Using the e-Chasqui, web-based information system, to determine laboratory guidelines and data available to clinical staff

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:881.

Abstract

13% of all drug susceptibility tests (DSTs) performed at a public laboratory in Peru were duplicate. To determine reasons for duplicate requests an online survey was implemented in the e-Chasqui laboratory information system. Results showed that 59.6% of tests were ordered because clinical staff was unaware of ordering guidelines or of a previous result. This shows a benefit of using a web-based system and the lack of laboratory information available to clinical staff in Peru.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / standards*
  • Laboratories / standards*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / standards*
  • Peru
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Professional Competence / standards*
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care / standards*
  • Quality Control