Title
Experiences with a PDA-based Documentation System in Clinical Research
Abstract
New clinical treatment concepts and the implementation of algorithms usually require extensive documentation for scientifical evaluation and quality assurance. A consequent electronic documentation approach potentially facilitates data integrity and availablity and decreases the amount of time spent with manual transfer from paper data into computer systems. The development and the components of the "Heidelberg PDA-based Clinical Documentation Suite" are described. This system allows electronic documentation and post-processing in a timely manner using an affordable standard Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). It features almost universal customizability to new documentation requirements and can be used with only minimal prior training. Initial experiences are reported and prospective improvement possibilities are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/s10916-010-9530-z
J. Medical Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Personal digital assistant, PDA, Electronic documentation, Trauma documentation, Digital documentation
Clinical treatment,Suite,Computer science,Technical documentation,Data integrity,Documentation,Multimedia,Quality assurance
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
36
2
1573-689X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
5
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Torben K. Becker100.34
André Gries200.34
Eike Martin300.34
Michael Bernhard400.34