Main description:

In an age when electronic health records (EHRs) are an increasingly important source of population data, this is the essential textbook for any researcher using EHRs to conduct research and analysis.

Split into three parts, the book covers the whole research journey, beginning with the planning a research project, accessing and organizing EHR data, and the issues to be mindful of. The second part looks at the core research process, including sampling and analysis, measures of validity and statistical Inference. The final part introduces the presentation of a piece of research, its publication, and also includes a range of case studies.

Supported by examples and insights throughout, and applicable across a range of research software programs (R, SPSS and SAS), this is the ideal text for students and researchers engaging with EHR across epidemiological and clinical research.

Contents:

1: The Rise of Electronic Health Records. 2: Concepts in Electronic Health Record Research. Section I: EHR Data for Research. 3: Planning for Electronic Health Record Research. 4: Accessing Electronic Health Record Data. 5: Data Management. 6: Perils of Electronic Health Record Data. Section II: Epidemiology and Data Analysis. 7: Study Design and Sampling Strategies. 8: Epidemiologic Measures. 9: Bias and Validity in Observational Research. 10: Epidemiologic Analysis I. 11: Epidemiologic Analysis II. 12: Advanced and Emerging Methods and Applications. Section III: Interpretation to Application. 13: Publication and Presentation. 14: Applications of Electronic Health Record Research. 15: Case Studies in Electronic Health Record Research. Appendix 1: Secondary Data Research Planner. Appendix 2: Example Code using R.