It hopes the new technology, accessible via a mobile data terminal to be installed on fire engines, will be a "significant improvement" on the current paper based system.
Poole: Electronic recording of prescribing, handling of decision support and drug administration mean many things can be audited (like timeliness of administration) that would not have been practical on a large scale with the paper based system.
Therefore we aimed to improve safety of a current paper based system.
However the current paper based system is insufficient to build relationships or effectively share roles as part of a patient care team.
Furthermore, there was no time cost of the change since the new CDS method of clinical documentation took no longer than the paper based system.
At each site, data collection occurred over two phases – the first phase under the current paper based system (pIMCI) and the second phase under eIMCI.
Only 18 (28%) institutions used the software to disseminate the data, on as per required basis; others relied on the paper based system.
The upgrade from paper based system to a more convenient, effective and efficient database civil registration system was achieved through the partnership of the UNICEF and the Civil Registration Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs with financial support from the UNICEF New Zealand National Committee and European Union (EU).
The system was used for routine antenatal and childbirth care but did not replace the existing paper based system; at the end of each consultation the health workers would complete the usual paper work.
However, in the Canadian system being evaluated, clinical information was given to patients; in the UK at present pharmacists do not receive any additional information over that received using the paper based system.
However, how effective this mechanism is at producing change in the outcome might also be dependent on the context the intervention is used in; for example, in the gym or at home, delivered using technology, or a paper based system.
