Process Mining

Improving the conduct of systematic reviews: A process mining perspective

Pham B, Bagheri E, Rios P, Pourmasoumi A, Robson RC, Hwee J, Isaranuwatchai W, Darvesh N, Page MJ, Tricco AC. Improving the conduct of systematic reviews: A process mining perspective. J Clin Epidemiol. 2018 Nov;103:101-111. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.06.011

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Bottom Line:

• Social network analyses showed the organizational interaction of team members, including how they worked together to complete review tasks and to hand over tasks upon completion
• Event log data are useful to better understand and manage research teams specializing in the production of systematic reviews. Process mining tools can be easily applied to this data, and inform efforts to modernize the systematic review process

Impact:

• Process mining tools can provide a practical and informative approach towards improving and modernizing the systematic review process

Additional Resources:

• Research brief
• Full publication

Funding:

Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation, and Science Early Researcher Award