Publications by authors named "Alexander Bartschke"

We propose a categorization of smartwatch use in the health care sector into 3 key functional domains: monitoring, nudging, and predicting. Monitoring involves using smartwatches within medical treatments to track health data, nudging pertains to individual use for health purposes outside a particular medical setting, and predicting involves using aggregated user data to train machine learning algorithms to predict health outcomes. Each domain offers unique contributions to health care, yet there is a lack of nuanced discussion in existing research.

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(1) Background: Digitization is of the utmost importance in improving the transfer of medical data. In order to emphasize the need for the greater implementation of digital solutions, we compared analog PROMs (aPROMs) to electronic PROMs (ePROMs) to emphasize the time benefits for clinical everyday life. (2) Methods: This prospective, observational study compared the evaluation of SF-36 in patients between 18 and 80 years old with musculoskeletal pathologies.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred large-scale, interinstitutional research efforts. To enable these efforts, researchers must agree on data set definitions that not only cover all elements relevant to the respective medical specialty but also are syntactically and semantically interoperable. Therefore, the German Corona Consensus (GECCO) data set was developed as a harmonized, interoperable collection of the most relevant data elements for COVID-19-related patient research.

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  • * In 2022, CODEX was enhanced with new features focused on FAIR principles, which help research networks assess their adherence to standards for open and reproducible science.
  • * An online survey was conducted within NUM to increase transparency and provide guidance to scientists on improving data and software reusability, with the report detailing the outcomes and insights gained from this initiative.
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The German government initiated the Network University Medicine (NUM) in early 2020 to improve national research activities on the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. To this end, 36 German Academic Medical Centers started to collaborate on 13 projects, with the largest being the National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON). The NAPKON's goal is creating the most comprehensive Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cohort in Germany.

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Background: The standard Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is widely used in health information technology. However, its use as a standard for health research is still less prevalent. To use existing data sources more efficiently for health research, data interoperability becomes increasingly important.

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Medical data generated by wearables and smartphones can add value to health care and medical research. This also applies to the ECG data that is created with Apple Watch 4 or later. However, Apple currently does not provide an efficient solution for accessing and sharing ECG raw data in a standardized data format.

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Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge of research activity. While this research provides important insights, the multitude of studies results in an increasing fragmentation of information. To ensure comparability across projects and institutions, standard datasets are needed.

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