* Report 85 22 Improvements in Data Collection Through Stanford KSL Physician Use of a Computer-Based Chemotherapy Treatment Consultant. Daniel L. Kent, Edward H Shortliffe

The impact of a computer-based data management system on the completeness of clinical trial data was studied before and after the system's introduction in an oncology clinic. Physicians use the system, termed ONCOCIN, to record data during patient visits and to receive advice about treatment and tests required by experimental cancer protocols. Although ONCOCIN does not force the user to enter all data expected by the protocol, after its introduction there was improvement in the recording frequency of such data. The percentage of expected physical findings recorded increased from 74% to 91% (p .05),