Economic analysis of centralized vs. decentralized electronic data capture in multi-center clinical studies.
Stud Health Technol Inform
; 164: 82-8, 2011.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21335692
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
New data management models are emerging in multi-center clinical studies. We evaluated the incremental costs associated with decentralized vs. centralized models.METHODS:
We developed clinical research network economic models to evaluate three data management models centralized, decentralized with local software, and decentralized with shared database. Descriptive information from three clinical research studies served as inputs for these models. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The primary outcome was total data management costs. Secondary outcomes included data management costs for sites, local data centers, and central coordinating centers.RESULTS:
Both decentralized models were more costly than the centralized model for each clinical research study the decentralized with local software model was the most expensive. Decreasing the number of local data centers and case book pages reduced cost differentials between models.CONCLUSION:
Decentralized vs. centralized data management in multi-center clinical research studies is associated with increases in data management costs.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sistemas de Informação Hospitalar
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Modelos Organizacionais
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Gestão da Informação
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Health_economic_evaluation
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Stud Health Technol Inform
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article