical records from multiple HCFs using a broad representative sampling frame.
Author(s): McMahon, James M, Brasch, Judith, Podsiadly, Eric, Torres, Leilani, Quiles, Robert, Ramos, Evette, Crean, Hugh F, Haberer, Jessica E
DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad040