SU-E-T-206: Standardization in Documentation Format Can Significantly Reduce Manual Data Entry Error in Patient Chart

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (6Part13) ◽  
pp. 3750-3750
Author(s):  
S Zhou ◽  
S Chen ◽  
A Wahl ◽  
C Enke
Keyword(s):  
Data Entry ◽  
Patient Chart ◽  
Data Entry Error ◽  
Manual Data Entry

How to Lose (and Regain) 3.6 Billion Euros

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Rob Kitchin
Keyword(s):  
Data Entry ◽  
Government Debt ◽  
Housing Finance ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
Data Entry Error ◽  
General Government ◽  
Irish Government ◽  
Treasury Management ◽  
The Government ◽  
General Secretary

This chapter imagines a conversation between two senior civil servants when they realize that the Irish government has lost 3.6 billion euros through a spreadsheet error. The Assistant Secretary of the Department of Finance reports to the General Secretary that the accountant was not sure how to classify a loan to the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) from the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA). They had assumed that it might be adjusted for elsewhere in the General Government Debt calculations, but it was not. As such, the government debt appears twice in the national accounts, once as an asset for the NTMA and once as a liability for the HFA. The General Secretary then asks why the data entry error was not picked up. The Assistant Secretary answers that everybody assumed that somebody else had dealt with it. The accounts got returned, nobody spotted the mistake, and everyone moved onto to other tasks.

An analysis of aircraft maintenance incidents using psychological and cognitive engineering knowledge

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1676-1680
Author(s):  
Man-wa Ng ◽  
Simon Y. W. Li
Keyword(s):  
Data Entry ◽  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Aircraft Maintenance ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Data Entry Error ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Error Types

The aim of the current analysis is to complement existing studies of aircraft maintenance incidents by providing finer and more detailed explanations for their causes in terms of task and error types. A total of 109 aircraft maintenance incidents were analyzed with respect to knowledge and concepts from psychology and cognitive engineering. The skill, rule and knowledge-based framework by Rasmussen (1983) was used to identify the main task types involved in the incidents. Error types such as post-completion error, prospective memory failure and data-entry error were used as part of the analysis. System usability and the occurrence of interruptions, distractions and multitasking were also adopted as important factors in the analysis. Results suggest that more than 60% of the incidents involved rule-based performance. Almost 50% of the rule-based incidents can be explained in terms of the errors types and factors identified. This analysis provides a starting point for practitioners to discuss aircraft maintenance incidents using theoretically grounded concepts.

Reasons for computerised provider order entry (CPOE)-based inpatient medication ordering errors: an observational study of voided orders

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Abraham ◽  
Thomas G Kannampallil ◽  
Alan Jarman ◽  
Shivy Sharma ◽  
Christine Rash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Positive Predictive Value ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Order Entry ◽  
Patient Chart ◽  
Order Sets

ObjectiveMedication voiding is a computerised provider order entry (CPOE)-based discontinuation mechanism that allows clinicians to identify erroneous medication orders. We investigated the accuracy of voiding as an indicator of clinician identification and interception of a medication ordering error, and investigated reasons and root contributors for medication ordering errors.MethodUsing voided orders identified with a void alert, we conducted interviews with ordering and voiding clinicians, followed by patient chart reviews. A structured coding framework was used to qualitatively analyse the reasons for medication ordering errors. We also compared clinician-CPOE-selected (at time of voiding), clinician-reported (interview) and chart review-based reasons for voiding.ResultsWe conducted follow-up interviews on 101 voided orders. The positive predictive value (PPV) of voided orders that were medication ordering errors was 93.1% (95% CI 88.1% to 98.1%, n=94). Using chart review-based reasons as the gold standard, we found that clinician-CPOE-selected reasons were less reflective (PPV=70.2%, 95% CI 61.0% to 79.4%) than clinician-reported (interview) (PPV=86.1%, 95%CI 78.2% to 94.1%) reasons for medication ordering errors. Duplicate (n=44) and improperly composed (n=41) ordering errors were common, often caused by predefined order sets and data entry issues. A striking finding was the use of intentional violations as a mechanism to notify and seek ordering assistance from pharmacy service. Nearly half of the medication ordering errors were voided by pharmacists.DiscussionWe demonstrated that voided orders effectively captured medication ordering errors. The mismatch between clinician-CPOE-selected and the chart review-based reasons for error emphasises the need for developing standardised operational descriptions for medication ordering errors. Such standardisation can help in accurately identifying, tracking, managing and sharing erroneous orders and their root contributors between healthcare institutions, and with patient safety organisations.

ERRATUM

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-215
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Data Entry Error ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1 ◽  
Made In

In the article entitled "Neurologic History and Examination Results and Their Relationship to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Serostatus in Hemophilic Subjects: Results from the Hemophilia Growth and Development Study" by James F. Bale, Jr, MD et al that appeared in the April 1993 issue of Pediatrics (1993;91:736-741) an error was made in the entry of the baseline data. This data entry error relates to the number of HIV-1 positive subjects who had non-hemophilia-related decreases in muscle bulk. This change and its effect on the statistical analysis are summarized below: See Table in the PDF File

Training Approaches and Data Entry Methods for Semi-Automated Command and Control Systems

1980 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 416-420
Author(s):  
Paul A. Gade ◽  
Alison F. Fields ◽  
Richard E. Maisano ◽  
Charles F. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Training Time ◽  
Entry Time ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Command And Control System ◽  
Manual Data Entry

In Experiment 1, a response-sensitive instructional strategy was compared to more traditional instructional strategies in an embedded training program designed for manual data entry operators in the Army TOS command and control system. Results showed that using the response-sensitive strategy reduced training time without reducing inputting accuracy. Experiment 2 examined the relative efficiency of four different manual data entry methods: Typing, Typing with an error corrector, Menus, and Auto-completion with an English option. Results show that Menus are the most accurate inputting method. No differences were found in entry time among the methods. Results also showed little agreement between preference and performance for the methods.

Better Births: early findings from North-West London

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 555-561
Author(s):  
Nicola Lang ◽  
Sophie Jose ◽  
Amanda Rogers ◽  
Helen Maric ◽  
Victoria Lyon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Missing Data ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
North West ◽  
Birth Complications ◽  
Diet Control ◽  
Continuity Of Carer ◽  
Manual Data Entry

Background Better Births recommends that women receive continuity of carer in order to improve outcomes. Aim To measure changes from implementing a continuity of carer approach, in terms complicated or uncomplicated births. Method In North-West London in 2017-2018, funding was allocated to establish an early adopters' programme across six maternity units. The implementation of this programme and the outcomes in terms of birth complications and women's feedback are described. Findings Although most changes were not statistically significant, positive maternal views, and some changes in the use of diet control or insulin for women with gestational diabetes, were found. Conclusions The evaluation was limited by missing data, and in future, maternity outcomes should be extracted routinely from women's records without requiring manual data entry by midwives.

scholarly journals Swimming with the Fiches: Reviving the International Aerospace Abstracts Collection to Make It Discoverable and Accessible to Researchers

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Angela R. Davis ◽  
Jeff Edmunds
Keyword(s):  
Data Entry ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Library System ◽  
Manual Data Entry

When the authors discovered a forgotten microfiche collection, they knew they needed to determine a process to make the information discoverable and accessible to researchers. Using a combination of manual data entry, cross-checking against printed indexes, and batch conversion of data using MarcEdit, they devised processes and workflows for creating reasonably good metadata for this large collection and for loading the MARC records into their local integrated library system. Their methods can serve as a model for any collection for which basic metadata would be useful in enhancing discovery and access.

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