Medical research is instrumental to the development of new treatments and procedures to remedy human illness. UniversitätsSpital - Zürich, in Zürich, Switzerland, conducts many medical research projects concurrently, generating large amounts of data that must be managed well. Currently, there are two main obstacles to good data management at the hospital: the absence of standardized guidelines and researchers' lack of time to develop good practices. To improve data management at the hospital, the team evaluated current practices in place, identified issues impeding effective organization, and developed solutions. The project produced two main deliverables: best practice guidelines for managing medical research data and an application that generates standardized file names.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Xiao, Jeffrey Yangfeng
• Ferguson, Carlisle
• Anand, Vandana
• Kyaw, Caitlin A

Subject

• Computing
• Well-Being
• Health
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101018-071528

Keyword

• Electronic data processing
• Organizational effectiveness

Advisor

• Albrecht, Dirk
• Orr, John A.

Year

• 2018

Center

• Zurich, Switzerland Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• UniversitätsSpital Zürich (USZ)
•  Dobrev, Ivo

Date created

• 2018-10-10

Location

• Zurich

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright