Using nationwide 'big data' from linked electronic health records to help improve outcomes in cardiovascular diseases: 33 studies using methods from epidemiology, informatics, economics and social science in the ClinicAl disease research using LInked Bespoke studies and Electronic health Records (CALIBER) programme

• Main Authors: Harry Hemingway (Author), Gene S Feder (Author), Natalie K Fitzpatrick (Author), Spiros Denaxas (Author), Anoop D Shah (Author), Adam D Timmis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Electronic health records (EHRs), when linked across primary and secondary care and curated for research use, have the potential to improve our understanding of care quality and outcomes. Objective: To evaluate new opportunities arising from linked EHRs for improving quality of care and...