Caisis: An Open Source, Web-based, Patient Data Management System to Integrate High Quality Research with Patient Care
Caisis is an open source, web based, patient data management system that integrates research with patient care. The system is freely distributed to promote the collection of standard, well structured data suitable for research and multi-institution collaboration.
Caisis has been developed to allow the system to evolve and adapt to the evolving landscape of clinical research. As a framework, it is easy for developers to extend Caisis by adding new fields and tables, interfaces, plugins, and new modules with standalone functionality. All new functionality supports the primary goal of Caisis: to capture large, clean and standardized datasets while telling the patient's clinical "story".
Flexible Forms for Data Collection
- Highly customizable forms
- Chronological summary of patient history
- Auditing of data collection and user activity
- Views configurable by disease
- Robust relational datamodel for structured data elements
- Extensive fields for granular research data
- Standard and configurable vocabulary
Eforms - Data Entry Workflows
- Standardized workflows for cancer data entry
- Vast library of templates
- Rapid development architecture to ease creation of new eforms
- Integrated clinic list and approval process
- Includes templates for prostate, bladder, kidney, breast, liver, pancreas, colorectal, head & neck and many more...
Data Analysis
- Rapid report creation using configurable query files
- Export to common formats such as Excel and Access
- Full auditing of report views and exports
- Support for robust charting
- Ingeration of R statistic library for advanced functions
Protocol Manager
- Patient study calendar that integrates the patient schedule and data entry
- Serious adverse event reporting
- Outcomes management for Biomarker, Soft Tissue, and Bone response
- Data entry customization by protocol
- Registration and Eligibilty tracking
Specimen Manager
- Specimen tracking that includes details about specimen handling, tests, and storage
- Interface to define storage setup
- Outcomes management for Biomarker, Soft Tissue, and Bone response
- Specimen transfer tracking
- Specimen search based on clinical or pathological details
Project Manager
- Define key milestones on a per project basis
- Organization and Contact management
- Graphical view of project progress (Gant Chart)
- Integrate LOI / Project request form
- Publication tracking
- Protocol integration to track concept development
