Improving clinical governance of HIV treatment programmes in resource poor settings: the role of digitising clinical notes
Cohen, D.Y.; Parrish, A.G.; Sadiq, S.Tariq.
International Journal of Std and Aids 24(10): 829-830
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0956-4624 PMID: 23970598 DOI: 10.1177/0956462413484458Document Number: 579393
Implementing clinical audit in a resource poor setting is often beset by practical issues. Out-sourcing the burden of data analysis may go a long way to facilitating regular audit in a resource poor setting. We investigated the feasibility of using an inexpensive 12-megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera to collect data from clinical notes in a format capable of being sent via secure electronic file transfer for remote analysis. We then performed a pilot audit on this data as a proof of principle.