...) and the pedigree of the data; and fourth, how the underlying purpose of data collection impact the analytic processing and knowledge expected to be derived. Automation in the form of data handling, storage, entry and processing technologies is to be viewed as a double-edged sword. At one level, automation can...

... to understand the problem (Kumar, 2010). To properly define the problem, the team answered the quality related critical questions in Table I . Six Sigma Laboratories Uganda Data handling Quality improvement Cost reduction Since 2000, there has been increasing emphasis on improving healthcare...

... be contacted at: skumar@stthomas.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Health services Communication technologies Document management Data handling United States of America The twentieth century brought about many changes in the way US healthcare was provided. It moved from one...