ABSTRACT
Objective:To summarize the experiences of clinical study project management in Peking University Clinical Research Institute, REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) data management system was proposed to improve the follow-up process management.Methods:Current clinical study follow-up process management situation were analyzed and methods for utilizing REDCap in follow-up management was proposed.Results:Using REDCap through " direct management" and " system management" data management can improve the follow-up quality and standard level of management in clinical study, at the same time, secured better protection of participants′ privacy and rights during the process.Conclusions:REDCap plays crucial roles in securing follow-up data quality from the source, timely tracking and standardization of follow-up management, it can be adopted more widely in assisting clinical study follow-up management.
ABSTRACT
The application of a specialized imaging data management system in ophthalmology not only improves clinical diagnosis and treatment , but also brings change to the traditional teaching of ophthalmology . Department of Ophthalmology in Beijing Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University applied the FORUM (Carl Zeiss, FORUM V4.0, Germany) imaging data management system in clinical practice and postgraduate teaching of ophthalmology. The imaging data management system can obtain the primary imaging data of patients and the data can be accessed at any time, which brings great convenience for teachers to show the cases. The imaging data management system can help clinical teachers to improve the teaching effect of direct teaching and cultivate students' clinical thinking to carry out case discussion, and it can also help to cultivate scientific thinking of postgraduates.
ABSTRACT
The application of a specialized imaging data management system in ophthalmology not only improves clinical diagnosis and treatment, but also brings change to the traditional teaching of ophthalmology. Department of Ophthalmology in Beijing Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University applied the FORUM (Carl Zeiss, FORUM V4.0, Germany) imaging data management system in clinical practice and postgraduate teaching of ophthalmology. The imaging data management system can obtain the primary imaging data of patients and the data can be accessed at any time, which brings great convenience for teachers to show the cases. The imaging data management system can help clinical teachers to improve the teaching effect of direct teaching and cultivate students' clinical thinking to carry out case discussion, and it can also help to cultivate scientific thinking of postgraduates.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Clinical laboratories are selecting total solutions to point-of-care test (POCT) by handling all aspects of information management ranging from the ordering of the test to the reporting of verified results. Today, many POCT devices can be directly connected to the laboratory information system (LIS) via data management system (DMS). We report here our experience with the networking of POCT glucometers. METHODS: We set up computerization of POCT glucometer (Precision PCx, Abbott, USA) in August, 2004 and established a quality control (QC) system for the portable glucometers on 16 wards in Chung-Ang University Hospital. Precision of the glucometers was assessed by performing 28 replicate tests using quality control specimens containing 5 different glucose concentrations. Turnaround time (TAT) was calculated from the data of 17,796 glucose tests performed during a 5-month period in 2004 before computerization of the glucometers and 31,513 tests performed during the same 5-month period of 2005 after computerization. RESULTS: In the precision study, within-run and total-run CVs were within 10%. With the networking of POCT glucometers, the TAT from the collection of specimen to the specimen receipt to the LIS was 28.5+/-17.2 min compared to 43.6+/-17.5 without the networking (P<0.0001). A staff satisfaction survey received a high score (88%) for an overall satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: This device significantly expands the data management and networking capabilities of the bedside glucometer. Networking technology should allow for a centralized quality control management.
Subject(s)
Clinical Laboratory Information Systems , Glucose , Information Management , Quality ControlABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care (POC) testing is expanding because of the many advantages, such as faster turnaround time, immediate decision making and patient management. However, POC testing has problems; poor maintenance and quality control of devices and management of test results. We installed data management system (DMS) for POC blood gas analyzers using local area network for the resolution of those problems. METHODS: We connected nine POC blood gas analyzers Rapidpoint 400 (Bayer Diagnostics Ltd., Newbury, UK) to POC data manager Rapidlink (Bayer Diagnostics Ltd.) by device interface using local area network and developed in-house program for connecting POC data manager to laboratory information system (LIS)/hospital information system (HIS). We surveyed user acceptability and reliability of test results. We examined patterns of problems detected and solved in operating DMS based on quality records. We calculated the change of the yearly test numbers of arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) after installation of DMS. RESULTS: Test results of POC blood gas analyzers were transferred to LIS and could be checked in HIS. By means of user survey, we judged that the users of POC blood gas analyzers operated the devices with ease and thought test results reliable. POC data manager server implemented in central laboratory enabled remote maintenance and quality control of devices with little workload. POC ABGA test number increased by 3.7 fold during the two years. CONCLUSIONS: We developed DMS for POC blood gas analyzers, enabling test result retrieval and remote maintenance and quality control of devices. This is very informative study for other hospitals installing DMS for POC testing in Korea.
Subject(s)
Humans , Blood Gas Analysis , Clinical Laboratory Information Systems , Decision Making , Information Systems , Korea , Local Area Networks , Quality ControlABSTRACT
This paper introduces such information of a urinary sediment diagnostic system and its data management system saving data directly from urine analyzer and microscope as its hardware organization and software design.With the performances of easy tooperate and low cost,the system can be applied toclinical urine diagnosis and togenerating standardized reports,whose data management system has high security and accuracy for saving data,strong anti-interference capability,reliable performance,noerror in proceeding and Chinese interface.