Title:
Evaluating the impact and costs of deploying an electronic medical record system to support TB treatment in Peru
Authors:
Fraser, Hamish S.F.
Place:
[Bethesda, MD
Publisher:
American medical informatics association (AMIA)]
Year:
2006
Journal:
Annual symposium proceedings / American medical informatics association
Volume:
2006
PAGE:
264--268
Subject:
mHealth in Low-Resource Settings
Keywords:
information technology, communication technology, data collection, data processing, health information, information systems, tuberculosis, aids, peru, philippines, rwanda, haiti
Abstract:
An electronic medical record system making use of a PDA-based tool was evaluated in Peru. The impact on patient care in treatment of drug-resistant TB, reporting and observational research are assessed, as are experiences from applying it in other countries and modifying it to support HIV treatment.
URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1839453/?tool=pubmed
Document type:
E-article