A comparison of data captured at point of care versus data captured retrospectively.
Electronic data systems are being implemented in resource-poor HIV clinics to track and improve patient care. The great majority of these systems rely on paper forms and retrospective data entry, while a few have chosen to deploy point-of-care systems to collect data in real time. This study describes a comparison of data quality between these two approaches.
Douglas
Gerald
G
Baobab Health Partnership, Lilongwe, Malawi; Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
McKay
Michael
M
Bwanali
Mwatha
M
Gadabu
Oliver
O
Mumba
Soyapi
S
Gondwe
Alex
A
D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D010414:Pennsylvania; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*