Electronic laboratory system reduces errors in National Tuberculosis Program: A cluster randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1009-1015

  Blaya, Joaquin A ^a,b   Shin, S S ^a,b   Yale, G ^c   Suarez, C ^d   Asencios, L ^e   Contreras, C ^f   Rodriguez, P ^f   Kim, J ^g   Cegielski, P ^h   Fraser, H S F ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^c Laboratorio Regional   (Peru)

^d Direccion de Salud IV Lima Este   (Peru)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^f SOCIOS EN SALUD   (Peru)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Information systems; Laboratory; Randomized controlled trial; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; E CHASQUI; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954731870     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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