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. 2017 May 24;24(6):1192–1203. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocx050

Table 2.

An informatics research agenda

Informatics Research Opportunities Subtopics
Develop data standards Develop data and meta-data
Produce new datasets Capture journal club and conference appraisal data
Leverage electronic health record for data-driven appraisal
Automate appraisal
Aggregate existing datasets Published literature (eg, journal comments, reviews, meta-research, article introductions)
Unindexed sources (eg, PPPR platforms, social media)
Develop appraisal ontology Domain expert–driven
Annotation-derived development
Text-based concept detection
Expand tools and platforms Researcher and practitioner engagement
Patient and research participant engagement
Retrieval tool development
Recommendation system development
Visualization tool development
Research appraisal knowledge Methodology development
Quality assessment
Outcomes research
Enable other translational research Study design, planning, and prioritization
Trial methods development
Novel application to nontraditional evidence sources
Meta-research
Systematic review development
Practice/policy guideline development
Provide leadership and incentives Working group formation
Career, social, and financial incentivization for appraisal production
Cultural norms for appraisal production and uptake
Research funding
Infrastructure development