Volume 8, Number 7—July 2002
Research
Automatic Electronic Laboratory-Based Reporting of Notifiable Infectious Diseases
Anil A. Panackal*, Fu-Chiang Tsui‡, Joan McMahon§, Michael M. Wagner‡, Bruce W. Dixon§, Juan Zubieta*, Maureen Phelan*, Sara Mirza*, Juliette Morgan*, Daniel B. Jernigan*, A. William Pasculle‡, James T. Rankin†, Rana A. Hajjeh*, Lee H. Harrison‡
, and Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha
, and Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha
Table 2
Data field completion rates on common data fields for cases in UPMC electronic and conventional reporting system databasesa
| Data field | No. (%) of conventional reported cases with field completed (n=534) | No. (%) of electronic reported cases with field completed (n=582) |
|---|---|---|
| Patient information | ||
| Patient ID | 534 (100) | 582 (100) |
| Name | 534 (100) | 582 (100) |
| Sex | 534 (100) | 582 (100) |
| Date of birth | 462 (86.5) | 582 (100) |
| Age | 518 (97.0) | 582 (100) |
| Address | 533 (99.8) | 306 (52.6) |
| Zip code | 533 (99.8) | 306 (52.6) |
| Specimen information | ||
| Organism name | 534 (100) | 582 (100) |
| Time result obtained | 534 (100) | 582 (100) |
| Time result reported | 534 (100) | 582 (100) |
| Other information | ||
| Status of report | 534 (100) | 220 (37.8) |
aAll rates before matching and duplicate record removal; UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System.
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