title: Assessing effects of the e-Chasqui laboratory information system on accuracy and timeliness of bacteriology results in the Peruvian tuberculosis program.
abstract: We created a web-based laboratory information system, e-Chasqui to connect public laboratories to health centers to improve communication and analysis. After one year, we performed a pre and post assessment of communication delays and found that e-Chasqui maintained the average delay but eliminated delays of over 60 days. Adding digital verification maintained the average delay, but should increase accuracy. We are currently performing a randomized evaluation of the impacts of e-Chasqui.
authors.affiliation: Havard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology, Cambridge, Partners in Health Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joaquin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Blaya
authors.forename: Sonya S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Martin J A
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yagui
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yale
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asencios
authors.forename: Hamish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D001432:Bacteriology; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration; D010568:Peru; D011786:Quality Control; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant