title: The feasibility of using 'bring your own device' (BYOD) technology for electronic data capture in multicentre medical audit and research.
abstract: Large-scale audit and research projects demand robust, efficient systems for accurate data collection, handling and analysis. We utilised a multiplatform 'bring your own device' (BYOD) electronic data collection app to capture observational audit data on theatre efficiency across seven hospital Trusts in South Yorkshire in June-August 2013. None of the participating hospitals had a dedicated information governance policy for bring your own device. Data were collected by 17 investigators for 392 individual theatre lists, capturing 14,148 individual data points, 12, 852 (91%) of which were transmitted to a central database on the day of collection without any loss of data. BYOD technology enabled accurate collection of a large volume of secure data across multiple NHS organisations over a short period of time. Bring your own device technology provides a method for collecting real-time audit, research and quality improvement data within healthcare systems without compromising patient data protection.
authors.affiliation: South Yorkshire Hospitals Audit and Research Collaboration (SHARC), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Faulds
authors.affiliation: South Yorkshire Hospitals Audit and Research Collaboration (SHARC), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bauchmuller
authors.affiliation: South Yorkshire Hospitals Audit and Research Collaboration (SHARC), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: South Yorkshire Hospitals Audit and Research Collaboration (SHARC), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rosser
authors.affiliation: South Yorkshire Hospitals Audit and Research Collaboration (SHARC), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shuker
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wrench
authors.affiliation: Department for Information Governance, Caldicott and Senior Information Risk Officer Support, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D016494:Computer Security; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*