tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine. 2010 Sep 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Time and motion study to compare electronic and hybrid data collection systems during the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination campaign.
Quach S, Hamid JS, Pereira JA, Heidebrecht CL, Foisy J, Bettinger JA, Rosella L, Crowcroft NS, Deeks SL, Quan SD, Finkelstein M, Guay M, Buckeridge DL, Sikora CA, Kwong JC.
Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Canada.
Abstract
During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza campaign, vaccine providers collected immunization data using hybrid (paper-based and electronic methods) and electronic data systems. We measured staff time spent on data collection tasks to compare system efficiencies. The sample consisted of 38 organizations across nine Canadian provinces/territories. The total mean data collection times per client were 104s (electronic system), 143s (hybrid system with electronic registration) and 172s (hybrid system with paper registration). Electronic registration and record keeping were faster than paper-based methods; these findings should be used to improve data collection for future influenza seasons.
PMID: 20863900 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20863900
Time and motion study to compare electronic and hybrid data collection systems during the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination campaign.
Quach S, Hamid JS, Pereira JA, Heidebrecht CL, Foisy J, Bettinger JA, Rosella L, Crowcroft NS, Deeks SL, Quan SD, Finkelstein M, Guay M, Buckeridge DL, Sikora CA, Kwong JC.
Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Canada.
Abstract
During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza campaign, vaccine providers collected immunization data using hybrid (paper-based and electronic methods) and electronic data systems. We measured staff time spent on data collection tasks to compare system efficiencies. The sample consisted of 38 organizations across nine Canadian provinces/territories. The total mean data collection times per client were 104s (electronic system), 143s (hybrid system with electronic registration) and 172s (hybrid system with paper registration). Electronic registration and record keeping were faster than paper-based methods; these findings should be used to improve data collection for future influenza seasons.
PMID: 20863900 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20863900