plamahs mobile global-forum

Improving data quality and technology management with mobile devices

Workshop at WHO Second Global Forum on Medical Devices

by Rob Parsons

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PeoplePeoplePeople Expertise

Resources Equipment

Patient safety

Patient safety

Healthcare technology

Patient safety

Healthcare technology

HTM

Patient safety

Healthcare technology

HTM

Inventoryorganises

information

This enables

- accuracy- comprehensiveness

- timeliness

of information available to decision makers at all levels.

It increases reliability of information.

So far so easy

Data collection

Data collection

Tools

Human eye

Paper

Camera (phone)

Bar code

QR code

Microchip

Telemetry

Formats

Text

Numeric

Image

Video

Digital

Repository

Paper

Spreadsheet

Database

Web

Mobile web

Over time tools have evolved

BUT

Patient safety

Healthcare technology

HTM

Data collection is a small part but an important part of the whole process

If it goes wrong...

And there is still an issue with data collection: it is still often done with

paper

Collecting with paper

● Inconsistent use of nomenclature of medical equipment● Transcribing process: human error in transcribing● Shorthand/unclear writing no longer readable when data entry is

delayed● Large data collection sheets due to the quantity of collected

information● Many sheets must be kept together (risk of data loss)● Until data entered in computer, difficult to make back-ups● Illustrating photographs tedious to name and link to the specific

equipment record● No check on forgotten/skipped data fields● Final External Quality Assurance can only be done after data

entry and transfer of data (at best in weeks but often months)

But we have found an answer

Tablets and forms are a brilliant step forward in HCI which we have

leveraged for data collection purposes

DEMO!!

Key feature: doing it all on one device

Ultimate effects:

- reduces visibility of technology- enables better focus on goals- enables better prioritising- enables better administration

Better administration and maybe better management