title: A comparison of data captured at point of care versus data captured retrospectively.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Baobab Health Partnership, Lilongwe, Malawi; Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: Mwatha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bwanali
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gadabu
authors.forename: Soyapi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mumba
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gondwe
mesh_terms: 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*