TY - JOUR
T1 - Breaking the translational barriers
T2 - The value of integrating biomedical informatics and translational research
AU - Payne, Philip R.O.
AU - Johnson, Stephen B.
AU - Starren, Justin B.
AU - Tilson, Hugh H.
AU - Dowdy, David
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - The conduct of translational health research has become a vital national enterprise. However, multiple barriers prevent the effective translation of basic science discoveries into clinical and community practice. New information technology (IT) applications could help address these barriers. Unfortunately, owing to a combination of organizational, technical, and social factors, neither physician-investigators and research staff nor their clinical and community counterparts have harnessed such applications. Recently, at the request of the Institute of Medicine's Clinical Research Roundtable, a qualitative study of these factors was conducted at several leading academic medical centers. We explore the current status of IT in the translational research domain, describe the qualitative results, and conclude with a proposed set of initiatives to further increase the integration of IT into translational research.
AB - The conduct of translational health research has become a vital national enterprise. However, multiple barriers prevent the effective translation of basic science discoveries into clinical and community practice. New information technology (IT) applications could help address these barriers. Unfortunately, owing to a combination of organizational, technical, and social factors, neither physician-investigators and research staff nor their clinical and community counterparts have harnessed such applications. Recently, at the request of the Institute of Medicine's Clinical Research Roundtable, a qualitative study of these factors was conducted at several leading academic medical centers. We explore the current status of IT in the translational research domain, describe the qualitative results, and conclude with a proposed set of initiatives to further increase the integration of IT into translational research.
KW - Biomedical informatics
KW - Clinical research
KW - Information technology
KW - Translational research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=20444364159&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2310/6650.2005.00402
DO - 10.2310/6650.2005.00402
M3 - Article
C2 - 15974245
AN - SCOPUS:20444364159
SN - 1708-8267
VL - 53
SP - 192
EP - 200
JO - Journal of Investigative Medicine
JF - Journal of Investigative Medicine
IS - 4
ER -