The impact of routine data quality assessments on electronic medical record data quality in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routine Data Quality Assessments (RDQAs) were developed to measure and improve facility-level electronic medical record (EMR) data quality. We assessed if RDQAs were associated with improvements in data quality in KenyaEMR, an HIV care and treatment EMR used at 341 facilities in Kenya.

Methods

RDQAs assess data quality by comparing information recorded in paper records to KenyaEMR. RDQAs are conducted during a one-day site visit, where approximately 100 records are randomly selected and 24 data elements are reviewed to assess data completeness and concordance. Results are immediately provided to facility staff and action plans are developed for data quality improvement. For facilities that had received more than one RDQA (baseline and follow-up), we used generaliz

SUBMITTER: Muthee V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5905951 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature