ABSTRACT
A computerized, prototype patient tracking system, designed for a forward medical treatment facility (MTF), was developed and tested. The system, named MEDTRAK, was tested in a side-by-side comparative evaluation with the current manual method of patient tracking. Results of the evaluation showed that the MEDTRAK system admitted, identified, and tracked patients within the MTF significantly more accurately than did the current manual system. Furthermore, the types of tracking errors produced by the manual system were found to be more detrimental to both the effective operation of the MTF and to the discharge of theater evacuation policy than were those produced by the MEDTRAK system. In addition to improved patient accountability, the MEDTRAK system reduced the administrative burden that patient tracking placed on medical personnel, thereby allowing them to perform clinical duties.
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Medical Records Systems, Computerized , Military Medicine , Humans , Military Medicine/methods , Models, Theoretical , Patient Admission , United States , WarfareABSTRACT
Examined split-half reliabilities, retest reliabilities, and stability of the Comrey Personality Scales (CPS) (Comrey, 1970) for a Navy sample of 200 young drug abusers tested at the beginning and end of rehabilitation in a no-feedback, compulsory participation setting. The pre-rehabilitation split-half reliabilities for the eight personality scales ranged from .73 to .94, with an average of .85, and ranged from .74 to .91, with an average of .83, on the post-rehabilitation administration. Retest reliabilities for the eight scales were between .39 and .64, with an average of .52. Post-rehabilitation means were significantly higher on four of the eight scales, and one scale mean was significantly lower. It is concluded that the CPS is appropriate in a clinical setting in which test participation is compulsory and test feedback is not made available to the respondents.
