title: Using a Handheld Device for Patient Data Collection: A Pilot for Medical Countermeasures Surveillance.
abstract: Medical countermeasures (MCMs) are medical products used during public health emergencies. This study, conducted within the Mini-Sentinel Initiative, sought to develop the patient identification and matching processes necessary to assess safety outcomes for MCMs. A handheld device was used to collect identifying information (e.g., name, birthdate, and sex) from the driver's licenses of 421 individuals presenting for routine care at their primary care medical office. Overall, 374 individuals (88.8%) could be linked to their electronic health data using driver's license information. The device was also pilot-tested at a seasonal influenza immunization clinic: detailed vaccine information (e.g., lot number and manufacturer) was captured with a high degree of accuracy. This investigation demonstrated that a handheld device is a feasible means of collecting patient identity and medical product receipt data. This capacity should be useful for safety surveillance of MCMs, particularly when dispensed in settings outside the traditional health-care delivery system.
authors: Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Institute for Health Research, Denver, CO; University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO.
authors: Matthew F
authors: MF
authors: Daley
authors: Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Institute for Health Research, Denver, CO.
authors: Kristin
authors: K
authors: Goddard
authors: Denver Public Health, Denver, CO.
authors: Melissa
authors: M
authors: McClung
authors: Denver Public Health, Denver, CO.
authors: Arthur
authors: A
authors: Davidson
authors: National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC.
authors: Gretchen
authors: G
authors: Weiss
authors: Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Institute for Health Research, Denver, CO.
authors: Ted
authors: T
authors: Palen
authors: Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Institute for Health Research, Denver, CO.
authors: Carsie
authors: C
authors: Nyirenda
authors: Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Department of Population Medicine, Boston, MA.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Platt
authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, Office of the Commissioner, Silver Spring, MD.
authors: Brooke
authors: B
authors: Courtney
authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Silver Spring, MD.
authors: Marsha E
authors: ME
authors: Reichman
mesh_terms: D034201:Computers, Handheld; D000068598:Data Accuracy; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines