Systematic and central collection of those data would reveal important information on the efficiency of quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) measures.
Central collection of all data required repeated requests and depended much on the willingness of individuals to upload data, indicating that most centers are not optimally set up for sharing data.
The underlying data may be neutral, but there is always some spin in a website's presentation.To the relief of people like Mr Johnson, the ferret-hating software developer, there is also a place where nothing but raw information is offered: data.gov, America's central collection of machine-readable data.
It has thus far explored mechanisms for central collection of clinical, pathological and radiological data on diagnostic parameters, treatment and outcomes linked to tumour material that could serve as a clinical research resource.
All patients provided written informed consent for central collection of their tissue material and clinical data for research purposes.
For collection of data at central referral hospital level, the three hospitals from which clinical specialists were being mobilized were selected: Black Lion, St Paul and Yekatit Hospitals.
Collection of data at a central location with direct access to completed questionnaires is favourable.
Digitization and automation enable automatic remote collection of data at site, and wireless transmission to a central system for monitoring and analysis.
Collection of data occurred throughout the experiment.
