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Renske K Los1, Astrid M van Ginneken, Johan van der Lei
1Department of Medical Informatics, Ee2157, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. r.los@erasmusmc.nl
Purpose:
This description focuses on the expressiveness and flexibility of OpenSDE: an application that supports recording of structured narrative data.
Methods:
OpenSDE enables data entry with (customizable) forms based on trees of medical concepts. The relevant scope for data entry can be tailored per medical domain by construction of a domain-specific tree. OpenSDE is intended for structuring narrative data to make these available for both care and research.
Results:
The OpenSDE application is currently in use at several departments in our academic hospital, including radiology, neurology, pediatrics, and child psychiatry. OpenSDE is available for all in open source.
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