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Table 3 Comparison of key characteristics of reviewed information models

From: Extension of the primary care research object model (PCROM) as clinical research information model (CRIM) for the learning healthcare system

Aspect

CTOM version 1.3 (2007)

PCROM version 2.0

BRIDG (version 3.02) PR sub-domain

CDISC SDM version 1.0

HL7 RIM 2.41

EHR RM, 1.02

Comment

Basic concepts

Activity, study event

Activity, study event

Study activity

Activity, study event

Entity, Role, Participation, Acts

Care_entry, admin_entry, instruction, activity

Differences with respect to relation between activity and study event

Representation of structural concepts of clinical trials

Study time point

 

Epoch

Epoch, cell, segment

A medical record is a record of each of the individual actions that make up the diagnosis, treatment and care of a patient

Through observation, history, event

Differences in granularity, in some cases indirect representation

Link to study protocol

From activity via study participant via site to protocol

From study event via period via timeline to protocol

From study activity to sub-protocol version

Protocol elements exist within categories: structure, workflow, timing

  

Different concepts (link via patient, standard elements of protocol)

Representation of care aspects

Health care site, health care site participant

Health care site, patient

Health care provider (subject)

 

SubstanceAdminis-tration, PatientEncounter, DiagnosticImage

Care_entry, event_con-text

Represented, except for CDISC SDM

  1. PR = Protocol Representation, SDM = Study Design Model.