01646nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003200055653001100087653001000098653001200108653002000120653003800140653002900178653001900207653001300226100001700239700001200256700001700268245010400285856005900389300001100448490000700459050003200466520084400498022001401342       1989                            d  c1989 Jun10aDatabase Management Systems10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMedical Records10aMedical Records, Problem-Oriented10aNational Health Programs10aPilot Projects10aSoftware1 aRevankar C R1 aGoyal N1 aSorensen B H00aManagement information system for leprosy eradication programme--an alternative information system.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1989/v60n2/pdf/v60n2a07.pdf  a129-340 v60  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>For efficient monitoring of multidrug therapy programmes for leprosy both at microlevel (individual patient monitoring) as well as microlevel (programme monitoring), DANIDA decided to develop an alternative, simple and quick information system using a computer. A patient data base system was designed using dBase III Plus package. The field workers of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme were trained in transcribing data on to coded data sheets. The data of 1750 patients of six leprosy control units from the 4 MDT districts were processed and feedback reports were sent to paramedical workers and programme managers. The initial experience in the field over the past year has shown that a computerized management information system is feasible and well accepted by the field staff for the purpose of improving monitoring.</p>  a0305-7518