Table 1. Characteristics of data collection, abstraction, and management at audit sites A–G.
Sites | |||||||
Characteristic | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
Structured patient follow-up visit form | Yes | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Drug dispensing form | no | no | no | Yes | no | Yes | Yes |
Electronic laboratory system | no | Yes | Yes | no | no | Yes | no |
On-site research database (vs. commercially hosted and managed database) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | no | Yes | Yes |
Data manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | no | no | Yes |
Full-time data abstraction team | no | no | no | Yes | no | no | Yes |
Internal data audits | no | no | no | no | no | Yes | no |