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ArticleJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

Viewpoint: a pragmatic approach to constructing a minimum data set for care of patients with HIV in developing countries.

William M Tierney, Eduard J Beck, Reed M Gardner, Beverly Musick, Mark Shields, Naomi M Shiyonga, Mark H Spohr

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Article in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. So What? A Tribute to Dr. Reed M. Gardner, PhD, FACMI.Applied clinical informatics · 2021
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  12. Antiretroviral therapy and early mortality in South Africa.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2008
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

William M TierneyIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. wtierney@iupui.edu
Eduard J Beck
Reed M Gardner
Beverly Musick
Mark Shields
Naomi M Shiyonga
Mark H Spohr

Funding

REGENSTRIEF-MOI INFORMATICS FELLOWSHIPD43TW001082 · FIC · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI TIERNEY, WILLIAM M · 1998 to 2003
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FIC NIH HHS D23-TW01082
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Providing quality health care requires access to continuous patient data that developing countries often lack. A panel of medical informatics specialists, clinical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) specialists, and program managers suggests a minimum data set for supporting the management and monitoring of patients with HIV and their care programs in developing countries. The proposed minimum data set consists of data for registration and scheduling, monitoring and improving practice management, and describing clinical encounters and clinical care. Data should be numeric or coded using standard definitions and minimal free text. To enhance accuracy, efficiency, and availability, data should be recorded electronically by those generating them. Data elements must be sufficiently detailed to support clinical algorithms/guidelines and aggregation into broader categories for consumption by higher level users (e.g., national and international health care agencies). The proposed minimum data set will evolve over time as funding increases, care protocols change, and additional tests and treatments become available for HIV-infected patients in developing countries.

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Databases, FactualDeveloping CountriesDelivery of Health CareHIV InfectionsHumans

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PMID16501175
PMCPMC1513663

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