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Is There the Will and a Way?

Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:2194-2195.

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Scientifically, politically, economically, and perceptually, there are growing demands by both society as a whole and the medical profession that evidence must drive clinical decision pathways. The best level of evidence as incorporated into clinical practice guidelines originates from randomized clinical trial data. For many years, the process of obtaining objective clinical data has been a path across a minefield. Even under the most optimal circumstances, obstacles confront most clinical research projects that can delay the reporting of important clinical information. In this issue of the ARCHIVES, Embi et al¹ present the use of the electronic health record (EHR)–based clinical trial alert (CTA) system to address the problem of rapid subject recruitment by physicians, one of the recognized obstacles that can delay successful completion of a clinical trial. Although the authors recognize the limitations of this particular CTA intervention, including a small number of physicians at a single . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Al B. Benson III, MD

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