Some others appear when attempting to match records from different data sources (or different identification domains), ruled by heterogeneous and non-compatible data-entry guidelines.
A number of studies on patient costs have been published [ 1, 13- 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24], however there was a need to address some of the methodological bottlenecks to assess barriers identified in these studies and make the Tool (including the questionnaire, guidelines, data entry template) available for national TB programs and other organizations working with TB.
Developing clear guidelines for data entry, management and analysis at each level should be considered [ 2].
The local NHS Health Check 2009 guideline and data entry templates are available on the CEG website.
The current online guidelines for eagle-i data entry and curation are available here: http://bit.ly/eicurationguidelines.
The quality of data collection is monitored by clinical research representatives according to Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and the accuracy of data entry into the database is monitored by internal audit.
For more detailed information about the prize see the entry guidelines.
In lieu of strict guidelines for the implementation of a common data entry application created with MS Access, the Resource established standardized methods for data transmission to allow monthly updates to the central database.
All data from case report forms and patients' diaries were entered via a remote secure data entry portal onto the GRACE online system that was compliant with regulatory guidelines.
CEG produced guidelines, supported education and Health Care Assistant training, designed standard coding and data entry templates, decision support tools, prior-stratification invite lists together with training and continuing support, including monthly identifiable practice performance reports on key indicators.
