Ambulatory Care Data Base. Part B.
Abstract
As part of the FY 83 AMEDD Study Program, the Surgeon General of The Army tasked the Health Care Studies and Clinical Investigation Activity (HCSCIA) to investigate the need for an Ambulatory Care Data Base (ACDB). A six month project was conducted at Fox Army Hospital, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (this MIF met the requirement of separate occupational health, troop, and outpatient clinics). The 10,000 - 13,00 patients seen each month, clerical staff, and primary care providers assisted in completing a 'Mark Sense' data capture form using the National Computer Systems Sentry 7001 Table-Top Optical Mark Sense Reader. A two-sided, single sheet, multicolored form (purple and red) was designed to be different from any existing military forms. Major elements on the form were: demographic data (including occupational), provider identification, physical examinations, procedures performed, eligibility for care, referrals, disposition to include whether the diagnosis was job related, and diagnostic data. The international classification of health problems in primary care (ICHPPC-2) codes were used; the encounter form allowed space for only 250 of a possible 371 diagnoses. However, additional diagnoses could be found in a preprinted index and entered in spaces provided. Actual data collection began on 1 Nov 82. With approximately 60,000 records in the database, it has been demonstrated that personnel will complete the encounter forms. Three major categories of reports can be generated: (1) provider profile reports, (2) reports useful to management, and (3) special reports not generated on a recurring basis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 16, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA144839
Entities
People
- P. M. Gilbert
- T. R. Misener