Methodology for the development of international clinical data standards for common cardiovascular conditions: European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomised Trials (EuroHeart)
Authors' conclusion
This paper describes the approach adopted by EuroHeart for the development of clinical data standards for cardiovascular disease.
Study context
- Population
- Common cardiovascular conditions; EuroHeart (ESC project) participating countries
- Outcome
- Five-step process for development of harmonized data standards
Methodological detailsmodified Delphi method, systematic review of the literature
- Modified Delphi method
- Systematic review of the literature
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- (i) identification of clinical domains (CV conditions with high prevalence and opportunities for quality improvement)
- (ii) construction of data standard specifications by systematic literature review
- (iii) selection of variables by a domain-specific Working Group using a modified Delphi method
- (iv) validation of data standards by a domain-specific Reference Group
- (v) implementation of the data standards into an IT platform
Original publication
Methodology for the development of international clinical data standards for common cardiovascular conditions: European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomised Trials (EuroHeart). Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. Published 5 August 2021. doi:10.
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